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Cars you regret buying?

Started by Ghoste, March 09, 2007, 06:40:19 AM

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70charger_boy

1981 Mercury Bobcat..Google it and you'll see why

70charginglizard

Ford Escort and ford ranger.

Never again.
70charginglizard

hemi-hampton

Biggest POS I had was a 1966 Chevelle with 350 4bbl. The gas tank fell out & was draging down the raod behind me as I drove, Thought of driving a rolling time bomb ready to explode at any second crossed my mind. This was just after I bought it & before I even made it home with it. Looked good in the dark with it's nice new bright red paint but Next day in the daylight :icon_smile_dissapprove: the biggest POS.  LEON.

Wheels of Terror

Quote from: The70RT on March 09, 2007, 10:25:44 AM
1991 lincoln continental. Lost thousands on the piece of shit. Finally cut my losses....blacked out the check engine light and pulled the plug on the buzzer just to sell an 8,000 car for 1500! Just sold my 57 belair. bought it for 8K put in 4k and lost 2k when i sold it.......thanks mother in law..........then she wanted me to loan her half of the money back to fix her garage and that woul;d have put my charger resto on hold even longer. Needless to say NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy I bet she hates my Charger!


Hey!! My mother-in-law hates my Charger too!! Yet she claims that she is a gearhead.
1999 Pontiac Trans Am
1982 KARR Knight Rider Replica
2009 Dodge Avenger
Looking for another Third Gen Charger

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Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on March 09, 2007, 03:25:33 PM
I haven't regretted buying any of my vehicles, they all served the purpose I needed them for, at the time I needed them. Some were bought because I liked them, other were out of necessity.
The two that were the biggest PITA were;

  • The freebie 84 Reliant wagon (I really grew to hate that car), that my in-laws gave us...for free. At least the price was right. :icon_smile_big:
  • The '89 Suburbus that I bought when I decided that me, my wife & 3 kids no longer fit in the Reliant very well any more.

I bought the Suburbus for my wife for Christmas in 1993 (I even put a big red bow on it :icon_smile_approve: ), as sort of a spur of the moment decision. THAT was the mistake...never buy a car on a whim. ::)
I paid $11,500 for it used, with no warranty. (More like $16,000+ by the time I paid it off)
Day one (Christmas day), it overheated...the thermostat had stuck closed.
Within two weeks, the transmission went south...I ended up face to face with the owner of the car lot over that one. :icon_smile_angry:
Two years later, the fuel pump went...with a completely FULL 40 gallon tank! :rotz:
One month after that, the transmission went again...yes, it was juuust barely out of warranty. At this point, I'm really disliking 700R4's. :rotz:
Four years later, all forward gears in the transmission goes again. Ok, now I really hate that 700R4. :flame: By that time,  the value of the vehicle was about $4,000...that's WITH a working tranny. The way it sat there dead, I would have been lucky to get $2K out of it. Being stubborn, I wasn't gonna give it away, so it became my driveway queen.
After about a year, I finally but a completely different rebuilt 700R4 in there that the shop claimed as "bullitproof".
Two years later & of course, juuuust out of warranty, the tranny let's loose again. "Bulletproof, huh? Why didn't I sell it last year??" :cryin:
Now I'd be lucky to get $800 out of it...but wait! I paid $11,500 for it (more like $16K)! Forget it, I ain't sellin' it! I'll do a 5-speed swap to it when I'm no longer pissed at it. :flame:

This was about 4 years ago, before the nice shiny paint started flaking off the sides... :brickwall:




Yes I am a glutton, but dammit, that's the most I've ever paid for any vehicle for it & I'm gonna get my money's worth!! hehe :icon_smile_tongue:

Had the same problems with my 94' burb.  Turbo 400 is the only way to go.......that 700r4 is a waste of aluminum.  :rotz: :brickwall: :flame: :icon_smile_dissapprove:
"Its better to live one day as a Lion than a Lifetime as a Lamb".

      "The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on."

Proud Owner of:
1970 Dodge Charger R/T
1993 Dodge Ram Charger
1998 Freightliner Classic XL

HAZZARDJOHN

Quote from: 70charginglizard on May 24, 2007, 08:15:21 PM
Ford Escort and ford ranger.

Never again.

I've owned several rangers and I love them. I even Drive a 2000 explorer now. I have had nothing but luck with them best all around truck IMO

Worst car I ever owned:

2000 Ford escort ZX2 (Bought it because I thought an economical car would be a good idea) sold it a year later and bought another Ranger.

Now I am only throwing this in because I am pissed at it right now but my '95 Impala SS

This car is built and is in perfect shape, but I have been fixing the stupid from the previous owner for weeks now and it sits in my garage with a Buzzing radio and a Bad valve tick!  :flame: When I fix this stuff I will love it again.



My mechanic told me, "I couldn't fix your brakes, but don't worry I made your horn louder."

hutch

I bought a 92 Camaro the day they rolled off the line and had the rear end replaced twice in the first 4000 miles.  It was a hunk of crap. The interior started falling apart and breaking after the first year.  I wrapped it around a tree in 93 and never looked back.
In the words of Colonel Sanders,,,   "I'm too drunk,,, to taste this chicken"

TeeWJay426

My biggest automotive purchase regrets were the ones I DIDN'T buy.... and given the current market, should have! That list still makes me nauseous.... a close second is the ones I sold and shouldn't have..... :-\
74 Charger SE, 400 HP, 4-speed