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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Just ran across this Time/CNN article on The 50 Worst Cars of All Time. Complete with pictures, I had not heard of or had fogotten about many of them. An interesting tour of past automotive follies. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
They missed my DKW with two stroke engine, three cylinders, front wheel drive. Absolutely treacherous. If you dirtied your spark plugs with excessive pedal, the engine would stop running in the middle of an overtaking. Tullio The two stroke engine fuel is a mixture of gasoline and lubricating oil. |
thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0 |
This one looks like coming out of an IKEA storehouse :-) Account frozen... |
Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0 |
I just got through going thru all the read ups for every vehicle listed...I've been laughing my ass off...I love the humorous descriptions. Account frozen... |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
This one looks like coming out of an IKEA storehouse :-) And just like something from an IKEA storehouse, you put it together. BOINC WIKI |
Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0 |
I've seen better looking golf carts... Account frozen... |
CyberWraith Send message Joined: 18 Feb 06 Posts: 135 Credit: 90,304 RAC: 0 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
They forgot this peice of automotive snuff ;) Yes, but the article confined itself to things actually put into production. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
They forgot this peice of automotive snuff ;) But not nessecarily sold. BOINC WIKI |
CyberWraith Send message Joined: 18 Feb 06 Posts: 135 Credit: 90,304 RAC: 0 |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Ford Edsel LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
YUGO GV LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Ford Edsel It made the list, but he rated it as not that bad a car - just vastly over hyped by Madison Avenue. Anyone remember the Ford Pinto? Unsafe at any speed. BOINC WIKI |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
AMC PACER LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
CHEVY CORVAIR LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
CyberWraith Send message Joined: 18 Feb 06 Posts: 135 Credit: 90,304 RAC: 0 |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Ford Edsel Unsafe at any speed referred to the Chevy Corvair. Ralph Nader used that phrase in his book. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Chevy Vega It had a bad rust problem LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0 |
Chevy Vega Dodge Omni! Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! |
Lester Send message Joined: 6 Jun 07 Posts: 414 Credit: 38,111 RAC: 0 |
NSU Prinz, BMW 600. had both. |
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