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Automotive News & Views Worst Car of 2008 - Your nominees
110 messages, Last post on Dec 15, 2008 at 12:51 PM
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 14, 2008 12:33 pm) 
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Herky-jerky transmission, unstable, darty, low MPG for what it is. Minor accidents cause major damage, little dealer support and high costs of ownership. Adding insult to injury an already expensive car is selling for thousands over msrp! Stupid, stupid, stupid. Smart FTL!!! |
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I'd love to nominate a "worst car", but I'm handicapped because so many of them are no longer sold where I live: Buick, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Lincoln , Mercury, Nissan, Pontiac and Saturn.  I thin I'll go with the "Smart" car: it holds nothing, goes nowhere and makes mounains out of potholes. |
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The Chevy Aveo, what a truly monumental piece of crap. It even gets poor fuel economy! Of all the small cars out there it truly stands out as the worst value. So many cars are mediocre but the Aveo is clearly only 1 step away from a Yugo. |
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| Avenger, Sebring, Caliber, most anything made by Chrysler | |
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Where to start... Caliber, what a joke! No wonder the domestics need a bailout. How can you replace the Neon with a car that offers worse performance, mileage and interior quality wrapped in a package that should say LEGO on it. Sebring, totally undistingushed and makes the Malibu and Fusion look like standouts. Avenger looks decent in R/T trim but interior again is horrible and it drives like a tank Minivans, Again, undistinguished outside, terrible materials and fit inside and poor reliability as a bonus. Frankly the previous generation doesn't seem bad in comparison. 2008 Caravan SXT's with 25000 miles are selling for 40% of their sticker price. Honda and Toyota don't have anything to sweat. Journey (2009 contender), Going up against Acadia/Outlook/Traverse, Flex, Highlander, Murano, etc. Average performance, an interior from the early 90's and clunky styling and driving dynamics. How can the company that brought the 300/Charger/Magnum to market lose inspiration so quickly? Even the new Jeeps are underwhelming, with exception of the franchise Wrangler. At least the new RAM looks like a decent piece although the jury is out on the new rear suspension. |
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The absolute worst looking is the new Ford Focus Coupe. It looks like it would belong in the late 80's/early 90's of Ford cars... It is absolutely hideous!!!! I'm voting for the Avenger/Sebring for the overall worst car though... At least the Focus drives well. The Avenger/Sebring just doesn't seem to do anything well.
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| I think two of the worst cars have to be the Jeep Patriot and Compass combo. Why would any Jeep buyer want a 4 cyl suv based on a Dodge Caliber platform. I think they should keep a Jeep a Jeep. It needs to be 4 wheel drive and able to climb rocks and the Patriot Compass combo do not even come close to that. | |
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Replying to: madpistol (Nov 14, 2008 7:53 pm) P.S. - Don't forget about the BMW 6 series. PUKE from every angle.
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Replying to: jregen7243 (Nov 15, 2008 7:54 am) The Focus coupe is pretty bad. Only Chrysler could replace the Neon with something worse. |
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