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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]BlueKota
(1,862 posts)it was introduced with money my Uncle left her. My Dad wasn't happy about it. He was a mechanic, and always preferred used cars, but he said it was her money, so she could do what she wanted. A friend also a mechanic told her not to buy any car the first year it came out.
She ignored both of them. It wasn't very long before the starter started going bad. My Dad was actually having to hit it with a stone to get it to work, while the dealership waited for a new one to be shipped. One day when they picked me up at work my boss saw my Dad doing that . He turns to me, and says, Linda isn't that a brand new car. I replied yep! He laughed and he said, I bet your Mom is hearing a lot of I told you so, from your Dad, I said yep.
We also spun out a few times, because it had horrible traction. A few years later she traded it for a Ford Tarus and she loved that car and stuck with that model until she passed away. Those were very nice.