Jeff®

My dad had 2 corvairs and a vega wagon. I was old enough to drive the vega often. It was ok for back then.

solman98

Last Saturday on our way back home from Disney, we took some secondary roads back in to Atlanta. Going through a small town, I went by a house that had a Pinto wagon, by the grill, one of the last years, sitting out front with a for sale sign on it. They had wrote V6, loaded, runs great on the windshield. Price $650. I'm still tempted to go check it out.

Doc brown

There are many of these lists on the Internet and in periodicals. Of course the Vega and Yugo usually make every one of them. I owned a '99 Cadillac Catera, reputed to be one of the worst cars GM ever made and because of that often makes these lists. Owning that car was a blast. Yes, it had its quirks and reliability issues. But it was one of the most fun cars to drive, and a great bang for the buck. And while one can say that it was not successful, it brought younger buyers back to Cadillac and led to the CTS (really, Catera Touring Sedan), which not only has the same engine as the Catera, its become one of the best Caddys ever made.

Oh, and my Dad has my old Cat now. 115k miles and lots left too.

Mowgli

They make the list because Vega motors melted.
Like in my 74 hatchback. 100 miles from home. Where I abandoned it.
Whoever puts them on the list obviously never rode in one with a V8 in it.

A local guy's built 350ci Vega did wheelies on demand and was scary fast.

Here's a couple from the Orange Mass weekly Sunday B-B-Q & Cruise

Old Lar

I learned to drive in my brothers Corvair Monza back in the early 60s.

My first new car was a 72 Vega GT wagon. It looked nice metallic brown, made from compressed rust. GM replaced the engine once oil consumption got to 350 miles per quart of oil. After 3 1/2 years it was traded away.

I still have my 87 Fiero GT, bought new, an 88 Fiero GT that I bought used and an 88 Fiero coupe with a ZZ4 350 CI V8. The 88GT has been a money pit two replacement engines, two transmissions, three air conditioners, two sets of leather seats, three different radios plus all the other stuff that needs replacing in old cars, batteries, shocks, stuts, steering racks, brakes yada, yada yada...

mongo

I had a 76 Vega wagon, and my cousin currently owns a 65 Corvair Monza convertible.


I've owned about 100 cars in my life, never really had one I would consider 'bad', I'd just get bored and get another toy.

tim_tenn

My oldest brother bought a '72 Vega GT as his first car. Goldenrod with black interior. Pretty good little car. It blew it's head gasket, and my other brother spent a few weeks under the hood fixing and tweaking and modifying. Added headers at the end, and it was back on the road with more power, a great sound and better manners. Just one week later he was tail ended and that took it off the road permanently.

c2vette

I had a 1976 Cosworth Vega that I loved once I got the engine unleashed properly. Came with stainless steel tubular headers, 4 valve twin cam heads and other nice bits. Friends owned some very fast Corvairs that were great cars by any measure. One even had an early swing axle that was properly modified to prevent the axles from swinging down, and it was a blast to drive. A 1965 turbocharged Corvair is a wonderful car.

steven&cat

want bad, how bout the, Chevette.....shoveit..

mongo

I wouldn't mind having a 76 Chevette right now. Girlfriend had one in the early 80's that topped 40mpg.