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CU Medallion [65605]
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How about ZIRCON type cars that you have owned? I know
Jun 17, 2022, 9:46 AM
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some of us older types have DEFINITELY seen some lemons come and go.
I had one, that was totally Tiger Woods fault. A 2003 Buick Rendezvous. I was looking for a new car for my wife to drive, and bought that thing new, mostly because Tiger was heavily advertising for Buick at the time.
It was, without any shadow of a doubt, the biggest single POS of a car that I have ever owned. And I have owned over two dozen cars, easily. Aside from everything that just kept breaking on it, the metal it was made of was so thin, I actually dented the quarter panel on the drivers side just by leaning on it while filling it with gas one time. (It pulled right back out with a suction cup.)
For you "Breaking Bad" fans, the Pontiac Aztek that Walter White drove early on was the same vehicle as the Buick Rendezvous, just uglier sheet metal.
I traded that lemon in after two years, even though I was almost $7,000 "upside down" on the car loan. That POS had to get gone from my driveway. It probably soured me on EVER owning another Buick SUV.
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Re: How about ZIRCON type cars that you have owned? I know
Jun 17, 2022, 10:20 AM
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I'm afraid the fault is on you because you took advice from Tiger Woods.
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CU Medallion [65605]
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I actually blame GM. Buick has always been considered a
Jun 17, 2022, 10:24 AM
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"luxury midrange" type of vehicle. Producing crap like the Rendezvous almost single handedly destroyed that reputation.
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Funny. I cheated on my girlfriend and it was also Tiger
Jun 17, 2022, 10:22 AM
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Woods' fault. I thought that I could land me a babysitter who was smokin hot like his baby sitter was. We all do dumb things in pursuit of Tiger Woods type fame and fortune. Luckily for me, we weren't married yet so she didn't get to take half my stuff like you suckers who get hitched to the SAME WOMAN for the rest of your lives. Me and Tiger gonna be bachelors for life and one day I am going to meet him and we will become instant best friends, I just know it.
What type of suction cup did you use to pull out the dent? I hear the back end of a girthy sex toy works perfectly for pulling out dents. Gotta use a big one though, one of my exes said it is difficult to get a good grip on a small one and that is why she prefers a girthier hog.
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Re: How about ZIRCON type cars that you have owned? I know
Jun 17, 2022, 10:32 AM
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1994 Ford Windstar mini-van was the worst car I have ever owned. It blew a head gasket once and the transmission destroyed itself twice in 18 months. After calling Ford and asking for help with this lemon numerous times, I finally reached the head of customer affairs. She told me that ford would not help with the repairs and there was no one else to appeal to. The windstar had a reputation for these types of breakdowns and the government later made them pay for repairs in a recall. But it was a fraction of the cost of the repairs.
My last comment to the lady who was the head of customer affairs was a promise to her, I told her that there would NEVER be a ford parked in my driveway again. I have kept that promise and intend to do so the rest of my life.
I know my promise really broke their back, but I just cannot deal with an unethical company like ford.
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CU Medallion [65605]
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My sentiments exactly about Ford. My last ever Ford was a
Jun 17, 2022, 10:55 AM
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brand new 2014 Focus. It started having automatic transmission issues inside of 10,000 miles. I soon found out, and shame on me for not doing this research BEFORE I bought the car, that the Focus had been having this history of transmission problems for EVERY YEAR OF THEIR EXISTENCE.
I should have previously learned my lesson about Ford products, as the new 1981 Fairmont I bought had depreciated in value from $7500 new, to them offering me only ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS on a trade three years later. I still remember the salesmans spiel: "Book value starts out at ~$1600. But, you have to deduct for high mileage (87000 miles), deduct for 4 cylinder engine in a midsize car, deduct for a 4 speed manual transmission. After all those deductions, it is only worth ~$100".
Not being born last night, I didn't trade it, instead sold it locally for $1200.
Butt, back to the 2014 Focus. After finding out that Ford had not really made an effort to solve these transmission problems on a vehicle that had been in production for almost FIVE YEARS by this time, it was the last straw for me and Ford. I can honestly say, under NO circumstances will I ever own another Ford. Even if I somehow won one in a raffle or something, I would immediately sell it.
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1975 Chevy Monza
Jun 17, 2022, 11:54 AM
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Death Trap...
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Yep, GM small cars of that era were pretty much disposable
Jun 17, 2022, 12:06 PM
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trash. My Bro' In Law had a Chevy Chevette of similar vintage. One time, the floor mounted automatic transmission shifter literally came off in his hand when shifting it out of Park. The whole thing just came up through the floor.
That would tend to make me a tad nervous, I don't know about anybody else!
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Bump for the evening crowd.
Jun 17, 2022, 6:03 PM
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Dis stuff be important.
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Re: How about ZIRCON type cars that you have owned? I know
Jun 17, 2022, 10:07 PM
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I still own this exact vehicle. Paid nothing for it though. Inherited. 100% agree
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