Originally Posted by 14Accent
My 1984 Fiero 2M4. I've had lots and lots of turds over the years, but that one takes the cake.
It NEVER ran at the right temperature. I could purge air all day long, change stats, clean radiator fins, anything. It either ran too cold in the winter or too hot in the summer.
It got awful mileage for a car that weighs what it does. That Iron Duke might be tough, but it's terrible on fuel.
It started on fire twice. Once was electrical, once when a rod flew through the block and the oil hit the cat.
Fuel pump failed.
None of the gauges worked right. Ever.
It handled like the Kool-Aid man on skis. Downright scary. Yes, I drove it in MN winters.
The heat was a joke. An absolute joke. There was hot air, usually, but the airflow was so weak that there might as well have been no climate control at all.
When it was really hot the TBI would boil and cause a hard hot-restart if you tried to run in to the store quick. You'd have to sit for 15-20 minutes with the hatch open and the air cleaner lid off to get it going.
There were apparently no baffles in the fuel tank, because when it was below 1/4 tank and you took a cloverleaf too fast it would stall out half way through the turn.
I can't believe I had that car as long as I did. And put many miles on it. Not one of them was memorable or pleasant.
OK, now this is an impressive epic!