Worst Cars Ever

#31

Quote:

That site dealing with european based made cars.
While in the states, anyone could easily come up with a list of the 50 worst
cars to drive.
To start off with, the "Edsel".

What precisely do you see as the problems with the Edsel that would
make it the worst car to drive. It was every much a chromed boat as
the products from Chrysler and GM. Indeed it was based on other for
models.

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On the top 10 would be the "Corvair"

Have you ever driven a Corvair? I have. Please tell me why it would
be among the top 10 worst cars to drive.

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and somewhere on the list, the
"Crosley".
What? You never heard of the Crosley?

Have you ever driven a Crosley? It, like the little Metropolitan,
Renault Dauphine, Morris Minor was an economy car being driven in the
wrong country. Good cars, but not designed for high speed long
distance USA driving. Ever seen an Isetta, Heinkel, Messerschmitt,
DKW, Maico, Vespa or Lloyd micro car? Same problem when they were
driven in high speed and milage situations.

Quote:

It was made in Cincinnati Ohio for a
number of years. As my dad would say, "The joke was, the engine was so small
you could work on it while holding it on your lap!".
The original uh laptop?
I actually saw one and the guy was showing it off to gawkers at the store.
How about the "Kaiser Manhattan"?
Now try getting a part for one of them. Including an engine part.

Again, what precisely is wrong with a Kaiser Manhattan that would make
it one of the worst 10 cars to drive. You seem adept at making entries
to a list of undesirable cars but you have no information to back it
up. It would be difficult if not impossible to stop by the auro parts
store and get an engine part for almost any 60 year old car now.

#32

John S. wrote:

Quote:

PC Paul wrote:
John S. wrote:

It's easy to come up with a list of 10 pictures and no text
whatsoever to support a dubious claim. Furthermore I do not
understand the need to come up with such a list, other than to
sell books. Pointless exercise.

This is better...

http://www.uglycars.co.uk

But what is the point of sites like that. What can anyone possibly
get from such simple minded comparisons of cars. Over the past 20
years I've seen several books listing the supposed worst cars or the
ugliest cars. And they have all been on the 70% discount table at
the local chain bookstore. One could come up with a list of all
turquoise cars ever produced and have equally interesting material.

You think all sites have to have a point? I think you're on the wrong
Internet.

Somebody felt it had enough of a point (humour included - although I get the
impression that might not count too highly in your ratings..) to produce it.

If you find microcars so fascinating, why not produce a website about them
yourself to share your knowledge and experiences?

Of course, I'd find a site like that pretty pointless. But there you go, it
takes all sorts.

And wouldn't it be boring if it didn't???

#33

John S. wrote: <brevity snip>

Quote:

Richard wrote: <ignorance snip
Somebody wrote: <already snipped
That site dealing with european based made cars.
While in the states, anyone could easily come up with a list of the 50 worst
cars to drive.
To start off with, the "Edsel".

You seem adept at making entries
to a list of undesirable cars but you have no information to back it
up.

Lol. That's the first time anybody ever told Rich -that-!
-----

- gpsman

#34

gpsman wrote:

Quote:

John S. wrote: <brevity snip
Richard wrote: <ignorance snip
Somebody wrote: <already snipped
That site dealing with european based made cars.
While in the states, anyone could easily come up with a list of the 50 worst
cars to drive.
To start off with, the "Edsel".

You seem adept at making entries
to a list of undesirable cars but you have no information to back it
up.

Lol. That's the first time anybody ever told Rich -that-!
-----

So far he seems a bit light on specifics.

#35

"PC Paul" <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Quote:

John S. wrote:
Old Boy wrote:
New books lists them

Preview of book and pictures here

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index....D=3&subID=1140

Id be interested why some of the cars mentioned were so bad - isnt
the robin reliant a distinctive classic now for example....

It's easy to come up with a list of 10 pictures and no text whatsoever
to support a dubious claim. Furthermore I do not understand the need
to come up with such a list, other than to sell books. Pointless
exercise.

This is better...

http://www.uglycars.co.uk

Not to mention it's owned by a bloke I used to work with... Hi Phil if you
ever see this...

My exact car is on the front page. Bastard! Show's he knows nothing!

#36

Carl Gibbs wrote:

Quote:

"PC Paul" <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message

This is better...

http://www.uglycars.co.uk

Not to mention it's owned by a bloke I used to work with... Hi Phil
if you ever see this...

My exact car is on the front page. Bastard! Show's he knows nothing!

You think...?

#37

"PC Paul" <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Quote:

Carl Gibbs wrote:
"PC Paul" <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message

This is better...

http://www.uglycars.co.uk

Not to mention it's owned by a bloke I used to work with... Hi Phil
if you ever see this...

My exact car is on the front page. Bastard! Show's he knows nothing!

You think...?

I try to

#38

Brent P wrote:

Quote:

In article <eis2kr12e0k (AT) news2 (DOT) newsguy.com>, Nate Nagel wrote:
standard Continental engine. The only one that might be difficult to
keep going would be the Crosley, which was a bit of a POS at least with
the sheetmetal engine.

Now that I had not heard of... or maybe forgot...

The 'high performance' Crosley engine was the "CoBra" engine. Made of
*Co*pper *Bra*zed sheet for lightness and cooling.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

#39

Nate Nagel wrote:

Quote:

richard wrote:
[A bunch of ignorant crap.]

Obviously you've never had any of those cars

Nate, the guy is an idiot not worth your bother. We both know the
Edsel was as good as any contemporary Ford just as the Kasier was in
its day among the independents. The Crosley was an odd anomaly I
wouldn't begrudge showing up on the list while the second generation
Corvair was, in fact, quite good.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

#40

Carl Gibbs (cagmeister (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Quote:

http://www.uglycars.co.uk

My exact car is on the front page. Bastard! Show's he knows nothing!

Out of the five on there, one belongs to a good mate o' mine who sent the
pic of his own car to the site. (and I owned one until a couple of weeks
ago) - I quite like the other four, too...

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