What is the worst car you have ever owned?

What is the worst car you have ever owned?
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2006 Chevrolt Cobalt. I bougth it new and it stayed in the shop for most of the 10 months I kept it. It had numerous recalls. Some things they could fix and it would break again a week later. The most aggrivating and most common problem is you could not get the key out of the ignition or somtimes even turn it off. That was a problem if you went someplace like the airport to fly out and could not turn your car off. That was the final straw.
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