The worst car you ever owned?

a car without Aircon and with manual transmission
and gasguzlsers.

 

No air conditioning! Horrible.
Perhaps common back than but barbaric in today's standards

 

The Prius is the first car I've owned with air conditioning. After the first Summer trip, I considered it a safety feature.

 

I'm sure it was optional on top end models but yes, most cars in the 70's and 80's didn't have ac in the UK, though remember this was before global warming and temperatures above 25c/77f were rare (and still are mostly)!

I understand many UK imports got dealer fitted ac in Australia where it would obviously be of use.

All relative though, I find heated side mirrors invaluable in winter though such an option would be an eyebrow raiser in Arizona, as would heated seats.

 

A wide range of optional extras makes perfect sense when you consider all the different climates a vehicle might be used in. Heated side mirrors are another safety feature in some climates, though I can do without the bunwarmers.

 

That is crazy silly. This reminds me of a co worker who drove to Vegas through the desert. 110 degrees. He said his car started to increase in temp. He blasted the heat and opened the windows for awhile until he got to the gas station repair facility and filled up the radiator

 

the same for automatic transmission ( but then again in the us your used to that )

i was kinda talking about a 1998 car ;-) but is was a sports model without anything for max power and sportyness
so also no abs no airbag no esp and so on

it did have power steering ;-)

 

Cars must have different specs in Holland then as virtually all cars since the early 1990's have had ac other than the real bare bones base models of small hatchbacks. I'd never even considering buying a car without ac. I think automatic transmissions are becoming more common here too and I'm sure it's about 20% auto across all cars and more on your midsize upwards.

 

it was sold worldwide at that point

and from 1990 it was stil virual always a option and still its a option in lots of cars but nowadays you get it standard in a pachage where the base version is normally without



.i need to qoute myself ;-) " but is was a sports modelwithout anything for max power and sportyness"