Comments on: 20 Biggest Car Fails of All Time

By: Janus Jim

Janus Jim — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:33:59 +0000

I must reply to this idiot, who has never seen or driven in a 1957/8 Zundapp Janus his childish remarks on a very collectable classic car, are not only untrue but unjust , the car was well ahead of its time in 1957, tell me of a car in that era that had a steering lock, a ignition immobilizer, independent suspension, rear, leading link swinging arm front, all on
Mc pherson struts suspension,. visible gear selection, centre engined , 7 inch air cooled front hub brakes , easy access front and rear will carry 4 large adults at a remarkable speed of 50 miles per hour not a bad feat for 1957.
The car was economical designed for the younger generation, 60903 cars were produced in a 18 month period , production stopped in 1958 as the factory was purchased by BOSH. still there today.
There are about 30 to 40 cars still been driven all around the world, will some of the new cars of today , be still running in 54 + years.
Disney was so happy with the car they have used it as the villain in cars2. I drive my Janus daily and enjoy every moment . Janus Jim

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:58:45 +0000

The 1980 Corvette also had a speedometer that only went to 90 mph!

By: bill

bill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:38:43 +0000

man the trabant was one of the best cars of all time.
i mean yeah it had a tiny motor but it was two stroke and made for pretty decent performance.
also it was made for the average person with simple tools could fix it.
it was also made from a really cool material for the skin.
it used leftovers from the coal industry for its body panels.
i cant believe how ignorant you are i mean please.
next the dynamaxion .
yeah it never made it to production but it was extremely influential . in fact the vw transporter borrowed heavily from it.
prowler slow i doubt you could handle it . i mean sure there was no v8 but did you really expect it in that ride.
dumb.

seriously tho you consider a go at writing fiction beacause this is what your bullshit list is.

By: MARK HUEFTLE

MARK HUEFTLE — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:56:09 +0000

DODGE PROWLER SLOW YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT QUATER MILE TIMES OF JUST OVER 14 SECONDS ON REGULAR GAS HI TECH ALUMINUM FRAME ANS SUSPENSION HANDLES GREAT INEXPENSIVE MODERN STREET ROD ANYONE CAN OWN OH BY THE WAY I DONT OWN ONE HOWEVER I OWNWED A 1974 GREMLIN MY FIRST CAR IT HAD AN ALMOST INDESTRUCTABE STRAIGHT 6 FORD MOTOR WITH A C6 AUTO ATTRACTIVE NO RELIABLE YES YOU MUST HAVE NO MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE OF CARS. I HAVE RESTORED SEVERAL CARS INCLUDING MY 1975 COSWORTH V8 CONVERTED VEGA A CAR FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME HOWEVER YOU WOULD BE CORRECT TO SAY THAT THE VEGA WAS GARBAGE HOWEVER IT MAKES A GREAT MUSCLE CAR. YOUR COMMENTS ARE FOLLOW THE HERD COMMENTS TIME TO UPGRADE YOUR INTERNET SITE TO FACTS INSTEAD OF FICTION.

By: Jim Q.

Jim Q. — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:29:43 +0000

Further correction: “The MGA Twin Cam was not one of the first cars with a dohc engine.” I believe the Dusenberg of the early 1930’s had a DOHC engine.

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By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:04:27 +0000

My first car was a Ford Pinto. Regarding your comment about it being a firebox, the gas tank between the rear bumper and the axle was a VERY common design of most cars until fairly recently. In fact, my 1985 Mustang GT has that design. The Pinto was a great car, very reliable. Yes, it rusted, but this was prior to the extensive galvanizing and better chemistry of today, and had a lot to do with the steel being cheap, thin garbage from Japan. In fact, my Subaru of the same year (1976) was just as rusty, but less reliable. How many wonderful Japanese cars are presently on the road from the 70s and 80s? Not many. Yet, I still see a reasonable few American cars from that era on the highways today. The AMC Gremlin and AMC Pacer were fine vehicles, as was the Citation. I would buy an Aztek today, if I were a young single guy. The back of that car turns into a camper! In 4×4, that was the ultimate weekend get away car for a college student or young couple with no kids.

Get your facts straight. I do realize this is opinion, but the fact is, the morons who roasted in the Pinto on the interstate, which gave Ford such infamous visibility, were backing up the interstate because they missed their exit, and were rear-ended by a vehicle going 60+ MPH. I’m pretty sure the only vehicle that’s just about guaranteed to survive that impact is the FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor with the flame retardant packing behind the gas tank.

By: Todd Mcman

Todd Mcman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:47:19 +0000

This Website is pointless and dumb get a life

By: Ben Barker

Ben Barker — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:35:15 +0000

If King Midgets are clunkers how come they made them for 20 years and made 8,000 of them and sold every one of them . No the government did not close them down the plant caught on fire. p.s. thats my car take the picture off !!!!!!!!

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:39:04 +0000

NOTHING WILL EVER BE BETTER THEN EUROPEAN CARS.

By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:53:06 +0000

I see sone failer cars there but missing one recent failure in design, the Fiat Multipla, search on it!

By: manuel

manuel — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:28:05 +0000

ALL THE CARS THAT YOU SHOW ARE BEAUTIFUL , BUT THE LAST ONE… COME ON !

By: gate valves

gate valves — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:03:21 +0000

i like the 1975 Trabant! the car in the Harry Potter movie! i cant help but smile when i read that the breaklights and the turning signals came optional.. haha

By: Ride Fast

Ride Fast — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:09:36 +0000

Would have been nicer if you researched the reasons these cars were failures. Or were they failures? They sold Pinto’s by the boat load.

The 1980 California Corvette was entirely a dog due to California regulations. The Fed had virtually nothing to do with it.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:26:21 +0000

May I just point out 1 more of this article’s failures, the Triumph Stag features a Timing Chain, not a belt.

By: One who actually reads

One who actually reads — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:35:47 +0000

This is the type of thing that gives automotive journalism a bad name. I have seen numerous half-price, half-brained coffee table books like this, written with half-formed opinions and nearly no real knowledge or research. I wonder if this nobody “compiled” this dreck from reading a similar book– assuming this ‘recently graduated communications major (!) can read. He certainly can’t spell or even capitalize. An amalgam of dreck, half-truths, and damned lies. Unfounded opinion does not count as research!

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:31:38 +0000

It’s spelled Camaro, not Camero.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:29:26 +0000

The V 8-6-4 Cadillac engine cylinder deactivation is called, crazily enough, cylinder deactivation. Not “variable timing.”

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:05 +0000

That would be brake lights sir, not break lights.

By: fairlyoldguy

fairlyoldguy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:27:27 +0000

A correction: The MGA Twin Cam was not one of the first cars with a dohc engine. Such engines have been around since the early years of the 20th century. As far as mass-produced twin cam engines are concerned, well, the Jaguar XK and the Alfa Giulietta preceded the MGA Twin Cam by several years.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:11:15 +0000

The US Postal Service used Ford Pintos for mail delivery and reported that the Pinto had the best service record of any vehicle they had ever used.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:06:48 +0000

You do know that John Delorean was the wonderboy genius behind the Vega, it “made” his career in Detroit.
I spent a couple teenage years in a Vega. Definitely a rust-bucket. But after adding a quart of oil and spraying the carb with Gumout – daily – it ran fairly well. And even when well past its’ prime, it wasn’t near as ugly as most cars other teens had to cruise around in.

By: Raul Jones

Raul Jones — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:50:43 +0000

I don’t know which was more amusing…the article, or the whining comments.

By: oldfatbiker

oldfatbiker — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:15:41 +0000

While I’m not familiar with the European cars on the list,I do remember the Gremlin,Pacer,Vega,and Pinto.As a service station mechanic in the mid 70’s,I remember doing many repairs on these cars,and watching as two and three year old cars[sometimes even newer than that!]rusted and fell apart before our eyes.Truly some of the worst examples of automotive production!

By: Ungawa

Ungawa — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:39:03 +0000

Your blog article is interesting, but . . .

I must object to your portrayal of Buckminster Fuller as a cook.

The fact is, Buckminster Fuller was one of the prodigious true geniuses of the 20th century.

That particular car idea of his didn’t work out, but so what?
He was a prolific generator of new ideas, some worked, some didn’t.

Buckminster Fuller was a genius, ranks with Tesla, Einstein, others like them.