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genxlib

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9. My wife bought a Saturn before we were married

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 02:27 PM

Apr 27

I tried to talk her into a Honda Civic which was her second choice but she thought the Saturn was more dressed up.

What it was was a crap economy card dressed up in plastic panels. And unreliable to boot.

Hated that car.

For me personally, I would say that the worst purchase was a Rainsoft water treatment system for the house. They sold it as being a miraculous thing and it turned out to be a bad water softener and and RO unit. Not worth the money even before it started leaking and breaking down. Replaced both and the replacements have lasted twice as long without troubles.

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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