|[C³]| The Crappy Car Club

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1981 Datsun Bluebird Venturer - Series 1.

Picture may come soon.

Con's:
  • Start-up problems, leading to it "conking out" or just not even attempting to start at all.
  • Windows not sealed properly leaving blowing noise to occur when driving at a decent speed.
  • Interior and exterior are both light-blue. Looks shocking.
  • Combination of old-style hubcaps, no window-tinting, year-model and look giving the impression of an "old-man's car".
  • Splashed white paint marks on doors.
  • Has a slight "miss" when cold if slowing down to certain revs.
  • Struggles at highway speeds.
  • Cassette Player doesn't work.
  • Only has AM Radio. No FM Radio.
  • Probably won't last too long in this condition.

Pro's:
  • I'm going to spend a fair amount of time fixing everything up and making it look like less of an old-man's car. Looking for an engine conversion. An old FJ20, maybe? They never failed the better Datto's.
  • Cheap. In price and fuel.
 
1988 Ford Taurus L

Pros
-it runs (usually)
-it is large and comfortable

Cons
-it is a 4-CYLINDER!!!!!!!!
-it is a gas guzzling 4-cylinder
-it has an exhaust leak(sounds crappy and loud)
-Will not start if temperature is below 10 degrees farenheit
-ugly hubcaps
-very slow
-squeaky brakes
-balding tires
-gas gauge works when it wants to
-it is a FORD (it breaks down frequently)

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after relaxing and reading the thread, I was reminded of more stuff wrong with the car
-passenger lock button BROKE OFF as i was unlocking it one day :grumpy:
-tranny leaks a good amount of fluid-I fill it up when it starts slipping
-no A/C
-oh did I mention it's ugly

one good thing though- I can spin the tires once in a while - on ice, otherwise i have to turn the steering wheel to get it to break loose - but it won't work on dry pavement.
 
Daan: I think you know our answer. it was a 0-3-1 vote. Guess which way it went?

Animetria: It was a 1-2-1 vote in favor of your admittance. Your car is decent. The only problems seem to be in the options and amenities. C³ cars have few to no options at all.

Leenis: The vote is 1-1-2. I obstained. Your car is really really bad, I'll give you that, but it seems to be in good shape. We need to hear stuff that is really wrong with it, like any windows that roll up, or locks that don't lock, stuff like that. Doing that, you should be admitted without a problem.

Matt: With a vote of 3-0-1, you are in. Big 'ol station wagon should be properly eqipped. Instead of the 1.9L milk carton of an engine, it should be equipped with a 5.7L MONSTER. Plus, you got the misplaced paint one the doors. Do I smell a Joe Dirt-esq car? (With white, intead of Plum Crazy :crazy: )
 
It's not the station wagon version. And it's nothing like Joe Dirt's car...but it's a hunk of crap and it deserves its place here until I start working on it properly. :lol:
 
Jimmy Enslashay
It's not the station wagon version. And it's nothing like Joe Dirt's car...but it's a hunk of crap and it deserves its place here until I start working on it properly. :lol:
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Oh, then you're banned! j/k I was hoping it was the statoin wagon version... :( oh, well. That is still pretty crappy.
 
96 Geo Metro
Oh theres stuff wrong.

-two of the three spark plug holes are crossthreaded, spark plugs will not screw in all the way, therefore lose of some power.

-there is a big hole in the exhaust header, its getting louder too.

-my drverside window doesn't roll up straight, i half to straighten it by hand.

-the passenger side mirror is missing.

-theres mildew and moss growing on the back carpet.

-the steering wheel is not centered, its like 20 degrees to the left.

-i've managed to cover up all the rust with black rustoleum paint.

-theres a burn whole in the back bumper from the muffler.

-and i did really poor bondo work on the whole right front fender from a huge whole that was there from previous owner.

-i literally riped out the AC unit and hoses, because it didn't wok, and it was wieghting my car down.

- i cant lock my doors cause i dont have the unlocking key (dont know if that counts)


And thats pretty much it. :guilty:
 
Why didn't you say that in the first place? You're in twice over with that uber-crappiness! I don't need a vote on that!
 
daan
My 406 Coupe

Pros
Looks fantastic
3.0litre V6 so it's quite fast
Leather, heated, electric seats
heated electric mirrors
6 CD autochanger + JBL amp
Air con.
Room for 4 and their luggage

Cons
Drinks fuel
Got a cracked front bumper and numberplate when a colleague with a Jeep reversed into it.
Electric mirrors don't fold back automatically
6 CD autochanger currently jammed with 6 CD in it

:dopey:
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How the hell can you say your 406 is crappy daan? I:t's a hell of a lot better than most of the population of the UK cars, plus did you buy it new or second hand?

Now I think my motor s crappy!

A 1993 Renault Clio Liberte.
1.2 5 doors.
Pro's:
- it's got 5 doors,
- 5 speed
- sunroof,
- radio cassette
- only done 55k miles
- cheap insurance
- gives some poke for a small car when pulling away

Con's:
-has mould growing in it on the seats and carpet, where condensation accumilates over night
- stinks like crap as the amount of times people have spilt their beers and drinks and food in it from parties.
- rust is start to appear through on the right rear wing.
- only has a cassette player
- has a loose alternator belt, so squeels like a ***** everywhere
- has fake crapp wheel trims that are cracked and buggered
- has a nice crease down the left hand side where some ***** reversed into me in a car park.
- as soon as i have more than 2 people in the car or give it some poke i watch the fuel needle suddenly drop as it does about 20mpg.
- top speed 90mph
- brakes are shot
- has a blwoing exhaust soo sounds really phat! :dunce:

oo yeah and forgot had an accident two weeks ago, so has a cracked chassis, the front left head lamp cluster is completly destroyed, but the bulb is hanging on by a wire, the bumbers compltly cracked and buggered, the suspension is damaged so whenever i go over a bump it makes the loudest band ever, if i steer right the tyre rubs on the body work and the bonnets crumpled as well.
but my next door neighbour had a look at it and said it's apparantly still legal to drive on teh roads, but just not at night time (he's a traffic cop) :scared: :dunce: even though i don't atm. And it does still drive i had to take it down to a garrage a couple of days ago to get a fixation quote for the insruacne company and the biatch who decided to pull out 15 metres in front of me down a main road by not looking 👎 . I at least have to get a sympathy vote.
 
wee_man
How the hell can you say your 406 is crappy daan? It's a hell of a lot better than most of the population of the UK cars, plus did you buy it new or second hand?
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I just put in for a laugh. I would've been most distraught if it had made it in!

I got it 2nd hand. It was £26000 new so I let someone else take the massive depreciation hit.
 
leenis24
My 96 Geo metro
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/209915

Pros
-Great gas mileage :dopey:
-Doesn't handle too Bad, very nimble
-Light wieght
-easy to fix when broken
-fun in the snow

Cons
-Engine to small, 3 cyl, 55 hp
-barely fits 4 people
-don't go up any really step hill very fast
-SLOW, SLOW, SLOW, 0-60 in 22 sec. 👎 👎
-Heater/cooler sux
-no performance parts avialible. HA HA
-Gas tank is really small
-must ride alone, anymore people will seriuosly hurt the accel, and speed
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Its a GEO!!!!! Welcome my GEO driving brother!!!!

Event Horizon
Leenis: The vote is 1-1-2. I obstained. Your car is really really bad, I'll give you that, but it seems to be in good shape. We need to hear stuff that is really wrong with it, like any windows that roll up, or locks that don't lock, stuff like that. Doing that, you should be admitted without a problem.
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He should get in on the simple fact that ITS A FRELLING GEO METRO!!!!!!

'You can shine a turd all you want but it will still be shiny turd.' -My Friend Paul
 
slimer90210
Its a GEO!!!!! Welcome my GEO driving brother!!!!



He should get in on the simple fact that ITS A FRELLING GEO METRO!!!!!!

'You can shine a turd all you want but it will still be shiny turd.' -My Friend Paul
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Well Thank you 👍


Yes its true shiny turds are still turds, and they still do stink.
 
wee_man
How the hell can you say your 406 is crappy daan?
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Because it's French and, as such, every time you open the ashtray the stereo stops working... :D
 
Famine
Because it's French and, as such, every time you open the ashtray the stereo stops working... :D
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You don't smoke right? Then it's all good... At least the engine runs.
 
Why would my burning-leaf-matter habits, or lack thereof, have any bearing on daan's car?

Besides, where else are you supposed to keep your loose change for toll booths?
 
96' Mondeo TD

Pros:

No crappy wheel trims, just the plain black steelies - for that NASCAR look.
Has never broken down on me.
Has never failed its MOT.
Good 'gas' mileage.
Very comfortable, especially on the motorway.
Makes for a good 'work-horse'

Cons:

With no wheel trims those shiny black steelies soon turned to dirty/rusty steelies - for that 'banger-racing' look.
Its white - but only after its bi-yearly wash.
Although its been reliable in general, its starting to develop minor niggles, and bits of trim are begining to make bids for freedom.
Its no ball-of-fire.
Sunroof and window rubbers are starting to grow their own eco-systems.
Suspension bushes have turned to jelly which has left the tyres to wear out on their outer edges.
Cracks in the bumpers are starting to grow.
Windows are starting to get condensation on the inside (turning to ice on the coldest mornings!).
Its getting close to its timing belt service (probably costs more than the worth of the car)
 
I Should be in this club !!

1991 Mazda 626 lx 5 door
298'000 km's ( putting 150 km's on her every week day ! )

Pros:

decent gas mileage
have only had to do a little work
5 speed manual
peppy 110 hp and 130 ft lbs/ torque

Cons;

*starting to rust REAL bad
*needs new valve cover gasket,
*has an exhaust leak at the manifold where a bolt has broken in the head and can't be just 'taken' out
*needs brakes all around
*a month ago all door seals uniformly decided to let go...( since repaired, but a pain never-the-less )
*thermostat not working properly ( had to put cardboard betweent he condenser and the rad to keep warm in the winter weather )
*auto locks are tempermental, some mornings have to use passenger door to get in, drivers side is cranky
*NOT. A. CHICK. MAGNET.
*front two speakers are blown ( just use the rears )
yadda yadda

so consider this my application to The Crappy Car Club !!!
 
Famine
Because it's French and, as such, every time you open the ashtray the stereo stops working... :D
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Actually, every time you open the ashtray, the cigarette lighter fuse blew! (I don't smoke but I use the lighter socket to power my mp3 player since my CD player jammed). It doesn't blow now as I've removed the bulb from the ashtray. (I have no idea why an ashtray needs to be lit)
 
Okay, I own a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire. While it is relatively new, I don't think that should automatically disqualify me from C3. Here are the pros and cons:

Pros
It is THE BEST winter driver I have ever driven. It has FWD, traction control and ABS, plus it's small and easy to maneuvre. It also has a folding rear bench seat so you can put in really long stuff, like lumber or skis.

Cons
I have never purchased lumber, and I don't ski. Also, it's painted dark blue metallic, and therefore shows every single mark it has accumulated over the pest two and a half years; heck, it even shows snowbrush marks from when I have to get the snow off the roof and hood. It's not nearly as good on gas as you would think. My previous car, a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme International was just as good on gas, and it had a V6. The interior rattles and squeaks and creaks and jiggles enough to drive you halfway crazy. The weatherstripping is so ill-fitted that ice actually forms in the INSIDE of the windshield, and there isn't much you can do besides trying to use your scraper in the car or waiting for the feeble defroster to take care of it. And speaking of the defroster, it only works at half power if you're idling at a light, and then gets going when you accelerate again. Also, the trim pieces in the interior are perpetually coming off.

But the absolute number one con is the 2-inch pit formed in front of the driver's seat, where you put your legs. It's hard to describe, but the seat sits on a raised area that forms the back wall of this pit. It's a sunken area that catches all the snow and slush and lets it seep into the carpet. I had a battle with must and mold this winter that I'm only now starting to win because I took the car completely out of commission for three days and dried it out with heaters and fans and towels.

PIECE OF ****.

So am I in guys? Am I? Huh?
 
daan
I just put in for a laugh. I would've been most distraught if it had made it in!

I got it 2nd hand. It was £26000 new so I let someone else take the massive depreciation hit.
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ha ha ha, yea I thought that! just double checking. So would I, would of said a lot about the average half decent (actually that's a lie cos the 406 is a pretty decent car) European car comapred to the crap american standard :P.
ha ha ha, yea they go for nothing down at the auctions now. It's stupid some of the bigger cars are cheaper second hand than the smaller cars, you can pick up some real nice motors for rediculous prices.
how much did you pay for it then?

Famine
Because it's French and, as such, every time you open the ashtray the stereo stops working... :D
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:lol: bwhahaha, so true. you mean his stereo actually worked in the first place?! mines just made out of a combination of straw and garlic.
btw hows the mazda going?

daan
(I have no idea why an ashtray needs to be lit)
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not exactly like you should be looking down there anyway, to notice it if you're driving.
anyway i'm surprised they dont make them out of titanium, well at least for the french verisons? hve u ever tried galuose? (how ever u spell the french cigs) I'm surprised the smoke emitted from them doesnt melt the dash!
 
Would an AUTOMATIC 1994 Mustang be considered crappy? It fits the bill to me.
 
VTGT07
Would an AUTOMATIC 1994 Mustang be considered crappy? It fits the bill to me.
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First of all, is it the V6 model (3.8-liter [?] V6 145 horsepower), or the GT model (4.9-liter [4942cc] V8 215 horsepower)? Also, is the the coupe model or the convertible.

What are the pros and cons?

We need all of this information before we can make our decision.
 
1995 Dodge Intrepid

Cons: Bad transmission, so It doesn't drive
Leaks brake fluid
Holes in headliner
Clearcoat is peeling off everywhere
The front bumper is missing paint from me hitting a fence
No A/C
Passenger Air bag holder is sticking out.



That's most of it.

EDIT: I forgot a very important part. The driver side back door is from a '97 Intrepid it's still black and fits for the most part, but it doesn't close too well and has holes from where the molding is supposed to go. My car doesn't have molding.

I still have the old door but it won't close. What happened was just like what happend on "Black Sheep" with Chris Farley.

The back door was open and I didn't know it and started backing up and it just kept bending. That happened on the same fence that I ran into scratching the front bumper.
 
Mr. McShake
1995 Dodge Intrepid

Cons: Bad transmission, so It doesn't drive
Leaks brake fluid
Holes in headliner
Clearcoat is peeling off everywhere
The front bumper is missing paint from me hitting a fence
No A/C
Passenger Air bag holder is sticking out.



That's most of it.
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When you say it doesn't drive does that mean it doesn't drive well, or it doesn't drive at all? One of the requirements is that the car must be a daily driver, or at least driven very often. Also, you only listed cons... there has to be something good about the car.
 
Oh yeah. Well it drives about 10mph, but it won't shift anymore. It was a daily driver until that happened. Let me tell you that was a long drive home and I had to pray for no red lights, because it took quite some time to get up to 10mph.

Pros.
It has a nice interior, It's roomy pretty good gas milage, new brake pads, tape deck.

But if this doesn't qualify for a daily driver. I have a back up car that I'm driving now that might fit the bill.
 
Mr. McShake
Oh yeah. Well it drives about 10mph, but it won't shift anymore. It was a daily driver until that happened. Let me tell you that was a long drive home and I had to pray for no red lights, because it took quite some time to get up to 10mph.

Pros.
It has a nice interior, It's roomy pretty good gas milage, new brake pads, tape deck.

But if this doesn't qualify for a daily driver. I have a back up car that I'm driving now that might fit the bill.
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Please... describe the car you're driving now. :D
 
1992 Mazda 323 Protage

Pros
  • It has good gas milege
  • It was free
  • It's a 5 speed. I never knew how to drive one before this.

Cons
  • Many dings and dents
  • Fuel gauge doesn't really work. It just goes all the way to E whenever it wants. I just refill after 200miles
  • When I turn on the heater the Speedo go up to really fast. I'll be going 30 and it'll say 85.
  • The back window defroser doesn't work.
  • The speakers only work when they want. I spend a lot of time banging on them.
  • The lights for the radio display only work when they want to. A lot of messing with that to get them to work too.
  • It has no dome light.
  • Doesn't always want to shift in to reverse.
  • You have to lift the door handle to lock the front doors.

Probably more, but that's all I got off the top of my head.
 
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