BGP QOTD: What was the worst car you ever owned?

Worst car mechanically...or worst on gas mileage? Whatever.

2004 Nissan Maxima. Transmission went out, twice.

For me, it was a 2002 Saturn SL2. It had problems out the yin-yang with just about everything in the engine, and it may have been completely unrelated, but for whatever reason that thing would wear through tires within literally about half of the time it was supposed to take for them to wear down. I ended up selling it for scrap after the transmission went out when it was only at like 75,000 miles - the mechanic said the cost of replacing the transmission with a refurbished one would probably negate any value on it.

2004 Nissan Maxima. Transmission went out, twice.

I'm assuming you dumped it the second go-around?

It was either a 2000 or 2001 Jeep Cherokee. I leased it new off the lot. I was averaging 11 miles per gallon over the first month. Dealership told me to give it another couple months as it should be roughly double. 3 months later, still getting 11mpg. They told me my math was wrong until I laid out my receipts and mileage log as they didn't expect me to be tracking it. My math was right. They looked it over, said nothing appeared wrong, but definitely should be getting around 20mpg. I had a lemon. I ended up getting out of the lease, and went back to a Toyota. I've had a Toyota ever since.

2004 Nissan Maxima. Transmission went out, twice.

That's a known issue with Nissan's. You have to have 3 near-death experiences before they'll do anything. Unfortunately, that is their policy as I've known a few people that just went through it.

I'm assuming you dumped it the second go-around?

Yep. It was already paid off so I traded it in when I bought my current car.

It was either a 2000 or 2001 Jeep Cherokee. I leased it new off the lot. I was averaging 11 miles per gallon over the first month. Dealership told me to give it another couple months as it should be roughly double. 3 months later, still getting 11mpg. They told me my math was wrong until I laid out my receipts and mileage log as they didn't expect me to be tracking it. My math was right. They looked it over, said nothing appeared wrong, but definitely should be getting around 20mpg. I had a lemon. I ended up getting out of the lease, and went back to a Toyota. I've had a Toyota ever since.

Why would they expect the gas mileage to improve on a car? Do they expect the engine to get "broken in" and work more smoothly?

Why would they expect the gas mileage to improve on a car? Do they expect the engine to get "broken in" and work more smoothly?

I'd say they just thought he couldn't do math, and/or wasn't really tracking it.

Why would they expect the gas mileage to improve on a car? Do they expect the engine to get "broken in" and work more smoothly?

That was their thought process as they said it takes about 3,000 miles to break in an engine.

That was their thought process as they said it takes about 3,000 miles to break in an engine.

First I've heard of that. :lol2:

First I've heard of that. :lol2:

They just didn't want to deal with the situation. Back then, trying to prove a car was a lemon was nearly impossible. I put the thing on swapalease and got out of it.

2006 Dodge Stratus. Constant problems, check engine light always on mostly due to faulty sensors rather than real problems. Was just never really happy with anything about the car after buying it. Thank goodness my son wrecked it.

2006 Dodge Stratus. Constant problems, check engine light always on mostly due to faulty sensors rather than real problems. Was just never really happy with anything about the car after buying it. Thank goodness my son wrecked it.

Audi - I owned two of them - one for me and one for the wife. Always needing repairs.