Rastus

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Oct 10, 1999
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Who's got the worst vehicle here?

I have a 1987 Dodge Dakota that has almost 200,000 miles on it. It gets crappy mileage, has whisky dents all over it and hasn't been washed in years. The transmission takes about 5 minutes to shift into reverse when it's cold. The choke has a problem so it doesn't have any power for about 20 minutes in the winter.

But it's still going strong so I have no intention of getting another.

BTW, I have a company vehicle so I don't have to use it much anyway. It's nice not having to buy much gas or having a car payment.

If I have a long trip to make, I just rent an econobox from Enterprise for $9/day that gets 30 mpg. It's cheaper to do that than put gas in a guzzler.
 

CrackRabbit

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Mar 30, 2001
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I had at one time a 1977 AMC Hornet stationwagon. Orange in color, rusted completly to hell. leaked water in through the back door when it rained, got 10-15 mpg, after I fixed the leaking fuel pump, if I was lucky.
Radio didn't work.
All four tires were dry rotted.
But by god the AC worked... well until it would blow a fuse anyways...
I don't miss that car, much.
 

Willoughbyva

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Well, some might consider my car a junker. I have a 92 Buick Lesabre. Has over 210,000 miles on it. I drive it 100 miles a day going back and forth to work. The A/C doesn't work, it has a different colored hood than the rest of the car. The winshield is cracked in a couple places. It was ok and got inspected in January, but the heater caused it to crack in the field of view back in Feburary. It runs good and gets about 22mpg. I need to get another car, but can't afford one. I hope to find a job closer to home so I won't have to drive so far everyday. I still like the car and might get another Lesabre if I can find one resonably priced.