10 Most Embarrassing Vehicles - Page 5 - Truckers' Trucking Forum

lv gn · **^ Top** #41 02.08.2009

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Originally Posted by Joetro

I love the GN, but I'll have to disagree with you as far as "best ever". Being a Trans Am fanatic, I would have to gear my thinking that direction.

and in 89 you got the best of both worlds!

Scarecrow03 · **^ Top** #42 02.08.2009

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Originally Posted by L.B.

Embarrassing? I'd drive most off those. .... Have driven half of them. The Vega was cool. The Chevette should be on there.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I've actually owned two Chevettes. The first one was given to me on my 16th birthday. It was an '83 with the Scooter package. That sucker was luxury, now. Vinyl seats, four speed manual, a hole in the dash for a glove box, AM radio with one speaker in the dash, and that all so powerful 1.6L I-4. I topped out at 98mph with that bad boy. Only took me 7 miles to get there. Six of those miles were downhill. When my stepdad handed that car down to me he said, "It's yours until it tears up or you buy another one." I did everything in my power to tear that car up. Two years later I finally saved enough money to buy my baby, a 1984 Monte Carlo LS with a bored out 327 under the hood. That was a teenager's dream car!

The second one I owned, I paid $50 for it in Florida. Drove it back to Illinois and sold it almost a year later for $500. Only thing I had to do to it was put a starter on it. If you ever get that chance to do that, have someone kick you in the groin instead. It'll be a lot less pain in the long run.

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Originally Posted by Lilbit

And what about the Pacer?

Back in the early 80s, that's what my grandparents towed behind their camper. They loved that thing, eventhough it was hideous.

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Originally Posted by truckermario

Behold the ugliest car ever made.

Hey now, the Thing was/is a classic! I'd love to have one of those.

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Originally Posted by Foomangoo

I can think of a few that are worse than the examples given.
The term "embarrassing" makes me think of a 16, 17 yr old high school dude out cruising around trying to impress the girls
BUT he happens to be driving this!

Good ole powder blue K Car, 4 door no less!

Rock on young man!

Yup, they were definitely a chick magnet. Did you ever see one of those without the trademark blue smoke rolling outta the tailpipe? What an autrocity that car was. But, it did bring Chrysler outta near bankruptcy. Lee Iococa was wise beyond his years.

Joetro · **^ Top** #43 02.08.2009

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Originally Posted by Scarecrow03

I'm embarrassed to admit that I've actually owned two Chevettes. The first one was given to me on my 16th birthday. It was an '83 with the Scooter package. That sucker was luxury, now. Vinyl seats, four speed manual, a hole in the dash for a glove box, AM radio with one speaker in the dash, and that all so powerful 1.6L I-4. I topped out at 98mph with that bad boy. Only took me 7 miles to get there. Six of those miles were downhill. When my stepdad handed that car down to me he said, "It's yours until it tears up or you buy another one." I did everything in my power to tear that car up. Two years later I finally saved enough money to buy my baby, a 1984 Monte Carlo LS with a bored out 327 under the hood. That was a teenager's dream car!

The second one I owned, I paid $50 for it in Florida. Drove it back to Illinois and sold it almost a year later for $500. Only thing I had to do to it was put a starter on it. If you ever get that chance to do that, have someone kick you in the groin instead. It'll be a lot less pain in the long run.

When I was in the Army, a buddy of mine had a yellow Chevette. We went everywhere in that thing. Called it a poor man's 'vette.

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But, it did bring Chrysler outta near bankruptcy. Lee Iococa was wise beyond his years.

This is true.

latanea · **^ Top** #44 02.08.2009

1979 chevette - puke yellow - #### brown vinyl interior...

bought it at age 17 at a USPS auction for 500 bucks...

what a car!

(I even put a CH euro designation sticker on it) hehehhehe

Baack · **^ Top** #45 02.08.2009

This is why I always take the train

Scarecrow03 · **^ Top** #46 02.08.2009

Ain't I a stinker?

old-school · **^ Top** #47 02.08.2009

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Originally Posted by L.B.

Embarrassing? I'd drive most off those. .... Have driven half of them. The Vega was cool. The Chevette should be on there.

hey what about the yugo talk about embarrassing vehicle

Thumper · **^ Top** #48 02.08.2009

I like that model vega had one in my younger days with a 327 long stroke in it.
Would run pretty good.
Wow another banned with 7k post

latanea · **^ Top** #49 02.08.2009

liked the Yugo GV model - with a hood scoop that looked like the lint trap on a clothes dryer!!!

lv gn · **^ Top** #50 02.08.2009

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Originally Posted by Thumper

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Wow another banned with 7k post

hopfuly just a time out!

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