Forbes 10 Worst Cars

ok ok i know... Forbes is hardly an expert on anything remotely resembling good sense and value, but they did reference other companies known for both to put this list together...

the 10 for 2005 model year

1)Ford Ranger: 1 in 3 chance of rollover in a crash

2) Mazda B series: The B-Series is a twin vehicle to the Ranger and, as such, suffers from the same problems as the Ford. The B-Series is also one of the lowest-selling mainstream cars on the market. In the first 11 months of 2005, Mazda sold only 5,460 B-Series models in the U.S. Lincoln sold over three times as many of its LS sedan, which is headed for discontinuation.

3)Mitsubishi Lancer: Mitsubishi's Lancer sedan has a two-star side-impact rating for the front seat. The two-star rating means that in a typical side crash, a front-seat occupant would have a 21% to 25% chance of an injury that would require immediate hospitalization and could be life-threatening.

4)Nissen Sentra: Nissan's Sentra sedan has a two-star side-impact rating for the front seat.

5)Infiniti QX: According to Consumer Reports, Infiniti's QX SUV is the least-reliable car on the market. It is 300% less reliable than the average car. (this is a $50,000 car@!@!) We actually enjoy the QX quite a bit, both for its opulence and for the way in which its luxury melds with its sheer size. You can count on one hand the other vehicles that compete against the Cadillac Escalade. But in Consumer Reports' most recent tests, the QX received ratings of "poor"--the lowest possible--for the reliability of its electrical system, brakes, body integrity, power equipment and body hardware.

6)Chrysler Sebring: According to the most recent data from the Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide, the Sebring sedan is the 2006-model vehicle with the lowest projected residual value. Kelley says that after five years, a 2006 Sebring will retain only 19% of its original value.

7)Ford Freestar: According to the most recent data from the Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide, the Freestar is one of four 2006-model vehicles tied for second place on the list of cars with the lowest projected residual values.
Kelley says that after five years, a 2006 Freestar will retain only 21% of its original value.

8)Jaguar X type: According to the most recent data from the Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide, the X-Type is one of four 2006-model vehicles tied for second place on the list of cars with the lowest projected residual values also 21 %

9)Kia Optima: According to the most recent data from the Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide, the Optima is one of four 2006-model vehicles tied for second place on the list of cars with the lowest projected residual values. one of the cheapest at 16.980...guess you get what you pay for

10) Mecury Monterey: another worth 21% of sale price after 5 years


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that is also what everyone else has assumed. but this is the first year of a complete makeover and the facts are that they have had a lot of issues clearing up freshman bugs in the model