WORST CARS IN U.S. HISTORY!

This is the story on the top 10 worst cars in U.S. history!
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Today we take a look at the top 10 worst of the worst cars. Some of them were easily breakable many were iffy a lot were underpowered and a few would denigrate into a pile of rust right before your eyes. Terrible but in our list we'll go over the worst cars defined as a car that shaped american automotive culture around its bad example that doesn't mean that all the cars here were big sellers only that their undeniable lack of character made everyone notice. Cars like the pinto, vega, pacer, Cimarron, aztek, pontiac, ford, chevy and more are on this list.

[FerretJohn]

my first car was a 77 Chevy Vega, puke brown, there were only two good things I could say about it: it got good gas mileage (when I could get it to run), and it was absolutely guaranteed never to be stolen. I even tested that theory once, one day I left the door ajar, left the key in the ignition, and put a sign on the roof saying "Steal Me". next day I came out and, sure enough, somebody stole the sign.

[allanjechorek]

I had a 1973 Gremlin. 304 V8 4 barrel, posi reared, and Levi interior from the factory ! Very fast and dependable.

[rodneykingston]

Three of my friends who had to buy their own cars in high school, with their own money drove Gremlins. You could get a cheap, decent used one around 1981 for about a grand, which was about what you earned over a summer. I think they were a miracle car.

[tomsmith]

I remember in 1976 my high school chemistry teacher telling the class "The days of the big car are over." I laughed. "You disagree Thomas?" "Mr. C, as long as there are people with more money than others there will always be a market for big cars." Today, they're bigger than ever.

[flashgordon]

In defence of the Pinto, my family had two Pintos.
My brother and I would drive the cars hard. Both pintos surpassed 200, 000 miles

[jeffbarbalics]

My Mom had a '73 Gremlin; dependable and utilitarian. I took my driving test in that car, and it served our family well for many years. My Dad liked AMCs and we, over the years, owned multiple Gremlins, Ambassadors, Matadors, a Pacer, and a Spirit - not the greatest cars, but we really never had a problem with them.

[oneeyedman]

One of my coworkers was given a Yugo as a graduation present by her dad. She then drove it from her parents' house to her new job. Halfway there, the car broke down, she had it towed to a mechanic, and asked him what the problem was. He told her that "the problem is that you bought a disposable car."

[charlesbrowne]

What a wonderful trip down memory lane seeing all the cars my family owned over the years!

[bradford]

The Yugo wasn't a car to go on cross country trips, but my retired neighbor had one to run errands back and forth to the store and post office, he had it for over 20 years and loved it. He sold it to a collector for 10 times what he bought it for, I would call that a great car.

[harleyrider]

Actually the Gremlin was an excellent car. My Grandfather had a 1976 Gremlin X with a 232 straight 6 cylinder which was an excellent engine.

[barbmelle]

I was a young driver when the Gremiln was released. Never cared for the styling, but had many friends put hundreds of thousands of miles on them with minimal maintenance. Brakes, clutches, mufflers and tune ups were a common part of car ownership back then.

[raiderjohnthemadbomber]

Yugo here, Yugo there, Yugo to the junkyard. I worked at a parts store. A man came in and said he wanted a belt for a Yugo. I said it sounded like a fair trade.

[MrDan]

LOL, I drove my parents' '75 Gremlin in high school and college! My Dad called it The Bug since it looked a bit like an angular VW Beetle. It wasn't exciting to drive, but it was easy to work on.
As for the Olds diesels, their biggest issue was they were essentially gas engines converted to use diesel - but they weren't able to handle the higher compression.

[DementedDistraction]

I've gotta admit, the Gremlin in the title card thumbnail caught my attention and got me to click, so I'm relieved to see it wasn't part of the list, because despite the stigma surrounding it, the Gremlin was actually pretty decent for the time.

My dad owned a '73 Gremlin X, and I can remember being inside it when I was a kid as he absolutely trounced some Porsches and even a Corvette on the highway way back in the day.
It was a total sleeper - though what else could you expect when you drop a 304 V8 in a car the size of a roller skate, lol.

[jessebrueshaber]

I owned a '58 Edsel Pacer & I currently drive an '04 Ion.
How many can say they've had two cars on this list as daily drivers?
I'm kinda proud of it.

[DaveBuildsThings]

If it were not for my first car, a Vega, I would never have learned how to change a head gasket. Problem being, I never wanted to learn how. But hey, the tape deck I installed in it played Van Halen really loud so I never heard the road noise. Those teen years were great.

[pooddescrewch]

The AMC Pacer sold like hot cakes .I wanted one .Got a Hornet V8 , A Gremlin x .

[rudolphwatson]

Had a '73 Gremlin ran like a champ very dependable!👍 Be safe everybody!🙏

[anthonycadiou]

The 77 Gremlin I owned was a real gem. The shifter broke off the transmission linkage, the backing plates for the disk brakes were not install at the factory the factory, wireing harness was replaced. I traded it in for a 75 dodge dart sport.

[KentHalloran]

I owned a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser (first year of the model). The engine block and compartment were so poorly designed that you had to remove several parts just to access the battery. One mechanic actually refused to work on it for me.