2:00 The Multipla was no "worst" car. Its design was challenging, but it was actually a good car. Fiat just tried a completely different approach to the family hauler and failed.
When a project is ahead of its intended audience... But do we realize how many heavy SUVs, large on the outside, small on the inside and with hideous lines are being sold today?
@@studiocalder818 If the Multipla was sold today it would still be considered "ugly". It still isn't beautiful but over time it has become cool (sort of).
Lame how they talk about the '99 Intrepid while showing the '93. Then they talk about the 2.7L sludge engine but show an older 3.5L. Get it straight bro.
It's a pretty niche car overall. Not for the general mass really, but those that has it will either love it or hate it. It's like a Jimny/Sidekick/Vitara for the quirky people. Personally I like it, since I like the Jimny and Vitara too, and most Suzuki cars overall
People need to understand that we could fix our cars back then. Up until the late 2000s, parts for just about anything were usually cheap and easily attainable. Only high end vehicles were expensive to maintain. Now whether it's a Honda or a Mercedes... it's gonna cost a ton.
@@DecadesOfHistory20 I parked the Explorer for a 2004 Ranger. Parked it with 315k in 2016 for a 2014 Silverado. It died at 240k. Driving a 2019 F150 V8 now.
I owned a 1990 Ford festiva. It had the 1.3 but as long as I didn't have too much weight in car that thing would do pretty good. Used to drive it like a rally car on dirt and gravel roads in West Virginia.
I commuted round trip something like 110 miles a day in mine. I worked as a retail asst. manager for Rent-A-Center in the San Fernando Valley area. Then, they transferred me to Oxnard. I had a '93 Mustang GT and did not want to put that many miles on it, so found a Festiva for $900. No problems with the little car doing that for about 8 months until I quit and worked much closer to home. I stupidly sold it to a couch surfing friend who really needed a car for around $750. He wasn't a great friend which is why I said 'stupidly'. He never registered it and it got towed a year or so later, and when I could have gotten it back, the impound yard wanted $600 which I did not have at that time. Daewoo/Hyundai made little car which out qualitied (I just made up that word) the contemporary Hyundai cars sold as Hyundias at that time.
Yugo yeech my Uncle bought one reduced price when they went out of business... a week after he bought it the speedometer spun in circles like a toy car and in the same time frame the exhaust pipe separated from the manifold adapter as it wasn't welded at the factory. The rear wheel bearing seized up in 3 weeks due to not being greased at the factory. All sorts of things happened over the life of the vehicle: The throttle body fell apart, brake lights had to be rewired, front brake pads lasted only a year. With all that it did run 115,000 miles and went to the junk yard with very little rust.
Multipla: When a project is ahead of its intended audience... But do we realize how many heavy, useless SUVs, large on the outside, small on the inside and with hideous lines are being sold today? Design (form follows function) against styling (formas an end in itself)
@@derbruzzler7574 So you have never driven a Multipla nor been a passenger in one to be able to compare it with a delivery van. Pleasant to drive, comfortable, crazy visibility, definitely ... more compact than a van
I had a 95 landrover discovery. It got horrible gas mileage and it was slow but it was great in Florida rain storms. I got rid of it because I was opening the hood everytime I drove it.
I had a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire. I had to get the transmission repaired and eventually replaced, the head gasket repaired and eventually replaced, and the AC repaired and eventually replaced. Still, I was able to put around 90,000 miles on it before I got rid of it.
The Pontiac Sunfire looked awesome as a concept car at the Chicago McCormick Place car show, but when they actually made the car it didn’t look like the cool concept one at all. A Yugo was blown off the Mackinac Bridge from a gust of wind going through the slits in the road talk about an awful vehicle my heart goes out to that woman who was killed.
2001 explorer I had was reliable as hell. Sold still running good at nearly 300,00 miles. Still could occasionally get the new car scent it had from the AC now and then. Miss old reliable sometimes.
I'm 16 years old and just got my first car in January. It also is a 2001 Explorer, and I have committed to driving it until the wheels fall off, then I'm putting the wheels back on and continuing driving. Plus, it only has 145k miles, so there's still a lot of exploring left to do.
I bought a 1991 Capri Turbo Convertible 5-speed back around 1997. It was fast & fun but being built in Australia, parts were already hard to get + my wife hated driving a stick shift... I sold it. It was so tiny it amplified the feel of speed & acceleration. Only owned it for one summer. I also had that Explorer 4x4 in a short wheelbase 2-door stick shift. Loved it but it got rusty. On a quiet night you can HEAR a Ford rust.
I had a '98 LR Discovery, series I. One of the BEST vehicles I've ever owned. Changed oil every 3,000 miles, new battery, front disk brake pads, plugs and wires is all I did to it over a 15 year period. NEVER left me stranded, never leaked, or rusted, and an off-road BEAST. NOT SUITED as a SOCCER MOM vehicle!
The vehicle shown rolling over at 3:06 is a Ford Expedition, NOT an Explorer. Also, faulty tires are not a problem with the vehicle; it is a problem with the tire.
I loved the x90 lol.. one of my very first jobs was filling out recall cards for Firestone tires when I was an early teen my best friend's mom worked for a Ford dealership and me and her filled out thousands of recall cards for money. I like how you were talking about the 2.7 l but show the 3.5 LOL
The x-90 was a very interesting car. I can see why there is a cult following. Showing the 3.5 was lazy editing on my part. I'm curious to see how many more people notice. Thank you for watching!
Lanos is a cult car. It was designed by the guy who created DMC 12, and suspension was created by Porsche. it was cheap, design still looks fresh, and reliability was not so bad. You still can find a bunch of them in Ukraine and they don't look too outdated.
There was nothing wrong with the tires of the ford explorer. There was roll over problems because of the suspension and high centre of gravity. To fix that ford wanted the tire pressure to be lowered to 26 PSI which caused over heating of the tires. Firestone wanted 35 PSI which was what they designed the tires for. It was like driving on 4 flat tires.
X90 should have been heavily marketed to snowbirds and people who RV in general as a great second car option. Such a lightweight little car to tow was a better option than scooters or two wheelers imo, and could easily drive on easy off-road areas such as getting to fishing spots, something a couple might not want to subject their regular car to. The Suzuki Samurai of the 80s had already established itself as a great offroad vehicle (as far as lightweight offroad vehicles went), so selling them as little 'adventure' cars for those who RV in the Southwest and the South in general would have been natural.
You can still meet many of them in good shape and operating on the streets in Poland (they were built here also, so were ones of the cheepest). Spare parts were very cheap. And from ppl who owned them I've only heard good things about Lanos' reliability and low fuel consumption. However I've never found these cars attractive cause of really shitty and straight ugly interiors.
The x90 is a tracker/sidekick with a different body shell over the frame. It has great off-road performance. But the tracker had way more space and seating.
I had a 2000 sunfire convertible. Owned it six years it was an excellent car. Never needing any repairs. A friend of mine had a brand new 2002 lexus. It was in the repair shop every month.
That you didn't simply list every Chrysler/Dodge product of the 90s is admirable, didn't take the easy way out. Never has any other brand demonstrated such a psychotic love of electronics gremlins AND engines that didn't like to stay assembled.
At one point I owned a 95 Discovery and a 65 Landrover SWB. The 65 was by far the most reliable and capable off road. It never stopped and went wherever I pointed it but most importantly it was a ton of fun to drive around. The discovery was nothing but a money pit.
My Daewoos are still going & on the road ,both the Leganza, Nubira & Lanos .... the Leganza got a Holden 2.2 & the Nubira got a Holden 2.0 ,the Lanos got a Korean built GM Daewoo engine
My parents had a 1998 Ford Explorer for 5 years. It was comfortable to ride in. I only drove it twice. One time to work and around the hospital parking lot.
I had a 98 Explorer in 2016. It was actually decent to drive when it ran which didn't last long. The transmissions on them are garbage. I bought it with a blown trans and swapped a used one in that I got off of someones porch for $50 and an O.G. xbox 360. The replacement trans started going within about 6 months but the equally garbage 4.0 timing cassettes let go and lunched the engine before the second transmission could completely crap out. If you ever need to change the spark plugs...good luck on the passenger side bank. The interior was a really nice place to be though. Full leather, power everything, surprisingly nice factory sound, and quite comfortable and roomy. It made a nice drive-in vehicle for the family for the summer it lasted.
From 2000 to 2008 I owned a Daewoo Lanos 4-door 1.3L 75hp basic model. I write on clock 120K km without any problems at all, regular maintenance. The only reason I sold it was to buy a new car.
The 1990s was a very bad time for Suzuki in the American market. Most of their vehicles had bad performance and numerous safety issues. I'm surprised you didn't mention the 1997 Chevy Malibu. Loaded with poor quality materials.
I just saw a video about how most of the Buicks that came out in the 80s had engines that were only designed to last about 80k miles. They had a mix of aluminum and cast iron engine parts... a HUGE no no.
Almost all engines are composed of a multitude of metels Cast iron blocks and aluminum heads are extremely common and there are no iron/steel pistons in any modern engine as they would be ridiculously heavy to whip around at more then a couple thousand rpm
Daewoo Lanos 3 door model are great looking for tuning... unfortunately you have to gut them, and put a completely custom powertrain, electrical system, and suspension in them... not really worth it, but if you do go through the trouble you end up with a great looking tuner car!!
The Sunfire clip should've included it's Cavalier twin. I bought a brand new Z24 and it was the worst! GM and magazines extolled their new build process for more rigidity and especially quality. Where to begin? Within the 1st year the door cards started puking away from their frames. When you closed the doors the air flow directors would pop out into your lap. The fuel level reader in the tank stood working. The AC compressor went out. The clutch master cylinder needed replaced. Probably more I can't remember. Couldn't wait to unload it.
My explorer was probably the most reliable vehicle i owned so far only had to do standard maintenance to it meanwhile my new to me Chevy trailblazer already went through a transmission wish I still had my explorer
My 1997 LR Discovery was the worst piece of garbage I ever dumped $40K on. I was told by the service manager to dump it before the warranty was up. The vehicle started to fall apart months after delivery. All I can say is at least I didn't get the Range Rover. Apparently they are no better, even today.
The Suzuki X-90 should be very desirable these days. I loved my convertible Sunfire. I'm sure I would have enjoyed the Mercury Capri Convertible just as much.
The x90 never made any sense to me until someone explained to me it was supposed to look like an update on a two door 1920’s roadster it just lacked the outside rumble seat .
The Dodge Intrepid was trying to use the good looks of the Chrysler /Lamborghini Portofino to its advantage- & it looked a lot better than most cars of the era!
GM sold Cavaliers and Sunfires at a loss. The idea was to sell them as introductory, cheap cars and create brand loyalty for future purchases of higher end cars.
I disagree on the Sunfire, they are great cars. The head gaskets went because GM used antifreeze that was corrosive to the head gaskets. That Mercury Capri is so cute, I never sew one, now I want one.
I've owned two Capris. The engine is basically the first gen Miata 1.6 but driving the front wheels. Build quality was spotty but mechanically it's basically a 1989 Mazda 323 convertible. The xr2 turbo models are quick for the time but can be problematic after 30 years. Get a well maintained base model with a 5spd and enjoy revving it to 7500rpm! Will cost ya about $3000. It was a car that didn't really standout in any one category. Sad
My daughter bought an Intrepid similar to the one in the video from her cousin for $800, drove it for 2 years and sold it for $800. It was a pretty good car for her
In no particular order, here's the ten worst automotive mistakes of 1990-1999: (1) Stealth / 3000GT was FWD-based (2) Stealth / 3000GT was wide and heavy but couldn't tuck wide tires (3) Eclipse GSX was grossly overpriced (4) RX-7 FD was grossly overpriced (5) Dodge's Daytona replacement was FWD and no V8 instead of competing with 5.0 Mustang and 5.7 Camaro/Firebird. (6) Mustang went to the huge, heavy, weak, underpowered 4.6 with T45 while Camaro correctly added a T56 to the 5.7L (7) 454SS added OD for '91 but went from 3.73 to 4.10 rear axle ratio instead of 3.23 (8) second gen Miata didn't get wider wheels and tires (9) Syclone discontinued for 1992 (10) neither Camaro nor S-10 nor Astro got either the L99 4.3L V8 in '94, nor the LR4 4.8L V8 in 1999.
I thought the geo storm was pretty cool and my 99 sunfire was my first car, that 2.2 ran forever only had to get rod of it due to rust after 380k miles, and the aespite was supposed to be barebones it was the geo metro competitor meant for high gas mileage
I love the X90! Suzuki builds a great car! Durable and dependable. The US never accepted their cars. I have owned their cars and motorcycles. The build quality was outstanding. There is a reason they are number one in Japan. And it's not because they are bad vehicles.
The Daewoo Laganza was pretty cool looking, but I would say the company folding a few years later ruined the whole brand...lol. Couldn't get parts or find mechanic.
- Shows budget cars - Criticises material quality and performance Also complaining about safety is such an invalid argument. Car manufacturers did not care about safety all that much and even successful models from the 90s lack basic safety.
I had the aspire. If you tried to drive it like a sports car you'd be disappointed. If you drove it like an economy car it would prove itself to be a good little car that was fuel efficient.
B.S... Had 1997 Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition. Powerful (for the time) and only soccer moms rip the wheel & roll them when a tire goes flat. Top Gear had a race driver test it blowing tires w/ no hands & didn't roll. Lawyers ruined that car. Sold it w/ near 300K miles, looking great & running perfect. Mustang 5.0L motor. Still used in crazy race cars.
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Not going to lie. That lowered red and grey turbo Yugo in the video is pretty badass.
Are you kidding me? The Yugo is the worst car ever made. The convertible version doesn't change that.
@@johnnymason2460so what. 😂
Today it is just a cool car.
The boxy shape looks great to convert it with a rotary engine
...and these shiny rims quadrupled the value of car easily!
2:00 The Multipla was no "worst" car. Its design was challenging, but it was actually a good car. Fiat just tried a completely different approach to the family hauler and failed.
I loved driving the Multipla- so much so, I want to import one.
failed becauss it was came to soon okay also the look
When a project is ahead of its intended audience...
But do we realize how many heavy SUVs, large on the outside, small on the inside and with hideous lines are being sold today?
@@terrytheimpaler1204
In Italy it had a good succes and today is still sought in the second hand market.
@@studiocalder818 If the Multipla was sold today it would still be considered "ugly". It still isn't beautiful but over time it has become cool (sort of).
Lame how they talk about the '99 Intrepid while showing the '93. Then they talk about the 2.7L sludge engine but show an older 3.5L. Get it straight bro.
A I nonsense taking over TH-cam
it's made by AI
I rented a Ford Aspire in the mid 90s when my car was being repaired - it ASPIRED to be a real car.
My brother owned one, his friends called it the Ass-pirate.
Wow! This is comedy gold! I bet this would slay on stage! Nobody's heard such wit!
The X 90 looks like a fun little car for light off roading like a Subaru Brat.
It's a pretty niche car overall. Not for the general mass really, but those that has it will either love it or hate it. It's like a Jimny/Sidekick/Vitara for the quirky people. Personally I like it, since I like the Jimny and Vitara too, and most Suzuki cars overall
It's a lil piece of crap.
The X90 looks a bit like a Suzuki mighty boy on steroids
I dated a girl who had one, it was both fun and embarrassing…
Well, that 16 valve engine gets easily over 350,000 km and it's a 4x4 lol. @Petesworkshop2225
People need to understand that we could fix our cars back then. Up until the late 2000s, parts for just about anything were usually cheap and easily attainable. Only high end vehicles were expensive to maintain. Now whether it's a Honda or a Mercedes... it's gonna cost a ton.
I had a '95 Explorer. I finally parked it in 2009 with 386,000 miles on it and having spent very little in repairs.
Nice! I had a 94 Ranger and had to part ways with it in 2012 after my second kid was born. It had just over 300,000. Thanks for watching!
@@DecadesOfHistory20 I parked the Explorer for a 2004 Ranger. Parked it with 315k in 2016 for a 2014 Silverado. It died at 240k. Driving a 2019 F150 V8 now.
There was bound to be a few that weren't found on road dead
@@Strngr-- I would rather push a Ford than drive a Chevy
@@EarthboundMisfit1274good for you.
I owned a 1990 Ford festiva. It had the 1.3 but as long as I didn't have too much weight in car that thing would do pretty good. Used to drive it like a rally car on dirt and gravel roads in West Virginia.
They were lil tanks
I commuted round trip something like 110 miles a day in mine. I worked as a retail asst. manager for Rent-A-Center in the San Fernando Valley area. Then, they transferred me to Oxnard. I had a '93 Mustang GT and did not want to put that many miles on it, so found a Festiva for $900. No problems with the little car doing that for about 8 months until I quit and worked much closer to home. I stupidly sold it to a couch surfing friend who really needed a car for around $750. He wasn't a great friend which is why I said 'stupidly'. He never registered it and it got towed a year or so later, and when I could have gotten it back, the impound yard wanted $600 which I did not have at that time. Daewoo/Hyundai made little car which out qualitied (I just made up that word) the contemporary Hyundai cars sold as Hyundias at that time.
That red customised Yugo actually looks pretty good!
👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
Daewoo in romania was pretty popular and very reliable. There were a ton of Cielo (nexia) with over 1 milion km on taxi
Dar ăla din clip era 'Leganza' sau 'Nubira'?
Nexia is a rebadged Opel Kadett, but they are good
Yugo yeech my Uncle bought one reduced price when they went out of business... a week after he bought it the speedometer spun in circles like a toy car and in the same time frame the exhaust pipe separated from the manifold adapter as it wasn't welded at the factory. The rear wheel bearing seized up in 3 weeks due to not being greased at the factory. All sorts of things happened over the life of the vehicle: The throttle body fell apart, brake lights had to be rewired, front brake pads lasted only a year. With all that it did run 115,000 miles and went to the junk yard with very little rust.
Getting a Yugo seems like rolling a dice on what quality it'll end up when delivered
Multipla:
When a project is ahead of its intended audience...
But do we realize how many heavy, useless SUVs, large on the outside, small on the inside and with hideous lines are being sold today?
Design (form follows function) against styling (formas an end in itself)
Best example for form follows function is a standard delivery van. But they added some unnecessary additional uglyness to the multipla.
@@derbruzzler7574 So you have never driven a Multipla nor been a passenger in one to be able to compare it with a delivery van.
Pleasant to drive, comfortable, crazy visibility, definitely ... more compact than a van
I had a 95 landrover discovery. It got horrible gas mileage and it was slow but it was great in Florida rain storms. I got rid of it because I was opening the hood everytime I drove it.
I had a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire. I had to get the transmission repaired and eventually replaced, the head gasket repaired and eventually replaced, and the AC repaired and eventually replaced. Still, I was able to put around 90,000 miles on it before I got rid of it.
The Pontiac Sunfire looked awesome as a concept car at the Chicago McCormick Place car show, but when they actually made the car it didn’t look like the cool concept one at all. A Yugo was blown off the Mackinac Bridge from a gust of wind going through the slits in the road talk about an awful vehicle my heart goes out to that woman who was killed.
2001 explorer I had was reliable as hell. Sold still running good at nearly 300,00 miles. Still could occasionally get the new car scent it had from the AC now and then. Miss old reliable sometimes.
I'm 16 years old and just got my first car in January. It also is a 2001 Explorer, and I have committed to driving it until the wheels fall off, then I'm putting the wheels back on and continuing driving. Plus, it only has 145k miles, so there's still a lot of exploring left to do.
I have a 1996 Land Rover discovery and I love it! No sunroofs and a manual transmission it’s one of ten made and I will never get rid of it.
I still have my 90s exploder runs like a champ
I bought a 1991 Capri Turbo Convertible 5-speed back around 1997. It was fast & fun but being built in Australia, parts were already hard to get + my wife hated driving a stick shift... I sold it. It was so tiny it amplified the feel of speed & acceleration. Only owned it for one summer. I also had that Explorer 4x4 in a short wheelbase 2-door stick shift. Loved it but it got rusty. On a quiet night you can HEAR a Ford rust.
I had an xr2 as well. It was legitimately fast with turbo, definitely stomped the Miata in a straight line.
Loved the X-90, Sunfire GT, lanos Sport
GM used cheap plastics in its cars in the 1990s. GM made small cars like the Sunfire cheaply to reduce costs
I had a '98 LR Discovery, series I. One of the BEST vehicles I've ever owned. Changed oil every 3,000 miles, new battery, front disk brake pads, plugs and wires is all I did to it over a 15 year period. NEVER left me stranded, never leaked, or rusted, and an off-road BEAST.
NOT SUITED as a SOCCER MOM vehicle!
The vehicle shown rolling over at 3:06 is a Ford Expedition, NOT an Explorer.
Also, faulty tires are not a problem with the vehicle; it is a problem with the tire.
... My man can't tell a 1993 Intrepid from a 1999 Intrepid 🤦♂
Also only showed the 3.5 and not the actual problematic 2.7.
Suzuki X-90's are bangin'... you just gotta' know what to do with them...
Daewoo Lanos? It's one of the most popular cars in Eastern Europe and everybody drives them to this day, it's a thing of culture
they were cheap thats why
The Ford Aspire is actually a rebadged KIA Avella when KIA was tied up with Ford
I would never want one but that red tuner yugo looked pretty slick
That Ford Explorer commercial just unlocked memories.
This list is 100% correct.
I loved the x90 lol.. one of my very first jobs was filling out recall cards for Firestone tires when I was an early teen my best friend's mom worked for a Ford dealership and me and her filled out thousands of recall cards for money. I like how you were talking about the 2.7 l but show the 3.5 LOL
The x-90 was a very interesting car. I can see why there is a cult following. Showing the 3.5 was lazy editing on my part. I'm curious to see how many more people notice. Thank you for watching!
Lanos is a cult car. It was designed by the guy who created DMC 12, and suspension was created by Porsche. it was cheap, design still looks fresh, and reliability was not so bad. You still can find a bunch of them in Ukraine and they don't look too outdated.
I unironically think the X-90 looks really neat and I would definitely own one
0:43 basically a little tikes cozy coupe, but slightly beefed up.
There was nothing wrong with the tires of the ford explorer. There was roll over problems because of the suspension and high centre of gravity. To fix that ford wanted the tire pressure to be lowered to 26 PSI which caused over heating of the tires. Firestone wanted 35 PSI which was what they designed the tires for. It was like driving on 4 flat tires.
That crash you see the dummy get thrown out just as the car is about to roll over him.
Crash test dummy having a bad day, as usual
10:20 - My Mom had a silver 1991 Mercury Capri convertible, bought brand new with less than 30 miles on it, that lasted her for 12 years.
That Yugo is very nice tbh, just use a newer 1.4 Fiat engine and transmission and you have a car for decades!
X90 should have been heavily marketed to snowbirds and people who RV in general as a great second car option. Such a lightweight little car to tow was a better option than scooters or two wheelers imo, and could easily drive on easy off-road areas such as getting to fishing spots, something a couple might not want to subject their regular car to. The Suzuki Samurai of the 80s had already established itself as a great offroad vehicle (as far as lightweight offroad vehicles went), so selling them as little 'adventure' cars for those who RV in the Southwest and the South in general would have been natural.
Thanks for the Pineapple Express clip
I had a Daewoo lanos 5dr hatchback,it was a good car,reliable, economical on fuel and good value overall Auckland New Zealand 2024
You can still meet many of them in good shape and operating on the streets in Poland (they were built here also, so were ones of the cheepest). Spare parts were very cheap.
And from ppl who owned them I've only heard good things about Lanos' reliability and low fuel consumption. However I've never found these cars attractive cause of really shitty and straight ugly interiors.
I really liked the Sunfire when it came out but GM’s 4 cylinder engines were so terrible back then! Actually they still are… 😖
How fat was the driver of the Ford Aspire ?
300 LBs ? 400 LBs ?
Dam that guy was friggin huge..NO seat belt needed
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The x90 is a tracker/sidekick with a different body shell over the frame. It has great off-road performance. But the tracker had way more space and seating.
I had a 2000 sunfire convertible. Owned it six years it was an excellent car. Never needing any repairs. A friend of mine had a brand new 2002 lexus. It was in the repair shop every month.
I had a ‘95 cavalier, which is same as the Sunfire. I had no problems with it.
That you didn't simply list every Chrysler/Dodge product of the 90s is admirable, didn't take the easy way out. Never has any other brand demonstrated such a psychotic love of electronics gremlins AND engines that didn't like to stay assembled.
land rover and hyundai, too. they continue to have electrical failures and catastrophic engine problems to this day
At one point I owned a 95 Discovery and a 65 Landrover SWB. The 65 was by far the most reliable and capable off road. It never stopped and went wherever I pointed it but most importantly it was a ton of fun to drive around.
The discovery was nothing but a money pit.
My Daewoos are still going & on the road ,both the Leganza, Nubira & Lanos .... the Leganza got a Holden 2.2 & the Nubira got a Holden 2.0 ,the Lanos got a Korean built GM Daewoo engine
The 1.9l in the Capri was one of the most reliable engines Ford made.
Dodge Neon should at least get an honorable mention. Dodge made so many horrible cars in the 90s.
That would have been a good one. Their marketing of the cars were great. Hi. and Yo. still remember that. Thanks for watching!
The 1990's Dodge Viper GTS wasn't one of them. The best nineties Dodge, along with the 1994 and up Ram pickup!
My parents had a 1998 Ford Explorer for 5 years. It was comfortable to ride in. I only drove it twice. One time to work and around the hospital parking lot.
90s Explorers were tanks just had auto 4x4 issues. Always drove it like I stole it and it kept on going.
Most might not know the sunfire was later marketed as a toyota in japan, but based on the chevy cavalier
The Cavalier was marketed in Japan, as a Toyota...not the Sunfire.
I had a 98 Explorer in 2016. It was actually decent to drive when it ran which didn't last long. The transmissions on them are garbage. I bought it with a blown trans and swapped a used one in that I got off of someones porch for $50 and an O.G. xbox 360. The replacement trans started going within about 6 months but the equally garbage 4.0 timing cassettes let go and lunched the engine before the second transmission could completely crap out. If you ever need to change the spark plugs...good luck on the passenger side bank.
The interior was a really nice place to be though. Full leather, power everything, surprisingly nice factory sound, and quite comfortable and roomy. It made a nice drive-in vehicle for the family for the summer it lasted.
From 2000 to 2008 I owned a Daewoo Lanos 4-door 1.3L 75hp basic model. I write on clock 120K km without any problems at all, regular maintenance.
The only reason I sold it was to buy a new car.
91 Capri was best car I ever owned only did lof and tire rotations....had it over 20yrs!
Intrepids were everywhere around here 25 years ago, in southeast KY. You can't tell me they didn't sell well.
Never see them on the road anymore though
Those Suzukis seem very popular nowadays in offroad car trials, in the UK at least.
The 1990s was a very bad time for Suzuki in the American market. Most of their vehicles had bad performance and numerous safety issues.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the 1997 Chevy Malibu. Loaded with poor quality materials.
would the 1998 Chevy Malibu be the same thing? I had one of those and it was not that bad.
That yellow Chrysler in the header was quite popular actually
My uncle drove a Yugo for 20 years. That car was a literal death trap
1990 - 2004 ... horrible years for nearly every manufacturer.
Dude the multipla was a genius car. Pretty good performance for long trips too.
I just saw a video about how most of the Buicks that came out in the 80s had engines that were only designed to last about 80k miles. They had a mix of aluminum and cast iron engine parts... a HUGE no no.
Almost all engines are composed of a multitude of metels
Cast iron blocks and aluminum heads are extremely common and there are no iron/steel pistons in any modern engine as they would be ridiculously heavy to whip around at more then a couple thousand rpm
Daewoo Lanos 3 door model are great looking for tuning... unfortunately you have to gut them, and put a completely custom powertrain, electrical system, and suspension in them... not really worth it, but if you do go through the trouble you end up with a great looking tuner car!!
The Aspire was a Festiva in Australia, they were so popular here.
I bought a new Aspire and it was SLOW SLOW but man it was reliable. It was the first car in its class with dual airbags.
I did a 3 gear burn out with a Sunfire. Didn't catch traction till 4k RPM. In 3rd.
x90 is amazing im surprised it didnt take off
The Sunfire clip should've included it's Cavalier twin. I bought a brand new Z24 and it was the worst! GM and magazines extolled their new build process for more rigidity and especially quality. Where to begin? Within the 1st year the door cards started puking away from their frames. When you closed the doors the air flow directors would pop out into your lap. The fuel level reader in the tank stood working. The AC compressor went out. The clutch master cylinder needed replaced. Probably more I can't remember. Couldn't wait to unload it.
Dang that’s terrible. Sounds like the movie The Money Pit, instead of a house it’s the Z24. Thank you for watching!
My explorer was probably the most reliable vehicle i owned so far only had to do standard maintenance to it meanwhile my new to me Chevy trailblazer already went through a transmission wish I still had my explorer
My 1997 LR Discovery was the worst piece of garbage I ever dumped $40K on.
I was told by the service manager to dump it before the warranty was up. The vehicle started to fall apart months after delivery. All I can say is at least I didn't get the Range Rover.
Apparently they are no better, even today.
The Suzuki X-90 should be very desirable these days. I loved my convertible Sunfire. I'm sure I would have enjoyed the Mercury Capri Convertible just as much.
The x90 never made any sense to me until someone explained to me it was supposed to look like an update on a two door 1920’s roadster it just lacked the outside rumble seat .
The Dodge Intrepid was trying to use the good looks of the Chrysler /Lamborghini Portofino to its advantage- & it looked a lot better than most cars of the era!
1995 was the Discovery 2 and only the Discovery 1 (discontinued in 94) is shown
What i would say though is that the 90s was one of if not the the best decade for new cars.
Out of every vehicle on the list, i wouldn't mind a Suzuki X-90, it would be a great fixer-upper, and upgrade it with a modern powertrain
It’s an odd looking car but looks fun. Thank you for watching!
GM sold Cavaliers and Sunfires at a loss. The idea was to sell them as introductory, cheap cars and create brand loyalty for future purchases of higher end cars.
Absolute worst: Yugo! Because you DON'T go in a Yugo.
Maybe should be renamed, Yudontgo. Thanks for watching!
I had a 98 Sunfire for a year. I had to replace it because I moved back to Maryland and it didn't pass inspection
Bummer! It's nice looking back at the "good ole days" and cars of the time. Thank you for watching!
That Fiat Multipla is so ugly!!!
That's why is cool.
I disagree on the Sunfire, they are great cars. The head gaskets went because GM used antifreeze that was corrosive to the head gaskets. That Mercury Capri is so cute, I never sew one, now I want one.
The mercury capri sure did have some character. Thanks for watching!
I had a Sunfire. It was NOT a great car.
I've owned two Capris. The engine is basically the first gen Miata 1.6 but driving the front wheels. Build quality was spotty but mechanically it's basically a 1989 Mazda 323 convertible. The xr2 turbo models are quick for the time but can be problematic after 30 years. Get a well maintained base model with a 5spd and enjoy revving it to 7500rpm! Will cost ya about $3000. It was a car that didn't really standout in any one category. Sad
My daughter bought an Intrepid similar to the one in the video from her cousin for $800, drove it for 2 years and sold it for $800. It was a pretty good car for her
The video chapter markers are all jacked up.
In no particular order, here's the ten worst automotive mistakes of 1990-1999: (1) Stealth / 3000GT was FWD-based (2) Stealth / 3000GT was wide and heavy but couldn't tuck wide tires (3) Eclipse GSX was grossly overpriced (4) RX-7 FD was grossly overpriced (5) Dodge's Daytona replacement was FWD and no V8 instead of competing with 5.0 Mustang and 5.7 Camaro/Firebird. (6) Mustang went to the huge, heavy, weak, underpowered 4.6 with T45 while Camaro correctly added a T56 to the 5.7L (7) 454SS added OD for '91 but went from 3.73 to 4.10 rear axle ratio instead of 3.23 (8) second gen Miata didn't get wider wheels and tires (9) Syclone discontinued for 1992 (10) neither Camaro nor S-10 nor Astro got either the L99 4.3L V8 in '94, nor the LR4 4.8L V8 in 1999.
Yugo - You go it doesn’t.
I thought the geo storm was pretty cool and my 99 sunfire was my first car, that 2.2 ran forever only had to get rod of it due to rust after 380k miles, and the aespite was supposed to be barebones it was the geo metro competitor meant for high gas mileage
I love the X90! Suzuki builds a great car! Durable and dependable. The US never accepted their cars. I have owned their cars and motorcycles. The build quality was outstanding. There is a reason they are number one in Japan. And it's not because they are bad vehicles.
Fiat Multipla is an.amazing practical design way ahead of it's time...
Other cars are actually boring.
It's refreshing and unique
The Daewoo Laganza was pretty cool looking, but I would say the company folding a few years later ruined the whole brand...lol. Couldn't get parts or find mechanic.
The Ford Aspire looks a bit like the Ford Focus from around late 90s.
It really doesn’t. I had a Focus in the late 90s and it looked very little like that. It looks more like a 90s Hyundai Accent
The x-90 is a vehicle that is highly sought after by mild off-roaders for its simplicity and durability
- Shows budget cars
- Criticises material quality and performance
Also complaining about safety is such an invalid argument. Car manufacturers did not care about safety all that much and even successful models from the 90s lack basic safety.
I had the aspire. If you tried to drive it like a sports car you'd be disappointed. If you drove it like an economy car it would prove itself to be a good little car that was fuel efficient.
I have a ‘98 Sunfire with a leaking head gasket, a replaced junkyard transmission, and the ABS system is haywire. They really are junk.
B.S... Had 1997 Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition. Powerful (for the time) and only soccer moms rip the wheel & roll them when a tire goes flat. Top Gear had a race driver test it blowing tires w/ no hands & didn't roll. Lawyers ruined that car. Sold it w/ near 300K miles, looking great & running perfect. Mustang 5.0L motor. Still used in crazy race cars.
Chrysler had poor build quality
The X90 looks good man,it was like a kei car,i like it
Yeah. Europe needs kei cars and i m buying.
Had a 98 eddie buaer explorer with the 5.0 that thing was kick ass ran up until just a couple years ago
UGLY, poorly thought out cars. If you keep one long enough it might develop a cult following, until then, you have a car not even a car theif wants.