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[19] It placed 2nd on Car Talk's poll of "The Worst Car of the Millennium," and was named on Forbes ' 2004 list of "The Worst Cars of All Time." Car and Driver named it one of the 10 most embarrassing award-winning cars, stating, "The Chevy Vega is on everyone's short list for Worst Car of All Time. It seemed the only time anyone saw a Vega on ...
The concept of describing a highly flawed item as a "lemon" predates its use in describing cars and can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century as a British and American slang term. "To hand someone a lemon" in British slang dated 1906 was "to pass off a sub-standard article as a good one"; in 1909, American English slang use of ...
Most time in the car during 24 hours: 24 hours: Edward Ramsden Hall in 1950 [Note 9] Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner: 23 h 15 min 17s: Louis Rosier in 1950 [Note 10] Most entries with different constructors: 16: François Migault [Note 11] Most entries with the same constructor: 20: Bob Wollek with Porsche (1975–1983, 1986 ...
TopSpeed claimed the newer 2021 MX-5 will be especially dependable for years — the world’s best-selling sports car of all time has made Consumer Reports’ list of the top ten most reliable ...
Thanks to lemon laws in all 50 states (and Washington, D.C.) you can probably hire a lawyer for free who will arrange for the dealer to buy back your car. If an attorney who specializes in lemon ...
The name of the race series is a play on words alluding to both the long-running annual 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race in Le Mans, France, and the notion of "lemon" cars. The event is similar to the folkracing phenomenon in Nordic countries , and similar to the ChampCar Endurance Series , which developed out of the 24 Hours of Lemons, but ...
According to an Experian Automotive study cited by the Financial Times, while society’s rich are more likely to buy luxury brand cars than its less well-off, 61% of people who earn more than ...
The car has become a sort of a symbol for a lemon car. The car was also featured in many TV shows and films, satirizing the car's poor design (the most famous examples being a rusty beige Yugo GV featured in Die Hard with a Vengeance, and a taxi-yellow Yugo in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist).