Yahoo Autos These Are The Hills You'll Always Die On When It Comes To Bad Cars
I guess there really is a car out there for everyone. As car enthusiasts, we can be pretty critical when a car is bad. The flip side of that coin is we can be pretty loving and dedicated to those same cars, especially if we think there’s something cool or unique about them.
Last week, we asked readers what bad car hill they’d be willing to die on. These were their responses.
Suzuki Swift
Before the Spark, before the Aveo, before the Metro, Chevrolet slapped a badge on a Suzuki Swift and called it the Sprint. Tiny, noisy, slow and in general an underwhelming car, but well over 40 MPG, even when being driven like it was stolen, (that was necessary most of the time), I loved the one I had many moons ago.
I purchased an ‘86 4 door hatchback with a rebuilt title and < 1000 miles, (repaired correctly by a local shop), in 1986 for $1600, which, even in 1986, was near no money for a vehicle. I was working off hours so I rarely had to deal with traffic, which I’m sure has jaded my opinion. But, 2 years/60K miles later I sold it for $1500 after nothing more than gas/oil changes/an air filter and a set, (3!), of plugs.
Suggested by: Frank Nimeth Jr.
Jeep Renegade Trailhawk
Tiny 4 wheeler with serious off road credentials, especially when modified. American version of the Suzuki Jimny or Mitsubishi Pajero.
I wouldn’t go so far to give it chops like that, but the Renegade Trailhawk is an impressive off-roader for the price point.
Suggested by: Adrian Murray via Facebook
Lincoln Mark V
Peak-Malaise and the poster-child for inefficiency - a 230 inch long coupe with (realistically) seating for four medium-sized adults, a 460ci V-8 that barely put out 210 hp and returned maybe 12 mpg on a good day, and handling like a water buffalo on roller skates.
But they rode like a cloud, the seats were super comfy and the car would eat up 300 miles of highway like no one’s business.
The Mark V was the longest coupe Ford had ever made. The one you see about is the Pucci Edition. It was 19 feet of over-the-top 1970s luxury.
Suggested by: Earthbound Misfit I
GM’s X-Bodys
80 to 85 gm x bodies. Specifically the later ones. After the infamous brake recall, they turned into decent cars the public soured on. They soldiered on in slightly modified form as a bodies and there are a lots of cutlass cieras on the road to this day. Lots of mechanics didn’t like them because ‘fwd new ness’ but they are easy to work on and parts are cheap.
These cars were the very definition of something you’d buy to get you from point A to point B. They were cheap, and with this being GM’s cookie cutter days, you could have it in nearly any configuration you wanted, from the basic and cheap Chevy Citation to the near-lux Buick Skylark.
Suggested by: Paul Potvin via Facebook
Honda Accord Crosstour
A lifter sloping roofline sedan made into a crossover. It’s what all the cool kids are doing now, it was just 10 years ahead of its time.
If Honda had done something like this with the last-gen Accord but put more thought into it’s design, they would have sold a ton of them.
Suggested by: PDM33
Lexus RC350
Slow, dated, inefficient. In the real world, all I am looking for is adequately quick speed and the best interior build quality money can buy.
The RC is not particularly sporty, heavy for what it is, and isn’t particularly efficient. But it’ll last you a long time, and it looks rather decent. I’m still surprised Lexus even still makes these things, especially given that Lexus gives buyers a choice of two engines and rear- or all-wheel drive.
Suggested by: Dakota Winter via Facebook
Mitsubishi Mirage
