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In reply to the discussion: What was the worst car you ever owned? Mine was a Rambler. Stopped whenever it pleased.--on bridges. hills. flat roads. [View all]Prof. P.E. Name
(50 posts)Years ago I just needed a car for a one-way trip to get from Washington, DC to the Wisconsin to start a new job before I moved the family out. Brother-in-law sold me this thing for $75. Over 175,000 miles before speedo stopped working. Got to new city where Local police promptly ticketed me for having studded tires on the car in month of July.
Three speed stick would get stuck in first gear for no apparent reason....in traffic. Had to put car in neutral, put a brick behind the rear wheel, pop the hood, get the single yellow latex glove (which came with the car), reach in to release the greasy shift arm from the steering wheel shaft....then wave off to the line of cars behind me that everything was going great.
I good at bargaining, but after much dickering I sold it to some mechanically inclined teens for $75 plus a stick of gum so I broke even.
Weeks later went to a friend's house party and asked who owned the Dodge Dart in the driveway. A guy said he did and told me he just got a bargain from some teens for $150.
I told him I thought it was gonna need a new latex glove.