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What’s the worst car you’ve ever driven? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lexus GS300. Great car to drive. But every fucking thing that went wrong was at least £400. Door check strap? £400. Windscreen wiper? £400. Parking sensor? £400, and all eight of them need doing, and that's £400 PER FUCKING SENSOR. Everything's main dealer only. Merc was no better. £600 for a fucking HOSEPIPE. Also tried BMW (bike). Same problem. Had a CANBUS system. I started calling it a CAN'T BUS cos every tiny thing that went wrong shut the entire bike down. Duff indicator? Sorry, won't start the engine until it's fixed. Yes that means it's got to be trailered to the dealer.

No more fancy marques for me, they can all fuck off until I'm a billionaire. I drive Volvos now.

I'm still not quite over it. Whenever the garage tells me there's going to be a big bill on my Volvo I think OMG how many digits, but then they say something like £150. That's a big bill? Hahahahahahahahaha.

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[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

03 Ford Focus. Terrible transmission, on board computer fried, all kinds of random engine and sensor issues. Finally found an honest mechanic that said it would cost more to fix everything wrong with it than to just take the L and get a new car. Took a loss on the loan and bought a Camry. Best decision I could’ve made. Nothing but Toyota since.

[–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

1994 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme. Gutless and with that horrible 4 speed automatic gave my murderous thoughts. Oh and that god awful rear suspension.

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

1994 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme

Was it the 2 door or the 4 door model?

We had a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 2-door model with the 3.4L engine that GM developed with Lotus. That car was a ton of fun. Quick for the time, handled great, and parts were relatively cheap for it. Unfortunately, somebody totaled it when it was parked on the street one night. It was a bit of a pain in the butt to work on because the engine barely fit under the hood and it was a ton of work to replace parts like the alternator since the engine subframe had to be unbolted and lowered to provide access.

[–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Oh it was the 4 door of a clown car.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Mid-Eighties Plymouth Voyager minivan. Put the pedal to the metal, and the damned thing would hardly accelerate, the motor just got louder. Probably would have been quicker if I rolled the window down and flapped my arms. And if you look at one spot too long, that part would break.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

I may have over simplified. In the UK, especially in Yorkshire, the roads are hilly and twisty. We mostly drive manual cars, so we can ride the engine instead of the brakes when descending long steep hills. The Grand voyager struggled, and while I could lock that slush box of an auto in lower gears, it was not happy about it.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

An old Kia Optima. It wasn't really horrible but it was so incredibly bland and boring in every measure.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thats a little vague. Worst in what way? Most run down? Worst performing? Worst mileage? Worst cost overall? Oldest? Junkiest?

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