Worst Purchase Ever?

Back in the 1970's a Universal .30 caliber M-1 Carbine made in Hialeah, Florida. What a royal POS that was! Ended up selling it to a cop a few years later real cheap. He thought he got a bargain. Just remembering it now gave me a stomachache.
 
I bought a Remington 700 Sps. Not the gun's fault, but I put some weaver rings and a scope on it, sighted it, put a few dozen rounds through it, cleaned it, boresnaked it, oiled it, put it away.

Three months later I take it out to do more shooting and the damn scope mount has rusted through the action.


also a Sony Clie - worthless PalmOS wannabee, only talks to other sony's. Flip top cover wouldn't stay on. Garbage.
 
after years of riding Japanese and British bikes, I got a '95 Harley Fatboy back in 2001. Unreliable, no-brakes, no-handling, no-performance POS! Sold it and got back to mostly Jap cruisers. Ironically I ended up getting a Harley Softail Classic a couple of years later that was so much better in all regards, and a V-Rod after that (yes, I used to change bikes every couple of months, used to ride them till I got bored, customize them and sell them off for a profit as a sideline/hobby)
 
Ugh , Sony.

Bought an $80 MP3 player that used these little discs for recording media. Had some clunky itunes like software that took nearly an hour to upload a few hundred mb's of songs via USB. Hated it. Dont know what happened to it , still have the discs though...

I've had great luck with cars and trucks , used and new ! :D
Tostig
 
I just wasted £14 on a Silva Helios lighter, an entirely plastic with authentic nonfunctioning tactical fake hexnut details. A total piece of crap that looks the part but of course the packaging makes it impossible to have a real close inspection without breaking the seals and ruining £10 worth of ink, cardboard and pvc.
 
I bought a Taurus PT22. It's a .22LR Beretta clone. I knew better, but I wanted a new toy.

I took it out of the box, and noticed a small bit of metal fall out of the barrel when I pulled the trigger. It was actually the tip of the firing pin. I never did get to shoot a round through it, as I sold it immediately afterwards.

I might buy a Taurus revolver, but never again an auto.
 
Piso Mojado said:
Passing through East Dubuque, Illinois — a sleazy bar strip across the Mississippi from Dubuque, Iowa, and Iowa's ABD liquor control — I bought a quart of Bohemian Club beer for 29¢, a very low price back in 1971. This was not the Bohemian Club brewed by mobbed-up Bohemian Brewing Co. in Joliet, Illinois: they went out of business in 1958. My 29¢ quart was brewed and bottled by Warsaw Brewing Corp. in Warsaw, Illinois, remembered by fans of crap-tasting Midwestern beer for Burgomeister. Bohemian Club was their cheaper line. After drinking half a glass, I noticed I had a headache and poured the rest into the toilet, where it looked and smelled at home. About a month later, I went to the Kingston Mimes blues club in Chicago and ordered a tap beer, which was served literally ice-cold in a frosted glass. Due to the brew's extreme chill, I didn'tt recognize Bohemian Club's distinctive taste and smell until I finished the pint and noticed I had a splitting headache.
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Shann said:
Your worst purchase only cost you 29 cents? Thats pretty awesome. I wish I could say that.
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That glass of beer at Kingston Mimes didn't cost 29¢ — after 40 years I don't remember what it cost — but it probably was $4 and I must have paid $8 at the door. I knew the Mimes was a toilet, and I wouldn't have gone there if they hadn't had a super band, Albert Collins or someone like that. I don't remember who because I had to leave after one glass of Bohemian Club. I remember thinking as I walked out the door "I hope I can still have babies."
 
This one's easy - a 1979 Mercury Capri (or Mercury Crappy, as I prefer to call them). Unfortunately, I was a poor college student at the time and it was all I could afford. I had it checked out by a mechanic to make sure it was OK before I bought it, and he gave it a clean bill of health.

Then the fun started. The rings gave out, which required a total engine rebuild. The brakes needed replacement WAY ahead of schedule. It developed a vacuum leak which required sinking all sorts of money into it before a mechanic finally discovered the problem (after taking it to 3 mechanics of course :mad:). It had all sorts of cosmetic issues like the paint on the bumpers literally rubbing off when you waxed it, the rubber sleeve on the gear shifter tearing twice, and the body steel being so thin it would get a dink/dent just by looking at it sideways. After racking up a few thousand painful miles, it started to handle like an unfed mule, which was the final straw.

After I had sunk all sorts of money into it, I sold it with full disclosure. In all, the buyer got a pretty decent deal considering all the money I put into it (however, I still wouldn't take it back, even if you gave it to me for free). :grumpy:

- Mark

P.S. Notice a lot of vehicles and guns on this thread.
 
Rayban Avaitors Rb3394. The polycarbonate (fancy name for plastic) lens got scratched within a month just by the frame touching the lens. Im so pissed....
 
2001 Honda Odyssey!

Three transmissions, annual brake rotor replacements, more emmissions issues than I care to remember, countless automatic sliding door repairs, and general falling apart build issues. I dont believe I ever got more than 15 miles per gallon out of a tank of gas. My old 351 V8 Bronco gets better mileage. This vehicle had the softest paint and poorest quality interior of any vehicle I have owned. The dealership I delt with was great, they managed to get quite a few out of warranty major repairs covered by Honda. The also covered some repairs out of their pocket. I was looking to replace it when it was flooded in a freak storm. The insurance company gave me more that twice what I could have gotten as a trade in. I was never happier with this vehicle than when I watched it being towed away, leaving a trail of water running out of the back.
 
grelcar said:
2001 Honda Odyssey!

Three transmissions, annual brake rotor replacements, more emmissions issues than I care to remember, countless automatic sliding door repairs, and general falling apart build issues. I dont believe I ever got more than 15 miles per gallon out of a tank of gas. My old 351 V8 Bronco gets better mileage. This vehicle had the softest paint and poorest quality interior of any vehicle I have owned. The dealership I delt with was great, they managed to get quite a few out of warranty major repairs covered by Honda. The also covered some repairs out of their pocket. I was looking to replace it when it was flooded in a freak storm. The insurance company gave me more that twice what I could have gotten as a trade in. I was never happier with this vehicle than when I watched it being towed away, leaving a trail of water running out of the back.
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that's interesting, my boss has an '05 (I think it's an '05) that's been like a rock. outside of brakes and tires they've had no problems. honda must've worked out the kinks. I've driven it a couple of times, and it's the most fun I've had in a minivan, since college anyway;).
 
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alex said:
Back in the 1970's a Universal .30 caliber M-1 Carbine made in Hialeah, Florida. What a royal POS that was! Ended up selling it to a cop a few years later real cheap. He thought he got a bargain. Just remembering it now gave me a stomachache.
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I bought one of these in the 1990's and agree 100%, a complete POS...I sold it to an Amish guy at a gun show, he was looking for a "coyote gun".
 
red1965 said:
Two different Kahr pistols. One 9mm, the other in 40 cal. The 9 had to go back to the factory for a complete top half. Choked on every other round after it had been "fixed". The 40 was so inaccurate that it wouldnt have hit a billbord from 5 feet away. Love the looks and handling, but not very reliable.
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Amen! Bought a PM40 brand new. It went back to the factory so many times I was on a first name basis with the CS rep.
 
SharpByCoop said:
High in the running of frustration vs. satisfaction are the multitudes of products which have Microsoft products installed.

The amount of regular hours I have spent 'fixing' things, and installing glitchy updates, and add-on must-haves for their product to work with efficiency is mindboggling.

We just accept this. I still own one PC and a laptop. I'll never learn, will I ?

Coop (Typing this from his 3-yr-old Mac which has NEVER failed.)
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My buddy talked me into a Mac a couple years ago. An Iphone, Ipod, and a Mac Book Pro later, and I'm getting used to everything working seamlessly together and as smooth as glass. I'll never personally buy another Windows machine.
 
89' Mustang hatchback 4 cyl. Most parts failure ever
Ford Contour ( forget the year) Total engine and driveline failure
reel mower from Lee Valley
Kodiak hiking boots - total fail in under 4 months
Knives?? The worst ones so far are M.I.C. Bucks. Will not take an edge.
 
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