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77. They were easy to work on!

Reply to marble falls (Reply #58)

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 03:45 PM

Feb 23

My brother kept it on the road for me!

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What was the worst car you ever had? [View all] debm55 Feb 23 OP

Purple Plymouth Duster no power Walleye Feb 23 #1

Thank you very much. When we met my husband had a Duster. You are correct. debm55 Feb 23 #2

I loved my Duster bottomofthehill Feb 23 #69

I paid 600 bucks for that beauty bottomofthehill Feb 23 #70

I had a '75 Dodge Dart with the slant 6 engine. That engine is one of the best prodeuced ever in America. brush Feb 23 #127

First car 74 dodge dart swinger XanaDUer2 Feb 24 #163

hahahah. I sorry XanaDUer2. I had to laugh at the mutant something growing from behind the rear seats of the POS car. debm55 Feb 24 #165

Totally true XanaDUer2 Feb 24 #168

Love you. debm55 Feb 24 #169

U2 XanaDUer2 Feb 24 #170

I had a 67 valiant. Woodwizard Feb 26 #185

Thank you Woodwizard. debm55 Feb 26 #188

I owned 2 Dusters Earl_from_PA Feb 23 #109

Thank you Earl _from_PA debm55 Feb 24 #166

The dodge/plymouth slant 6 is virtually indestructible. bullimiami Feb 23 #126

Thank you bullimiami for your POC post. debm55 Feb 24 #167

Fiat Spider. Biggest pos ever SheltieLover Feb 23 #3

Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Feb 23 #8

I have a story about a Lancia, down below. I thought they were the same company so I looked it up. CrispyQ Feb 23 #12

Yup. SheltieLover Feb 23 #23

What? boonecreek Feb 23 #35

Me either. SheltieLover Feb 23 #37

Fiat and Chrysler are now run by Stellantis VMA131Marine Feb 23 #63

96 Chevy Blazer, piece of junk. we can do it Feb 23 #4

Thank you very much we can do it. debm55 Feb 23 #9

I had a 77 Blazer. Lasher Feb 26 #186

Thank you Lasher for you post debm55 Feb 26 #189

This one's easy. '73 Chevy Vega Nittersing Feb 23 #5

I agree I had a 73 Chevy Vega. My engine smoked too. Was afraid to drive it. It was second hand though. debm55 Feb 23 #11

Yup... Me too. It was "cute" (at first) but oil-burning aluminum block with no cylinder liners... hlthe2b Feb 23 #18

I had one too, I bought it new and the engine rzemanfl Feb 24 #152

I had one I bought new, the engine was rzemanfl Feb 24 #153

I replaced mine with a used Datsun 240-Z with a Holly 4-barrel carburetor that I put on 200K miles and it drove hlthe2b Feb 24 #154

Thank you hithe2b. Glad you are okay. debm55 Feb 24 #157

A 1982 red Volkswagen Rabbit catbyte Feb 23 #6

When I was growing up we had a VW bug, During the winter we would take blankets in the car. Never saw a car with windows debm55 Feb 23 #14

My father tells a story of living in Fairbanks coprolite Feb 23 #66

My dad used to pull the car out of the garage and put the engine in the garage one VERY cold winter in PA. The street debm55 Feb 23 #68

S-10 pickup Topomi Feb 23 #7

Thank you Topomi. My car, can't remember the make, blew an engine. I still owed 4,000 to the credit Union for it. It was debm55 Feb 23 #16

Thx Topomi Feb 23 #73

It was a Saturn. debm55 Feb 23 #104

A Lancia. CrispyQ Feb 23 #10

I had that deal on my car---was towed to a different dealearship. Still owed 4,000 dollars on that piece of junk when it debm55 Feb 23 #17

Never had a bad car in the dozen or so I've owned in the past 60 years. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 23 #13

Thank you PoindexterOglethorpe. You lucked out. Yes , it is getting harder to find stick. I prefer the automatic. For me debm55 Feb 23 #19

l don't even bother to lock my car these days. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 23 #88

Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. debm55 Feb 23 #94

1980 Chevy Citation PeterIsMyBrother Feb 23 #15

Thank you PeterIsMyBrother. I had a Citation. Advertised as the first front wheel drive. A lot of hills around here in debm55 Feb 23 #20

1980 Citation as well Delarage Feb 23 #129

Yes, but they were a POC driving downhill. Okay going up. Later after going sideways down.I would stop at the crest of debm55 Feb 23 #130

The layout was nice PeterIsMyBrother Feb 23 #137

A Datsun 1200 CanonRay Feb 23 #21

That's funny but sad. debm55 Feb 23 #22

1972 Chevy station wagon. mwmisses4289 Feb 23 #24

Thank you very much mwmisswa4289, My dad always bought a Chevy. My very first car was a 65 Chevy Impala- a big tank of a debm55 Feb 23 #41

VW Sirocco. From a driving standpoint, it was great. But I spent a ton of money-- Like completely rewiring twice, Silent Type Feb 23 #25

HAHAHAHAHAH. that is funny. Thank you Silent Type. debm55 Feb 23 #43

A Fiat. Used to break down all the time. Ritabert Feb 23 #26

Thank you very much, Ritabert. I am glad a more reliable car. debm55 Feb 23 #44

A 1976 Datsun B-210. Aristus Feb 23 #27

Thank you very much, Aristus. I am glad you got rid of it. debm55 Feb 23 #45

How much did you pay to buy and how much did you sell it for? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #171

Bought it for $500. Sold it for $400. Aristus Feb 25 #179

A very used Datsun, '70s vintage. Ocelot II Feb 23 #28

Oh my, What a pos car. I would be afraid. I bought a Rambler from a friend . The distributor cap got stuck and the roads debm55 Feb 23 #47

My parents had two different Buicks in the early eighties genxlib Feb 23 #29

See post #31! nt Shermann Feb 23 #32

You named the car I hadthe Saturn. The engine blew. out and I stilled owed 4000 to the credit union. Had to have it debm55 Feb 23 #48

Thank you genxlib. I had that POS Saturn too. debm55 Feb 23 #62

My grandparents gave me their 1965 Chevy BelAir..... lastlib Feb 23 #30

My dad gave me the POS Chevy Impala when he bought the Chevy BelAir, The Impala sat in the back yard for five years . debm55 Feb 23 #61

89 Buick Century Shermann Feb 23 #31

Thank you very much for your POS car post.I wonder if they deliberately make them bad. debm55 Feb 23 #64

'81 Pontiac Phoenix Backseat Driver Feb 23 #33

An '80 Phoenix here WestMichRad Feb 23 #38

Thank you Backseat Driver. debm55 Feb 23 #65

Simca (Ca 1965) Bo Zarts Feb 23 #34

Thank you very much Bo Zarts. for your post. debm55 Feb 23 #67

My father bought a Simca too (totaled by Honda Motorcycle). waterwatcher123 Feb 24 #139

A Dodge Dynasty FullySupportDems Feb 23 #36

Thank you very much FullySupportDems. for POS car story. debm55 Feb 23 #71

I did a drive away with a Dynasty sorcrow Feb 23 #133

That's interesting FullySupportDems Feb 23 #134

That is so gross. debm55 Feb 24 #158

74 Ford Pinto. Disaster all around. GP6971 Feb 23 #39

Agree GP6971 and Ford knew about it before they were sold. debm55 Feb 23 #72

'86 Renault Alliance boonecreek Feb 23 #40

Great and thank you boonecreek the Acura sounds like a great car. debm55 Feb 23 #42

I had one too! WCIL Feb 25 #174

Oh yeah, "The Car of the Year". boonecreek Feb 25 #175

Thank you very much WCIL for your POS car stories. Chevy Venture Van sounds dangerous. with the door opening. debm55 Feb 25 #176

1984 Renault Alliance for me - puke green alittlelark Feb 25 #177

Thank you very much alittlelark. The color is really off putting. debm55 Feb 25 #178

1984 Oldsmobile Omega. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 23 #46

Thank you very much Buckeye-Democrat for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #55

Jaguar XJ6 flvegan Feb 23 #49

HAHAHAH. Thank you very much for your POS car story with us, fivegan. debm55 Feb 23 #83

'72 Mustang or '75 Cougar. Both absolute total rust buckets I bought from body shops. I got stories ... marble falls Feb 23 #50

Thank you very much marble falls. I am staying with Subaru. after my experiences. Happy anniversary debm55 Feb 23 #53

Other than the $1,100 CV joint, we loved our Brat, and then we got pregnant. The cop was not pleased with ... marble falls Feb 23 #56

1967 VW Bug. redstatebluegirl Feb 23 #51

It was the floor board on the rear passenger side from someone not securing the battery and it tippped ... marble falls Feb 23 #58

They were easy to work on! redstatebluegirl Feb 23 #77

Thank you very much for your POS car story. redstateblue girl. debm55 Feb 23 #84

Those old Bugs were the most basic car PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #172

79 orange Plymouth arrow kimbutgar Feb 23 #52

Thank you kimbutgar for you POS car story. debm55 Feb 23 #96

'83 Mazda 626 sinkingfeeling Feb 23 #54

Thank you sinkingfeeling. debm55 Feb 23 #97

Ford Pinto Innocent Smith Feb 23 #57

Thank you Innocent Smith. debm55 Feb 23 #98

My first car, a cheap used 1979 Chevette Comrade Citizen Feb 23 #59

Thank you very much Comrade Citizen. debm55 Feb 23 #99

89 Taurus The Madcap Feb 23 #60

Thank you for you POS car post. That is one reason we stopped with the American made and buy Subarus debm55 Feb 23 #92

Cars I have owned VMA131Marine Feb 23 #74

Thank you very much VMA131Marine. Great POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #82

1989 Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Feb 23 #75

Thank you very much for you POS car post Mad_Dem_X . I agree ------ debm55 Feb 23 #79

I had a 1986 Escort. no_hypocrisy Feb 23 #102

Oh wow. Thank you , no_hypocrisy for posting your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #106

A '75 Dodge Dart. Dorothy V Feb 23 #76

Oh my . That's terrrible. Thank you for your POS car story. Dorothy V debm55 Feb 23 #78

1974 Fix Or Repair Daily Mustang spooky3 Feb 23 #80

Bummer, Thank you, spooky3 for POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #91

It's sad that there are so many stories! spooky3 Feb 23 #100

Used Pontiac Vega... lisa58 Feb 23 #81

Thank you lisa58 for POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #90

VW TDI Jetta.... Money pit. yourout Feb 23 #85

Thank you , yourour for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #89

76 Chevy Chevette Ziggysmom Feb 23 #86

Thank you very much, Ziggysmom, for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #87

GEO Metro - three cylinder jewel waterwatcher123 Feb 23 #93

Thank you so much for posting your POS car story and a word to the wise for all of us. debm55 Feb 23 #95

Jeep Liberty beemerphill Feb 23 #101

Oh I loved my Jeep Liberty. Only had two problems, It was so high that it hardly fit in the garage. and second on windy debm55 Feb 24 #149

AMC PACER Chipper Chat Feb 23 #103

Thank you so much for your POS car story. Chipper Chat. debm55 Feb 23 #107

Olds Delta 88 chowmama Feb 23 #105

Great POS car post, chowmama, That car was really a POS debm55 Feb 23 #110

1973 Chevrolet monte carlo UpInArms Feb 23 #108

Thank you for your POS car post, UpinArms. debm55 Feb 23 #111

My 1976 Gremlin customerserviceguy Feb 23 #112

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much customerserviceguy.for posting about the POS Gremlin. What your grandmother said debm55 Feb 23 #113

Yeah customerserviceguy Mar 6 #198

My first car was a Ford Pinto LetMyPeopleVote Feb 23 #114

Thank you very much LetMyPeople Vote debm55 Feb 23 #115

1994 Volvo 940 Thunderbeast Feb 23 #116

Thank you very much Thunderbeast. for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #118

1977 Chevrolet Chevette. pdxflyboy Feb 23 #117

Thank you pdxflyboy for posting about your POS car. debm55 Feb 23 #119

1984 Ford Tiempo danieljsf Feb 23 #120

Thank you very much danieljsf for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #122

1979 Ford Fairmont OldBaldy1701E Feb 23 #121

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E for your POS car post. I had to call AAA to tow my POS Saturn and I still owed 4000 debm55 Feb 23 #123

That must have sucked. OldBaldy1701E Feb 23 #124

Thank you OldBaldy1701E Yes, I cried. That POS car was the Saturn debm55 Feb 23 #131

1976 AMC Hornet hatchback Mosby Feb 23 #125

Yep The Chevy Citation was a POS. It was the last Chevy we ever bought. debm55 Feb 23 #132

Mine was a used 1976 Hornet wagon. Eugene Feb 26 #194

Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 Feb 26 #195

Lol Lotusflower70 Feb 23 #128

Thank you very much Lotusflower70 for sharing your POS car stories with us. debm55 Feb 24 #148

2000 VW Golf Charlie Chapulin Feb 23 #135

Thank you very much for sharing your POS car post with usl debm55 Feb 24 #146

A new 1977 Chevy Blazer it rusted through in doc03 Feb 23 #136

Thank you doc03 for your POS car story. debm55 Feb 25 #173

Am I the only person who is noticing that PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 24 #138

People have posted Datsun, Fiat, VW, Renault, Volvo and Jaguar MichMan Feb 24 #142

Nice Catch ProfessorGAC Feb 24 #143

Hmmm. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #182

Most people are talking about cars they had 40 years ago MichMan Feb 25 #183

Thank you for your POS car story debm55 Feb 24 #161

'85 Chevy Blazer LudwigPastorius Feb 24 #140

Thank you for your POS car post LudwigPastouius. I bought my Saturn new. Engine blew a year later. Still owed 4000 on it debm55 Feb 24 #156

Ouch! LudwigPastorius Feb 24 #159

Yes, I think the Saturn was a Japanese make as they used the Japanese method for marketing the POS car debm55 Feb 24 #164

1989 Mercury Tracer MissMillie Feb 24 #141

Wow, thank you for that POS and really mean POS car story. debm55 Feb 24 #151

1989 Ford Tempo what a POS! justaprogressive Feb 24 #144

HAHAHAHAHHAHH. Thank you very much justaprogressive. for sharing your POS car story. debm55 Feb 24 #150

We had a few. A Pinto. An old 55 Chevy that couldn't get out of its own way. An old Dodge pickup TommieMommy Feb 24 #145

Thank you TommieMommy for sharing your POS car stories with us. Rich had a Mustang with a whole in the passager side. debm55 Feb 24 #147

That's funny 😁 TommieMommy Feb 24 #160

my late mom had a datsun b210. major junk. eeeeek .run away, run away. AllaN01Bear Feb 24 #155

I am so sorry about your late mom and thank you for your Piece of Junk car post.. debm55 Feb 24 #162

I am still astonished, although not amazed, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #180

Thank you PoindexterOglethorpe. My POS car, the Saturn was a Japanese make. debm55 Feb 26 #190

1961 Corvair, drank more oil than gas. Emile Feb 25 #181

Thank you Emile for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 26 #191

1997 Volvo 850 AmBlue Feb 25 #184

Wow. That could have been very dangerous for your son.I wouldn't buy the POS Volvo either. Glad things worked out for debm55 Feb 26 #192

'96 Chrysler LHS was the worst LogDog75 Feb 26 #187

Thank you very much for you POS car story. I am glad you have found a car you like. debm55 Feb 26 #193

Dodge Caravan Wicked Blue Feb 27 #196

Thank you Wicked Blue for your POS car story. debm55 Feb 27 #197