Ahhh...the SSR! I love it and hate it. I worked on a shop where we did a full custom stereo in the bed. Fiberglassed the full bed. Had subs, amps, tvs. Thos was in 07. He spent 30k on just the bed of this truck. It did grace the cover of a few magazines so that's the love. Other than that wouldnt have one lol
I rented a Chevrolet HHR in Los Angeles. Merging onto the highway was pure terror. That car had no acceleration! I remember literally standing on the gas pedal and the people behind honking at me. 0-60 was something close to 15 seconds. The car looked kind of cool, trying to pay homage to the 1930's designs, but the initial idea was not executed well by GM. Surprise! 🙄 That trip was so scary; I still remember it some 20+ years later. Yikes! My coworker at the time had purchased a brand-new Dodge Caliber. A tow truck became a familiar sight at our company parking lot. Once the warranty ran out, he got a Honda Civic.
The SSR just was odd. Today resale is on par with similar year Corvettes. $26k. The HHR really did well and made a lot of money. I had an SS for 10 years and still sold for 2/3 what I paid new. It was a wagon version of Cavalier. It sold more than six figures most years. Most BMW, Audi and VW should be listed here as their reliability and high cost of repaid sent them to buy here pay here lots.
Nice, jokes on him. Just kidding. It is a pretty rare truck and definitely worth a keeper. Just not as great as was envisioned since it was a rebadged f150 with less functionality. Thank you for watching
I right away knew GM vehicles were gonna dominate this list, with a few Chrysler products also making the list. The late 1990s was a time when GM was already beginning to cut costs and manufacture unreliable vehicles with bad quality materials. Things got even worse for GM once it was the beginning of a new millennium. Other than leadership around the turn of the century, one big thing I'd have to blame GM for doing is going too far with expanding their lineup in the late 80s and early 90s. That caused financial troubles as the years went on. GM had a bad reputation with rebadging from the 1980s to the 2000s too.
I drove a compass (re-badged caliber) when it first came out. Brand new car. But my nearly decade-old Honda Civic was smoother and quieter AND handled better. It was a disgrace of a new car. And even though it was a Jeep, it had zero off-road capability if you got the base model.
The SSR was a great idea hampered once again by GM bean counters. They were forced to build it on an old SUV platform to save as much as possible. Same story with the Aztek. It was supposed to be a Firebird SUV. The concept called Bearclaw looked awesome but they were forced to use the existing minivan platform. Now people really want them. Hilarious story about the PT was about the hype. A friend ran a bank and one of his employees thought she saw the first one we've ever. He shut the branch down and they all went out into the parking lot. Turned out it was one of those VW Beetles with a Rolls-Royce grill. 😂😂😂😂
The SSR could have been better if it was a limited production but still not a lot of function as a truck. My buddy had an Aztec and he had problem after problem with that car. I do see the intrigue in the Aztek though, especially for the outdoor type. Thank bank story of your friend is hilarious. Those VW beetles turned a lot of heads when they first came out probably more than a lot of exotics. Thank you for watching!
I dont agree with your list.GM minivans are nice,comfortable vehicles.The styling is a matter of personal taste.Also,I think that OT Cruiser and Sebring are very nice looking cars.
PT cruiser’s ehhh you may not like them but they sold. I raced a turbo one one time and I couldn’t believe how much a run for my money it gave me. Stayed right at my tail couldn’t gap it.
My sister in law owned one for many years. It served her well. Few problems, reliable and safe ( she didn’t drive it a lot but enough to get a good feel of the car).
@@alanolson6913 yeah you know I think some people don’t look at a car for what it really is sometimes. Was it quirky and different, yes, but in a time with a lot of quirky and retro style cars it led the pack besides the mustang of its time.
@@AnthonyParrilloRI Well said ….about not looking at a car for what it really is….never thought of it that way. It’s interesting to me that certain vehicles evoke certain feelings , meaning we look at one and find it something we really like ( I have some : ‘57 Ford Fairlane, any Deusenberg, ‘40 Studebaker coupe’60 Thunderbird…and on and on). I own a ‘65 Thunderbird, truly like the design.
@@alanolson6913 oh wow that must be a treasure to have. Also well said I totally agree. Like I love all car brand models for the most part at one point. Even the car brands I hate have models I love. But you put a 90s JDM or 60s 70s American it invokes a feeling that others don’t.
How could Fords on the dew 98 platform not make the list? Everything on that Jaguar body was garbage. Lincoln's ls and the Thunderbird were electric nightmarish junk. As well as slow. They were in the shop almost as much as on the road. We couldn't wait for the warranty to expire.
Ahhh...the SSR! I love it and hate it. I worked on a shop where we did a full custom stereo in the bed. Fiberglassed the full bed. Had subs, amps, tvs. Thos was in 07. He spent 30k on just the bed of this truck. It did grace the cover of a few magazines so that's the love. Other than that wouldnt have one lol
That's a pretty penny to pay for that. Thank you for watching!
I rented a Chevrolet HHR in Los Angeles. Merging onto the highway was pure terror. That car had no acceleration! I remember literally standing on the gas pedal and the people behind honking at me. 0-60 was something close to 15 seconds. The car looked kind of cool, trying to pay homage to the 1930's designs, but the initial idea was not executed well by GM. Surprise! 🙄 That trip was so scary; I still remember it some 20+ years later. Yikes!
My coworker at the time had purchased a brand-new Dodge Caliber. A tow truck became a familiar sight at our company parking lot. Once the warranty ran out, he got a Honda Civic.
Looks like GM dominated this decade for worst cars. Not surprising!
Chrysler didn't do very well either.
Yea so true , but they're expected . Well no actually I guess both are expected to hold that title. Lol@@wadevallbona5314
@@wadevallbona5314 Which is why they both went broke before the end of the decade.
@@philojudaeusofalexandria9556to be fair plenty of businesses did
At the same time GM was making the bulletproof Buick park avenue and the la sabre.
2:55 i had no idea till recently this was just a dressed up Contour
The X-type was a brilliant car! It drove like a mondeo, what isn't bad at all, and was covered in leather and luxe! Great little car!
Pity it kept none of the Mondeo's reliability. The Ford was also much more fun to drive.
I feel vindicated in that I have always avoided these cars, since forever !!!
The PT Cruiser was a huge success for Chrysler, though.
0:29 That Chevy SSR is literally get GTA SA Defective Edition and turned into Slamvan but Defective Edition.
Nice, it seems like GTA likes the obscure and over the top. Cars. Thank you for watching!
Okay. Most of these I can definitely understand. But when you threw in the Saturn Ion. Naw. That's crossing a line bro
The Pontiac Aztek concept was actually cool AF - but the product they released was FAAAAAAR from what the concept promised to be.
I agree 100%. It had real potential, but the GM bean counters ruined it.
It was very cool.
The SSR just was odd. Today resale is on par with similar year Corvettes. $26k.
The HHR really did well and made a lot of money. I had an SS for 10 years and still sold for 2/3 what I paid new.
It was a wagon version of Cavalier. It sold more than six figures most years.
Most BMW, Audi and VW should be listed here as their reliability and high cost of repaid sent them to buy here pay here lots.
There is a older guy with a Blackwood here in Sacramento he has owned it since I was a kid
Nice, jokes on him. Just kidding. It is a pretty rare truck and definitely worth a keeper. Just not as great as was envisioned since it was a rebadged f150 with less functionality. Thank you for watching
I right away knew GM vehicles were gonna dominate this list, with a few Chrysler products also making the list.
The late 1990s was a time when GM was already beginning to cut costs and manufacture unreliable vehicles with bad quality materials. Things got even worse for GM once it was the beginning of a new millennium. Other than leadership around the turn of the century, one big thing I'd have to blame GM for doing is going too far with expanding their lineup in the late 80s and early 90s. That caused financial troubles as the years went on. GM had a bad reputation with rebadging from the 1980s to the 2000s too.
I drove a compass (re-badged caliber) when it first came out. Brand new car. But my nearly decade-old Honda Civic was smoother and quieter AND handled better. It was a disgrace of a new car. And even though it was a Jeep, it had zero off-road capability if you got the base model.
The SSR was a great idea hampered once again by GM bean counters. They were forced to build it on an old SUV platform to save as much as possible. Same story with the Aztek. It was supposed to be a Firebird SUV. The concept called Bearclaw looked awesome but they were forced to use the existing minivan platform. Now people really want them.
Hilarious story about the PT was about the hype. A friend ran a bank and one of his employees thought she saw the first one we've ever. He shut the branch down and they all went out into the parking lot. Turned out it was one of those VW Beetles with a Rolls-Royce grill. 😂😂😂😂
The SSR could have been better if it was a limited production but still not a lot of function as a truck. My buddy had an Aztec and he had problem after problem with that car. I do see the intrigue in the Aztek though, especially for the outdoor type. Thank bank story of your friend is hilarious. Those VW beetles turned a lot of heads when they first came out probably more than a lot of exotics. Thank you for watching!
I dont agree with your list.GM minivans are nice,comfortable vehicles.The styling is a matter of personal taste.Also,I think that OT Cruiser and Sebring are very nice looking cars.
PT cruiser’s ehhh you may not like them but they sold. I raced a turbo one one time and I couldn’t believe how much a run for my money it gave me. Stayed right at my tail couldn’t gap it.
My sister in law owned one for many years. It served her well. Few problems, reliable and safe ( she didn’t drive it a lot but enough to get a good feel of the car).
@@alanolson6913 yeah you know I think some people don’t look at a car for what it really is sometimes. Was it quirky and different, yes, but in a time with a lot of quirky and retro style cars it led the pack besides the mustang of its time.
@@AnthonyParrilloRI Well said ….about not looking at a car for what it really is….never thought of it that way. It’s interesting to me that certain vehicles evoke certain feelings , meaning we look at one and find it something we really like ( I have some : ‘57 Ford Fairlane, any Deusenberg, ‘40 Studebaker coupe’60 Thunderbird…and on and on). I own a ‘65 Thunderbird, truly like the design.
@@alanolson6913 oh wow that must be a treasure to have. Also well said I totally agree. Like I love all car brand models for the most part at one point. Even the car brands I hate have models I love. But you put a 90s JDM or 60s 70s American it invokes a feeling that others don’t.
How could Fords on the dew 98 platform not make the list? Everything on that Jaguar body was garbage.
Lincoln's ls and the Thunderbird were electric nightmarish junk. As well as slow. They were in the shop almost as much as on the road. We couldn't wait for the warranty to expire.
American are leading worst list
Decades ago 1-0, not 0-9.
Y2K was the 1990s.
Chevy SS was only cool looking one.