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39. 1951? Studebaker

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 04:43 PM

Mar 11

Gears always sticking requiring stopping in middle of street, opening hood, and manually unsticking.. it also slipped out of emergency brake and rolled down the hill in middle of the night. Aargh

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What was the worst car you ever owned? Mine was a Rambler. Stopped whenever it pleased.--on bridges. hills. flat roads. [View all] debm55 Mar 11 OP

Any English car Turbineguy Mar 11 #1

TY, Turbineguy. debm55 Mar 11 #7

Some of my relatives who used to be in the car business had a saying barbaraann Mar 11 #9

My Jag broke down on the second day. Turbineguy Mar 12 #74

Hey, it made it ONE day! barbaraann Mar 12 #75

You just have to carry spare smoke with you. cloudbase Mar 11 #62

I had a Buick Century which spontaneously caught fire in the engine compartment Shermann Mar 12 #134

Isn't that the reason they drink warm beer? Lucas made refridgerators. nt Hotler Mar 11 #70

I had a friend working on a '59 Jag, just scream out, Conjuay Mar 14 #210

Does anyone understand why British car electrical systems are so bad? hydrolastic Mar 12 #97

in a word onethatcares Mar 12 #133

Ancient Dodge Dart Swinger XanaDUer2 Mar 11 #2

I had a Rambler that smelled also. Thank you XanaDUer2 debm55 Mar 11 #8

:) XanaDUer2 Mar 11 #10

Agree DUgosh Mar 11 #22

Did yours leak? XanaDUer2 Mar 11 #30

I had a Dodge Dart too, same rusted floor, but that Slant 6 engine never stopped running. brush Mar 12 #82

Dad bought a '63 Dart when I was 6 Freddie Mar 12 #126

Mom and Dad Arne Mar 12 #136

My future mother-in-law wanted to buy a Dart for her daughter,, who then was starting college in 1973. Squaredeal Mar 11 #34

Probably the Buick I bought for $200 underpants Mar 11 #3

HAHAHa. Well, that will be a plus? TY underpants. debm55 Mar 11 #11

1994 Volvo 945 Turbo Thunderbeast Mar 11 #4

Gee, did you get rid of it? TY Thunderbeast, debm55 Mar 11 #13

An old, used Datsun - something was always going wrong with it. Ocelot II Mar 11 #5

My Rambler was like that. Would stop for no reason. I was frightened when it stopped on a bridge. It wasn't the battery, debm55 Mar 11 #15

The Rambler we had when I was a kid snpsmom Mar 11 #63

Ty snpsmom. I agree about the Rambler, debm55 Mar 13 #141

I can still hear my Dad cursing Freddie Mar 12 #129

Ty Freddie, mine was a light blue Rambler too. Flooor boads came out, It was like driving the Flinstone's car. debm55 Mar 13 #142

I donno, my rambler was a champ. Conjuay Mar 14 #211

My dad had a piece-of-crap Ford before I was born...... lastlib Mar 11 #23

lastlib... Upthevibe Mar 11 #57

The other one was "Found On Road Dead"..... lastlib Mar 11 #59

My uncle said Ford stood for EverHopeful Mar 12 #87

I thought Fiat was "Fix it again, Tony" Freddie Mar 12 #130

TY. lastlib, that is funny. debm55 Mar 13 #143

Chevy S10 mid 90s relayerbob Mar 11 #6

So sorry, relayerbob. debm55 Mar 13 #144

Thanks. Yep, traded it in after a year at a significant loss of money relayerbob Mar 13 #206

A Datsun 1200, can't recall the year. CanonRay Mar 11 #12

Sorry CanonRay. debm55 Mar 13 #145

1978 Ford Fairmont House of Roberts Mar 11 #14

Good you got rid of it. so sorry that happened, House of Roberts. debm55 Mar 13 #146

Chevy Vega Arne Mar 11 #16

We had its cousin BOSSHOG Mar 11 #71

That was like my Saturn. When it died, I still owed 4000 to the credit union for it. Thank you Arne debm55 Mar 13 #147

1984 Pontiac Trans Am REPUguy Mar 11 #17

I feel for you REPUguy. I hope , unlike me you had it paid off. debm55 Mar 13 #148

1971 AMC Hornet patphil Mar 11 #18

So sorry for you patphil. My doors sagged too. I had to get in the passenger's door to drive as the driver's side door debm55 Mar 13 #149

My doors had to be re-hung, and the strike plate on one side had to be repaired due to rust. patphil Mar 13 #151

I agree.Ty patphil debm55 Mar 13 #157

'59 VW bus central scrutinizer Mar 11 #19

Those VW busses were seriously underpowered. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 11 #41

Not much power, but they had indescribable soul calguy Mar 11 #54

I'll second this! WestMichRad Mar 11 #65

I had to drive my boss's Conjuay Mar 14 #213

But put a bus engine in a fastback EverHopeful Mar 12 #88

Gee, that sounds scary So sorry, central scrutinizer. debm55 Mar 13 #150

so sorry, central scrutinizer. debm55 Mar 13 #158

I was given grandparents' 1966 Bel Air when I went to college..... lastlib Mar 11 #20

Sorry, lastlib. My Father had a beige 66 Bel Air. and it backfired too. debm55 Mar 13 #152

76 Ford Pinto wagon. No doubt it was the worst. lpbk2713 Mar 11 #21

lpbk2713 ............ Upthevibe Mar 11 #58

Yes they were EverHopeful Mar 12 #89

Sound like you ran into (don't do this) a boom boom pinto. Prairie_Seagull Mar 12 #99

So sorry, lpbk2713, debm55 Mar 13 #160

A two way tie av8rdave Mar 11 #24

I had a Fiero for about a year. Stayed in the shop. Haggard Celine Mar 11 #36

Sorry, av8dave. Two duds. debm55 Mar 13 #162

197? AMC Hornet hatchback... ret5hd Mar 11 #25

Wow, I feel so sorry that happened. My Rambler --AMC was a POS too as was my Saturn. debm55 Mar 13 #163

you took the wrong "takeaway"... ret5hd Mar 13 #179

You had a Saturn? JUNK debm55 Mar 13 #180

A new 1977 Chevy Blazer. I only had it for 3 years and about 36000 miles. I had it rustproofed doc03 Mar 11 #26

I barely made it past 70k on cars before the 2000s..now they last forever Demovictory9 Mar 11 #46

I get a kick out of all the people that brag about the great cars from doc03 Mar 12 #93

I do miss manual windows bedazzled Mar 12 #107

Me too debm55 Mar 13 #183

Sorry, doc03, You put alot into it. debm55 Mar 13 #165

1978 Datsun 200SX, called the Silvia in Japan. rsdsharp Mar 11 #27

Sorry, rsdsharp. debm55 Mar 13 #166

A 1976 Datsun B-210. Aristus Mar 11 #28

So sorry, Aristus. and thank you for your service to our country. debm55 Mar 13 #167

I had an old Rambler and I must have been lucky because it was very reliable. Before that Vinca Mar 11 #29

I had a huge olds omega. It was a real boat bedazzled Mar 12 #108

You were lucky that you were not hurt. So sorry for you. After the Saturn, I bought a Subaru. We have stayed with them. debm55 Mar 13 #168

1978 or 79 Jeep Cherokee. Had to replace the transmission, but needed the all wheel drive in sinkingfeeling Mar 11 #31

So sorry sinkingfeeling. I understand. I live in Pittsburgh and with the hills, you need the AWD. debm55 Mar 13 #169

Fix Or Repair Daily spooky3 Mar 11 #32

So true, I will even say that for the latter versions. My husband had one. debm55 Mar 13 #170

Ford escort. It ate transmissions mucifer Mar 11 #33

So sorry, mucifer. Transmissions aren't cheap debm55 Mar 13 #171

My first brand new car... pdxflyboy Mar 11 #35

My first and last brand new car - 1981 Chevette Freddie Mar 12 #131

So Sorry, pdxflyboy. debm55 Mar 13 #172

hands down, a Fiat Spider mike_c Mar 11 #37

So sorry, mike_c. That's a lot to go wrong with a car. debm55 Mar 13 #173

Same here!!!! Pachamama Mar 13 #201

1978 Mercury Bobcat (Pinto) wcmagumba Mar 11 #38

So sorry, wcmagumba. My cousin gave me a Pinto in college. Sold it for 50 dollars. I could barely afford let alone debm55 Mar 13 #174

1951? Studebaker northoftheborder Mar 11 #39

So sorry. northoftheborder. Glad no one got hurt. debm55 Mar 13 #175

2018 Kia Soul. Lunabell Mar 11 #40

My sister has a Soul and needs to check the oil PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 11 #43

It is a POS! Lunabell Mar 11 #45

She is utterly convinved that everyone should be checking their oil every day. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 14 #207

So sorry Lunabell. Glad your new car is so much better. I remember that gofundme. debm55 Mar 13 #176

My gently used Santa Fe is fabulous! Lunabell Mar 13 #185

Jeep Liberty beemerphill Mar 11 #42

I had a Bright red Jeep Liberty. Only had 35.000 miles on it and things started to go--heater, AC, brakes, etc. I gave debm55 Mar 11 #60

Notice that the vast majority of the cars named PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 11 #44

I had a Saturn--Japanese car. When you bought a new one they would all come out and clap. I soon knew why--hey here is debm55 Mar 13 #178

'69 Dodge Dart Swinger Onthefly Mar 11 #47

Any American-made car in the 70,s was crap.. Squaredeal Mar 11 #48

TY Squaredeal debm55 Mar 13 #181

196x Dodge Dart w/slant six engine Prof. P.E. Name Mar 11 #49

i didnt own it, mom did . datuson b210 horrid thing. AllaN01Bear Mar 11 #50

an Opal. if it rained, it would not start. WhiteTara Mar 11 #51

Wow, how did they fix that? So sorry for you. debm55 Mar 13 #187

they quit making the car was the fix! WhiteTara Mar 13 #196

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you White Tara. debm55 Mar 13 #198

Bought a '71 CJ5 (ragtop, NO roll bar) in 76. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 11 #52

So sorry for you. OAITW r.2,0 debm55 Mar 13 #184

Life lessons learned. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 13 #200

1960s Ford station wagon madamesilverspurs Mar 11 #53

Mine was claudette Mar 11 #55

Fiat 131, bought it used back around 78. Don't recall the year, maybe 74-76? dameatball Mar 11 #56

debm55.............. Upthevibe Mar 11 #61

The second worse car was a Saturn. It was icy and I had a high climb to reach the school. The car had this button debm55 Mar 11 #64

Sorry Upthevibe, What did you do with it? debm55 Mar 13 #188

We had a Dodge Caravan that I called the Deer Magnet. WestMichRad Mar 11 #66

My Mom bought a Ford Crown Victoria the first year BlueKota Mar 11 #67

Dodge Caravan. Went through five transmissions Wicked Blue Mar 11 #68

My mom's town and country was the more expensive version of that bedazzled Mar 12 #83

Apparently there was a manufacturing flaw that left bits of metal in the transmissions Wicked Blue Mar 12 #98

Nightmare car bedazzled Mar 12 #103

We've had Toyotas ever since Wicked Blue Mar 12 #106

Smart! bedazzled Mar 12 #109

1985 Chevy Blazer LudwigPastorius Mar 11 #69

My mom's car ... 2005 town and country bedazzled Mar 11 #72

I ALMOST owned a 1965 Chevy Corsair... surfered Mar 11 #73

question: wasn't the VW bug... ret5hd Mar 12 #76

Yup. I had a 1971 Super Beetle grumpyduck Mar 12 #79

You are correct. surfered Mar 12 #94

My Dad loved Corvairs EverHopeful Mar 12 #90

Plymouth Volare. Late 70s. JUNK. oasis Mar 12 #77

I had one too! bedazzled Mar 12 #84

Sorry, oasis. Sounds like my Ramblers. Drivers side door tied withe rope so it wouldn.t fall off. no floor boards on the debm55 Mar 13 #164

An old Chevy "beater." Had a long commute and used it to drive to work... brush Mar 12 #78

So sorry for you, brush . However, I am glad you survived what could have been a serious accident. I do remember recaps; debm55 Mar 13 #159

Used Jeep Cherokee Bayard Mar 12 #80

So sorry, Bayard. Yes could have been very dangerous. debm55 Mar 13 #194

Dodge Phoenix with push button transmission radical noodle Mar 12 #81

So sorry, radical noodle. My Saturn had a button for traction. It was a POS debm55 Mar 13 #161

The Phoenix died young radical noodle Mar 13 #192

Did you have one? Ty radical noodle. Your reply was funny. debm55 Mar 13 #193

my dad gave me a 1984 olds delta 88 w/ a lot of miles that he thought he got a deal on. FM not worth it. pansypoo53219 Mar 12 #85

Sorry, pansypoo53219, debm55 Mar 12 #124

A Rambler and a Saab NBachers Mar 12 #86

So sorry about your cars. TY for posting about them.Nbachers. debm55 Mar 12 #123

An ex had a Chevy Vega EverHopeful Mar 12 #91

Agree, TY EverHopeful. debm55 Mar 12 #122

Everything made by Giggling Monkeys (aka General Motors). Hermit-The-Prog Mar 12 #92

HAHAHAHAH TY Hermit-The-Prog. debm55 Mar 12 #121

AMC PACER Chipper Chat Mar 12 #95

So Sorry, Chipper Chat. debm55 Mar 12 #120

The majority of them. Niagara Mar 12 #96

TY Niagara, At least you didn't have to have expensive work done to it! debm55 Mar 12 #119

Maybe I should not brag about this but. Prairie_Seagull Mar 12 #100

Sorry, Prarie_Seagull debm55 Mar 12 #118

Dastsun B210 bif Mar 12 #101

So sorry. bif. debm55 Mar 12 #117

Chevy Malibu. Horrid. Joinfortmill Mar 12 #102

Sorry, Joinfortmill. debm55 Mar 12 #116

'72 Capri malthaussen Mar 12 #104

Thank you, Mal debm55 Mar 12 #115

014 Dodge Neon jdadd Mar 12 #105

TY jdadd debm55 Mar 12 #114

Can't Say That I've Had A Bad Car... ProfessorGAC Mar 12 #110

Thank you, ProfessorGAC. debm55 Mar 12 #113

1980 Ford Escort demosincebirth Mar 12 #111

TY demosincebirth. debm55 Mar 12 #112

When I was in my 20's, I had a Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Mar 12 #125

Sorry Mad_Dem_x debm55 Mar 12 #128

Best and worst orangecrush Mar 12 #127

I'm glad you lived through the Charger! NBachers Mar 12 #132

I have seen the dotted white line turn solid orangecrush Mar 13 #195

Ty orangecrush. I liked my jeep too. debm55 Mar 13 #140

Cantankerous orangecrush Mar 13 #197

Agree debm55 Mar 13 #199

A Lancia. CrispyQ Mar 12 #135

Sorry that happened to you, CrispyQ. debm55 Mar 13 #139

My parents had a Rambler when I Luciferous Mar 12 #137

So sorry, Luciferous. I hated when the Rambler stalled. It can be very dangerous when that happens. debm55 Mar 13 #138

I honestly think I could say I've never owned a bad car ColinC Mar 13 #153

You are lucky ColinC. TY debm55 Mar 13 #155

#1: '65 Simca - Total POS Bo Zarts Mar 13 #154

BoZarts, who made the Simca? I am sorry you got stuck with two bad cars. debm55 Mar 13 #156

Simca was a French company Bo Zarts Mar 13 #182

TY debm55 Mar 13 #191

Plymouth Cricket SARose Mar 13 #177

So sorry, SARose. debm55 Mar 13 #190

Mine was my first, a 1976 Ford Granada Best_man23 Mar 13 #186

Thank you for your honest post. As an auto technician, you have seen the POS cars. Can I ask you ---what did you think debm55 Mar 13 #189

Haven't worked on Saturns, but here's my thoughts on TCS systems as a whole Best_man23 Mar 14 #208

Thank you for post, It explains alot of what happen that day, debm55 Mar 14 #209

Ford Taurus RainCaster Mar 13 #202

Oh my, RainCaster. I am very sorry. debm55 Mar 13 #205

A 1964 VW. Aussie105 Mar 13 #203

Ty Aussie105. Sorry about your VW. debm55 Mar 13 #204

Saab 96 Conjuay Mar 14 #212

Ty Conjuay. debm55 Mar 14 #214