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Old 07-26-2009, 02:29 PM   #1
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Which car did you hate the most?

Which car did you hate the most?

And for which reason?



I start with me.

It's the Hyundai Accent 95-99.

Reason: Not confortable to drive and not sonory insulated.
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Old 07-26-2009, 03:52 PM   #2
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Re: Which car do you hate the most?

I'd have to go with the Honda Prius. what has the world come to? not only sacrificing power but now pride?

Buy American, it's good for you
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Old 07-26-2009, 05:25 PM   #3
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Re: Which car do you hate the most?

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I'd have to go with the Honda Prius. what has the world come to? not only sacrificing power but now pride?



Buy American, it's good for you

Did you mean Toyota Prius?

I don't understand why so much peoples hates the Prius?

Me I like it. It doesn't use a lot of fuel so it's ecologic.

I like the idea of shutting off the gasoline engine in the traffic, it makes a big difference in the mpg.

Don't need more that 100HP to drive in the city.

Nice body design too.
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Old 07-26-2009, 05:29 PM   #4
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Re: Which car did you hate the most?

Another car I hate too, it's the new Honda Civic.
I hate its body design (my personal choice).
I found that it become more ugly since 2007.

If someone have a Civic, don't be offended.
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Re: Which car did you hate the most?

I hated my 05 Chrysler Sebring. It had so many problems ( multiple transmission failures, coolant leaks, AC problems, and on and on) that the day it went out of factory warranty I traded it off. I couldn't afford to own it anymore, and, I pity the poor soul who bought it used.

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Old 07-26-2009, 09:58 PM   #6
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Re: Which car did you hate the most?

I know, Chrysler vehicles are reputated for being not reliable. It's why the company fails.

At least, they're beautiful and confortable to drive.
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I know, Chrysler vehicles are reputated for being not reliable. It's why the company fails.

At least, they're beautiful and confortable to drive.

That's BS if I ever heard it. one thing we need to know bout your seebring is, was it a manuel transmission. if so then you drive like an idiot if not then you need to find a better mechanic cause the one you went to screwed you over.

and yea I ment Toyota Prius lol, I mix Toyota and Honda up every once in a while. but I hate the Prius because its a sorry excuse for a vehicle, Ex. its got 110 Hp in the 2009 and it squeaked out 46 MPG (which is the cars only plus) yet it still costs $22,000 for the base model! and over 30K for the top model. if it was $6,000 then I'd consider it. and you get about 2 in. of ground clearence which where I live is a very bad thing. you'd be bottuming out in my drive way (no theres not a curb) heck the quad that my dad just sold had more horsepower than a prius. and it was a 400. (cost $3,500 new, just to set a picture)
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Re: Which car did you hate the most?

Sebring are usually automatic. Both Chrysler and Ford, build bad transmission that fails often and cost a lot to repair. Especially in the Sebring/Intrepid model. So it doesn't suprise me. The engine is bad too.

Like you said, the Prius is not made for all kind of road. It's why a lot of peoples drive pick-up and big car, like me.

But for the downtown of Los Angeles, where is always traffic, the Prius is a suitable solution.
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Old 07-27-2009, 05:10 PM   #9
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Alright dude first off learn some grammer that was painful to read. Second get your facts straight, I'm a Dodge guy but I'll admit Dodge trucks tend to have transmission problems around 100,000 miles almost like clockwork. But Fords transmissions are their main strong point. If the transmission in your Ford goes out before 200k miles you got unlucky of your hard on your car. though ford does tend to have electrical issues where they just turn off while your driving (mostly the 2002-2006's)
And I'd be a little suprised if a Prius could go up those hills in San Fransisco
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Re: Which car did you hate the most?

I've been lucky, the transmission of my Windstar never fail. I've made 143K miles with it.

But the normal life of a Windstar transmission is between 80K and 140K miles.
Explorer and Taurus have same problems. For a Freestar it's even worst.

So the transmission of some Ford vehicles is their weakness point.
Only super duty Ford (F-series, E-series) have solid transmission.
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Re: Which car did you hate the most?

Shpuker: Wish it was BS. The car was a 05 Sebring Signature Edition 2.7 automatic. During my period of ownership, I had 3 Chrysler dealerships, and, the local zone rep. working with it. I've had some bad cars in my time, but, this one was the worse ever by far. The tranny was totally rebuilt once, and repaired twice more for major leaks. The themostat housing had to replaced. The much of the front suspension was replaced under a recall. The front strut mounts had to be re-riveted because they came loose. The front brake rotors warped, and, were replaced under warranty. The AC started dumping condensate inside the vehicle on the floor, and, was repaired under warranty. The air filter box fractured, and, was replaced under warranty. My problem - driving it for business, I ran the miles up too fast to lemon-law it. The weekend I traded it off for a new Saturn, the tranny started whining loudly again - just like it did when the front pump in it failed the first time. I owned a dozen Chryslers, Dodges, and Plymouths before this car - this one totally cooked me on the brand. In the 3 years I owned it, it was in the shop for warranty work a total of 3.5 months. Don't tell me I was too hard on it, its predecessors went about 100K miles each with no problems. My first car, a 1937 Dodge 5 window business coupe, was more reliable than this thing.

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sounds like you drew the chewed up straw thats more problems than I've ever heard of someone having with one car. Dodge has been the poster child for Chrysler the last however many years any way lol
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Nope - Chrysler drew the short straw - I won't be buying anymore of their stuff. Neither will three of my co-workers, who bought Sebrings, and had problems with them. All of them have swapped for other brands as well.

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Alright dude first off learn some grammer that was painful to read. Second get your facts straight, I'm a Dodge guy but I'll admit Dodge trucks tend to have transmission problems around 100,000 miles almost like clockwork. But Fords transmissions are their main strong point. If the transmission in your Ford goes out before 200k miles you got unlucky of your hard on your car. though ford does tend to have electrical issues where they just turn off while your driving (mostly the 2002-2006's)
And I'd be a little suprised if a Prius could go up those hills in San Fransisco
mopar man here myself i will agree on the ford tranny though strong like bull and as far as a prius if they last as long as a camry there the smartest investment ever for any city dweller i cant belive the geo isnt on here geo metro talk about loosing all your pride
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Nope - Chrysler drew the short straw - I won't be buying anymore of their stuff. Neither will three of my co-workers, who bought Sebrings, and had problems with them. All of them have swapped for other brands as well.

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yeah but i bet your mechanic just loves them easy to work on and easy to sink so money in im a dodge lover but that was back when crysler was owned by crysler and they made a respectable car (challenger cudas ext.) but now its just gone a little down hill
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