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Worst: In about 1972, Motor Trend's Car of the Year was the Chevy Vega. Based on that, bought one as my first ever new car. WORST car I ever owned. Limited power. Unreliable. Awkward acceleration and manual transmission. Dealership assured me it would get better once the car was broken in. B.S. Stopped reading MT and never gave any credence to their Car of the Year choices after that. Wife decided that she liked it, so she drove it for a while. Left her stranded by the highway with a hole in the engine block and truckers who felt she needed to offer sexual favors for them to take her to the next service station. Great.

Best: Couple years later, bought a European version, '69 911S. Wonderful car. Sold it when I was headed to grad school. Unfortunate choice--but it's what I needed at that time. Car would have suffered either at school or on blocks. But the small block engine really liked to rev; longer wheel base handled well. I've had 5 911's over the years. That one had the best combination of performance, ergonomics and ride. Purchase price: $4250. Now worth a little more than that.