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 Worst of the Worst?
#731783
06/17/06 05:16 AM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,649
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Well, I was a Vega today. The first one I've seen in years. Not even tubbed out and v8'ed, but it couldn't be the oem motor. I don't think any of the originals made it over 60k miles.
The Vega is in my top 3 worst cars of all time, which includes anything French, and a Studebaker Lark with the flathead 4 (the last is for personal reasons....).
What's your list?
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: fasteddy]
#731784
06/17/06 06:00 AM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 11,727
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Brother had a Yellow AMC Grimlin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/drunk.gif" alt="" /> Uncle had a Vega, he thought 75mph was "fast" <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: LRJ4x4]
#731785
06/17/06 06:44 AM
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Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 3,634
Roll Me Over
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As a young kid I remember my dad going through at different times a Vega, a Hornet, and a VW 412 wagon. Good thing he was handy <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
I had a 1972 Fiat with 20K miles on it at 16...
It never ran. Cracked block.
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: bretwalda]
#731786
06/17/06 06:55 AM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,479
Roll Me Over
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got rid of my 1980 Pontiac Sunbird last year, worst POS Ive ever had, it never left my property from too many failed inspections. But it was fun doing hood surfing through the neightborhood <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> Oddly enough inspection ran out 9/10/01 <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />
Richard E 1989 Montero - Stock-ish 1989 V6 Auto Raider - 5.3 Vortech Swap. 1987 Mitsubishi Starion 2.6t, soon to be 3.5 1983 Honda XL600R 
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: StockRaider]
#731787
06/17/06 07:14 AM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 11,727
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I finally got my mom to buy a Toyota Corolla, she is 72. Had a string of winners, Chevy Chevette, Ford Escort wagon, Buick LeSabre. It's hard to get old school buy American to buy a "Foreign" car as they say in the South. She was 10 years old when we were bombing Japan, times change. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: LRJ4x4]
#731788
06/17/06 11:00 AM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,332
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Anything French, anything English, anything Ford, anything GM, anything Chrysler (now including MB)...
1990 Montero RS (In pieces... for now)
KG6VNX
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: LRJ4x4]
#731789
06/17/06 12:39 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 10,238
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It's hard to get old school buy American to buy a "Foreign" car as they say in the South. I didn't realize we Southerners had a lock on that expression. Is it the expression that's predjudicial.... or the expression of the expression? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Frank
Last edited by FrankR; 06/17/06 12:49 PM.
'89 [color:"white"]G-Raider[color:"white"] [color:"black"]Supercharged 3.0L, MegaSquirt 2, lockup A/T, 2.5" exhaust, 172k, Cibie H4s/Oscar SCs, Hella Micro DE fogs, Cobra CB, Superwinch hubs, LSD rear/Aussie Locker front, Bilsteins, Lifeline AGM, Rust-Oleum
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: FrankR]
#731790
06/17/06 02:56 PM
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 7,309
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All I've ever owned is Mitsus excepting the current DD. And I don't wanna call it that worst yet, since I need it to run for 2 more weeks... so I'll get back to you. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> But it sure is ugly! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: FrankR]
#731791
06/17/06 04:59 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 11,727
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It's not the word itself, it's the inflection and tone of fear with a little bit of flag waving thrown in when they say "Foreign" <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Worst of the Worst?
[Re: PHIL_]
#731792
06/17/06 05:04 PM
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 6,950
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Did someone say ugly? I got my first car at 15. Drove the hell out of it. The Beetle does very well on many 4x4 trails. Then rebuilt the motor and rattle-canned it primer grey. Then crashed it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> [img][image] http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h194/cmontymonty/IMG_4030.jpg[/img][/image] I painted those black stripes on it when I was 15. I guess I thought they were cool. It was the eighties and I was young. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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96 Montero LS 24V DOHC 3.0L.
98 Montero 24v SOHC 3.5L, factory rear locker, Winter/tow package.
63 Jaguar XKE 3.8L FHC
2000 Mercedes-Benz e430
07 fj cruiser
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