Hmm this is bringing back memories... the piece of shit Camira with 3 speed automatic.
If you needed a burst of speed and wanted to kick down from third into second, the engine would make a horrible clatter and spew out smoke for a few seconds before the transmission changed.
In reverse it was gutless, you could hear and feel the "clunk-clunk-clunk" through the floor as you floored it. Once I actually had to get someone to push me out of a mild downhill incline in a car park...
When it started leaking transmission fluid the kickdown from second to first at low speeds didn't work properly, once you accelerated the engine would rev like it was in neutral and then suddenly loudly CLUNK and lurch into drive a second later. Kinda embarrassing when you're taking a corner.
One brake caliper locked, the first I knew was having problems stopping (!!!) on a very steep downhill run. The front wheel was smoking for 5 minutes after I managed to pull over safely.
The A/C didn't work... the engine was so gutless that a previous owner had disconnected the belt.
Water pump went in the middle of driving, and made a horrible racket.
Then as per above the timing belt broke while I was rolling. Luckily there was no engine damage, all it needed was the belt itself to be replaced. Unfortunately we were a long way from home and it was a holiday long weekend so it was a bit more involved to get it fixed.
I ended up trying some higher octane unleaded petrol in it which gave it a new lease on life, but I think I missed using the lead replacement additive a couple of times (the engine requires leaded fuel) so eventually the engine started playing up. At that time I said fuck it, and traded it in for another car.