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LBrown59

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Most of the Vehicles I've had have been good ones but I did pick a few lemons.
Such as
1955 Chevy Belair but I did have a good 55 Chevy 150.
1959 Chevy but my brother had a good 59 Chevy.
1973 Mazda RX.
1984 Renault Alliance but the 1987 was a cream puff.
What was your lemon?
 
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LBrown59 said:
What was your lemon?

1984 Dodge D-50 4x4
What a rustbucket! :eek:

1993 Ford Festiva
Had three transmissions by 12,000 miles. Ford bought the car back and I did better the next time with a Taurus.

Sears Craftsman riding mower
'nuff said! Not enough room to list everything wrong. :(
 
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I never had a lemon, but when I was a kid, my dad had two new mustangs in the 60's. Both of them rusted badly in just two years. Dad swore off Fords after that. He switched to VW's. We had seven or eight of them.... so my question was, "If they are so good, how come we had so many of them, dad?" He gave me one of those "looks" so I figured it was best just to walk away at that point. :D
 
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I've only had one lemon; a new 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 4-door sedan, 289 V-8, automatic transmission, power steering and brakes. I wish we'd had lemon laws back then. Even the owner of the dealership was apologetic and used to loan me his personal car while they tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to correct problems with mine.
 
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Chevrolet
1962 Corvair - too many problems to discuss
1969 Nova, overheating, transmission out at 50,000
1974 Malibu, breaks worn out at 16,000 miles rotors couldn't be turned because they were below specs, transmission went out at 14,000 miles.
Told my wife 'never another chevy"
Returned from Helsinki and wife picked me up in a new 1982 Chevy Malibu wagon she got from dealership her brother worked at ... This was the worst.
Constant over heating, alternator fell off driving on the expressway 2 times,
Transmission failed at 28,000 miles got rid of it and have drove nothing but Toyotas since. Kept Camrys for 10-12 years no failures.
 
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lrunge said:
Chevrolet
1*1962 Corvair - too many problems to discuss
2*1969 Nova, overheating, transmission out at 50,000
3*a new 1982 Chevy Malibu wagon she got from dealership her brother worked at ... This was the worst.
Constant over heating, alternator fell off driving on the expressway 2 times,
Transmission failed at 28,000
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1*Corvairs were never much of an automobile
2* A. Nova station wagon was one of the best Cars my brother ever had.
3*A new 1971 Chevy Chevell Malibu Convertible was one of the nicest sharpest best cars I ever owned. Would love to have one like it in new condition now!
 
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AndyM said:
1*1984 Dodge D-50 4x4
What a rustbucket! :eek:

2*Sears Craftsman riding mower
'nuff said! Not enough room to list everything wrong. :(
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1*The most underated import pick ups.
I've had 3 of them.
used 1983
used 1986
New 1989
and all were great little trucks.
Still have the 86 & 89.

2*Sorta the MTD of Sears Eh
 
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Had a lemonade stand once upon a time, made money with it.:D
 
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AndyM said:
1*1984 Dodge D-50 4x4
What a rustbucket! :eek:

2*Sears Craftsman riding mower
'nuff said! Not enough room to list everything wrong. :(
LBrown59 said:
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1*The most underated import pick ups.
I've had 3 of them.
used 1983
used 1986
New 1989
and all were great little trucks.
Still have the 86 & 89.

2*Sorta the MTD of Sears Eh

1. My Dodge D-50 made my list of lemons, so they ALL weren't great little trucks. :eek:

2. I'd take a MTD product over any mower or tractor with the Craftsman name.
In fact, since you don't like MTD products, I'll take that shiny new Cub Cadet off your hands if you like! :D
 

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