What's The Most Boring Car You've Driven?

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12/22/2014 at 10:25 • Filed to: None

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And what is at least one thing about it you actually liked? For me it was a 2013 Prius rental car in Miami. Okay, I didn't drive it, my dad did. The shifter is obnoxious, my dad always had me do it because he couldn't figure it out (To tell ya the truth, I had issues with it too). It's sucks so bad. But I loved the cargo area under the shifter, and the infotainment system was superb.

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Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:27

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....My van. As usual.

God, I need a car that sucks less ass. Even an Avenger and Taurus are more entertaining!


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:28

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The infotainment system on the Prius SUCKS. Source - my sister had a 2010, now a 2014.

The 2014 one is better, but it still isn't that great.

As for most boring car, uh, probably this HS250h

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Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:29

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A 2005 Impala, base model. It was grey, the interior was gray, the steering was without any feel, it was extremely quiet, and the throttle pedal made it only slightly less quiet.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/22/2014 at 10:29

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Cavaliers are even kinda fun if you drive it like an asshole


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:29

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TIRE SCREECH = FUN TIMES!!!


Kinja'd!!! Nibbles > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:29

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1997 Volvo 850 automatic. I died a little every time I sat in the driver's seat. It was more boring, hulkier and wallowier than my old '87 Cavalier.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Nibby
12/22/2014 at 10:30

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It wasnt too complicated, I liked that


Kinja'd!!! nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:30

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Boss was in town and had aa rental but I drove since I knew the area.

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Kinja'd!!! 505Turbeaux > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:30

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Plymouth Sundance base model

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no redeeming qualities, at all


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/22/2014 at 10:30

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what did you like about it?


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > EL_ULY
12/22/2014 at 10:31

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heh


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 505Turbeaux
12/22/2014 at 10:32

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Ya a friend of mines mom had one of those when we were growing up. Utter crap


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:32

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Yeah, it was simple to use. But at least in the first Prius, if you plugged in an iPod and tried to use the car's built in iPod manager... it was ungainly and slow as shit.


Kinja'd!!! 505Turbeaux > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:32

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my mother had one just like this. Terrible


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Nibby
12/22/2014 at 10:32

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Well I never used that, just the built in phone dealey


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:33

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2000-Who cares Toyota Highlander. It's like driving an invisible car even though it's not invisible.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jkm7680
12/22/2014 at 10:34

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I always recognize them, but their boring. I understand what youre saying


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:36

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It was about a 2011, But it was extremely distant the entire time. Like indirectly driving or something is what it felt like.


Kinja'd!!! MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:37

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My wife's Matrix S. It's a bland car made worse by the "Sport" package. It has a


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:37

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It was one of the most reliable cars we've owned, it was a road sofa, and it got a consistent 35-37 mpg on the highway.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jkm7680
12/22/2014 at 10:37

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Like the car did its own thing at your behest


Kinja'd!!! BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:38

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Tossup between a 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2l and a 2002 Nissan Micra 1.0l. I'm leaning towards the Corsa because although they're both low-powered, at least the Micra had a bit of that tin-can on wheels feel of an older little hatchback. The Corsa was safe, but heavy.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/22/2014 at 10:38

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wow, that gas mileage is insane


Kinja'd!!! MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
12/22/2014 at 10:38

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Sorry, I fell asleep thinking about that car


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:39

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Yeah, Haha. Sorta like using telepathy to control the car while not actually present.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jkm7680
12/22/2014 at 10:40

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My moms CRV is like that. Drives me nuts


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:40

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Yeah, it was pretty great. You had to work to get it though.


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:41

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anyone bored in an eco car AIN'T DRIVING IT RIIIIGHT!!!!!!!!

ROOOOOOOAAAAARRRR \m/ !!!!

HOOOOOOOOOON EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!

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Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/22/2014 at 10:42

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It takes so much restraint from me not to just go wide open throttle through every shift in my truck. But I do it, I dont drive like an asshole so much anymore


Kinja'd!!! Flat Six > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:42

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The most boring car I've driven recently was a Nissan Altima rental car. You would think 180 horsepower would not be that bad, but it had absolutely the worst tires I have ever driven on. They chirped every time I accelerated from a light and just couldn't handle the power from that almighty CVT 4 banger.

It didn't help when this guy parked next to me at work:

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That is my trunk on the left, which is one thing I liked about the car. It had a spacious trunk. Also, it had nice legroom in the back seat compared to most European cars.


Kinja'd!!! T5Killer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:45

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Nissan Versa 2010 in So Cal. What a horrid boring car


Kinja'd!!! As Du Volant > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:45

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A Chrysler Sebring.

There was one thing I liked about it though. It came with a full tank of gas.


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:48

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I have to hit 4k+ to get to speed in any acceptable among of time. ):

It was a big step down from 270 hp, but then I think of all the transmissions I haven't had to rebuild.


Kinja'd!!! nermal > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:52

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Dodge Caliber rental car, with the base engine and CVT.

To describe as a raging shitpile is a massive understatement.... I'm getting queezy just thinking about how disgustingly terrible it was.

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Kinja'd!!! Sn210 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:53

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My grandmother let me drive her Pontiac 6000 station wagon like the one in the picture. I had my permit and wanted to take it on the highway. 65 in this thing was a challenge.

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Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 10:53

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Same, I hate distant feeling cars.


Kinja'd!!! Leon711 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 11:00

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just dull.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jkm7680
12/22/2014 at 11:00

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I learned to drive on a numb CRV, you wonder why my first car is a manual


Kinja'd!!! VonBelmont > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 11:00

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The delayed throttle response is annoying as all hell.


Kinja'd!!! WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 11:01

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2011 Chevy Aveo sedan. It had an automatic and everything was manual, NP power feature . But, gas mileage was decen .


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > As Du Volant
12/22/2014 at 11:01

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My truck was near empty when I bought it, luckily my mom was nice and bought me my first tank as a gift. Also it was lucky that I bought it from a guy at his work which was right next to a shell station, the shell station where the original owner's daughter worked


Kinja'd!!! The Transporter > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 11:02

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I would say that the Prius is more infuriating to drive than anything else. The most boring car would have to be this Nissan...whatever it is. I don't know. They all look and drive the same to me.

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Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > VonBelmont
12/22/2014 at 11:04

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and the touchy brakes, I can never get those down no matter how hard I try they always jump at the start


Kinja'd!!! Just1BeforeIDie > EL_ULY
12/22/2014 at 11:05

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:)


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Just1BeforeIDie
12/22/2014 at 11:07

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dang, what did you do to it lol :] I know a buunch of people with them (that also do not drive it like I will), all with high mileage that are in good shape for the most part.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Nibbles
12/22/2014 at 11:09

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I actually like those, but only as a commuter.


Kinja'd!!! jariten1781 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 11:13

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Old Corsica rental I got from some fly by night rental company back in ~2000. A ten-ish year old car with mismatched bald tires and a ~100 HP engine mated to a 3 speed slusher in a mid size car is soul-sucking. Also, no radio and the window cranks were broken off so no lowering them.


Kinja'd!!! twochevrons > Nibbles
12/22/2014 at 11:16

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The 850R sharpens things up a bit with fat, low-profile tires and stiffer suspension (as well as a beauty of a turbocharged engine). But there's no getting around the fact that it's a heavy understeering barge of a car, and it's gone from a comfortable, heavy, understeering barge, to a heavy, understeering barge that will shatter your spine on every single pothole.

The 850R's straight-line acceleration, however, is by no means boring ;).


Kinja'd!!! Tvan > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 11:26

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2012 Chevy Impala rental car. No handling or brakes, nearly everything about it felt unsafe except for the fact that it was gigantic. The only thing I liked about it was ground clearance, I didn't have to worry about parking blocks or steep driveways.


Kinja'd!!! Just1BeforeIDie > EL_ULY
12/22/2014 at 11:43

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Sorry, my comments are all jacked up today. It was just old. It was also my first real car. I didn't have any concept of power steering, and had no idea it wasn't working. Just thought it was a good arm exercise.


Kinja'd!!! Nibbles > twochevrons
12/22/2014 at 11:51

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yeah I heard things about the R. Oddly enough, we just bought an S40 T5 R-Design after hating the first Volvo we owned. I love the S40!


Kinja'd!!! Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 12:02

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The no power, automatic, rental Sonic sedan I had once.

But it did have a touchscreen entertainment center.


Kinja'd!!! BATC42 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 12:23

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The one in which I learned to drive in. It was a first gen Citroën C3. I think it had the 1.4 HDi engine (75hp...). I hated driving this car. Especially since at home the car I was cleared to drive was my mother's Passat (with the big, torquey V6 TDI). It hadn't enough power, the chassis was crap, it didn't drive good.

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Then it would be a early 2000 Renault Clio with a the base petrol engine. Almost as crappy as the C3. A close contender is another friend VW Polo (200-ish model) with a 1.4 TSI engine.

I'm glad I have a car, despite not having a great amount of power, with an awesome chassi.


Kinja'd!!! BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 12:52

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My current car, a 2001 Toyota Corolla 1.4. It has no redeeming features other than being hassle-free; it is competent but dull beyond words. The most interesting thing about it is the sticky fuel filler flap.

A distant second - 2012 Opel Astra CDTI kombi. MT. Brown. Boring. Nice inside, goes ok, but super boring.


Kinja'd!!! BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > Nibbles
12/22/2014 at 12:54

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I used to have a T5 SE and loved it. The manual gearbox was great, it was so comfy, the engine was great and although it did have loads of body-roll it understeered far less than I was expecting.


Kinja'd!!! BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 12:58

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I will not hear a bad word said about the K11 Micra!

The Corsa C on the other hand, I wouldn't describe as boring either - it's actively shite.


Kinja'd!!! Tina Corbett > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
12/22/2014 at 14:24

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Ugh, I had one as a rental. It was a beige-tan-cream color. The color that's all the colors and yet none at the same time. The inside was grey-ish. Manual everything..and not even a CD player!

It was just...horrible. And this from a woman that says the best handling car is a rental.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/22/2014 at 14:40

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my sister in law's Toyota Camry Hybrid!

i'd rather drive a Cadillac Cimmarron.


Kinja'd!!! WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Tina Corbett
12/22/2014 at 18:06

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The one I had was a rental as well. It only had 1300 miles on it, so it was brand new. I had it towards the end of 2010. Mine had a CD player at least. Not much else though. The 2010 Sebring I had was much better. Not an amazing car, but far better than the Chevy.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > EL_ULY
12/23/2014 at 10:42

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The most fun car I ever drove was a rental Yaris. FLAT OUT ALL DAY LONG!


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > CalzoneGolem
12/23/2014 at 11:00

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Awesome!!!

2013 Kia Rio sedan.... worst seats ever but with the trac OFF, WOT, and slick Charleston roads = fun!!!!


Kinja'd!!! John > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
03/05/2017 at 09:49

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For me, Its a 2014 Honda Civic lx. I was in need of a more reliable mode of transportation because my 99 maxima with a cat back exhaust was in need of repairs here and there, but I love driving it otherwise. Now I’m stuck with the civic, and because it has a CVT Transmission, it’s so boring. However, it’s quite useful for acceleration. I was somewhat forced into the whole ordeal. I’m still waiting for the moment to get behind the wheel of a more exciting car, only permanently.


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > John
03/06/2017 at 05:27

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Ive actually driven a ‘14 Civic EX-L with the CVT. Its not bad to drive, its an appliance. Super easy to just get in and go. Which is pretty bleh to be stuck with, I’ll agree. But the lack of hassle it involves to drive it is a little bit comforting as well. I could never own one, but I like having access to one (its my parents car). Now that same gen CRV; that is a truly hateful piece of machinery