Worst Xara of all time (50)

[Revving2Redline]

Stopped by a book store to buy a water/bathroom and found this book. It's his opinion but everyone on here has an opinion so I thought he would fit right in. There is a criticism of each car so if you see you pertaining to you in any matter please contact me to send the pictures/description of that model. Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes too.

 

[MrMoody]

Many of those were truly bad, others only suffered from being funny looking.

Ones I've had personal experience with and agree on:
Yugo, Vega (these are far and away the 2 worst on the list), LeCar, Geo Metro (not just convertible), B210, Fuego, Seville (assuming he means 1st gen OldsmoCaddie), MGB

Others I didn't think were so bad:
K-car/Rampage (basically the same car), Beetle (the classic one, not sure which he means), Pinto/Mustang II (just slugs like almost everything of that vintage), Gremlin/Pacer, Aztek, EXP.

 

[Linctex]

Originally Posted by MrMoody
Many of those were truly bad, others only suffered from being funny looking.


True

I wouldn't own any of them, either.

1976 Dodge Aspen 318/2bbl was by far the biggest Piece of Schmit I ever owned.
It was a truly, genuinely worthless hunk of garbage.

Datsun B210 - - - -
We welded a roll cage inside one and rolled it down the hill (on purpose) as youngin's - we thought nothing could hurt us!
At least we had a cage & good seat belts

 

[izualangel]

I wouldn't call a TR7 craptastic. I enjoyed mine. I found it quirky, and mostly okay to work on. I'm still not a fan of those Zenith/Stromberg carbs, however.
And how can you not like the 300ZX? I see them once in a while and I think the later model ones still look cool even 30 years later.

 

[Imp4]

There was a Dodge Dakota convertible?!?
WOW!!!

 

[Imp4]

Never good to answer one's own post but here it is!!!
And it was a factory option... I think...

 

[oldhp]

Who is Richard Porter? There are many on that list I would take in a heartbeat.

 

[DuckRyder]

Originally Posted by oldhp
Who is Richard Porter? ...


An idiot apparently ...

 

[MrMoody]

Originally Posted by Linctex
1976 Dodge Aspen 318/2bbl was by far the biggest Piece of Schmit I ever owned.

To me, this was just a mediocre grandpa sedan. They'd go over 100K. Far more reliable than the late 70s Seville.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Originally Posted by izualangel
And how can you not like the 300ZX?


Exactly!! SWEETEST cars ever made!!

 

[wings&wheels]

Funny. My Better Half brought this book home for me a long time ago, since I've owned 5 or so of the cars it covers.....and I'd like to own a few more.

 

[Sierra048]

Put in the WTH was I thinking camp. I bought a new 1972 Chevy Vega GT. I'm still scarred to this day.

 

[Benzadmiral]

My long-time indy mechanic has a copy of this on the customer magazine table. I was wondering where the Renault Alliance was, and by gum, it's there at 36.

What was wrong with #39, the BMW 318i?