What vehicle did you absolutely loathe driving?

Lots of sub-par cars in this thread, but I'm not sure how many I would "absolutely loathe" driving.

I hate sitting up high.  I've had a few cars where I do, and they all top my least favorite cars to drive list (although they are useful in other ways).  Sitting up high I always feel like the vehicle is about to tip.  Any body lean is exaggerated due to your position relative to CG and roll center.  Softly sprung tall vehicles will make me feel nauseous.

Give me just about anything in this thread with a roof <58" and I'd rather drive that than any truck or SIV.

I think the car I've owned (ex wife's car really) that I disliked driving the most was a 3rd gen Odyssey.  Tall, squishy, slow, lots of blind spots, terrible transmission for hilly terrain.

My 2012 Focus hatchback. It was a totally fine car absolutely and mercilessly ruined by the automatic transmission. Hitting the gas had little to no bearing on what the transmission would decide to do. Need to get up and go to pass someone or merge onto the highway? Too bad, maybe you'll get a response within 5 seconds of flooring it. It was borderline dangerous. The only saving grace was rush hour traffic in Charleston, SC rarely exceeded 5mph.

91 Dodge Colt 2 door hatch (Mitsubishi Mirage).

I see people around here praising these and I don't get it. It was an all around terrible car. My Grandma bought it new in 91 and it was given to my sister when she was in high school. I drove it for a summer while she was studying abroad. It had no options other than an automatic transmission. No power steering made it a bear at slow speeds (which in theory should have been fine considering overall lightness). It somehow managed to understeer in most circumstances, even in normal relaxed driving. No A/C made it miserable in July/August heat & humidity. Don't get me started on those stupid automatic seat belts. 

Tony Sestito said:

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

Are you talking about the 3rd Gen (1989-94) or 4th Gen (1995-99) Maxima? I had a 1989, and still to this day, it's my benchmark for a daily driver. I loved that car. My parents had a 1996 GLE for a long time, and while I liked the refined VQ 3.0 over my VG30, I didn't care for the interior as much. It wasn't as comfortable to drive, and moving to the beam axle made it handle worse. 

3rd Gen.  The seat bolsters didn't go very far out to support your thighs, it felt like riding in an S10, the shifter felt like it was phoning it in, and it was such a disappointment to me.  For being marketed as the 4DSC, I felt like it missed the mark by miles.

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

Wow, this might be the 1st time I've seen this take! I adored mine, and thought it was a great car. Seats could have been sportier, true, but the handling (even with the automatic) was stellar. And even though the seats weren't bolstered enough, they were still comfortable. Mine also was one of the most reliable cars I've ever had. Made it to 226k before it got sandwiched on the way to school one morning. It would have made it to 300k+ easily. 

Only gripes I really had about mine were that it was an early one with the SOHC V6 and an automatic. The 1992-94 SE with the 190hp DOHC V6/5-speed was a classic!

ShawnG said:

As for GM stuff. Everyone loves to hate the GM Tech4 but that engine will run poorly longer than most engines will run at all.

My brother-in-law has a Kia Soul. I want to hate it but I can't. It's a really, really good car. Particularly for someone who can't even check his own tire pressure. 

The Tech4 in my S10 had a wrist pin knock so loud people thought it was a diesel, and it ran like that for years. Those Hyundai/Kias are just Korean Cavaliers.

This thread exploded! I have a hard time thinking about a car I did not like driving. My friend, back in the day, let me drive his 3 cylinder, 5 speed Geo Metro. The synchros for 2nd gear were gone, so I got to learn double-clutching real-quick. I loved, and still remember, every second of it. Another friend had a Kia Rio, and with four of us in it, it took me a MILE to get it to 65 mph on the highway because the ramp, and then the following 5,000 feet, were all uphill. Loved it. Sometimes a car's worst attributes are what make it interesting.

I don't find rental cars that bad. They're the only car on the planet that can go from drive to reverse without stopping.