Gremlin
I'd take a gremlin or a vega any day.
Back in my youthful days I had a Vega, Gremlin, and a several different K-Cars. The Vega was a good idea gone bad. It would rust while you were looking at it, and the interior fell apart as fast as the paint job. The Gremlin was a giant step up from the Vega, and was actually a fun, functional car. I also had a Plymouth Reliant, Dodge 400, and a Chrysler New Yorker -- They were all head and shoulders above the Vega and Gremlin.