These weren't just bad cars — they became symbols of everything that could go wrong.

About 15 years ago, I had a regular feature in The New York Times called “Rust in Peace.” It was a simple concept. I talked about some bad cars and explained what made them so, well, bad. You can ...

There are some cars that people just love to hate for one reason or another. Whether it's because the cars are objectively bad or look like hot garbage, we've collectively hated on certain vehicles ...