Worst Car of 2008 - Your nominees

Replying to: nippononly (Dec 01, 2008 9:43 am)

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Replying to: fezo (Nov 14, 2008 2:29 pm)

If one can excuse the Crown Vic & Grand Marquis, then I'd also excuse the Ranger.
 
These may be waaaaaaay long in the tooth, with monstrous panel gaps and cheap vinyl interior, but in basic 4cyl, RWD, stickshift form, they are one of "The Last Honest Vehicles": easy to work on, cheap to fix, debugged of glaring faults, 25mpg efficient & cheap to insure, and most like the venerable Model T than anything else on the market.
 
I adore the modern technology of direct injected turbos, AWD, 4WS, ESC, ABS, IRS, TCS, active steering, DSG, automatic sun visors, etc, etc, but want at least ONE vehicle I can fix with a crescent wrench and a jackknife

Replying to: fezo (Dec 01, 2008 2:09 pm)

I hereby throw my vote for WORST car to the Smart, a car whose only real attribute is parkability, even though the clueless target market is people who think they're buying a high-MPG Polar Bear saver that they can self-righteously flaunt at the local food co-op.
 
The Smart may have a "safety cell", but without a crumple zone, passengers may face the same fate as Dale Earnhardt Sr in a big crash.

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Replying to: karsick (Dec 01, 2008 6:37 pm)

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Dub has a whole year to think about next Thanksgiving's turkey
 
I'm sure plenty of candidates will surface in 2009

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Replying to: fezo (Dec 01, 2008 7:42 pm)

That's the beauty of your CarSpace blog... you could dedicate your blog to homing in on the worst automaker if it tickled your fancy

Replying to: boaz47 (Dec 01, 2008 7:36 pm)

Now now boaz, don't pick a fight with me!
 
The Prius is very good for what it was designed for, pulling people out of their 6-cylinder sedans and 8-cylinder trucks and into a 50 mpg vehicle, as well as giving people the opportunity to make a green statement with their car purchase.
 
It's the worst driver's car ever created, and that is coming from the owner of an ECHO for goodness' sake!
 
But then, you and I both know that 98% of the car owners in America aren't car DRIVERS, they are car OPERATORS, and they wouldn't know or care about the difference between a good drive and a bad one. They are A to B, strictly A to B.
 
And you also know me, the bottom line is no stick, no sale, and that's the only real problem with the Smart car. Of course, I haven't actually driven one you understand, just sat in it at the auto show. It sure is cute though.

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