rust buckets
Decrepit old cars
Rust buckets is the plural of rust bucket—a vehicle, usually a car or ship, that is old, corroded, and barely functional.
The term emphasizes visible deterioration: He's still driving that old rust bucket from the eighties.
It's affectionate when applied to one's own vehicle, dismissive when describing someone else's.
- clunkersWorn-out, unreliable automobiles
- dilapidationState of ruin
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
- jalopyDilapidated old vehicle
- hulkMassive body or shell
old heap · beater · obsolete · wrecks · corrosion · automobile · rattletraps · hooptie · derelict · junker · lemon · scrap heap · old banger · clapped out · decays · scrap metal · has-been · death traps
rust bucketsshowroom models
Merchandise for demonstration only
garage queens · cream puffs · cherry · immaculate · well-maintained
rust bucketsluxury cars
Upscale, expensive automobiles
supercars · classic cars · sports cars · Ferraris · Rolls-Royces
rust, bucket, rusts, rusted, rusting, rusty, rustier, rustiest, rustiness