What are some cockroach cars?

"georgechristensen" (georgechristensen)
09/23/2015 at 13:51 • Filed to: None

By that I mean cars that are pretty terrible and shitty but are also extremely reliable and unkillable. The two main ones I can think of are the Chevy Cavalier/Pontiac Sunfire and the Hyundai Excel. But what are some others?

DISCUSSION (39)

Jcarr > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 13:53

These things never seem to go away:

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Steve in Manhattan > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 13:57

Those Toyota Tercel AWD wagons.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 13:58

Any cheaper 1990's GM car. Trucks too, but those are likable as well, so they don't count.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:00

Nissan Micra

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They refuse to die.

Future next gen S2000 owner > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:02

Corollas

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:02

My nissan sentra.

Sorta not terrible, still running at 230k and likely more.

Mercedes Streeter > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:03

When was the last time you saw a Malibu that was truly dead?

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Rust doesn’t seem to stop these traps from rolling. Hyundai Accent!

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Steve in Manhattan
09/23/2015 at 14:03

Except they’re kind of awesome in every way.

itschrome > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:04

pretty much any GM. they run better and longer in disrepair than most cars do when well maintained..

Punk_Girl_98 > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:04

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Snuze: Needs another Swede > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:04

I’m going with the Pontiac Grand Am and Grand Prix, late 80’s-early 90’s Accords, Tercels.

And I think a future cockroach will be the Cobalt.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:06

W-Bodies, but the Grand Prix’s specifically.

They are everywhere. But with a laundry list of options its no surprise.

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not for canada - australian in disguise > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:06

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Tercel’s aren’t actually very bad, but for a car coming up on 20 years, they’re still goddamn everywhere, even in one of the roughest parts of Canada that isn’t in the Arctic for cars. The only real problem the Riva/Signet had was rust, and in Siberia, that really wouldn’t matter, as it’s road salt that really gets to your car, and I don’t think they have a lot of that in the more barren parts of the Motherland.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Mercedes Streeter
09/23/2015 at 14:09

Is that photo of that accent from a car show? Where did you dig that one up from?

Steve in Manhattan > Mercedes Streeter
09/23/2015 at 14:13

My mom has a ‘98 Malibu that is pretty bulletproof. Whoever winds up with it is a lucky soul.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:15

I hate to say it because I know someof you prancing Moose fanboys love them buuuuut.....

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Most that you see are not in this pristine condition, but you just can’t seem to kill these cars.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Mercedes Streeter
09/23/2015 at 14:19

I’ll vouch for the Malibu. They are great commuter cars, and they will run for a very very long time without having much more than oil changes needed. The only thing is when they die, they die for good. There’ no second coming. I’ve had two, and may buy another in the future, but when their time comes, it is usually a spectacular cascade of failure telling you that the spirit is strong, but the engine is weak. Rest well little Malibu.

georgechristensen > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:19

Another one I thought I should add is the AU Ford Falcon, I hate these things but they won’t die. I see more of these shitheaps than I do BA and BF Falcons

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AfromanGTO > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:23

Kia Rios and Suzuki Forenzas never die. They just get in worse and worse shape.

dogisbadob > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:27

Ford is stupid for not selling them over here. They’d make a great Panther replacement.

dogisbadob > Jcarr
09/23/2015 at 14:28

Broken hubcaps are awesome

mazda616 > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:30

Dodge/Plymouth Neon.

My friend had one and didn’t change the oil for five years. It was a ‘98, I think. When we finally changed it, there was about two quarts in the car and it was the consistency of mud. It still runs today.

Jonee > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:32

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Anything early 90’s and Japanese.

Also: Eagles.

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The interior will fall apart, but it’ll never stop running.

georgechristensen > dogisbadob
09/23/2015 at 14:33

If you’re talking about AU’s? Fuck no, that’d be horrible but more modern Falcons like the FG would be great, just a shame that it was too costly to engineer them in LHD. Now they’re going away here as well.

MultiplaOrgasms > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
09/23/2015 at 14:45

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My sisters has been running like shit ever since she got it earlier this year, but it runs nevertheless.

RallyWrench > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:56

The 2.0L VW MkIII Jetta/Golf is an awfully hard car to kill.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > georgechristensen
09/23/2015 at 14:56

Obvious answer:

90’s Saturns.

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And a backup- early 90’s GM 1500’s.

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Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter
09/23/2015 at 15:06

Can confirm on the Malibu. They left the factory as epic piles of shit, but one of these will run badly longer than most cars will run at all. The “Classic” ones (at least) had a sealed transmission which was their Achilles heel because nobody maintains them (the service costs more than the cars are worth by the time they are due) and eventually they die of this.