The Cars That Drove Detroit's Customers Away - U.S. News & World Report (blog)
When I wrote recently about 10 cars that sank Detroit , I was too stingy. Apparently, there are way more than 10. Hundreds of readers wrote to ask how we could have left the Chevy Nova off the list, or the Pontiac Aztek, or a number of other models that left a long legacy of buyer's remorse. Many of Detroit's notorious bombs date to the 1970s and 1980s, and the car companies' offerings are much better today. But car buyers have long memories--and many remain unmoved by the current plight of the Detroit automakers. If they don't fulfill tough government demands, Chrysler could be forced into bankruptcy by early April, GM by early May. One reason is that they feel repeatedly disappointed--even swindled--by the companies now asking for their help. But the following cars left behind particularly noxious memories, often because the companies that built them refused to help fix the problems. Here's how some of the owners themselves feel about the cars and the companies that built them:. Chevrolet Vega (1970s). "I had a 1972 Vega. My family struggled to purchase the car for me as their contribution to college, as I was putting myself through school. “Then two years later, the car simply died. A two-year-old car. Source: money.usnews.com
