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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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Worst car you've ever driven.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:35 PM
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Parameter. Not some car you eventually beat the hell out of or was a hand-me-down first car.
The Nissan Sentra I rented last weekend takes the cake. While it was pretty much brand new, having less than 2000 miles when I turned it in, it sucked. All but the AC which was awesome. Seemingly no power, very jerky movements, very uncomfortable. Hell it didn't even have a viable arm rest.
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Heisman Winner [135939]
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Fiat 500 we rented in Vegas.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:37 PM
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Never...and I mean NEVER leave the wife in charge of car rentals.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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I didn't even get the cheapest care possible.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:39 PM
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I got to the counter and was offered the Sentra or a Carrola. I know how much I dislike Carrolas. This really was no better.
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All-In [38514]
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That's what I try to get when I'm in Houston.
Jul 8, 2015, 1:12 PM
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BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHICH CAR IS YOURS IN A PARKING LOT!!!
That is the #1 requirement in car renting.
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All-TigerNet [11021]
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Chevy Cobalt.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:38 PM
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One of the few cars I've seen where putting a dead hooker in the trunk would be an improvement.
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All-In [33418]
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This...pretty much any Chevy sedan that rental car companies
Jul 8, 2015, 12:40 PM
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stick you with
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Oculus Spirit [79508]
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Probably the Chevy Cruz...Although I had a Traverse
Jul 8, 2015, 12:39 PM
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once that seemingly had the power of a golf cart and would almost get you killed trying to merge into traffic.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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You ever driven in Texas? I think You'd like it.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:48 PM
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I saw a posted speed limit of 80 at one point. Mostly, they don't bother to post speed limits at all. I'd go miles without seeing one.
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Oculus Spirit [79508]
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Once, only around San Antonio
Jul 8, 2015, 12:53 PM
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Speed limit should be 80 on most highways and interstates.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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I agree, as long as I'm not in a Sentra that
Jul 8, 2015, 12:54 PM
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is having a hard time getting to that speed. It did fine when I got up there, but took far too long to do so.
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Heisman Winner [135939]
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I went well over 100 MPH every single day for two weeks
Jul 8, 2015, 2:07 PM
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when I had to go work in New Mexico. Traveling long stretches of desolate highway between the little towns where I called on accounts, pushing the rental cars to their very limit was the only way to get where you were going in time to get anything done. After a while, going 35 in town was starting to make my brain explode because it felt like I was sitting still.
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CU Guru [1527]
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Re: Worst car you've ever driven.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:43 PM
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Chevy Equinox and it's not even close.
The 4-cylinder that my mom has is a sluggish, top-heavy death trap that I would not recommend for anyone who likes a proactive driving experience.
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All-TigerNet [11258]
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Chevy HHR rental, 2004-ish timeframe?
Jul 8, 2015, 12:44 PM
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Complete and total POS.
No interior room (granted, this was back in the fatjroberts days).
Seats were not comfortable (granted, this was back in the fatjroberts days).
Took forever to warm up enough in December to deliver heat (had to rely on fatjroberts insulation for warmth).
No engine pep and go (granted, this was back in the fatjroberts days).
And it was just entirely plasticky on the inside (has nothing to do with jroberts being fatjroberts back then).
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1978 210 Datsun
Jul 8, 2015, 12:45 PM
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not only did I drive it, I owned it.
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Heisman Winner [138353]
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We had one of those when I was a kid.
Jul 8, 2015, 12:47 PM
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It was orange. I didn't realize how awesome that was at the time.
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Legend [17753]
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Nice - I had the wagon***
Jul 8, 2015, 12:51 PM
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All-In [38925]
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mom/dad had one of those, #### hubcaps
Jul 8, 2015, 12:53 PM
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loved coming off and rolling into the 4 lane hwy.
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Legend [17753]
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LOL hubcaps - by the time I got it they were long gone.***
Jul 8, 2015, 12:55 PM
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My oldest brother had one of those
Jul 8, 2015, 3:25 PM
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I wrecked the #### out of it one day when driving to Columbia
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82 CJ7
Jul 8, 2015, 12:47 PM
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It shakes and rattles and stalls out for no reason when it's cold. In the summer you sweat your balls off the entire time because there's no A/C. But I love that thing. It sucks to drive and I would not have it as my daily driver ever again, but for cruising around Clemson you can't beat it.
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All-TigerNet [11251]
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As the former owner of a 79 CJ7
Jul 8, 2015, 12:57 PM
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I miss the helloutta that thing. 3 spd straight stick on the floor, drove like a Panzer tank. A/C? Ain't nobody got time fo dat. It was an indestructible beast, and in the event that something did go wrong, it was about as simply made as a lawnmower, I could usually do it myself.
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All-In [29076]
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They're super easy to work on.
Jul 8, 2015, 1:01 PM
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The only things I didn't do were the brakes (because I wanted to make sure they were done right so I wouldn't die) and the clutch which required you to drop the transmission which I did not have the facilities to handle in Clemson. I love that thing, and will not be selling it anytime soon even though it spends most of the time parked in the barn right now.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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I'll give you $65,000 for it.***
Jul 8, 2015, 1:02 PM
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All-In [29076]
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Cash?
Jul 8, 2015, 1:03 PM
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You may have convinced me.
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CU Medallion [66349]
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y'all tdrakes are posting in a troll thread
Jul 8, 2015, 1:53 PM
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aero with $65,000 cash
lollers
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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...Lets see...who just flew to Texas for a concert?
Jul 8, 2015, 2:14 PM
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That would be me. Seems I've plenty of disposable incomes.
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Oculus Spirit [81387]
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1983 Nissan Pulsar.
Jul 8, 2015, 3:22 PM
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My sisters car. It may have been the slowest vehicle I have ever driven. It was dangerous to merge into traffic.
Pretty ### ugly, too.
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Oculus Spirit [81387]
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Wrong post placement
Jul 8, 2015, 3:23 PM
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Still a #### car.
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All-TigerNet [12066]
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Chevy Cavalier or Dodge Caliber
Jul 8, 2015, 12:56 PM
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Both rentals, both sucked
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All-In [26735]
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Dodge Stratus.
Jul 8, 2015, 1:04 PM
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THAT'S RIGHT, I SAID IT!
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All-In [30199]
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You sound important***
Jul 8, 2015, 1:05 PM
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All-In [30199]
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People are scared of you?***
Jul 8, 2015, 1:10 PM
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All-TigerNet [10183]
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Toyota Corrolla***
Jul 8, 2015, 1:25 PM
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110%er [7013]
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sirriusly?
Jul 8, 2015, 1:47 PM
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I have put many miles on several Corollas and never had a problem.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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What is the best car you've driven?
Jul 8, 2015, 2:16 PM
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I test drove one the day I got my Camry. Keep in mind I was only comparing it to a '96 Lumina and '04 Malibu, and I hated it within seconds.
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110%er [7013]
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03 Corolla XRs***
Jul 8, 2015, 3:05 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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Okay. Drive something better than that and you'll
Jul 8, 2015, 3:12 PM
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see what is wrong with them.
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110%er [7013]
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Prius?***
Jul 9, 2015, 8:16 AM
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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She's big and boxy, but I wouldn't consider
Jul 8, 2015, 1:39 PM
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your mom a "car"
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110%er [7013]
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2014 Ford Focus. 17k on odometer. Transmission
Jul 8, 2015, 1:44 PM
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thumped, clumped, whined and felt like it was going die on every incline.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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Yes, those suck. Pizza owners and Pizza owners
Jul 8, 2015, 2:16 PM
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idiot sister who used to pay me rent each have one.
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All-In [28802]
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All-TigerNet [11258]
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Let me guess.. dual dry clutch on the "automatically shifted manual?"
Jul 8, 2015, 4:35 PM
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#demfeelz
It's not just the 2014... my 2012 has transmission and clutch ...issues... as well. Been much documented in the Ford forums.
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110%er [7013]
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It was a rental, so I didn't do much more than hope it
Jul 9, 2015, 8:18 AM
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made it back to the airport.
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Oculus Spirit [79006]
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mercury bobcat station wagon
Jul 8, 2015, 1:55 PM
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not even a pinto
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Oculus Spirit [94279]
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'71 VEGA.***
Jul 8, 2015, 2:21 PM
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CU Medallion [66349]
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2001 Oldsmobile Alero
Jul 8, 2015, 3:23 PM
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rental and I traveled A LOT then
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CU Medallion [60261]
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late 70's's Chevette
Jul 9, 2015, 8:32 AM
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it was a friends. What a bucket of bolts.
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All-In [31938]
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I had a 2007 Chevy Impala as a company car for...
Jul 9, 2015, 8:43 AM
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about 1 year when I was with GE. GE got some kind of special model for their fleet. It had power windows and AC, but that was it. When I picked it up I saw that GE was paying $11k for the car.
I felt like a poor.
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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But, you worked for a cool company like GE.***
Jul 9, 2015, 8:45 AM
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All-In [31938]
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Considering my boss drove a BMW as a company car...
Jul 9, 2015, 9:29 AM
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I was not happy.
And yes, GE was really cool  I did basically have an expense account that my boss didn't care what I spent, so I traveled like a king.
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