Most embarrasing car you've owned...
05-07-2002 | 02:00 PM
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I owned a '74 Pontiac Ventura (4 door sedan) that was baby-blue with a "rockin" sound system pushing 100watts of pure distortion, and a '86 Chevy Van with Bucket Seats, tasles hanging, blinds, and rear AC. It was gold (err..gold/brown/rustyish).
Ohh, and a Honda Spree 50cc (top speed 35mph, driver bending down to get arrow, 41mph [of course I was 135lbs at the time]).
-- Aaron
Ohh, and a Honda Spree 50cc (top speed 35mph, driver bending down to get arrow, 41mph [of course I was 135lbs at the time]).
-- Aaron
05-07-2002 | 02:32 PM
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The most embarrassing car I've ever owned is a 2001 Honda S2000!!! It was Berlina Black with Black leather and has an awesome sound system and had a few engine mods. Why is this my most embarrassing car? Because it's the only car I've had, and still have.
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05-08-2002 | 08:35 AM
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An '89 Volkwagen Jetta.
13" stock rims, no air back, no ABS, NO LAP BELT! Driving on wet black top (or anything wet for that matter) was in excercise in skill and rally racing (I had many a bowel movement while driving in rain).
Understeered like a drag racer.
Seat belt was attacted to door and moonroof was manual (had to open w/ hand crank near dome light). The speakers in the door wells kept popping out. My dad welded/grafted (if there is such a thing) red plastic from another taillight over a hole in the Jetta's taillight so that it would pass inspection. The prev taillight bulb had melted a hole thru the red taillight cover cuz it was the wrong size. I still remember the inspection guys laughing at my dad's handywork. At one point the tailpipe fell off the muffler (my friend said the car sounded better with it off).
Sometimes the driver's side headlamp would go off (or not come on) and could be fixed w/ 'applied science' (ie. hitting the headlamp 'til it came on).
The battery also died when it sat for more than a week (had it in college for almost a year). So had to push-start it many a time.
Saving graces: engine never quit on me (rebuilt motor)
13" stock rims, no air back, no ABS, NO LAP BELT! Driving on wet black top (or anything wet for that matter) was in excercise in skill and rally racing (I had many a bowel movement while driving in rain).
Understeered like a drag racer.Seat belt was attacted to door and moonroof was manual (had to open w/ hand crank near dome light). The speakers in the door wells kept popping out. My dad welded/grafted (if there is such a thing) red plastic from another taillight over a hole in the Jetta's taillight so that it would pass inspection. The prev taillight bulb had melted a hole thru the red taillight cover cuz it was the wrong size. I still remember the inspection guys laughing at my dad's handywork. At one point the tailpipe fell off the muffler (my friend said the car sounded better with it off).
Sometimes the driver's side headlamp would go off (or not come on) and could be fixed w/ 'applied science' (ie. hitting the headlamp 'til it came on).
The battery also died when it sat for more than a week (had it in college for almost a year). So had to push-start it many a time.
Saving graces: engine never quit on me (rebuilt motor)