I have never owned a car, so I will go with what my mom owned.
Best Car==> The 2009 Dodge Chrysler she has now. Its durable with 4 wheel drive and she does not seem to have trouble with it.
Worst Car==> The 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity she had when I was little. That thing was pure junk!

The best car I ever owned is my current one- a 2002 Ford Focus. 10 years later, it is still running like brand new!

The worst car I ever owned, sadly, was my first one- a 1973 Chevy Monte Carlo. It kept stalling, overheating, and finally, the frame went on it! It looked classic, but was actually a piece of garbage.

I had 2 best cars, 1969 hemi charger, 1968 Roadrunner

worst car, 1963 chevy belaire

The first car I ever owned was a 1972 Ford Mustang. I paid cash for it myself. It was five years old, and gave me a lot of headaches, from day one. It was a sharp looking car, so it was stolen about five times. I had to get rid of it because they were beating it over and over. Still, lots of good memories with that hunk of junk, lol. Good times.

Best was a 86 Monte Carlo and the worst was a 82 Chevette.

We have had a lot of good cars (Mostly GM) but the worst by far was a 1975 Volkswagon Rabbit. It would stall every time that I hit a puddle of water. We got rid of it very quickly. But to be fair that was the first model year of the Rabbit and they say never buy a new car the first year that it comes out because most new models have flaws. I hated that car!:mad:
We now have a 2010 Ford Focus (Our first Ford) and we love it! Great gas mileage. 40+ per gallon.:) We also have a '01 Chevy Suburban. It's nice but a gas hog!:(

We now have a 2010 Ford Focus (Our first Ford) and we love it! Great gas mileage. 40+ per gallon.:) (

My 2002 Focus has great gas mileage, too. They are very economical. I have had mine for almost 10 years. I may get another one for my next vehicle. :wave:

Best was my Honda CRX. Loved that little car. Had to get rid of it when I got pregnant with my first daughter because it didnt have a back seat.

Worst was the Ford Contour I had. Air conditioner didnt work. Heater was crappy. When I got gas I had to pry open the little door with a screw driver.

Best car is my Ford Tauras which I am driving now. Have had so few issues with it.


Worst was a 1979 Ford Granada, bought it under pressure from my mother because her father had one (not the same year). Everything was wrong with it.

My Bobby Rahal Hot Wheel. Either that, or my Corvette Micro Machine. I've never owned a real car.

My worst car was an old Chevy, my best may be the 2012 VW Golf I just bought. :)

Best:
A tie between my former '66 Dodge Dart GT V-8 and current '69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.

Don't really have a "worst" but a Cadillac I used to own (a '71 Fleetwood Brougham) had some work done on it which my other Cadillacs never required.

Best:
A tie between my former '66 Dodge Dart GT V-8 and current '69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.

Don't really have a "worst" but a Cadillac I used to own (a '71 Fleetwood Brougham) had some work done on it which my other Cadillacs never required.

You've been lucky with cars, I see. :)

All my cars have been good, so I've been lucky.
My mother however bought her first NEW car back in 1980 -A Dodge 024 or & it was a lemon from day one. Always mechanical issues with that one. Imagine always driving older cars and finally getting a new one and it being the worst of all and most issues after the warranty was expired. :rolleyes:

All my cars have been good, so I've been lucky.
My mother however bought her first NEW car back in 1980 -A Dodge 024 or & it was a lemon from day one. Always mechanical issues with that one. Imagine always driving older cars and finally getting a new one and it being the worst of all and most issues after the warranty was expired. :rolleyes:

I remember the 024, it was an Omni-based sport coupe. Chrysler-Plymouth dealers sold it as the Plymouth TC3 (Touring Coupe with 3 doors, including the hatch). I don't know what 024 meant - maybe 0 to add an extra digit, 2 for the passenger doors, and 4 for the seating capacity?

The 024 was renamed the Charger and the TC3 was renamed the Turismo. The Dodge Shelby Charger is the car to have from that generation.

Worst: 1974 Fiat 124 sedan: An unmitigated piece of @#$%. I hope the company's making better cars these days.

Best: Any Toyota we've ever owned. As trouble-free an existence as their could be. (I have a '07 Corolla with 107,000 miles on it and still going strong).

BMW 128i coupe 2011. Have had it about a year, not a single problem yet and hope it stays that way.

Worst: 1974 Fiat 124 sedan: An unmitigated piece of @#$%. I hope the company's making better cars these days.



From all indications, they are, and now that Fiat's back in America, we'll find out soon enough if that's true. Renault has supposedly improved its quality since they quit the States in 1987, but they'll never come back . . . because Americans hate the French. Besides, Renault owns Nissan anyway.

From all indications, they are, and now that Fiat's back in America, we'll find out soon enough if that's true. Renault has supposedly improved its quality since they quit the States in 1987, but they'll never come back . . . because Americans hate the French. Besides, Renault owns Nissan anyway.

Yes, I'd heard about Fiat being better than they were, which is why I mentioned that. I hope so. The thing was, the car had good ergonomics and handled great. The only problem was, the workmanship and material they used was way substandard, to the paint job, door handles falling off, the window mechanism which looked like a contraption from a Rube Goldberg cartoon. But how it handled! It had a four-speed floor stick shift and it was fun to drive. Here's to Fiat getting better!!

worst - '91 Chevy Lumina, I've never had good luck with GM's

best - I've owned 3 Toyotas all of which were great, one was an older Corolla that I swear I never spent any money on other than doing the brakes once (never even changed the oil at all for over 3 years) and it lived for over 250,000 miles pretty much problem free.

Yes, I'd heard about Fiat being better than they were, which is why I mentioned that. I hope so. The thing was, the car had good ergonomics and handled great. The only problem was, the workmanship and material they used was way substandard, to the paint job, door handles falling off, the window mechanism which looked like a contraption from a Rube Goldberg cartoon. But how it handled! It had a four-speed floor stick shift and it was fun to drive. Here's to Fiat getting better!!

:)

You've been lucky with cars, I see. :)
Not really lucky; I just buy cars with a good reliability record ('60s Mopars and '60s/'70s Cadillacs.

Not really lucky; I just buy cars with a good reliability record ('60s Mopars and '60s/'70s Cadillacs.

Speaking of Mopars, my dad had a '66 Plymouth Fury II (I mentioned it in a thread a few years ago), but it was called a 'Silver Special' which was a Fury II with a few extras. The car was phenomenally designed, very comfortable and had a 318 V-8 (not your biggest V-8) but the thing was a powerhouse--pulled a trailer back and forth across the country--mountains of Colorado and California desert in the summer. At the time it was our only family car; I took my first Driver's Test with it, and once in a while my parents let me use it on a weekend night. I loved that car. You know how roomy that car was, Tony!

I had a 1995 Mitsubishi that I bought with low miles back in Y2K but only after 1500 miles the tranny went out on it. I think that was my worst car

Speaking of Mopars, my dad had a '66 Plymouth Fury II (I mentioned it in a thread a few years ago), but it was called a 'Silver Special' which was a Fury II with a few extras. The car was phenomenally designed, very comfortable and had a 318 V-8 (not your biggest V-8) but the thing was a powerhouse--pulled a trailer back and forth across the country--mountains of Colorado and California desert in the summer. At the time it was our only family car; I took my first Driver's Test with it, and once in a while my parents let me use it on a weekend night. I loved that car. You know how roomy that car was, Tony!
Good story, Yooch. Yes, it was common back then for car companies to build special-order cars.

I agree, the '66 Fury was well-designed and definitely very comfortable. For '66, the engine choices were:

225-slant six (145 hp) regular fuel
318-2 bbl V-8 (230 hp) regular fuel
383-2 bbl V-8 (370 hp) regular fuel
383-4 bbl V-8 (325 hp) premium fuel
440-4 bbl V-8 (365 hp) premium fuel.

My '66 Fury VIP has the 383-4 bbl engine... plenty of power. My brother's '66 Fury III with 318 had more than adequate power, too.

Yes, they sure are roomy cars...

Good story, Yooch. Yes, it was common back then for car companies to build special-order cars.

I agree, the '66 Fury was well-designed and definitely very comfortable. For '66, the engine choices were:

225-slant six (145 hp) regular fuel
318-2 bbl V-8 (230 hp) regular fuel
383-2 bbl V-8 (370 hp) regular fuel
383-4 bbl V-8 (325 hp) premium fuel
440-4 bbl V-8 (365 hp) premium fuel.

My '66 Fury VIP has the 383-4 bbl engine... plenty of power. My brother's '66 Fury III with 318 had more than adequate power, too.

Yes, they sure are roomy cars...

Nice pictures, Tony! I also liked the low dashboard. The incredible visibility of the windshield helped me as a short driver. I didn't feel buried behind a steering wheel, but had a good panoramic, commanding view. The power steering on that car made for unbelievably smooth handling. Thanks for posting.