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What is a terrible car that for some reason, you just can't help but like? It can be unreliable, impractical, have a cheap interior, poor build quality, controversial styling, whatever.
I'll go first. I absolutely love the Series II Land Rover Discovery despite its less than stellar reliability.
It's a nerdy car. A grandma car. Not unreliable, but not at all luxurious. My great aunt, an unmarried missionary, sold a late 60s model to my husband for a dollar. In 85.
A Dodge Dart. Green with a cloth roof.
No one envied us for this car. On the contrary, people laughed at us. But, I have to say that she got us from point A to point B with nary a problem for 20 years until I gave it to my younger brother.
I had a 1969 Renault 10. It was probably the most reliable car that Renault ever sold in the United States, but that's not saying much. However, I loved the car. It got 35 MPG which was GREAT for the time, had the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in before or since and had a HUGE trunk in the front (especially compared to the VW Beetle) for a car it's size. The turn signal lever was on the right side of the steering wheel, and where the turn signal lever should be was a stalk that was the horn and light switch. It had 4 wheel disk brakes at a time when few cars had even front disks. The car was a pleasure to drive and I really missed it when I sold it.
Alfa's, Land Rovers, and Mini's are at the top of my list. Not only are a lot of them unreliable, the dealer network is skimpy enough outside major urban areas that it's difficult to get warranty repairs accomplished easily.
My first car was a '79 MG Midget. I had it for four years, and had the starter changed three times. Electrical system was a disaster. It had no AC, but I, overcome by convertible lust, said, "Oh, that's okay. I'll have the top down when it's hot, anyway." That was when I learned just how warm rainy weather can get in the summer.
I loved that car. It was an absolute blast to drive. Even now, with the benefit of hindsight and a number of more reliable vehicles, I debated posting, because I can't bring myself to call it a "bad" car. It was perfect for me when I was in school (it was an early 21-st B-Day/graduation present, given before the start of my senior year in college), but once I was working and had moved away from the conveniences of home and campus, it was a serious headache. I'd love to have another, but only as a second car. They are NOT daily drivers, unless you live in a city with outstanding public transit.
Sixties Scout 800. Loud as a small plane, grossly under powered with a gutless 4 cylinder engine, sheet metal extremely prone to rust, only two doors and no legroom fore or aft.
Great styling though, and 4WD. Think Burt Reynolds' ride in "Deliverance".
It's a nerdy car. A grandma car. Not unreliable, but not at all luxurious. My great aunt, an unmarried missionary, sold a late 60s model to my husband for a dollar. In 85.
A Dodge Dart. Green with a cloth roof.
No one envied us for this car. On the contrary, people laughed at us. But, I have to say that she got us from point A to point B with nary a problem for 20 years until I gave it to my younger brother.
The slant 6 is an amazing engine.
And that car is still on the road.
No one likes Dodge Darts. But I do.
The slant six* was a rock. Steady, reliable, solid.
(* except for the aluminum block slant six)
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