50 Worst Cars of all time

[storch]

Originally posted by bj229r
Why do Brits not make computers?.......








(Can't figger out how to make 'em leak oil:D )

[Pei]

Just feel lucky that you never got the Austin Allegro in the US.

[Excel1]

^ or that abortion- the morris marina

[storch]

I'm surprised the list wasn't all french, british and italian cars.

[Airscrew]

I'm am surprised the Renault Alliance isnt listed...what $7,000 piece of crap that was in the 80's

[Masherbrum]

You forgot an even worse Renault.   The LeCar.   Talk about a POS!

[storch]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
You forgot an even worse Renault.   The LeCar.   Talk about a POS!

hmmm the renault 5 turbo was one of the best cars in it's class IMHO

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by storch
hmmm the renault 5 turbo was one of the best cars in it's class IMHO

The Renault 5 Turbo and LeCar although very similar in appearance, two totally different cars.  I knew I guy that had a LeCar, piece of junk,  a French Yugo...IMHO...

[Wolfala]

We forgot 1 very important car.

The Chevy Nova

"No va" in Spanish = NO GO.

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by Wolfala
We forgot 1 very important car.
The Chevy Nova
"No va" in Spanish = NO GO.

Wolf , more info on the NOVA vs No Va...

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

First of all, the phrase "no va" (literally "doesn't go") and the word "nova" are distinct entities with different pronunciations in Spanish: the former is two words and is pronounced with the accent on the second word; the latter is one word with the accent on the first syllable.  Assuming that Spanish speakers would naturally see the word "nova" as equivalent to the phrase "no va" and think "Hey, this car doesn't go!" is akin to assuming that English speakers woud spurn a dinette set sold under the name Notable because nobody wants a dinette set that doesn't include a table.

 Although "no va" can be literally translated as "no go," it would be a curious locution for a speaker of Spanish to use in reference to a car.  Just as an English speaker would describe a broken-down car by saying that it "doesn't run" rather than it "doesn't go," so a Spanish speaker would refer to a malfunctioning automobile by saying "no marcha" or "no funciona" or "no camina" rather than "no va."

Pemex (the Mexican government-owned oil monopoly) sold (and still sells) gasoline in Mexico under the name "Nova."  If Mexicans were going to associate anything with the Chevrolet Nova based on its name, it would probably be this gasoline.  In any case, if Mexicans had no compunctions about filling the tanks of their cars with a type of gasoline whose name advertised that it "didn't go," why would they reject a similarly-named automobile?

[soda72]

2003 Hummer H2 ---
Not surprisingly, the green-niks struck back. A Hummer dealership was
torched in Southern California.

aaah peace loving green-niks..

[eskimo2]

That list sucks.  The cars listed were chosen for not enough reasons.  Ugly alone isn’t enough of a reason to qualify as one of the worst vehicles ever.  Heck, if all it took was ugly, most US cars from the 70’s and 80’s would be shoe-ins.  Many Japanese and Euro cars also would qualify.  Looking 3% better than a Pinto or Gremlin does not bump a car out of seriously ugly.

Many cars suck much worse from mechanical design.  Ever see an old Fiat with more than 35,000 miles on it?  That should tell you something.  A good list should be partially based on a survey of replacement parts sales per vehicle per type on the road (or in a driveway on blocks).  Ever try to fix a Fiat 128?  To this day I’m convinced that Italy offers no education past 7th grade.  Any “worst list” that isn’t at least 20% Fiat can’t be too accurate.

[Bronk]

Fix
it
again
tony





Bronk

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Bronk
Fix
it
again
tony

[Halo]

Thanks, Airscrew, for the Nova enlightenment.  It's embarrassing how many of us swallowed that one hook, line, and stinker.