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74. Cars I have owned

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 03:41 PM

Feb 23

1974 Mustang II Mach I - honestly I loved this car but I spent more time working on it than driving it probably. I leaked oil and transmission fluid in copious amounts and it ate water pumps but I learned a lot about fixing things on it.

1981 Plymouth Turismo 2.2 - the “sporty” hatchback version of the Dodge Omni. It was a stick shift and in 114,000 miles it went through two timing belts and a clutch and then a blown head gasket. It never really worked properly after that.

1984 Dodge Daytona with the standard 4 cylinder engine - this actually turned out to be a really reliable car for the most part. It did leave me stranded on the PA turnpike one snowy Thanksgiving weekend when the O2 sensor failed but other than that it was good up to about 176,000 miles when the head gasket failed ( that’s definitely a theme with Chryslers). It wasn’t the same after it was fixed.

1996 Mercury Sable this should have been a better car than it was. It had engine oil leaks that progressively got worse. The fuel pump failed, the transmission started having issues and the A/C failed all by 125,000 miles. I traded it in for

2006 Honda Accord Hybrid which I still have. It has 175,000 miles on it and the engine and transmission have been rock solid. I had to replaced the A/C compressor when the clutch went bad and I also replaced the NiMH battery after 160,000 miles which cost $1800. Other than that it’s really only had routine maintenance.

2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L RES - Great car has 131,000 miles on it will do at least that many more.

Honorable mention: just drove a Polestar 2 that I rented from Hertz on a work trip. OMG is that awesome. I’m definitely considering getting one. I liked it much more than the Tesla Model 3 I rented through Hertz last year.

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What was the worst car you ever had? [View all] debm55 Feb 23 OP

Purple Plymouth Duster no power Walleye Feb 23 #1

Thank you very much. When we met my husband had a Duster. You are correct. debm55 Feb 23 #2

I loved my Duster bottomofthehill Feb 23 #69

I paid 600 bucks for that beauty bottomofthehill Feb 23 #70

I had a '75 Dodge Dart with the slant 6 engine. That engine is one of the best prodeuced ever in America. brush Feb 23 #127

First car 74 dodge dart swinger XanaDUer2 Feb 24 #163

hahahah. I sorry XanaDUer2. I had to laugh at the mutant something growing from behind the rear seats of the POS car. debm55 Feb 24 #165

Totally true XanaDUer2 Feb 24 #168

Love you. debm55 Feb 24 #169

U2 XanaDUer2 Feb 24 #170

I had a 67 valiant. Woodwizard Feb 26 #185

Thank you Woodwizard. debm55 Feb 26 #188

I owned 2 Dusters Earl_from_PA Feb 23 #109

Thank you Earl _from_PA debm55 Feb 24 #166

The dodge/plymouth slant 6 is virtually indestructible. bullimiami Feb 23 #126

Thank you bullimiami for your POC post. debm55 Feb 24 #167

Fiat Spider. Biggest pos ever SheltieLover Feb 23 #3

Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Feb 23 #8

I have a story about a Lancia, down below. I thought they were the same company so I looked it up. CrispyQ Feb 23 #12

Yup. SheltieLover Feb 23 #23

What? boonecreek Feb 23 #35

Me either. SheltieLover Feb 23 #37

Fiat and Chrysler are now run by Stellantis VMA131Marine Feb 23 #63

96 Chevy Blazer, piece of junk. we can do it Feb 23 #4

Thank you very much we can do it. debm55 Feb 23 #9

I had a 77 Blazer. Lasher Feb 26 #186

Thank you Lasher for you post debm55 Feb 26 #189

This one's easy. '73 Chevy Vega Nittersing Feb 23 #5

I agree I had a 73 Chevy Vega. My engine smoked too. Was afraid to drive it. It was second hand though. debm55 Feb 23 #11

Yup... Me too. It was "cute" (at first) but oil-burning aluminum block with no cylinder liners... hlthe2b Feb 23 #18

I had one too, I bought it new and the engine rzemanfl Feb 24 #152

I had one I bought new, the engine was rzemanfl Feb 24 #153

I replaced mine with a used Datsun 240-Z with a Holly 4-barrel carburetor that I put on 200K miles and it drove hlthe2b Feb 24 #154

Thank you hithe2b. Glad you are okay. debm55 Feb 24 #157

A 1982 red Volkswagen Rabbit catbyte Feb 23 #6

When I was growing up we had a VW bug, During the winter we would take blankets in the car. Never saw a car with windows debm55 Feb 23 #14

My father tells a story of living in Fairbanks coprolite Feb 23 #66

My dad used to pull the car out of the garage and put the engine in the garage one VERY cold winter in PA. The street debm55 Feb 23 #68

S-10 pickup Topomi Feb 23 #7

Thank you Topomi. My car, can't remember the make, blew an engine. I still owed 4,000 to the credit Union for it. It was debm55 Feb 23 #16

Thx Topomi Feb 23 #73

It was a Saturn. debm55 Feb 23 #104

A Lancia. CrispyQ Feb 23 #10

I had that deal on my car---was towed to a different dealearship. Still owed 4,000 dollars on that piece of junk when it debm55 Feb 23 #17

Never had a bad car in the dozen or so I've owned in the past 60 years. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 23 #13

Thank you PoindexterOglethorpe. You lucked out. Yes , it is getting harder to find stick. I prefer the automatic. For me debm55 Feb 23 #19

l don't even bother to lock my car these days. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 23 #88

Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. debm55 Feb 23 #94

1980 Chevy Citation PeterIsMyBrother Feb 23 #15

Thank you PeterIsMyBrother. I had a Citation. Advertised as the first front wheel drive. A lot of hills around here in debm55 Feb 23 #20

1980 Citation as well Delarage Feb 23 #129

Yes, but they were a POC driving downhill. Okay going up. Later after going sideways down.I would stop at the crest of debm55 Feb 23 #130

The layout was nice PeterIsMyBrother Feb 23 #137

A Datsun 1200 CanonRay Feb 23 #21

That's funny but sad. debm55 Feb 23 #22

1972 Chevy station wagon. mwmisses4289 Feb 23 #24

Thank you very much mwmisswa4289, My dad always bought a Chevy. My very first car was a 65 Chevy Impala- a big tank of a debm55 Feb 23 #41

VW Sirocco. From a driving standpoint, it was great. But I spent a ton of money-- Like completely rewiring twice, Silent Type Feb 23 #25

HAHAHAHAHAH. that is funny. Thank you Silent Type. debm55 Feb 23 #43

A Fiat. Used to break down all the time. Ritabert Feb 23 #26

Thank you very much, Ritabert. I am glad a more reliable car. debm55 Feb 23 #44

A 1976 Datsun B-210. Aristus Feb 23 #27

Thank you very much, Aristus. I am glad you got rid of it. debm55 Feb 23 #45

How much did you pay to buy and how much did you sell it for? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #171

Bought it for $500. Sold it for $400. Aristus Feb 25 #179

A very used Datsun, '70s vintage. Ocelot II Feb 23 #28

Oh my, What a pos car. I would be afraid. I bought a Rambler from a friend . The distributor cap got stuck and the roads debm55 Feb 23 #47

My parents had two different Buicks in the early eighties genxlib Feb 23 #29

See post #31! nt Shermann Feb 23 #32

You named the car I hadthe Saturn. The engine blew. out and I stilled owed 4000 to the credit union. Had to have it debm55 Feb 23 #48

Thank you genxlib. I had that POS Saturn too. debm55 Feb 23 #62

My grandparents gave me their 1965 Chevy BelAir..... lastlib Feb 23 #30

My dad gave me the POS Chevy Impala when he bought the Chevy BelAir, The Impala sat in the back yard for five years . debm55 Feb 23 #61

89 Buick Century Shermann Feb 23 #31

Thank you very much for your POS car post.I wonder if they deliberately make them bad. debm55 Feb 23 #64

'81 Pontiac Phoenix Backseat Driver Feb 23 #33

An '80 Phoenix here WestMichRad Feb 23 #38

Thank you Backseat Driver. debm55 Feb 23 #65

Simca (Ca 1965) Bo Zarts Feb 23 #34

Thank you very much Bo Zarts. for your post. debm55 Feb 23 #67

My father bought a Simca too (totaled by Honda Motorcycle). waterwatcher123 Feb 24 #139

A Dodge Dynasty FullySupportDems Feb 23 #36

Thank you very much FullySupportDems. for POS car story. debm55 Feb 23 #71

I did a drive away with a Dynasty sorcrow Feb 23 #133

That's interesting FullySupportDems Feb 23 #134

That is so gross. debm55 Feb 24 #158

74 Ford Pinto. Disaster all around. GP6971 Feb 23 #39

Agree GP6971 and Ford knew about it before they were sold. debm55 Feb 23 #72

'86 Renault Alliance boonecreek Feb 23 #40

Great and thank you boonecreek the Acura sounds like a great car. debm55 Feb 23 #42

I had one too! WCIL Feb 25 #174

Oh yeah, "The Car of the Year". boonecreek Feb 25 #175

Thank you very much WCIL for your POS car stories. Chevy Venture Van sounds dangerous. with the door opening. debm55 Feb 25 #176

1984 Renault Alliance for me - puke green alittlelark Feb 25 #177

Thank you very much alittlelark. The color is really off putting. debm55 Feb 25 #178

1984 Oldsmobile Omega. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 23 #46

Thank you very much Buckeye-Democrat for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #55

Jaguar XJ6 flvegan Feb 23 #49

HAHAHAH. Thank you very much for your POS car story with us, fivegan. debm55 Feb 23 #83

'72 Mustang or '75 Cougar. Both absolute total rust buckets I bought from body shops. I got stories ... marble falls Feb 23 #50

Thank you very much marble falls. I am staying with Subaru. after my experiences. Happy anniversary debm55 Feb 23 #53

Other than the $1,100 CV joint, we loved our Brat, and then we got pregnant. The cop was not pleased with ... marble falls Feb 23 #56

1967 VW Bug. redstatebluegirl Feb 23 #51

It was the floor board on the rear passenger side from someone not securing the battery and it tippped ... marble falls Feb 23 #58

They were easy to work on! redstatebluegirl Feb 23 #77

Thank you very much for your POS car story. redstateblue girl. debm55 Feb 23 #84

Those old Bugs were the most basic car PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #172

79 orange Plymouth arrow kimbutgar Feb 23 #52

Thank you kimbutgar for you POS car story. debm55 Feb 23 #96

'83 Mazda 626 sinkingfeeling Feb 23 #54

Thank you sinkingfeeling. debm55 Feb 23 #97

Ford Pinto Innocent Smith Feb 23 #57

Thank you Innocent Smith. debm55 Feb 23 #98

My first car, a cheap used 1979 Chevette Comrade Citizen Feb 23 #59

Thank you very much Comrade Citizen. debm55 Feb 23 #99

89 Taurus The Madcap Feb 23 #60

Thank you for you POS car post. That is one reason we stopped with the American made and buy Subarus debm55 Feb 23 #92

Cars I have owned VMA131Marine Feb 23 #74

Thank you very much VMA131Marine. Great POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #82

1989 Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Feb 23 #75

Thank you very much for you POS car post Mad_Dem_X . I agree ------ debm55 Feb 23 #79

I had a 1986 Escort. no_hypocrisy Feb 23 #102

Oh wow. Thank you , no_hypocrisy for posting your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #106

A '75 Dodge Dart. Dorothy V Feb 23 #76

Oh my . That's terrrible. Thank you for your POS car story. Dorothy V debm55 Feb 23 #78

1974 Fix Or Repair Daily Mustang spooky3 Feb 23 #80

Bummer, Thank you, spooky3 for POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #91

It's sad that there are so many stories! spooky3 Feb 23 #100

Used Pontiac Vega... lisa58 Feb 23 #81

Thank you lisa58 for POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #90

VW TDI Jetta.... Money pit. yourout Feb 23 #85

Thank you , yourour for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #89

76 Chevy Chevette Ziggysmom Feb 23 #86

Thank you very much, Ziggysmom, for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #87

GEO Metro - three cylinder jewel waterwatcher123 Feb 23 #93

Thank you so much for posting your POS car story and a word to the wise for all of us. debm55 Feb 23 #95

Jeep Liberty beemerphill Feb 23 #101

Oh I loved my Jeep Liberty. Only had two problems, It was so high that it hardly fit in the garage. and second on windy debm55 Feb 24 #149

AMC PACER Chipper Chat Feb 23 #103

Thank you so much for your POS car story. Chipper Chat. debm55 Feb 23 #107

Olds Delta 88 chowmama Feb 23 #105

Great POS car post, chowmama, That car was really a POS debm55 Feb 23 #110

1973 Chevrolet monte carlo UpInArms Feb 23 #108

Thank you for your POS car post, UpinArms. debm55 Feb 23 #111

My 1976 Gremlin customerserviceguy Feb 23 #112

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much customerserviceguy.for posting about the POS Gremlin. What your grandmother said debm55 Feb 23 #113

Yeah customerserviceguy Mar 6 #198

My first car was a Ford Pinto LetMyPeopleVote Feb 23 #114

Thank you very much LetMyPeople Vote debm55 Feb 23 #115

1994 Volvo 940 Thunderbeast Feb 23 #116

Thank you very much Thunderbeast. for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #118

1977 Chevrolet Chevette. pdxflyboy Feb 23 #117

Thank you pdxflyboy for posting about your POS car. debm55 Feb 23 #119

1984 Ford Tiempo danieljsf Feb 23 #120

Thank you very much danieljsf for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 23 #122

1979 Ford Fairmont OldBaldy1701E Feb 23 #121

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E for your POS car post. I had to call AAA to tow my POS Saturn and I still owed 4000 debm55 Feb 23 #123

That must have sucked. OldBaldy1701E Feb 23 #124

Thank you OldBaldy1701E Yes, I cried. That POS car was the Saturn debm55 Feb 23 #131

1976 AMC Hornet hatchback Mosby Feb 23 #125

Yep The Chevy Citation was a POS. It was the last Chevy we ever bought. debm55 Feb 23 #132

Mine was a used 1976 Hornet wagon. Eugene Feb 26 #194

Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 Feb 26 #195

Lol Lotusflower70 Feb 23 #128

Thank you very much Lotusflower70 for sharing your POS car stories with us. debm55 Feb 24 #148

2000 VW Golf Charlie Chapulin Feb 23 #135

Thank you very much for sharing your POS car post with usl debm55 Feb 24 #146

A new 1977 Chevy Blazer it rusted through in doc03 Feb 23 #136

Thank you doc03 for your POS car story. debm55 Feb 25 #173

Am I the only person who is noticing that PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 24 #138

People have posted Datsun, Fiat, VW, Renault, Volvo and Jaguar MichMan Feb 24 #142

Nice Catch ProfessorGAC Feb 24 #143

Hmmm. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #182

Most people are talking about cars they had 40 years ago MichMan Feb 25 #183

Thank you for your POS car story debm55 Feb 24 #161

'85 Chevy Blazer LudwigPastorius Feb 24 #140

Thank you for your POS car post LudwigPastouius. I bought my Saturn new. Engine blew a year later. Still owed 4000 on it debm55 Feb 24 #156

Ouch! LudwigPastorius Feb 24 #159

Yes, I think the Saturn was a Japanese make as they used the Japanese method for marketing the POS car debm55 Feb 24 #164

1989 Mercury Tracer MissMillie Feb 24 #141

Wow, thank you for that POS and really mean POS car story. debm55 Feb 24 #151

1989 Ford Tempo what a POS! justaprogressive Feb 24 #144

HAHAHAHAHHAHH. Thank you very much justaprogressive. for sharing your POS car story. debm55 Feb 24 #150

We had a few. A Pinto. An old 55 Chevy that couldn't get out of its own way. An old Dodge pickup TommieMommy Feb 24 #145

Thank you TommieMommy for sharing your POS car stories with us. Rich had a Mustang with a whole in the passager side. debm55 Feb 24 #147

That's funny 😁 TommieMommy Feb 24 #160

my late mom had a datsun b210. major junk. eeeeek .run away, run away. AllaN01Bear Feb 24 #155

I am so sorry about your late mom and thank you for your Piece of Junk car post.. debm55 Feb 24 #162

I am still astonished, although not amazed, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 25 #180

Thank you PoindexterOglethorpe. My POS car, the Saturn was a Japanese make. debm55 Feb 26 #190

1961 Corvair, drank more oil than gas. Emile Feb 25 #181

Thank you Emile for your POS car post. debm55 Feb 26 #191

1997 Volvo 850 AmBlue Feb 25 #184

Wow. That could have been very dangerous for your son.I wouldn't buy the POS Volvo either. Glad things worked out for debm55 Feb 26 #192

'96 Chrysler LHS was the worst LogDog75 Feb 26 #187

Thank you very much for you POS car story. I am glad you have found a car you like. debm55 Feb 26 #193

Dodge Caravan Wicked Blue Feb 27 #196

Thank you Wicked Blue for your POS car story. debm55 Feb 27 #197

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