1988 Volkswagon Synchro - Great rig when working at the ski hill, handled awesome. Maintanence nightmare!!! Whenever I'd go on a trip it was with a knot in the pit of my stomach wondering what was going to go wrong next and how much it was gonna cost (usually lots even for simple stuff)
VW - NEVER AGAIN
Funny what happened to VW. One of my buddies actually swapped a litre of brandy for a new engine, once. The flower children screwed that up.