trucks can count too I suppose. this is mechanically, driving, etc...

Best was probably a Ford Sport Trac I had...only thing I had to ever replace on it was the alternator. Drove great, looked good and really was a comfortable truck end to end.

Worst was my current truck...chevy colorado. It has had a ton of recalls, bad parts, CEL issues...etc.

9/24/2013 12:42:59 AM

Worst: '94 v6 camaro

Best: '03 s2000

Only other things I've owned were an '86 300zx and a '97 miata

9/24/2013 1:11:49 AM

Worst: 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. Not sure why the ex-wife and I bought it. Terrible mileage, rode like shit. Terrible power. The worst cruise control system ever designed, it would lose 4-5 mph before applying the gas, and would end up overshooting by 3-4 mph.

Best: 89 dodge omni. Decent gas mileage, just a true beater hatchback. It was awesome, RIP.

9/24/2013 1:19:37 AM

Best: 1985.5 Porsche 944
Worst: 1985.5 Porsche 944

It's been a love hate relationship. The other cars I've had just don't compare to this hunk of galvanized steel.

9/24/2013 4:13:34 AM

Worst driving is my 1999 f150. But, it's a truck and it was almost free to me. And comparing it to my brother in laws tundra ( the truck I borrowed before I got the f150) the one fussy drives like shit normally but only gets better as you load it down. The 06 tundra drives like a Camry until you start to put some weight in it and then it just become unsettling.


With the tundra I drove 2 couches and a desk down from Illinois on a trailer and it was frightening. The f150 towed my galaxie from Detroit and I can't say it didn't break a sweat but we never had a problem maintaining the speed limit and I didn't shit bricks around every turn in them mountains.

Worst mechanically car... I hate to say was the Subaru. Turbo died twice as did random sensors regularly and then the transmission was leaking incessantly and it still had an electrical gremlin I couldn't find.

9/24/2013 5:44:20 AM

best for the money - '94 camry for $800
best for abuse - '93 suzuki sidekick
best mix of economy and comfort - '97 540i
best all around - '08 M3
best learning experience - '91 eagle talon
best power:dollar ratio - '91 eagle talon
worst all around - '91 eagle talon
best tow vehicle - '06 f250 diesel quad cab
best tow vehicle on a budget - '95 ford windstar

9/24/2013 8:23:48 AM

I haven't owned any bad cars really. Mechanically everything I have owned (thus far) has been mechanically bulletproof. I guess my worst car was my '85 Accord 2 door, mainly because it only had 85 hp lol.

Best one may be my Integra, as I highly doubt I'll ever own another vehicle that will give me over 165k (already had 135k when purchased) mostly trouble free miles given how much I beat on it. I feel like more modern cars aren't over-engineered as much anymore.

Most brilliantly engineered (and fun to drive) car was my S2000. Only fly in the ointment there was the convertible top that prematurely wears out every 3 years. Oh, and that gay ass CDV and mismatched flywheel/pressure plate.

9/24/2013 8:44:04 AM

Worst - '95 Olds Cutlass Supreme
Best - '09 BMW 328i

9/24/2013 9:10:47 AM

Worst - 87 Cutlass Supreme my mom gave me when I turned 16. She bought it new and had countless warranty claims in the first year that she owned the car. The whole car would have been replaced under the current lemon laws, but they weren't in effect back then. At about 30k miles the entire engine was replaced under warranty and my mom claimed it lost a ton of power with the new engine. All I know is that it was hella weak. Interior parts were junk and they broke all the time. Cruise control, AC, etc. was all broke by the time I inherited it even though it was only about 8 years old with ~50,000 miles. It handled terribly in the dry and felt dangerous in the wet. Skinny tires on the lightweight rear and a heavy engine up front made it love to spin out at speeds that would be perfectly safe in any other vehicle including all the pickups I've driven over the years. Ultimately, it was just some junk.

Best? No idea. I've thoroughly enjoyed nearly everything I've owned.

9/24/2013 10:29:47 AM

Worst 85 Camaro z28. Worst piece of garbage, t-tops leaked, slow, open differential. Horrible.

Best. I didn't own it but I had a C6 for a day. AMAZING.

9/24/2013 6:25:31 PM

Best: 2006 Audi A6 - car was a tank, never had an issue over 80k miles, solid decision
Worst: 2002 VW Golf - everything crapped out on it; literally, everything

Others: 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 02 Honda S2000, 00 BMW M Coupe

9/24/2013 6:36:26 PM

best: 1991 civic. 10yrs, 150k miles, minimal total expense.

worst: 1991 civic. 91hp. shitty ac.

9/24/2013 6:58:53 PM

Quote :

"Best one may be my Integra, as I highly doubt I'll ever own another vehicle that will give me over 165k"

That piece of shit camaro I had had 235k on the clock when someone pulled out in front of me and totaled it

Of course everyting under the hood had been replaced except the motor itself. Starter like 3 times.

9/24/2013 7:28:56 PM

none were bad or particularly problematic, but even i have to chose

worst: '94 accord
best: '95 M3 (first BMW and thus very special car in many ways).

most reliable: '01 M3. oil changes in 3 years ..that was it.

9/24/2013 11:12:10 PM

I don't quite know how to approach this question. I've had a whole shitload of cars, and most of them were exactly what you would expect.

I think I'd say the best was my first S2000 (AP1, Comptech exhaust, Comptech supercharger with aftercooler, MB Quart and JL Audio stereo, Fikse wheels). It was a sweet ride that I daily drove the piss out of for over 2 years and never did anything other than replace consumables and fluids. It did have that typical S2000 appetite for convertible tops, though. I sold it before replacing mine, but it had a couple of little tears in it.

I think the worst one was probably the turbo Miata. It was an absolute white-knuckle trip to drive, and I think you'd be hard pressed to have more performance for less money, at least in something that you could drive day-to-day. However, it was 15 years old, had nearly a quarter-million miles on it (minus all the drivetrain and all the hot-rod parts, which comprised a good chunk of car being new), and was hot-rodded like a mad dog and kinda Frankensteined together. It was usually little stuff (while I owned it, anyway...apparently the guy who bought it from me had some major shit break, but who knows what he did to provoke it), but it was something fucking constantly.


Dishonorable mention would be my Evo IX. Real-sedan practicality, a blast to drive, not too expensive, loads of headroom for mods if you want to do it, and one of the most fun cars I've driven. It's like a superman suit. However, the clutch shat itself at 20k miles with no track usage, and apparently that's pretty common. The interior rattled like a motherfucker by 30k miles. It developed a slight shudder in the front end that the dealer never really did completely eradicate before I sold it. It's also, for better and for worse, not what you'd think of a $35,000 car. It's really a $15,000 car with $20,000 of drivetrain, suspension, and brakes. It's a kickass ride, and it's also a real piece of shit for the price, haha.

[Edited on September 24, 2013 at 11:44 PM. Reason : ]

9/24/2013 11:39:15 PM

^ had a buddy lose a clutch on his evo at 14k. we gave him complete shit for it ... then found out it happens way too much

9/25/2013 12:16:23 AM

^^ that reminded me of my MR2 Spyder

I loved that little car for what it was...a quick fuel efficient go kart with a radio.

I was doing near 100 on backroads late for a wedding...went around a curve too fast and did a complete 360 on the thing in the middle of the road and rolled to a stop in the exact lane I had started going the same way. That car was amazing and fun to drive.

It did have its fair share of issues like sensors, belts and the fuel injection crapping out on me.

Apparently after I traded it the whole engine just went nuts and crapped out due to some thing in the muffler that toyota failed to test I read about.

Luckily I traded it in time...Probably the most fun car I have owned.

I also forgot the tank that i drove for a few weeks.

an 87 Mercedes Diesel. It had nearly 600k miles before it gave out and now sits under a barn because we have no idea what is wrong with it.

9/25/2013 1:47:44 AM

Most Reliable 2001 Lumina. Drove it through high school, college and now my parents drive it. 12 years, oil changes and brakes only. 260k miles and still rolling, burns no oil.

9/25/2013 8:08:36 AM

Quote :

"Apparently after I traded it the whole engine just went nuts and crapped out due to some thing in the muffler that toyota failed to test I read about."

I'm curious to know how an engine fails due to something that has nothing to do with combustion and is downstream?

Also an MR2 Spyder engine failing is just about the best thing that can happen to that car. Because then you can drop in a 2ZZ engine and have yourself a budget Elise

[Edited on September 25, 2013 at 10:12 AM. Reason : k]

9/25/2013 10:12:29 AM

That engine had a lot of lifter (cam follower) issues iirc

9/25/2013 10:16:43 AM

Most reliable: '91 Honda Accord. Still ran like a top when it was totaled with 193K on it. The transmission did have to be gone through in 2006 (but it was a 15 year old 170K automatic), but that's about it.
Most enjoyable: '03 Mercury Marauder. Fairly quick, big, comfortable, lots of attitude. It just made me feel good to drive it.
Overall favorite: '79 Chevy Malibu. There were a ton of things wrong with that car, but you never forget your first. (I still have it though it hasn't run in 12 years now )

Best overall: I'd have to bypass all of the above and say my '96 Lincoln Mark VIII. Insanely comfortable, looked good, had enough power, and very little went wrong with it. Killed before its time by an accident, unfortunately.

Worst: '82 Chevy Malibu. Extraordinarily slow (V6), burned oil, stupid early 80's smog equipment, shitty Dualjet carb, dieseled when I turned it off, too many odd squeaks and rattles to count, broken A/C, broken radio, no handling to speak of.

[Edited on September 25, 2013 at 12:51 PM. Reason : ]

9/25/2013 12:51:04 PM

best sedan: 03 e39 ///M5
best sportscar: 00 NSX-T
best economy: 98 Integra GS-R

worst (tie): 71 beetle, 98 CR-V

9/25/2013 1:39:40 PM

Worst: IS250 - at 53k miles, Lexus replaced 6 pistons. Despite routine maintenance and care, excessive carbon buildup resulted in the premature wear of the motor. This was covered by a TSB and warranty was extended to 9 years unlimited miles, but alas, this could happen to any IS250. The IS350 shouldn't have this issue because it is multi-port and direct injection whereas the IS250 is just DI.

10/8/2013 1:08:54 AM

I like my mkiv TDI jetta lots. Don't really have a bottom of the list car

10/9/2013 12:49:36 AM

Ahmet hasn't posted yet?

10/10/2013 12:43:25 AM

alfa romeo milano

10/10/2013 12:51:16 AM

Best - Toyota
Worst - Volkswagen

10/10/2013 1:16:15 PM

Worst: Either the 1990 Pontiac Sunbird or the 1994 Saturn SC2. I'm gonna go with the Saturn. The sunroof leaked and it ran hot more often than not.

Best: 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie crew cab. (Current vehicle)

Most fun: 2005 Jeep Wrangler X, lifted with 33" tires and lots of off-road upgrades.

Special shout out to the '94 Grand Cherokee for saving my ass when I slammed into a tractor at 55 mph and walked away with only a hairline fracture in my right leg.

Near future: Trading in the truck for a new four-door JKU Wrangler. (All the awesome utilitarianism and creature comforts of the truck can't make up for what I miss in the Jeep.)

11/2/2013 9:31:24 PM

Quote :

"walked away ... hairline fracture in my right leg"

11/2/2013 9:42:16 PM

... limped into a field, sat down and waited for the paramedics, who thought my injuries were much worse than they turned out to be.

<--- my face after the wreck

11/2/2013 9:47:33 PM

^^

Yeah my best would have to be the jku rubicon at this point. Part of it makes me sad though. I had a yj as my first car and it was awesome. 94 Sahara edition. The interior was awesome with the classic jeep like ruggedness and the canvas seats.

The interior on this one is awesome too it's just for the opposite reason it's strange having sat nave, power windows, power locks, DVD player 40gig mp3 flash memory with dual USB ports for flAsh drives. A 110 inverter built in. Yadda yadda yadda... The new soft tops fit better and don't make hardly any noise in comparison to my yj. The new hard top has the targa roof in it. Basically every thing is awesome... But sometimes I miss simple.

I also had an xj with 4" lift and 32s... This thing sits just like it did... Stock... And drives awesome with no bump steer extra rattles etc.

[Edited on November 3, 2013 at 7:29 AM. Reason : Auto correct changed my yj to a tj]

11/3/2013 7:25:38 AM

Best: 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Worst: 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

Only car I've owned. 212000 miles and still going strong.

Although I've driven albeit not owned a 1985 Jeep CJ7 with 200000+ miles on it when I turned 16. It was solid as a rock mechanically but looked horrible on the outside. Then I had a Ford Focus for about a year til I bought the Wrangler.

[Edited on November 6, 2013 at 8:04 AM. Reason : /]

11/6/2013 7:56:15 AM

BEST: 2001 XJ 60th Anniversary
WORST: 2001 XJ 60th Anniversary

Only vehicle I've ever owned as well. ~126k on it. Love it to this day. Probably needs a little TLC as of late, but I'm lazy and just need to get on it. 60th Anniversary...basically means emblems, floormats and nice wheels.

Love & hate relationship over the past few years. No major issues aside from a persistent "Small evap leak" code the past couple weeks that just won't seem to go away after replacing a gas cap (OEM, lol it was a cheap long shot fix), hose, and leak detection pump.

Sure, the mileage isn't great and the engine "growls" a little (I kinda like it), but I love the thing. I've never once gotten it stuck, granted I don't go offroad too often. WV snow storms on the drive back to KY every December to see family has never once been an issue.

One day I'll get a new vehicle, and to be honest right now I'm planning to keep the Jeep regardless.

11/6/2013 9:13:57 AM

Best 2002 Toyota Tacoma
Worst 2013 f250 diesel

11/7/2013 9:36:03 AM

Quote :

"Worst 2013 f250 diesel"

no shit, go on....

11/7/2013 10:29:56 AM

3k miles so far. Truck has been in shop 3 times due to hesitation and loss of power. Waste gate opens and closes randomly and truck loses power and starts shaking. According to ford this is considered "normal driving characteristics" of this truck. First time and last time I'll own a ford if that is their standard for a $50k truck.

11/7/2013 4:58:59 PM

haha, my colleague just sold his '12 or '13 f250 for a slight loss because he was dealing with those same issues and got tired of it after being in the shop so many times.

11/7/2013 5:48:41 PM

Best: '97 Tacoma 2WD
'93 Camry SE V6
'90 Volvo 740
'07 Tacoma Prerunner (current)
'87 Toyota pickup
'89 VW GTI 16V
'92 Volvo 240 if only for PRND handicap
'84 S10 Blazer 1WD
Worst: '98 VW GTI VR666

11/7/2013 6:17:08 PM

^^^ people loved to talk shit about the 6.0, but it was damn smooth. 0 issues

11/7/2013 6:49:09 PM

Worst: 1978 Honda Civic
Best: 2007 Infiniti G35s

11/7/2013 6:55:26 PM

^^people have every reason to complain about the 6.0

11/7/2013 8:58:56 PM

Best: 02 Toyota Land Cruiser
Worst: 08 Cadillac CTS

11/8/2013 9:42:43 PM

1st to worst:
1994 Alfa Romeo Spider
1987 Porsche 944 Turbo
2004 BMW M3 Convertible
1988 RX-7 Convertible
1990 Toyota Previa
2011 Mazda3
1991 Mazda Protoge
1989 Hyundai Excel

[Edited on November 8, 2013 at 11:33 PM. Reason : .]

11/8/2013 11:33:35 PM

worst? 2004 audi a4. it just gave me a concussion. selling that bastert now.

11/9/2013 10:34:46 PM