Hammer Time: The Last Bad Car

Ah, the good old days. When  a young Kadett could be crude and lewd. A Chevette Scooter could exemplify 14th floor parsimony with it's cardboard cutouts,  and the Yugo was justifiably bombed out of existence. A bad car was a known commodity back then. But what about now? Everyone cribs each others specs and suppliers these days and the results are… well… middling. For example, is the 2012 Kia Rio a bad car? Jack Baruth says, "Hell No!". Motor Trend says something in the lines of "B-Class Economy Just Got Better!" and then puts it dead last in a recent comparo (along with putting the Hyundai Accent first.) Who is right? Who is wrong? I don't know. From what I see at the auto auctions,  it's been quite a while since North America was truly exposed to a bad car. But when? It could have been the early 2000′s. Or perhaps the early 90′s when a Peugeot 505 and a four door Saab 900 could celebrate their birthdays together in the very same dealership. One of the funniest comments I ever heard at an auction came was when an old Hyundai Scoupe went through the auction block and the auctioneer said, "This was the shittiest car ever made until they came out with the Daewoo!" He may have been right that day. Fired… but right. So what was the last bad car sold in the United States? Does the Aveo deserve to be treated as an inferior to a 15 year old Honda? Did the Daewoo Lanos (and the hands of fate) automatically merit Daewoo's demise? Or do we have to go further back in time? What says you? from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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