The stock mechanicals are the only good part...

To me, this car reeks of a few visits to the ‘buy here, pay here’ dealership circuit.

see my reply to “What’s the worst car you’ve ever driven.” https://jalopnik.com/1849881670

And my Escort’s shifter broke at the linkage after a couple years.  It was a pretty reliable car.

My car at the time was an Escort. My ownership experience was okay.  Bought it new, the biggest complaint with the Escort was that the inner wheel wells completely rotted away after 8 years of New England driving. No other rust on that car.

Your statement reminds me of my opinion of the Ford Pinto. As poor as public opinion is of that car, in my opinion it doesn’t deserve the bad reputation. It’s a disposable car that Ford was able to sell more than two and a half million of... And somehow, Chevrolet sold more Chevettes! Almost 2.8 million! I had…

I had a 2001 TDi Jetta and can confirm the “in the shop constantly” statement. Great fuel economy which was completely offset by the very expensive German replacement parts.

I nominate the Chevrolet Chevette. In 1986 we had a car that had been hit, the rental we were given was a Chevette. What a miserable piece that was. When the repair took longer than the rental allowance covered, the bodyshop loaner was an even worse Chevette.

Define worst. Unreliable? Always broke down?

In response to my detractor, “Yup, whatever the worst car is made of by an automaker is a perfect representation of their crappy electronics and quality across the product range. Badge engineering at it’s worst.”

3500 pounds, 414 hp, 16 mpg. $81k for a ten year old VW group product. After owning a 2001 Jetta TDi moneypit, expensive and fragile parts. ND

Really nice truck. Priced with the “I know what I have, no lowballerz” attitude. 

This is Jalopnik, the answer is Roadmaster.

I just might disagree with every choice on this list.

It hasn’t been produced since 1969 but I suggest the Chevrolet flat six which powered the Corvair. Huge investment and gamble by GM, considered a failure by some but they made hundreds of thousands over ten model years and some were used to power aircraft. Many are still running.

I’m certain that this has already been included but I’m on a short break at work and the 140 previous replies will take forever to load on my phone, the Aston Martin Cygnet wins in my book.

We own a 98 and 99 grand voyager and a 13 grand caravan but I didn’t trust the old 200k miles vans for the trip. I did trust my 200k mile 01 crv but sleeping in it comfortably was not going to happen. I wasn’t going to leave my wife without her 13 caravan. Renting that van was the best option.

A year ago I rented a 2014 grand caravan in Vegas and drove it to Massachusetts and back. I brought a camp cot, cooler and plenty of snack foods. Nearly 7000 miles and 18 days later, the average fuel economy was close to 30. I stopped at truck stops and rest areas. Truck stop showers made the trip more comfortable.…

So yeah, the Prowler may have been considered underpowered, “shoulda had a V8,” and the classic “it needed a stick” argument but Chrysler took a huge chance on a unique and crazy design.

I drove across country last summer in a rented 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. I had a camp cot set up in the rear with my luggage and supplies stored under the cot. I visited my parents for a couple weeks and drove back. The van was great, by the end of the trip the van was almost at 30 mpg after 6800 miles at 80 mph.