Just curious. I asked about Mercedes Benz 300TD wagons. I got several off
list responses where owners swore by them and several ex-owners who swore at
them.
The WORST car I ever owned was a 1979 VW Rabbit diesel. I loved the "no
ignition - 50 mpg" stuff and actually enjoyed the gutless performance because
it made your driving skills interactive with the driving experience. You had
to work to get it to go efficiently and quickly. However, the car began losing
compression and it started when I was going down the freeway and the car began
accelerating uncontrollably. I stood on the brakes and forced it to a stop
with the car in gear (otherwise the engine would overspeed). Then the assbite
car wouldn't start. It would crank endlessly. Turned out that when the engine
got hot it would begin dieselling on its own crankcase oil. Then there wasn't
enough compression to restart it. You could push start it with the bumper of a
pickup going about 30 mph, but not by pushing by hand. Argh!
The first time this happened, I missed my grandfather's death. He had
been asking to see me before he died and the VW screwed me. I was going to
total the car out of spite (a rollover when have been fun), but instead I
drove the little car to Pick-A-Part. GFYS ya little assbite car. I did kick in
one door, which made me feel better.
What is the worst car other listers have owned?
Bill Brewer
Tehachapi, CA
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