Which is the Most Pathetic Car? http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333 charbaby Which is the most pathetic car? Candidates are the Plymouth Duster, the Dodge Dart or the Dodge Valiant circa 1971. Other suitable candidates will be considered. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:58:22 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_682229 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_682229 tzor Certainly not the Dodge Dart, a car I fondly recall from childhood that took us all over New York State and elsewhere. My uncle had a car back in 1976 when the "crisis" was going on. It had this moronic meter that had one area in green and one area in red. Red indicated bad MPG and green indicated good. For the life of me I can't recall the make or model, but it was one of those real crappy cars, not the well built Dodge cars. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:34:37 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_682930 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_682930 charbaby Maybe it was the Plymouth Duster Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:39:23 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_683015 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_683015 snappyssidekick No! Not the Dodge Dart! We had one of those. Although I do remember my mom sometimes had to open the choke manually with a stick. And it caught on fire one day when she tried to start it, but no! And the Duster? My uncle had one of those it was rad. How about The Pinto? The Gremlin? The Bobcat (my first car, but it looked like a Pinto)? Or the grandaddy of all pathetic cars: The Yugo! Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:57:38 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_685466 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_685466 snappyssidekick Oh...ciirca 71...no Yugos...but Le Cars. Were there Le Cars? Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:58:30 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_685478 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_685478 FamilyFriendlyComedy I was going to say Yugo as well, till I saw the year. Yeah, Pintos were bad, that would be my pck, but since I don't drive I never really paid attention to a lot (and I was too young backt hen anyway.) Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:06:00 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_690399 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_690399 justBetsy Of your three, I'd say the Valient. But consider the Pinto, the Pacer, and the Gremlin. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:34:47 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_694401 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_694401 charbaby Actually operating the choke manually with a stick sounds pretty bad. :) And I like the name - the Dart. I don't think any yugo's have made it to 2011, and since Drowning Mona used them, and I do want the car to actually operate on a semi regular basis. Of course, it has to be really ugly as well and the 1971 Valiant certainly qualifies. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:33:57 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_700099 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_700099 charbaby It was a tough choice, but I think the kewpie doll goes to the 1970 AMC Gremlin. AMC distinguished itself by getting two cars on Time Magazines 50 Worst Cars Ever. Here's the description and a click if you want to see this beauty for yourself. American Motors designer Richard Teague — remember that name — was responsible for some of the coolest cars of the era. The Gremlin wasn't one of them. AMC was profoundly in the weeds at the time, and the Gremlin was the company's attempt to beat Ford and GM to the subcompact punch. To save time and money, Teague's design team basically whacked off the rear of the AMC Hornet with a cleaver. The result was one of the most curiously proportioned cars ever, with a long low snout, long front overhang and a truncated tail, like the tail snapped off a salamander. Cheap and incredibly deprived — with vacuum-operated windshield wipers, no less — the Gremlin was also awful to drive, with a heavy six-cylinder motor and choppy, unhappy handling due to the loss of suspension travel in the back. The Gremlin was quicker than other subcompacts but, alas, that only meant you heard the jeers and laughter that much sooner. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1658498_1657865,00.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:07:34 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_700565 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_700565 Alpina'sQuill The Cube. Anti-Big car. (Or whatever the heck it's called) Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:34:23 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_701028 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_701028 Alpina'sQuill Maybe you're going for older cars. Ignore me. &gt;.&gt; Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:34:54 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_701037 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_701037 charbaby I am but I really really hate the Cube Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:18 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_718883 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_718883 tzor I think I have the model I am thinking about. I have to poke my memory until the revulsion response peaks. I think it was a '75 or '76 AMC Matador. All I remember was the car was bright green and the fuel efficiency gauge was crap. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:40:37 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_807959 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_807959 C-Ling Well, for newer cars, there's no candidate better than the Prius. What a joke of a car Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:34:05 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_808632 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_808632 charbaby I think the Chevy Volt may have the upper hand in the bad new cars. :) Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:23:15 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_811310 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_811310 charbaby AMC seems to have lock on really bad cars. I may include that fuel efficiency gauge even if I do end up with a different car. Details like that should never be cast aside. Thanks! Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:24:40 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_811326 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_811326 tyburn_cross Can't believe no-one's suggested the Citroen 2CV. Seriously, if you can't get it in a parking space, get out and get three averagely strong men to help you pick it up and put it in there. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:38:27 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_822643 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_822643 charbaby Hee - that is one seriously ugly car. Thanks for the suggestion. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:48:37 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_824001 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_824001 Melpomene the Citroen made my day! Volkswagens are usually pretty good, but the last VW Rabbit I saw driving around looked pretty pathetic. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:15:08 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_934128 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_934128 Lady_Indis_Dress Pacer Nova Edsel Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:30:53 +1100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1025916 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/satire-humor-parody/threads/35333?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1025916 aliaswriter Pinto. Enough said. 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