What is likely the worst car ever made...

[westwall]

...was made by communists.

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the Trabant...




The Trabant Was an Awful Car Made by Communists

I have a friend who collects those things. They truly are terrible. Two stroke engines just pouring smoke everywhere.

 

[Mindful]

...was made by communists.

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the Trabant...




The Trabant Was an Awful Car Made by Communists

Oh yes. lol.

It became quite a cult.

 

[DudleySmith]

I always had great luck with Dodges, except for a few years in the 1980's, but then most American cars from that era sucked, which is why Toyota did so well. American auto makers preferred to make morons managers, while Toyota focused on letting the line workers build the cars and make the decisions. As usual the right wing loons make unions the scapegoats for bad management, but in real life the labor costs per car were around $600 per car difference between the Japs and Detroit, not enough to swing the sales of a big ticket item like a car; the big price difference was in overhead costs, some $2,800 more than the Japs spent per car. Naturally management can never ever be blamed for anything, like the Red Chinese Cadre can't be blamed, according to right wing mythology. They sped up the lines as if that would increase their profits, when all it did was put crap on the markets and customers fled in droves.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

The 1974 Mustang hatchback.
When it ran and your tires were bald you could chirp the tires going into 2nd.
Worst car ever.
I mean who the fuck designed this thing!!!
They put the thermostat behind the fucking water pump fer fukes sake!!

 

[HaShev]

The tipover king:
Reliant Robin

 

[AZrailwhale]

That answer is simply too easy. The Trabant and the Yugo should be excluded from consideration.

Let's focus on "American" cars, built since 1950. I nominate the Chevy Vega. WIth an exterior made of compressed rust, and a self-destructive aluminum block engine, it has few real competitors in a competition of awfulness.

I owned a Vega. They weren’t that bad for an early seventies Detroit car. There wasn’t anything wrong with the engine, the problem was an inadequate cooling system.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

For aesthetics, it's tough to beat the Gremlin. My friends mom drove an orange one with a black stripe down the side. I've also seen a puke green one with the same classic stripe.View attachment 545868

Had a buddy that had the green one with a 327 dropped in.

 

[Esdraelon]

AMC Pacer

I remember one of those around my neighborhood that was covered in polished gravel set in an epoxy base. The weirdest damn thing I ever saw.

 

[Polishprince]

That answer is simply too easy. The Trabant and the Yugo should be excluded from consideration.

Let's focus on "American" cars, built since 1950. I nominate the Chevy Vega. WIth an exterior made of compressed rust, and a self-destructive aluminum block engine, it has few real competitors in a competition of awfulness.

The Vega was a gem compared to the AMC vehicles that were built to compete with it. Further, the Vega looked like something- decent styling for a mini car.

The metal on pacers and gremlins was so thin and rust prone, that they were rusting out within just a couple of years.
I knew some of the guys who worked on the Vega, it was built not far from here in the tremendous city of Lordstown.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Worst car ever sold in the United States was the VW bug. Yes, the Yugo was a better car.

 

[AZrailwhale]

The Vega was a gem compared to the AMC vehicles that were built to compete with it. Further, the Vega looked like something- decent styling for a mini car.

The metal on pacers and gremlins was so thin and rust prone, that they were rusting out within just a couple of years.
I knew some of the guys who worked on the Vega, it was built not far from here in the tremendous city of Lordstown.

The Vega was a three quarter scale Camaro.