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post Mar 3 2011, 06:11 AM
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Like it says, its only for fun, nothing else-don't get offended. Cars are on the list for various reasons, including looks, quality, performance, and even stereotypes. Some are cars that often end up on these lists and some are a little bit surprising.

Lets start with the top 20 worst American cars...

20. Ford Explorer
(IMG:http://www.7passengervehiclesreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/FOrd-Explorer.jpg)
Forget about the Firestone tire controversy-the Explorer launched a huge obsession with oversized SUVs. In the 1990's, Ford placed a station-wagon style body on the F-series truck platform. The Explorer was a instant sellout, causing Detroit to put out more and more large SUVs and Pickups into the market and neglecting the small car market. It worked well until gas prices rose to $4 a gallon...we all know what happened after that.
19. Edsel Corsair
(IMG:http://allencarswell.com/estore/images/1959%20Corsair.jpg)
The Corsair (ok, whatever, all Edsel models) wasn't really a bad car design itself per se, however several factors caused it to be the biggest automotive flop ever. Buyers hated the "horsecollar grille" and the push-button controls on the steering wheel, which meant you ended up shifting gears while honking your horn. Also, all the Edsel models were large cars that arrived right in the middle of a recession...which certainly didn't help.
18. Chevrolet Corvette C6
(IMG:http://images.loqu.com/contents/652/673/image/3/jc/Police%20Cars%2016.jpg)
The Corvette is a excellent track car, but it really isn't a good road car. Huge panel gaps, a interior that is made mostly of plastic, extreme rattling and the thinnest leather ever seen in a car. And why doesn't it have pop-up headlights?
17. Chevrolet Corvette California Edition
(IMG:http://www.rpmgo.com/images2009/Top-50-Worst-Cars-In-All-History-PART-3-10.jpg)
Probably the lowest point of American motoring, the Cali Vette was nothing close to a performer. Sold only in CA during the 1980 model year (thank goodness!), the 350 small-block V8 was mated to a 3-speed slushbox made (barely) 180 hp. This is the Corvette that even most diehard Corvette fans hate.
16. Chevrolet Iron Duke Camaro
(IMG:http://www.gmphotostore.com/images/53219354_pr.jpg)
Back in the 1920's, 90 hp was a lot of power. 60 years later, 90 hp is laughable. So why did GM decide to stick the 90hp 2.5 Iron Duke 4 in the Camaro, the symbol of Chevy performance (ok, the Corvette is, but still...) and the ultimate Mustang fighter? Better yet, just like the CA Vette, the Camaro's engine was connected to a 3-speed slushbox, which made the whole package amazing...ly s**t. 0-60 in 20 seconds must be fun...

To be continued...

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post Mar 3 2011, 06:47 AM
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um, Explorer = Ranger (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

and i'm keeping my eye on this topic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/iseewud.gif)
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post Mar 3 2011, 07:01 AM
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QUOTE (ChevyRacer454 @ Mar 3 2011, 06:47 AM) *
and i'm keeping my eye on this topic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/iseewud.gif)

Actually please do...note I will try my best to not piss anyone off here.
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post Mar 3 2011, 07:31 AM
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I liked the explorer.. Well, I still do.
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post Mar 3 2011, 12:29 PM
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WHAT IS THIS?Corvette Cal is nice to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/iseewud.gif) and Camaro.
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post Mar 3 2011, 04:54 PM
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The explorer was pretty popular over here too :X
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QUOTE (uiui @ Mar 3 2011, 12:29 PM) *
WHAT IS THIS?Corvette Cal is nice to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/iseewud.gif) and Camaro.

Well, the folks at Time Magazine agree with me tho...
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/art...1658522,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/art...1658527,00.html
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post Mar 3 2011, 10:57 PM
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"the Iron Duke Camaro had 0-60 mph acceleration of around 20 seconds, which left Camaro owners to drum their fingers while school buses rocketed past in a blur of yellow."

LOL!
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post Mar 4 2011, 12:17 AM
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"the Iron Duke Camaro had 0-60 mph acceleration of around 20 seconds"

wow that is shameful...
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post Mar 4 2011, 12:21 AM
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wait, how is Corvette a bad ca-
oh it is californian edition
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post Mar 4 2011, 03:17 AM
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it's a late model C3... of course it's a horrible car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/toung.gif) anything after 72 to late C4 was pertymuch lame...

though they did have V8s... and where there's a chevy smallblock, there's tons of room to work with. especialy since a big block can fit in the same spot without modification WIN!
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post Mar 4 2011, 05:41 AM
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Ok, the next 5....
15. Plymouth Prowler
(IMG:http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/PlymouthProwler1.jpg)
There's a reason automakers shouldn't make their own mass-produced hotrods, and this is an excellent example of why. Inspired by a roadster design by Chip Foose, the car had all the looks of a early 50's SoCal dry lakebed speedster. Too bad the power didn't match the looks; the Prowler got the standard issue 250hp V6, which wasn't very inspiring. To make matters worse, they forgot to add a manual transmission, making tire-burning on the drag strip impossible. It was a light car so handling was generally good, but really, the Prowler adds new meaning to "all show, no go."
14. Lincoln Blackwood
(IMG:http://www.autos-concept-review.info/images/lincoln-blackwood.jpg)
A luxury truck, that must be good, right? The Blackwood was built to give Lincoln a piece of the luxury truck market. Too bad the Blackwood was useless for hauling anything that trucks are known to haul. Lack of a 4WD option meant it wasn't capable for any construction work, and the truck bed had a (quite troublesome) heater of all things-useful for carrying the latest fashions from Neiman Marcus, and really not much else.
13. Chrysler K-Cars
(IMG:http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2861/1601/32150800001_large.jpg)
In the 1980's, Chrysler was broke. Chrysler was so close to collpase that even GM and Ford didn't really see them as much. The solution? Enter the K-car. The most overused platform in automotive history, Chrysler used the platform on everything from sedans to minivans. They all looked boring as hell, they all were poorly put together and the car belched black smoke wherever it went. Apparently terrible cars do sell...well...
12. General Motors/Saturn EV1
(IMG:http://www.aa1car.com/library/ev1.jpg)
The EV1 was the result of a CARB (California Air Resources Board) zero-emissions mandate that required each major automaker that sold cars in California to make a certain amount of zero-emissions cars; Ford responded with the Ranger EV, Toyota came up with the RAV4 EV, Honda came up with the EV plus and GM came up with the most famous with them all-the EV1. The EV1 was the best electric car of its time; too bad that isn't saying much. Problem was, battery technology was nowhere near ready to become a viable power source; the first generation had a range of 60 miles per charge on a good day, and charging took 3 hours. Good for city driving, but useless for almost anything else. The second gen got a 100 miles per charge, and each charge took 8 hours...wait, that's worse. GM sued CARB, and CARB then changed the mandate to building at least 250 zero-emissions cars by 2008. As no EV1s were ever sold and only leased, GM then took back the EV1s and then...crushed nearly all of them. That would soon prove to be a terrible decision, as environmentalists and EV lovers deemed GM to be the brand that "killed the electric car." At least Toyota sold its RAV4 EVs to customers that wanted to keep them after lease period was over; GM just forced its customers to surrender their cars.
11. Toyota Cavalier
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The second-generation Caddy Cimarron exists, but under a different name in a different country. As part of a Toyota-GM partnership that brought you the boring but always reliable Toyota Corolla/Geo Prizm, this is what the lucky folks in Japan got; the Toyota Cavalier. Yeah, it was only sold in Japan, but other than trim pieces and a Toyota badge, it was the same crapbox sold in the US. (And yes, it was built in Lordstown, Ohio-same plant where all the Chevy Cavaliers were built.) This sad "luxury car" was sold with the same quality control that Cavaliers are known for; in other words, the worst reliability of any compact on Earth, huge panel gaps and interiors made of plastic and put together by super glue. Extras that we didn't get include...leather shift knobs?!! Best of all, the whole package cost as much as a Audi 80...which sold like crap, err, hotcakes. Oh well, at least there's that TRO bodykit, which made your Cavalier look like a drift car. Oh wait, nevermind, the Cavalier is FWD so you can't drift and it still looked like a piece of s**t that someone tried to tune up. No wonder why visiting a J-Body meet is not very different from visiting the scrapyard.

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post Mar 4 2011, 06:11 AM
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Roadster is cool, I loved that car in Midtown Madness.
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post Mar 4 2011, 07:37 AM
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the ev1 is the best american car ever
no discussion
watch this program
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=FV2IA3I4
they did have the technology to make it an incredibly good car, but petrol and motor indutries would broke if it became popular and goverment preffers people angry rather than a huge company that can destroy the economy

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post Mar 4 2011, 08:00 AM
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QUOTE (AndrewGMC @ Mar 4 2011, 07:37 AM) *
the ev1 is the best american car ever
no discussion
watch this program
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=FV2IA3I4
they did have the technology to make it an incredibly good car, but petrol and motor indutries would broke if it became popular and goverment preffers people angry rather than a huge company that can destroy the economy

To be honest, the EV1 was a pretty decent performer for it's kind; 140hp and super-light...it could make a nice lightweight racer.
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post Mar 4 2011, 12:16 PM
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QUOTE (DLuZive @ Mar 4 2011, 06:11 AM) *
Roadster is cool, I loved that car in Midtown Madness.


That was the Panoz roadster (IMG:style_emoticons/default/toung.gif)


And how can you say that about the J body? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/xd.gif) It was great!.. Well the european version was anyway. We stopped using that in Europe in 1988, but america used it till 2005... wtf, no wonder 90s american cars were s**t, using ancient technology (IMG:style_emoticons/default/toung.gif)
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post Mar 4 2011, 11:52 PM
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um toyota Cavalier by technicality is a JDM car and shoudln't be on the american car list (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) use the real cavalier if you must but the toyota version should be on the japanese car list.

and DMC the Vauxhaul was a generation befor the Toyota cavalier (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) my parents had a chevy version, great millage. looked perty good was just way to small.
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post Mar 5 2011, 12:21 AM
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though for future referance.

Aztek usualy number 1 on the list isn't a bad vehicle, owners love them, and they really did have great versitility and useability.

Vega, sure the new aluminum engine was junk but you would be amazed at what a well tuned Vega with a smallblock chevy could do on a drag strip (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Ford Ranger, usualy put down for it's ancient design it's still the most effecient and probably the most reliable compact pickup.

Ford Crown Victoria see above.

Chevrolet Impala "2006-2013" simmiler to above. they're really not that bad of a car. the V8 model could match a Charger R/T (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) and I hear they'll be getting a 3.6L V6 befor they finaly go away.

Dodge neon, they really arn't very bad, and the R/T and SRT4 are perty impressive little preformance cars.

Chevrolet Cobalt, the cavalier replacement often put down for it's lame interior and old looking exterior but the SS model can hold it's own with the Camaro and Mustang.

Geo Tracker, they where perty nice and cool little SUVs though they did have the rollover issue.

late model Jeep Wagoneers sure it was just a Cherokee with a voyagers headligths, but hey it was just a Cherokee with voyage headlights, Cherokees are awesome little SUVs.

AMC Pacer, sure it was kind of ugly but it was mearly ahead of it's time. the doors the aerodynamics the big glass. all become standard features a generation or 2 behind it.
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post Mar 5 2011, 12:46 AM
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QUOTE (DLuZive @ Mar 4 2011, 01:11 AM) *
Roadster is cool, I loved that car in Midtown Madness.


Midtown madness 2 ( if thts wht u mean) didnt have a phymouth prowlerrr
the one in mm2 was a Panoz raodster
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post Mar 5 2011, 12:51 AM
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pretty sure the chrysler minivan, based on the k-car platform was the first minivan ever built and is still one of the best selling. don't really see the k-car as being a bad car when it saved the entire company from extinction.

I would say the first gen barracuda could be on the list though. It was thrown together from a valiant with a giant back glass just to beat the mustang to market by two weeks and in its first year alone the mustang out sold it 9 to 1.
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