The 29 Worst Cars Of ALL TIME!
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- These are car buying DISASTERS! These are the 29 worst cars of ALL TIME! Terrible cars, unreliable cars, deadly cars and downright UGLY cars! Avoid these 29 automotive flops to save yourself time, money and maybe even your LIFE!
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You should have really researched the Corvair a little more. It was literally a great car that suffered from a smear campaign. Ralph Nader was not only found guilty of slander, but had his career destroyed.
I'm baffled by the fact that most, if not all of these cars look better than the 2022 BMW XM
Yea
True!🤠
BMW is a joke and ths is from a bavarian
For now, it's just a concept so I hope they change the design ( I don't think they will make it better though).
BMW XM is going to KILL every other “super SUV” and maybe even better than it killed my eyes
The Corvair was a great car to drive. My father used to say that the biggest problem with the car was the "loose nut" behind the wheel. As for this video, I never expect anything that equates to quality from someone who wears a cap backwards.
And at his age. And he thinks he's funny, when he's not.
They ate bringing that car back by the way
@@LXW-Arts Electric, I suppose?
The problem with the Corvair wasn’t the tires, it was the swing axle suspension that would tuck if you brakes to hard, Chevy recommended a specific tire pressure to prevent the car from rolling over, but most people ignored this issue. Chevy installed a rear sway bar in 1964 that fixed the suspension. But Ralph Nadeem’s book “Unsafe at any Speed” killed the Corvair. And the book contained downright lies about the corvairs problems.
furthermore it's a common issue with most swing axle cars. It happened just as much with VWs as with Corvairs but for some reason the chevy caught all the hate
Ralph Nadar was a Communist Nazi Sympathizer & Hated GM because of the technology they were developing
...if only Corvair would have had a CV type axle. Might have been a safer car, even though I had no problem with my '63 Corvair...🇺🇸
@@franknstien1230 Late model Corvairs recieved an IRS setup, just like VWs did years later. Unfortunately the damage was already done at that point
Now it's back 2024
He really doesn’t have to make a corny joke on every entry
Oh ok so you want him to be monotonous, boring and just list the cars like it's nothing? Dude that would be lame. Sounds like you need more humour in your life.
@@nicktubara nothing wrong with a little spice sometimes but this is so obviously overdone.
@@pikkyuukyuun4741 just about everything brad says is overdone and cringe lol
Because he's a clown. And I bet he's pint size....🤣😂
I disagree
The Trabbi is a good call but there are Fanclubs that going to put a Bounty on your head 😂😂
They can't imagine how bad people lived in communist coutries back in the day. When they made a car what everyone can afford and still faster than a bycicle or walking of course there are people who have good memories of it. The car is shit but far from worst if we considere what they made for. There are cars in this list what were seriously made to be good cars.
@@laszlonagy02 my grandpa and dad grew up there. most people took the trolley (streetcar) because there was a three year wait on cars, and even then, only important people could afford one. grandpa also had two ladas
I had a 1960 Corvair and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned. I put radial tires on it and followed the guide for tire pressure. I ran 13 Lbs pressure in the front tires and 26 Lbs of pressure in the rear on radial tires.. It had every option on it. A fold down rear seat, a radio, a gasoline heater, and windshield washer. That car gripped the road like it had suction cups.
I absolutely loved my Aztec. You could carry a ton of stuff with all the cargo room it had. When my dad first saw it he got a big grin and said, ‘ I love it. It looks like a tank’. I’d still be driving it if it weren’t for a studio-ass deer.
I loved my Aztek too - drive her for 17 years and 236,000 miles. Miss her everytime I think about going camping!
The Corvair was introduced as a compact economy car, they were very reliable and easy to handle also good in snow driving. So called "Consumer Advocate" Ralph Nader (Who had a vast financial tie to Ford) did a hatchet job on them. Even in the clips shown of it, in a forced high speed roll over note the lack of damage to the roof and how it stopped upright and not continue to roll. BTW Nader was later found guilty in a slander suite.
What a load of cr@p.
I had a friend that raced a Corvair. Very good handling car on the track.
Early ones did have a major death trap! Solid steering column with gearbox located just behind the front bumper. A very minor front end tap would drive the steering column directly into the drivers chest. The VAST majority of "problems?" with dependability were due to the fan belt. Belts were twisted sideways and didn't last forever. Factory belts were expensive, so most folks just replaced with a cheaper standard belt. And those couldn't handle the twisting and came apart. They were indeed very good handling cars!
Me, I always thought the Corvair was a neat car and the hatchet job that hater Nader did on it was wrong. Personally I think that GM should have fought the heck out of Nader for that and I think they would have had a winning automobile. Heck, just look at the Beetle. They made that car for a very long time and it also had a rear, air cooled engine.
Yup, it was proven that practically all of the accusations were false. Though they did improve the poor rear suspension following the 1964 models. Great cheap dailies even now.
Lada samara is kinda badass. I used to be in a rollover on a samara. Also it's quite good rally car for the money. And parts don't need to be bought their ment to be fixed or be sourced from a random car.
Tuning is very cheap for this car so, yeah, its can be a lot of fun
The corvair was as safe as any other small car in it's day. And was proven so in court. Ralph Nader should have had to pay GM a lot of money for that book and lost his reputation for ever. Instead he became famous, people still believe the corvair was more unsafe than other small cars of that period and he made a lot of money. Sometimes there is no justice
I have also been led to believe that the Corvair's handling "problems" were due to GM refusing to install a rear anti-away bar -- cost about %15. When one was finally fitted, all the problems went away. GM deserved the shit that was thrown at it back then.
Yeah, like all other cars were really great in the '60s.
@@The_DC_Kid They were, compared to Chevy’s crap. Cope.
The chevy ssr and pt crusier are such an awesome vehicles. Imagine showing up to your drag strip and getting beat by either one. And the pinto only exploded for one year, but by the time ford fixed the problem the next year the damage had been done. In reality the pinto is a cool car.
No. Those cars are horrible. Pt cruisers suck to work on. It was EXTREMELY cheaply made. The turbo ones were slow. The SSR tried to be a sports car and a truck at the same time, and didn't do a good job at either one.
@@markmorris8637 im not saying the pt cruiser is good stock, but one thats been modified solely for drag racing purposes would be really cool. Plus i just personally love them because my grandma had one when i was growing up so i have happy memories with them. And with the ssr i love them and think they are awesome because it was innovative. It may not have been the best thing ever but it was unique and very cool. And I personally think they look amazing.
@@jacobmacura1004 just because they bring you good memories doesn't have anything to do with build quality!?
@@edwinlipsey4748 no shit but to me the build quality of those vehicles are fine
No one asked 😄
Ironically, the Pinto design was the same design as all the other manufacturers. Part of Fords defense, during the trial, was bringing in the back half of several cars from several manufacturers, built the same way. The Pinto that exploded, was stopped at a red light, and was hit from behind b a large van at 70 mph. Most cars won’t fair that good in that scenario.
Yeah, the Pinto gets a bad rap here. A lot of older cars of that era had the gas tanks located in places that made them likely to catch fire in rear end collisions. And getting rear ended by a large vehicle doing 70, is not what I consider a "minor crash".
the Pinto was FAR better than the Vega ever was!!
I owned a dodge challenger of the same color @11:53 and it had plaid interior. It was used, bought it from my best friend for $300 and it served the purpose. It was slow and really just a Mitsubishi (Galant I think) but it was super comfortable. Yes, it was really a crappy car I suppose but hey, $300! I always thought they looked really Pontiac. I wrecked it into a ford bronco running through a 4-way stop and was not too upset. Indeed disgraceful to have given that car the challenger name.
I am surprised (and kind of shocked) that the Trabant 601 was on top of the list. I live in Brandenburg (was part of the GDR) and had driven this car also. There's a huge fanbase here. Almost everyone likes almost every Trabant ever made. My grandpa even had about three Trabants by himself. Even though they might have no power, it's much fun to drive. The 2-stroke-engine sounds quite interesting flooring it in cities and you probably won't even get over the speed limit. I like this little car, even though it might not be the best one lol.
We in the Czech republic literally have a TV show where a couple of Czech and Slovakian dudes went around the world in trabant 601 universal (combi)!
(Trabantem hedvábnou stezkou, Trabantem napříč Afrikou, Trabantem jižní Amerikou, Trabantem napříč tichomoří, Trabantem tam a zase zpátky)
It’s an American channel, i don’t expect them to understand that small low-power economic cars like the Trabant, Beetle, 2CV and Fiat 500 had a time and place in post-war Europe.
A lot of state-side people still live by the mantra, if it ain’t got a V8 in it, it sucks.
I agree. Trabi is fun to drive...
@@SephiMasamune Yeah, also plenty of these "worst" cars are nowhere near as awful as they think they are.
In fact, plenty of them were considered luxury outside of the developed world.
Mach dir keinen Kopf die Amis haben keine Ahnung vom Trabant und kennen den fast nur von Bildern. Ich fahre seit 2 Jahren Trabant im Alltag ohne Probleme und ich bin echt froh darüber das ich kein Westauto fahre
Personalty, I will take a Corvair any day, especially, A Corvair Monza Spider!
I gotta say, I've always kinda liked the styling of the Edsel. This guy in my town has a 57 Fairlane with an Edsel front clip with a supercharged 460. Horsepower figures are unknown, but that boat gets to the ¼ mile mark in 10.1 seconds. Pretty is as pretty does.
Years ago I had a friend with who owned a 57 Ford Ranchero. That all by itself is a pretty unusual ride. But for him? Not unusual enough. He acquired a 58 Edsel. He and I swapped that front end onto his Ranchero. It proved to be a simple bolt-on transformation. Then we painted it the loudest yellow you have ever seen. That was one ugly, but most unusual ride.
I want a Edsel wagon to old-school hotrod it in flat black paint with old school pinstripes, red steelies on white walls with a 351 and a automatic
I think the thing that hurt the Edsel more than its looks and Tele-touch transmission was the over-hype that Ford did on it.
That sounds awesome
1958 was the first full year of Eisenhower's Economic Slowdown. EVERY American car company suffered. 1962/63, was when the car market stabilized, and sales rebounded. And, when the body styles stopped changing a lot, while searching for "the look", customers would go for...
As an owner of a 1974.5 MGB, thumbs up for the Lucas fridge joke! The joke may be an oldie, but it's still relevant lol.
I'd love to have an Aztec. It's not ugly at all. I love it. The Corvair and Pinto would not kill you. Ralph Nader fabricated a lot of stuff and rigged cars to blow on tests, to make a name for himself.
Aztek is a low-key camping vehicle. Certain models Come with a pop up
@@SilverJack_Samson Yeah and that also is what helped it be so cool.
Urban legend.
Trabant is the #1? Are you kiddin’ me?! That’s a good car. Cheap, comfortable, low-cost…a real farm animal. 🤓
No
No!. He Said At The Beginning Of The Video It Was The Chrystler PT Cruiser, Not The Trabant!. You Sound Like A Kid Named That Kid Know It All From A Movie Called Polar Express When You Said Are You Kiddin Me?.
@@cameroncarsdocspitcrew.2972 it was the first one to appear, in his order, the first one to appear means it is the least horrible
@@shameemunnisa567 Yes clown! 🤡🤡
Why did Trabants have heated rear windows? To keep your hands warm while you pushed them!
Bought a Dodge Dart for my mom drove it off the dealership three months later it’s engine went, sold it for a third what I had in it. Then I got her a 14 v6 dodge challenger sxt and she absolutely loves it way more than the dart
I usually do not comment on personal thought videos, but had to chime in on this...
In regards to the Dodge Dart comment. I will agree, taking a rough muscle car from back in the day and sissyfying it to what they did is embarrassing. HOWEVER...
I have a friend who has been with Chrysler for nearly 40 years. Stands the reason why I get really good deals on Mopars and why I have quite a few of them. Let me group the two together. The Dodge Dart/Chrysler 200 are honestly amazing cars. Regardless of what certain people may say about them or personal opinions. They are made very well. I have always bought Mopars and usually at 10k miles is when issues start happening, or right when you drive it home from the lot. Torque converters, front end components, cheap plastics, massive electrical issues. I bought our 2015 Chrysler 200C 2.4l to use as a work, beach, travel, parks car. It has been everywhere in all conditions. Over 180k miles and I do get on that engine at times. NOT ONE MECHANICAL ISSUE. After it turned 60k miles, I contacted my guy and said, what's up with the car. He said they discontinued the 200 and dart and in his own words, "over engineered them". They simply were not coming back for service, this was a total loss for secondary services. Ever wonder why you call your local mopar dealership and rather than option 1 being for sales it's for service? They will say the stopped making them because they were not selling them, this is not true, but you know they can never disclose the real reason. I tell you all, if you want a hugely reliable daily, get a dart or 200, make sure they are the model with the inline 4 cylinder tigershark though. That engine is a beast. The people who bought the V6 models are dealing with the same headaches that everyone else who is stupid enough to get suckered into getting the 3.6l in any other Mopar car. The tigershark was an experimental engine Fiat created which introduced a dual air intake system. Impressive look it up.
Cheers...
When my parents were first married my dad bought my mom a Corvair…and she kept it all the way till 1990! She loved that death trap for some reason.
In the early '70s I bought the first of my 3 Corvairs, a '63 Monza 2-door that I added about $3000 worth of performance parts to and ended up with the funnest car I've ever had. Balanced '67 164 cid 180hp high compression engine with a high-lift cam, 4-carbs, tube exhaust and turbo mufflers, competition clutch and a 4-speed (broke 3 of them). The sound it made always turned heads. Going to 'Vegas it would cruise at 85 and I could hold it on 120 for about 10 minutes. Battery and spare in the trunk, Goodrich steel radials, alloy wheels, rear traction bars, front sway bar, high-speed steering arms, short-throw shifter, 14" foam-covered steering wheel, and powdered metal brake shoes made it handle and stop very well. I used to tear around on Mulholland Drive and never crashed it even once. Had a mechanic tell me about his niece who had one that made it ALL THE WAY from L.A. to Seattle, AND BACK! OMG what a rube.
The only problem with Corvair is Chevrolet thought they needed to make it a car for everyone (as was typical in those days) instead of a real sports car. I've seen road race videos of race-prepped stock Corvairs beating Porsches. NOT saying every Corvair was faster than every Porsche, just stating what I know through experience. I still occasionally have dreams about that car and I wake up wanting it back, but building one like it today would cost at least $25k. My other two were a '63 panel van and a rare '67 Turbo Corsa, both 4-speeds. Those were the days.
5:50 just for accuracy - Top Gear set up all the scenes by altering the car, adding weights, removing springs etc. Yes the Reliant Robin was unstable by normal car standards but not like they make out.
Glad you mentioned this 👏
He’s a yank so you can’t expect him to fact check anything. Just spouts the usual rhetoric
I had a 2005 Sebring Convertible and loved it. I only had to do oil changes and tires over the 10 years and 256k miles that I had it.
I usually do not comment on personal thought videos, but had to chime in on this...
In regards to the Dodge Dart comment. I will agree, taking a rough muscle car from back in the day and sissyfying it to what they did is embarrassing. HOWEVER...
I have a friend who has been with Chrysler for nearly 40 years. Stands the reason why I get really good deals on Mopars and why I have quite a few of them. Let me group the two together. The Dodge Dart/Chrysler 200 are honestly amazing cars. Regardless of what certain people may say about them or personal opinions. They are made very well. I have always bought Mopars and usually at 10k miles is when issues start happening, or right when you drive it home from the lot. Torque converters, front end components, cheap plastics, massive electrical issues. I bought our 2015 Chrysler 200C 2.4l to use as a work, beach, travel, parks car. It has been everywhere in all conditions. Over 180k miles and I do get on that engine at times. NOT ONE MECHANICAL ISSUE. After it turned 60k miles, I contacted my guy and said, what's up with the car. He said they discontinued the 200 and dart and in his own words, "over engineered them". They simply were not coming back for service, this was a total loss for secondary services. Ever wonder why you call your local mopar dealership and rather than option 1 being for sales it's for service? They will say the stopped making them because they were not selling them, this is not true, but you know they can never disclose the real reason. I tell you all, if you want a hugely reliable daily, get a dart or 200, make sure they are the model with the inline 4 cylinder tigershark though. That engine is a beast. The people who bought the V6 models are dealing with the same headaches that everyone else who is stupid enough to get suckered into getting the 3.6l in any other Mopar car. The tigershark was an experimental engine Fiat created which introduced a dual air intake system. Impressive look it up.
Cheers...
nah bro my dad has a 1920 car and it still works to this day. all he had to do was pay a TON of money. he had to do that because it was a century old.
@@RobloxGuru_Official Sometimes people got lucky and they treated their cars good. Have you ever heard of Scotty Kilmer? Check him out. So if a person gives his personal story why not accept that he took care of it? OP wrote he owned it for 10 Years, that is not such a outrages time.
I bought a 1991 Yugo, one of the last in the US for $2,346.10 from the dealer.
I just wish I still owned it.
That year Yugos got Bosch EFI, and it turned that thing into a mini rocket. 0 to 60 in 11 seconds.
I almost got a ticket for 117mph in mine, but the cop and I said there's NO WAY. lol! So he let me go.
The 34 MPG on 93 oct, was another great thing.
Yugo had really dialed it in for the US market, and then the country sadly blew up.
C'est la Vie!
The Aztek’s front is basically just two different designs fused into one, making it look like the boogie man of the car world, and that makes it a Frankenstein Car.
Brazil finally was recognized! with the Chevette (approximately 0.1HP), the Yugo (in Brazil, was known as the Fiat 147), but you should put the Chevy Opala and the (also chevy) Omega, cars that could have a V8, but just came in I4 and I6, and was extremely horrible in gas mileages (you cannot fill the tank with the car on, because it wil cost the value of a new one). If there are some english errors, is because i am brazilian, and still learning this language
your English is quite good I must say.
E eu q estava esperando ele falar do Fiat Maréa Turbo kkkk
@@GR_BLITZ bom, sim, só que no video não apareceu, então simplesmente ignorei, mesmo sabendo que é carro-bomba
@@nathangarraway9143 thanks, is good to hear that
Never apologize for your English; it's perfect understandable.
Perfect any language with a beautiful girl and a few bottles of beer.
My Portuguese is incomprehensible, and
nonexistent.
I have a 2007 jeep compass that has about a 150 thousand miles on it got it in 2017 with 60 thousand miles on it. The only thing I've had done to it is regular oil changes and an alternator. It gets nearly 30 miles per gallon and has shift on the fly 4x4 it's been a great car
Thats good 👍
I'm glad you told us this. My son just bought a 2021 Compass. It gives me some hope!
Have a 2000 4.7 v8 wj series jeep grand Cherokee. Full time 4wd 275k miles runs good everything still works
Fucking gross.
@@ihelpidiots5102 whats so gross?
Sorry, your wrong about the Corvair. It was, and still is a great little car. My sister had one, and it was super reliable and fun. It lasted 22 years, without major repairs.
As weak as it was, the Mustang II sold well and really helped Ford out during the worst of the malaise era.
The SSR was actually good, unique, and slightly retro. The problem was... that "big ol V8" was terrible and mated to a terrible transmission. It got fixed in the last year or two of its production, putting a better transmission to help with a slightly better engine, but by then, the damage was done. Kinda like what happened to the GTO.
Miat
Too man folks assumed a SSR, would automatically be as fast as a Corvette.
Sorry weighed about the same as a garbage truck. Biggest pos an assembly line was ever wasted on
I have an '06 SSR & I love it, the trans & engine short comings were worked out in '05 . Mine has the 6.0 liter & it hauls ass & looks great doing it.
It looks like shit tho
The Fuller Dymaxion was supposed to be a first step toward making a flying car, but like a real world one that’s a car airplane hybrid. Buckminster Fuller was obsessed with closing things off with a bubble or dome. His daughter got sick and died, and he believed if his home was a closed off sealed bubble where all the air was filtered and purified, she might not have gotten sick and died.
The Corvair was not a sports car but an economy car. It's competition was the Ford Falcon and Plymouth Valiant. Though it ended be enjoyable by sports car enthusiast. It had a ten year production. After production was over there was a study that showed the Corvair was no more dangerous than any other American car at that time. And commended such things as gas tank placement as being safer than other cars.
Just wanted to add that alot of 70s and 80s 'supercars' could be beaten in a 1/4 run today. My previous 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB could only manage around 17 seconds. However, they did well enough in their time.
I was not fond of the style of the Pinto but hot rodders love to use their steering in their creations because they were good and their engines along with the very similar designed Chevette engines were very smartly designed. A sturdy non interference design that was reliable and easy to work on.
I had a pinto in my teens, and i really loved it, (that was before i knew they blew up), the thing was stock but it was wicked fast, i raced all my buddies with it and seldom lost, the problem was in regular stop and go traffic the overhead cam would starve of oil and would seize up destroying the timing belt, it must not have been an interference engine because i never bent a valve, it was an honest to god four cylinder automatic car the would burn rubbers from a stand still, i thought it was a really cool car.
The DeLorean does not belong on this list of "worst cars." yah, sure, the engine was sub-par, ... but everything else was magical!
I love this car but it's more than the engine that was wrong with it. The electrics were terrible an would fail often causing the doors to not open. Due to how small the opening part of the windows were (also electric) there was no way to Dukes of Hazard it out of the car so you were essentially screwed if you rolled over or were in an accident.
@@jamesbarclay7951 *"so you were essentially screwed if you rolled over or were in an accident."*
... "The way I see it, if you're going to die in a roll-over accident, ... why not do it with some style?"
3:53
The "unsafe" nature of the Corvair was VERY overstated by Nader, and that BS book of his was garbage.
When speaking of the Delorean, the body panels were made of stainless steel. Most cars today and yesterday have been built of sheet metal. Huge difference between plain jane steel and stainless .
Yeah, with stainless being even a bit heavier than normal steel, and very prone to cracking or ripping. On top of that, only the cosmetic panels were stainless, the rest rotted out just as hard as any other car, maybe even worse due to galvanic effects of the stainless.
Beat me to it. I was going to say "most all cars are made of sheet metal but not stainless."
❤❤ Back in the 60's my parents had a Borg Ward car and every time it rained it would stop running. We would coast to the side of the road and wait for it to stop raining.
I don't know how they did it but somehow it would pickup more water in the distributor than what came off the tires.🤪
1978 Renault brought out the LeCar and my wife fell in love with it. The irony was that we owned a Pinto and knew we needed something safer. The LeCar in many ways was a step backward for sure. Terrible power, and craftsmanship. Altogether it was junk!
I test drove a LeCar once - just to see if it was as bad as claimed.
I didn't see anything about it to refute it's haters.
Everybody says negative things about the Corvair because they never owned one. The tubo-Monza was a hoot that did not kill you. Like the early 356 coupes, you had to know the speed to never exceed in curves. In the hands of V8 brains they could kill you.
The Edsel isn't just one car. It was Ford's poorly executed attempt to put another brand between Ford and Lincoln.
I have owned a Pinto and loved it until 98K miles when the interior fell apart. What do you expect for a $2300 car.
The Corvair was the only RR car GM has ever built. It's an American Beetle with a turbo flat 6 AND the bad publicity it received was false. Do your research next time, bud.
Also, Vegas are pretty badass, you're drunk.
So glad the Aztec was on the list... when I saw it on the road I always thought : " What went wrong at GM?" In the bac roo with white powder????? It looks like a poorly styled woman's handbag.
Yes he is ugly. But is it a bad car? Those are 2 very different things
2022 and still driving mine since new people told me it was butt ugly have traded for several new cars since; 200,000 plus. good ride and radio still works. 26 mpg average since new.
I have to disagree about the Ford Pinto. I had a '73 and I put over 150,000 miles on it. It was the most dependable car I ever owned. My dad and sister also had Pintos and loved them. The worst car I ever had was an '04 Honda Civic. Pure junk. It died at just over 50,000 miles.
The Vega is actually a good looking car. Engine and rusting are drawbacks though. Put in a LS engine and it's a small Camaro sleeper.
but you do gotta get a LS under the hood
I always thought the Metropolitain was a nice looking little car. The color schemes were great. (and have you seen one with the matching boat?)
My grandfather had one .The metro was a good little car to put around town in .
# 1 ~ This was a vehicle that citizens got put on a 2-year (sometimes longer) waiting list, if they wanted to buy one. Payment upfront of course. By the time they took possession of it, they were so happy to have it; they ignored all of its issues. Plus, most Russians had no clue that its issues didn't exist on American cars. They thought it was the best out there. Others, immediately turned around and sold the ones they received on the Black market for usually 3x or 4x for what they were worth.
8:09
The original Dart did NOT target the Mustang or Camaro.
It was more like the same-period Thunderbird, Baracuda, and such - an INTERMEDIATE sedan.
I had a '67 Dart with a 225 Slant 6 engine. Those engines were great. Automatic on the floor...
Unbelievable! I had 3 of these Cars Brad 🤣🤔😭
Bruh
First car that I bought that I truly wanted.
I owned a 2002 PT Cruiser. I loved that car. Had it from 05 to 15. And I loved looking at it. I loved all the personal retro stuff that people would do them. Don't care. I loved that car.
I bought a Saporro, the Challenger's Plymouth equivalent, brand new. Really enjoyed driving it, it was great on the highway and had reasonable gas mileage. Surprised the '98-'10 Fiat Multipla didn't make the list!
I have to argue with you about the TR7. I bought one in 1993 and loved that little thing. Great acceleration, really comfortable (to me), and it cornered like a scared rabbit. I only had 2 issues with it. The only electrical problem I had was a headlight lift motor going Tango Uniform.
One, I had to learn to synchronize the dual Zenith Stromberg carbs and keep checking on the oil in them.
Two, having to mail order my parts if I needed anything. For that Victoria British were life savers!
Your history of the Corvair is off quite a bit. The European car producers lauded the Corvair, as it was an improvement over most of what was being sold in the U.S.. It was determined much later to be a safe vehicle, despite Nadir and his stooges thought. Much too late to save the Corvair, though..... should not be on this list.
My brother had 69 corvair . Bunch of after market suspension and engine mods. Ate up late 70s Camaro and Trans Am.
I got to drive a 2015 Dodge Dart Limited. It was more reliable than this video makes it out to be. It never left me stranded by the side of Hiwy 16 or I-90. The only serious flaws were the trunk lid that kept popping open without any input on the key remote and the driver's side door that refused most of the time to unlock when one grabbed the door handle.
The PT Cruiser turned out to be a huge disappointment. The 4 cylinder engine was constantly sucking wind trying to accelerate. A real dog of a car. I traded it in after 6 months. It was that bad.
a Chevette is not for losers! it is a drift machine in Brazil :)
ah, outro br, realmente, ele é "bonzim", mas na gringa, veio com um 1.9 de 120 cv, enquanto aqui, o 1.6 mal consegue continuar um racha sem turbo, então, na gringa, é feio e perde pra uma porrada de carros, mas no brasil é pior (o chassi é lindo, disso ninguém pode discordar, o tubarão e o monzinha são lindos, mas de motor é questionável), bom saber que tem mais pessoas vendo video em ingles pra achar conteúdo automotivo bom!
My uncle had two Trabants and he drove to Austria from Belgium, no problems. There is still a roof of a Trabant in the garden, it dose not rust, I use it to cover some 200l drums. The engine was easy to work on. We had a lot of British cars from the sixties and seventies and all the electrics and body where crap, including Jaguars (they're eclectics where a bit better and Rover) Rust was the biggest problem, water-pumps always leaking, water ingress, road holding was good, like gear boxes and rear ends. Humber was a fine car, like Rover.
That roof off of the Trabant you're talking about that doesn't rust.... it's light weight too isn't it? Very light? That's because its fiber glass... Trabants entire body was made of fiberglass, we called it plastic back in the day, Trabants nickname became soap tray.... because it was made of the same... plastic....
@@unclejim1528 As fas as I know it's not fiberglas, it is a mixture of woodpulp and resin. After the fall of the wall there was build a factory special to recycle those body panels. I had a look at the roof and no fibers visible. It's also not that light to handle. I am going weighing the roof to compare against steel.
Easy on the Vega, son. First of all, they were produced from 1970 -1977... at least 1 major body-style change, not "one production run", what ever you meant by that. I will admit they did take a nose-dive in '74, but the earlier models were a little more robust and a lot of fun to drive! They also positively screamed when you dropped a 327 into one! I'd also like to remind you: " Motor Trend awarded the Vega 1971 "Car of the Year" after a 4-day ride and drive that saw 10 of Detroit's finest put through a 1000 mile wringer. Car and Driver readers voted the Vega "Best Economy Sedan" 1971, 1972 and 1973 in the C&D Annual Reader's Choice Poll, unseating the incumbent import's eight year winning streak." .
We had a corvair. It was a nice car but it had an issue. If you stopped it would choke itself out and refuse to start for the next 5-10 minutes every single time. We took it to countless shops and they could never figure it out
I have to disagree with you on the chevette. I had an 81 4-speed and that car was awesome. Never had any electrical or mechanical issues and I beat the crap out of that car. Took that car on several 800 to 1100 mile trips and it did 75 to 80 mph on the highway all day long. I did wicked peg leg burnouts and with some aftermarket wheels and tires looked pretty good. The automatic version was a gutless wonder, I'll give you that.
The Smart car is actually safer than you think (the Coupe, which never came to the US, is cooler).
When I got married (the first time) back in the 90's, our getaway car was a Trabant convertible.
As far as I can tell, Smarts biggest problem is its low weight, when it gets hit its like a ping pong ball, goes flying. The jolt is not good for occupants.
And the fuel milage and new price, one can't justify buying it except for its uniqueness.
My Chrysler Crossfire...was the most unreliable car I ever owned.
I'm a bit surprised the Citroën 2CV didn't make your list, although watching the guys on Mythbusters take one apart without much in the way of tools and turn it into a psuedo-cycle was pretty cool.
Why aren't the Mach-E and Cybertruck on this list ?
the mach-e I understand, but the cybertruck do not have a antecessor or predecessor, so it has not a bad or good version, but the mach-e has a lot of antecessors, so is bad to know that a V8 Coupe predecessor turned to a Electric SUV
@@paulofrota3279 as long as we can agree that the Mach-E is a cash grab that should've never existed 👍
Mach e is now the worst mustang mustang 2 at least saved the mustang and had the cobra
My folks have a 2000 Sebring JXI droptop they bought new in 1999 and its been problem free for the last 22.5yrs. The original top was replaced late last year (lets face it, they dont last forever) so id say thats pretty good. It still looks showroom perfect too
The only good thing I can say about Vega is that my ‘74 never failed to get me to a repair shop. I’ve had two Fords and two Toyotas that can’t make that claim.
When they were forced to shoehorn a 6cyl in the Pacer, you had to drill holes in the floor to change the spark plugs. Yugos/ Renaults sold for 5k brand new and the transmissions were incredibly weak and self destructed in months. Trabants are great. They run forever because they're NOT performance machines. When they first brought in the 4 cyl motors, they broke down in 60000 mi. But you just swapped a rebuilt motor for 400$ installed... you could rebuild the motor in a hour in the shop. They kept spares on the shelf.
Oh Brad, I Disagree with the Corvair! I had the Turbo Corsair 180 HP. It was a Convertible too- popular "Date" car, Really 🥰👍
I am 68 and cars have been my life. I was 7 years old in 1960,which means I just about cover most of the cars in your list. I must admit, young man, you nailed it. Thank you and keep up the good work.The Corvair,the TR-7 back to the Edsel and all in between. YIKES !!!
@@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes Good news: alive and posting.
A common joke here about the Smart: It has the same Crashzone as a Mercedes S-Class, but you are sitting in the center of it.
I owned a British Racing Green 1977 TR7 coupe, AND a metallic gold 1978 TR7 convertible. Fun cars, easy to toss around, nice ride, and comfortable, but yes, they required very strict maintenance to keep running, but they were very easy to work on. As for build quality, they were much more reliable than ANY 1970’s era General Motors cars that I’ve owned that sometimes literally fell apart. Really fun to drive, and they always drew complements from folks asking me about them. They did not deserve the bad reputation.
The 2 cars I disagree with being on this list the most are the Corvair and the SSR. the SSR was just overweight for its size and underpowered to begin with along with the retractable top on something that was styled to resemble a pick-up truck were the biggest reasons it was such a sales flop. And I always thought the Corvairs were pretty okay cars, even the earlier generation which Ralph Nader wrote his book about. BUT, the NHTSA did a study on the earlier Corvair and found it to be just as safe as any other car or its size and weight. And that information was released in 1972. I've even seen a couple of owners of mint condition earlier 60s Corvairs decorate them with license plate frames saying, "up yours, Ralph Nader". Well, I don't think I disagree much on any of the others being here. The Mustang 2s were kind of junky along with the Vegas, Pintos, and Chevettes. I did know 1 person who got stranded in a PT cruiser because its automatic transmission froze up on him. And the 80's Cadillacs, I agree were by far the biggest underachieving luxury cars of all time. The full-size Fleetwood Brougham got better when they no longer had the junky 4.1-liter V8 and put a 5.0 in it. But even then, while that 5.0 was a much better engine than the 4.1, it still had a 2-barrel carb. instead of fuel injection and wasn't enough to give the car any real acceleration keeping it a top underachiever. And for that Caddy, it was like: "yeah the engine's a V8, big whoop dee doo".
Before I go, I want to say how pleasantly surprised I am to not see the Chevy HHR on this list. I had an '07 HHR w/ 2.2 Liter 4 (good little engine) and a Stick shift (which I feel is the way to get them over the automatic). HHR is obviously not the best car there is, but mine was pretty reliable. Those ARE cars that will last if they're taken care of, better than average chance. The one I had, never left me stranded to where I had to call a tow truck, well maybe 1 close call because the starter was starting to go. But that got replaced. Since then, there were just a couple things on it that I fixed by myself. And I ended up joining 3 HHR Fan Clubs on Facebook, 2 more than originally planned. With that said, I know why I'd buy Chevy over Chrysler no matter what, with some things.
The early Corvairs had the racing "knock off" for the wheels instead of normal lug nuts. They had tendency to come loose. Later models were lug nutted
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I believe the SSR flopped due to GM overpricing it to begin with. If it had come in at the $20K range, I would have bought one. not $40K tho'
I have an '06 HHR, 212,000 + miles and runs great! still on the road and as shiny and smooth as new!!
@@michaelteems5813 Awesome. I think we se eye-to-eye on both those cars. And I think it was good when the SSR started to get offered with a 6.2L as an option. but maybe the 6.2 should've been standard.
The Corvair was unfair. Yes, the first model was poor but GM had resolved the issues and the later models were actually quite good. I would love to find a Corvair Spyder or Monza today, especially if it were a Yenko. Also the Cosworth Vega is not bad. Cosworth still builds high end racing engines today and the twin cam 16 valve 4 banger they put in the Vega (only for two years) was an excellent motor. The Vega was a cheap car but with a little work it could be made into a decent car. Today a Cosworth Vega can go for the mid 20s to a collector. Next; The Deloreans were made out of stainless steel... not 'sheet metal'. Also, you missed the crappiest car to ever come out of GM... The Geo!
The Chevy Vega looked like an awkward Camaro, the modern dodge dart Reboot was just a Neon they called a dart.
Back in the day.
The TR7 was transplanted with a American V8.
The Chevy Vega was about to get a factory V8 but as usual ,
CEOs decided it was a bad idea.
The same CEOs who canceled the WS6 and promoted things like the Aztec.
Don't forget the AMC Gremlin.
8:00 I disagree with the Dart. It is actually a really great car. My grandparents drive one to this day and it hasn't had any issues at all.
@@joshuakurtz7159 I can't remember
The dart has risen to fame bc it's the most popular car in asphalt 8
I would rather have a 1968
Why???
From what I have heard, the 1.4L turbo engine sucks. A coworker of mine said his mom drives the Aero model, and claims that the turbo is too big. By the time it begins to spool up, it's probably getting ready to blow. I drive a Dart with a 2.0L and I find it a great little car. It's a 4 door sedan, I personally like it's looks, and the 6 speed DDCT is an ok transmission.
My black PT Cruiser was an amazing car which I loved. I lost it when my daughter was hit while learning to drive by a woman blasting through a round about. I loved that car and it was because all cars today look the same. It’s just sad. I now drive a 1965 Chrysler valiant AP6. Edit the Pinto being dangerous because it has a fuel tank at the back 😂 every car has a fuel tank at the back.
Same with me. I drove a PT Cruiser for several years without any problems and it was one of my favourite cars. Its design was outstanding and I still like it. Since there doesn't seem to be another reason to call the PT Cruiser one of the worst cars, I wonder why the Fiat Multipla is missing.
@@Mario-yk7ej I guess they hate the fact the PT cruiser stands out all other cars look exactly the same. Don’t want to stand out today. 😂
I drove a PT Cruiser for ten trouble free years until some kid plowed into while it was parked in front of my house. I loved that car and my only complaint was the mediocre gas mileage.
I had a PT also, and it was fine mechanically except one thing, which was fixed under warranty. The thing that bothered me was the poor visibility out the high back end. Backing out of parking spaces was dicey, but the car was fun to drive and I enjoyed it.
I owned a 1960 Nash Metropolitan. It was basically an MG Midget with a three-speed manual and an overweight "sedan" body. The back seat was useless, as it was too small for any normal-sized human child, and putting anything there increased the weight and decreased the performance. I was unable to get mine to go over 50, in 4 years of trying. Also, the gearshift was moved from the floor to the column, necessitating linkages that were always locking up on each other. I actually kept a big wrench in the trunk to beat on the linkages with, which I had to do at least once a week. It got great gas mileage, though, in an era when gas cost $.29/gallon.
One of my high school friends in the ‘70’s had her choice of a new Chevette or Mustang as a graduation gift from her parents. She chose the Chevette.
The Vega drove pretty well when it ran, just not often. The aluminum block had a sprayed on silicone coating on the cylinder walls, which quickly wore off, leading to obvious oil-burning. And the iron head expanded and contracted more than the alloy block, leading to frequent blown head gaskets. The radiator was tiny, so the loss of as little as a quart of coolant would lead to fatal overheating. If you put in a bigger radiator and had steel liners put in the cylinders the engines lasted quite a while. Too bad GM didn't do the job right!
yeah...the Pinto was a better car and for the reasons you've stated.
Ironically, my Dart was the fastest, most reliable, and by far my favorite car to drive so far.
I usually do not comment on personal thought videos, but had to chime in on this...
In regards to the Dodge Dart comment. I will agree, taking a rough muscle car from back in the day and sissyfying it to what they did is embarrassing. HOWEVER...
I have a friend who has been with Chrysler for nearly 40 years. Stands the reason why I get really good deals on Mopars and why I have quite a few of them. Let me group the two together. The Dodge Dart/Chrysler 200 are honestly amazing cars. Regardless of what certain people may say about them or personal opinions. They are made very well. I have always bought Mopars and usually at 10k miles is when issues start happening, or right when you drive it home from the lot. Torque converters, front end components, cheap plastics, massive electrical issues. I bought our 2015 Chrysler 200C 2.4l to use as a work, beach, travel, parks car. It has been everywhere in all conditions. Over 180k miles and I do get on that engine at times. NOT ONE MECHANICAL ISSUE. After it turned 60k miles, I contacted my guy and said, what's up with the car. He said they discontinued the 200 and dart and in his own words, "over engineered them". They simply were not coming back for service, this was a total loss for secondary services. Ever wonder why you call your local mopar dealership and rather than option 1 being for sales it's for service? They will say the stopped making them because they were not selling them, this is not true, but you know they can never disclose the real reason. I tell you all, if you want a hugely reliable daily, get a dart or 200, make sure they are the model with the inline 4 cylinder tigershark though. That engine is a beast. The people who bought the V6 models are dealing with the same headaches that everyone else who is stupid enough to get suckered into getting the 3.6l in any other Mopar car. The tigershark was an experimental engine Fiat created which introduced a dual air intake system. Impressive look it up.
Cheers...
Yeah, they really are beasts. I'm working on a large turbo system right now for mine. Going for 650hp.
The Pinto was fixed and recalled early in production. GM trucks with side fuel tanks were far more dangerous than the Pinto.
My 1974 Dart ate Mustangs and Corvettes for breakfast. It usually had a Porsche or Ferrari for lunch. I had a 340ci V-8 with a 6-pack and a 4 speed transmission. I also had a little help in the engine compartment as my uncle built engines for Don Garlitz's top fuel dragsters. I had just under 700 horsepower.
I really like all of these cars and their designs ironically.
I myself always drove crummy cars because it was what I could afford . Most of the American made cars mentioned in your video could be seen parked at my place. Had a lot of fun , and learned a thing or two about keeping a 25 dollar car going one more miles? Ever drive a Dodge Colt or an AMC Gremlin ? Totally not missing anything.
My Dad worked at the Dodge dealer in the 1970's and he said the colt had a year model with a 2 speed axle and if you got one with a manual shift, it was actually fun and kinda fast to drive. Somewhat as fun as a Detroit I would guess.
@@kramnull8962 the colt was a re-badged Mitsubishi and they were entertaining for the day.......they are REALLY entertaining with a 4G63 engine swap making 450hp :D
In the Soviet era, there was a saying that "they pretend to pay us and we pretend to work". That's how come the Trabant was among the worst cars of all time.
Can't argue with much on that list except maybe the order. Some I noted before I watched, not on the list, were the Isetta, Catera, early Skodas and Fairmont. I thought Yugo was going to be #1, but the Trabant definitely deserves the crown.
I pretty much agree.
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Brian, i drove a yugo at a dealership ONCE, terrible driving car.
@@brot5246 But have you ever driven a Trabant?
Some of these were actually pretty decent cars. That gen 2 Challenger was a Mitsubishi, and reliable and fun to drive, You DID miss some real stinkers though. Any Renault (Fuego, LeCar, Dauphine, Alliance) Plymouth Cricket (built in England) Eagle Medallion, Prowler, 80's Chrysler Imperial, Pontiac Fiero, King Midget, Chevy Citation, Subaru 360 & Justy.... and it goes on
I usually do not comment on personal thought videos, but had to chime in on this...
In regards to the Dodge Dart comment. I will agree, taking a rough muscle car from back in the day and sissyfying it to what they did is embarrassing. HOWEVER...
I have a friend who has been with Chrysler for nearly 40 years. Stands the reason why I get really good deals on Mopars and why I have quite a few of them. Let me group the two together. The Dodge Dart/Chrysler 200 are honestly amazing cars. Regardless of what certain people may say about them or personal opinions. They are made very well. I have always bought Mopars and usually at 10k miles is when issues start happening, or right when you drive it home from the lot. Torque converters, front end components, cheap plastics, massive electrical issues. I bought our 2015 Chrysler 200C 2.4l to use as a work, beach, travel, parks car. It has been everywhere in all conditions. Over 180k miles and I do get on that engine at times. NOT ONE MECHANICAL ISSUE. After it turned 60k miles, I contacted my guy and said, what's up with the car. He said they discontinued the 200 and dart and in his own words, "over engineered them". They simply were not coming back for service, this was a total loss for secondary services. Ever wonder why you call your local mopar dealership and rather than option 1 being for sales it's for service? They will say the stopped making them because they were not selling them, this is not true, but you know they can never disclose the real reason. I tell you all, if you want a hugely reliable daily, get a dart or 200, make sure they are the model with the inline 4 cylinder tigershark though. That engine is a beast. The people who bought the V6 models are dealing with the same headaches that everyone else who is stupid enough to get suckered into getting the 3.6l in any other Mopar car. The tigershark was an experimental engine Fiat created which introduced a dual air intake system. Impressive look it up.
Cheers...
Not mention the 80s Cadillac fleetwood without cylinder deactivation fans consider it the last good car Cadillac made everything else was bad
That would have been the Gen 3 "Challenger", I'm pretty sure, that was a rebadged captive import Mitsubishi.
Much like Dodge did with the Mitsu 3000 for a few years, calling it the Stealth IIRC.
100% agree with the N.A. cars (can't say for the imports) Try tell a PT Cruiser owner his car is a joke...they take great offence. That takes my vote as the tackiest car ever made....
An all original Nash Metropolitan with 347 miles on it just crossed the Barrett Jackson auction block for $900,000. It may have been misogynistic but they are now worth some serious money.
Dogs of the Dow, now dogs of ideal. Kinda like a stroll thru the dog pound on a rainy day. If only one of these could say the door is ajar….
8:09 Never talk bad about the SRT-4 Neon. It is faster than that Audi you have in your garage. 🤣
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Youngsters, what can we do with them???
I usually do not comment on personal thought videos, but had to chime in on this...
In regards to the Dodge Dart comment. I will agree, taking a rough muscle car from back in the day and sissyfying it to what they did is embarrassing. HOWEVER...
I have a friend who has been with Chrysler for nearly 40 years. Stands the reason why I get really good deals on Mopars and why I have quite a few of them. Let me group the two together. The Dodge Dart/Chrysler 200 are honestly amazing cars. Regardless of what certain people may say about them or personal opinions. They are made very well. I have always bought Mopars and usually at 10k miles is when issues start happening, or right when you drive it home from the lot. Torque converters, front end components, cheap plastics, massive electrical issues. I bought our 2015 Chrysler 200C 2.4l to use as a work, beach, travel, parks car. It has been everywhere in all conditions. Over 180k miles and I do get on that engine at times. NOT ONE MECHANICAL ISSUE. After it turned 60k miles, I contacted my guy and said, what's up with the car. He said they discontinued the 200 and dart and in his own words, "over engineered them". They simply were not coming back for service, this was a total loss for secondary services. Ever wonder why you call your local mopar dealership and rather than option 1 being for sales it's for service? They will say the stopped making them because they were not selling them, this is not true, but you know they can never disclose the real reason. I tell you all, if you want a hugely reliable daily, get a dart or 200, make sure they are the model with the inline 4 cylinder tigershark though. That engine is a beast. The people who bought the V6 models are dealing with the same headaches that everyone else who is stupid enough to get suckered into getting the 3.6l in any other Mopar car. The tigershark was an experimental engine Fiat created which introduced a dual air intake system. Impressive look it up.
Cheers...
6:10 the Relevant Robin tiped over of you. sneezed. 6:15 shows you drifting it to a Corner with 50 km/h 😂
I had a Fiat 128 sport. I can only remember a few of the many problems we had with it. A fire under the dash. A side window fell out. The 4 speed shifter would lock up. Many relays under the sulfuric acid laden battery tray. Finally the cam belt broke destroying the engine.
Dude, I want to know what you're smoking, lol. The sebring convertible was actually a nice car, and really the only well known bad thing about the 90s and early early 2000s chryslers was that 2.7l v6. Not to say all fell prey to sludge, but more than enough did to issue a recall. If I recall correctly, the convertible shares the same platform as the sedan version, they're quite pleasant (I own an '05 sedan (2.4l i4) with 151k miles, it's a nice little granny car that's comfty and quite tossable around corners :)).
Having worked at a Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth dealership In the early to mid 1990's us old Chrysler techs have two words for you. Minivan automatics. We were replacing 5 a week under warranty at times, and rarely less then two.
I usually do not comment on personal thought videos, but had to chime in on this...
In regards to the Dodge Dart comment. I will agree, taking a rough muscle car from back in the day and sissyfying it to what they did is embarrassing. HOWEVER...
I have a friend who has been with Chrysler for nearly 40 years. Stands the reason why I get really good deals on Mopars and why I have quite a few of them. Let me group the two together. The Dodge Dart/Chrysler 200 are honestly amazing cars. Regardless of what certain people may say about them or personal opinions. They are made very well. I have always bought Mopars and usually at 10k miles is when issues start happening, or right when you drive it home from the lot. Torque converters, front end components, cheap plastics, massive electrical issues. I bought our 2015 Chrysler 200C 2.4l to use as a work, beach, travel, parks car. It has been everywhere in all conditions. Over 180k miles and I do get on that engine at times. NOT ONE MECHANICAL ISSUE. After it turned 60k miles, I contacted my guy and said, what's up with the car. He said they discontinued the 200 and dart and in his own words, "over engineered them". They simply were not coming back for service, this was a total loss for secondary services. Ever wonder why you call your local mopar dealership and rather than option 1 being for sales it's for service? They will say the stopped making them because they were not selling them, this is not true, but you know they can never disclose the real reason. I tell you all, if you want a hugely reliable daily, get a dart or 200, make sure they are the model with the inline 4 cylinder tigershark though. That engine is a beast. The people who bought the V6 models are dealing with the same headaches that everyone else who is stupid enough to get suckered into getting the 3.6l in any other Mopar car. The tigershark was an experimental engine Fiat created which introduced a dual air intake system. Impressive look it up.
Cheers...
@@nickfrost9771 owning my pre-200 (Sebring), while I wouldn't call it over-engineered necessarily, the 2.4l i4 is honestly an impressive Chrysler engine (and way easier to maintain than the v6). It doesn't even get 30 mpg (atleast for me), but I've tortured that pour little engine and it's only bitten back when it was too much, it would otherwise, take a 1k lb. trailer cross country and only strain up decent inclines. I have had an engine replacement due to this (and other stupid things), but it never blew, right in the midst of it all. Cheap plastics breaking, minor electrical, and oil burning over time are really the only things I've been dealt with any of mine and my wife's Chrysler/dodges (05 Sebring (2.4l i4, 4-speed auto), '10 Dakota (3.7l v6, 4-speed auto), '04 Durango (5.7l v8, 5-speed auto)). Also it's probably a good thing stealerships don't always carry parts for "last year's model" as they usually cost atleast 2-3 times what it would AutoZone, O'Reilly's, etc. :)
What are your thoughts on the 6-speed ddct that was optional on the newer dart?
@@Kingswood7189 more precise shifts and accelerating. I'm a fan. My 200 is very impressive. Steering is tight, drivers seat is very snug. The inside feels like your in a quick car. Engine is awesome, I opted for the 9 speed transmission which is actually very good and responsive. They sell an after market sensitivity box for the electric accelerations which deletes the lag after pushing on the gas. Soon I will be putting it in the shop to turn that motor into a 650hp beast. And, delete the 120mph governor in it. Lol. It's my daily and I live an hour away from work. So I have fun on the highway making people look twice at what kind of car it is. Moves along very well. After the engine work will be putting coil overs on it to eliminate the sway that crappy suspension has in all OEM Mopars.
@@nickfrost9771 nice. I will say that the 9-speed seemed a few gears too many for the 4-banger cause of all the TH-cam rant about them, but with plenty of love for the 8-speeds mated to v6s and v8s. Hope for the best on the 600+ hp monster, I want to compound turbo my '98 grand am (3.1l v6, 4-speed auto) one day. :)