What is the most disgusting car you've ever been in? - SRT Forums

Jim · 01-09-2007, 03:23 PM

I was a valet back in college (I'm 28 now, for reference) and I remember a late '80s Bonneville pulling up and I hopped in. It was freezing out so I was just happy to get in some heat.

At that moment I noticed a horrific stench inside - I looked in the back seat and the floor was covered in foot-deep (no exaggeration at all) cigarette ashes and butts. The owner had dumped the ash tray back there rather than dispose of it properly. I wanted to hurl.

What's yours?

SRT4nier · 01-09-2007, 03:28 PM

I love dogs, but back seats that look like fur rugs are gross, also the smell of wet dog needs to go. Its called a vaccum and fabreeze.

RTShadow · 01-09-2007, 05:44 PM

I've been in quite a few actually. From 1992 to 2002 or so, my father and I purchased cars off the police auction in Omaha. We also picked up cars off other auctions and private sellers from time to time, but in terms of cars being absolutely filthy, nothing could compare to those from the police auction. One car in particular stands out in my mind, a nice looking 1988 white Lebarion coupe with maroon cloth interior. But it had gotten mice into it and smelled terrible.

t wasn't all that horribly filthy from a dirt standpoint, but it had sat for several years in a neighborhood before the city of Omaha impounded it out of a rental property's back lot. When we purchased it for about 150 dollars, it needed a new head gasket, which we put in right away, and it ran like a champ, there were no problems with the 5 speed tranny (which were bulletproof in the FWD mopars).

I did the usual cleaning and detailing to prepare to sell the car: soaked the seats and floor down with a high pressure washer, bristle-brushed down everything using liquid Tide, hand washed the door panels, dash, and everything underneath. You couldn't notice the smell of mice much after that.

The next day though the mice stench had returned. I ended up pulling the seats and all the interior panels out, found nothing, then finally I pulled the plastic off the wheel wells in back and there I found mice nests, dead mice, mouse shit, a veritable rats of nim ruins back there. No live mice thankfully but it was absolutely disgusting. Thank God for industrial strength Shop Vacs because it sucked all the crap out of there and I didn't have to put my hands onto too much of it (other than bleach/detergent water and a rag to wipe down the bare metal).

That took care of the stench and we sold the car a week later to some friends of the family for about a thousand bucks. I've cleaned up way dirtier cars to sell, but that was without a doubt the nastiest thing I've ever dealt with.

suzq044 · 01-09-2007, 05:54 PM

ehh.. my bf's grand-wagoneer is about as far as it goes -- it'd been sitting for the majority of 10 years as a paper-weight with windows stuck down [electronics are an issue in this jeep] down in Georgia -- it still drives pretty good too - lol.. he wants to get it restored; we went for a ride in the mud when we visited over xmas.. im hooked.. i want it here now

lol

this is partially why i want a 360 & rwd in the neon.. and it WILL happen.

01-09-2007, 05:58 PM

Probably my sister's car. It's a nice car...but not now. It's a 2002 Chevy Malibu. The problem is she works for Taco Bell. Well, when she finishes eating she throws the wrappers and stuff in the floorboard. The inside of the car is COVERED in Taco Bell trash and REEKS of old beans, meat and hot sauce...I will never ride in that car again. It smells like a mexican died in that car, came to life, threw up and died again.

Doc

Santorican · 01-09-2007, 06:48 PM

A 1990 Honda Accord. I was paid to wash and wax it. I almost puked when I had to sit in it. The once tan carpet was now black from months of moisture sitting on them and now had mold on them. There was a rotting 3\4 eaten Big Mac under the driver seat, and moldy fries every where.

SRT-4 Jay · 01-09-2007, 06:50 PM

I worked at a carwash back in high school. One day a Yellow Cab taxi pulled up(taxis are nasty enough). The driver must have weighed about 450 lbs and the car actually sprang up about 3-4 inches when he pulled himself from behind the steering wheel. Now to the disgusting part. As he was straining to free himself from the car, he shit himself. Well, as you can imagine, guys this fat usually can't find pants to fit and he was showing some serious Plumber Crack. As he shit himself, it came out the crack of his ass and sprayed the inside of the car with shit. He tried to upgrade to a Super Interior Detail, but we told to leave, as nobody would dare clean that up. So, I didn't actually drive/get in the car, but I witnessed the whole thing. That has to be nastiest car ever.

ninja5611 · 01-09-2007, 06:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SRT-4 Jay

I worked at a carwash back in high school. One day a Yellow Cab taxi pulled up(taxis are nasty enough). The driver must have weighed about 450 lbs and the car actually sprang up about 3-4 inches when he pulled himself from behind the steering wheel. Now to the disgusting part. As he was straining to free himself from the car, he shit himself. Well, as you can imagine, guys this fat usually can't find pants to fit and he was showing some serious Plumber Crack. As he shit himself, it came out the crack of his ass and sprayed the inside of the car with shit. He tried to upgrade to a Super Interior Detail, but we told to leave, as nobody would dare clean that up. So, I didn't actually drive/get in the car, but I witnessed the whole thing. That has to be nastiest car ever.

im going to call b.s. thats to good to be true. j/k i believe it

SRT-4 Jay · 01-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Believe it! I'm not that creative. I could not have made that up. It was about 12 years ago, so before Digital Cameras. If it happened today, you know I would have taken pictures of that.

ninja5611 · 01-09-2007, 07:32 PM

lol i dont know what the hell i would do if i saw that i would just fall to the floor laughing

icebomb · 01-10-2007, 12:51 PM

The called it the Shaggin' Wagon, for some reason the carpet was always really sticky.

03GraySxT · 01-10-2007, 09:59 PM

Working at Sears Autocenter I had to do and oil change on a 00 Chevy Malibu, got in and the dash was pulled off radio pulled out no knobs on anything, cigarette asks all over the floor seats arm rest etc.

Car smelled like ass mixed with ash. Seat was broken and reclined, headliner was droping an soaked in cigarette smoke.