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Emile

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1. 1961 Corvair, drank more oil than gasoline.

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What is the worst purchase you ever made? Mine was a Saturn car.But you can use any purchases you made that where a dud [View all] debm55 Apr 27 OP

1961 Corvair, drank more oil than gasoline. Emile Apr 27 #1

Car wise Nissan Sentra kimbutgar Apr 27 #2

Huh... I drove a used Sentra. sakabatou Apr 28 #37

It was a 1997 model and the quality had went down ny then. kimbutgar Apr 28 #40

Mine was a 96 or 97 model, though it could've been older sakabatou Apr 29 #41

My husband's family farm in Michigan snpsmom Apr 27 #3

One of my friends and his wife was pushed into a similar reality. chouchou Apr 27 #4

Unfortunately for me, snpsmom Apr 27 #11

I remember a Compaq PC years ago that was nothing but trouble. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 27 #5

I once worked at a Compaq tech support call center JoseBalow Apr 27 #17

We still have a Saturn SL 2. We can't get rid of the damn thing because we can't find the title. rsdsharp Apr 27 #6

dhell laptop w windoze vista. 4 hardrive failures and dhell and staples knew they sold me a lemon. AllaN01Bear Apr 27 #7

Could've been worse, with Windows ME as the OS. sakabatou Apr 28 #38

had that too also , ugh. AllaN01Bear Apr 29 #43

I feel your pain sakabatou Apr 29 #45

my late mom bought a nissan b210. ugh. nugh said. AllaN01Bear Apr 27 #8

My wife bought a Saturn before we were married genxlib Apr 27 #9

An expensive telescope when I retired CanonRay Apr 27 #10

I prefer my 60mm Meade ETX ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 28 #18

Martin D-28 guitar. Paladin Apr 27 #12

I have been laughing about this for the last ten minutes. OldBaldy1701E Apr 28 #23

Which leads me to an old, true story. Paladin Apr 29 #42

Treadmill IcyPeas Apr 27 #13

Also Treadmill dai13sy Apr 27 #14

LOL. I'd actually pay someone to take it off my hands at this point. IcyPeas Apr 27 #15

I did a very bad thing. I put mine in a dumpster under cover of darkness. Demobrat Apr 28 #32

I have read descriptions of treadmills and stationary bikes as... 3catwoman3 Apr 28 #31

Can't argue with the size but, haha Prairie_Seagull Apr 29 #46

Dodge Caravan Wicked Blue Apr 27 #16

I had a Caravan for a long time Chautauquas Apr 28 #21

We had three trannys put into our Caravan. I hear ya. Diamond_Dog Apr 28 #27

My mom's town and country bedazzled Apr 28 #36

Front loading washer. Never had one before and I despise it. The only plus is that my grandchildren love it, seaglass Apr 28 #19

A marriage license almost 24 years ago. Niagara Apr 28 #20

Martin D-12X Guitar ProfessorGAC Apr 28 #22

It was a car. A 1979 Ford Fairmont. OldBaldy1701E Apr 28 #24

Digital audio tape sound system. Prairie_Seagull Apr 28 #25

Love my Saturn, and the one I had before it. Ocelot II Apr 28 #26

A house with a FLAT ROOF. Just say NO. Captain Zero Apr 28 #28

1985 Mazda RX7. Demobrat Apr 28 #29

Brand new Subaru Forester 2021 SarahD Apr 28 #30

I bought a Beta VCR HoosierDebbie Apr 28 #33

The car I have right now CountAllVotes Apr 28 #34

Knock off "litter robot." arkielib Apr 28 #35

Cat treadmill, not a human one. Archae Apr 28 #39

This latest house I just bought. Goodheart Apr 29 #44

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