"wreck"

Question

what is a good word for "wreck" as in a vehicle that has seen better days'

Answer 1

It might be "un coche (carro) averiado" which means a "broken down car".
Or un carro dilapidado- dilapidated:.

Answer 2

You could use the word "carcancha."

Answer 3

I've never heard of this one, I tried looking it up in the DRAE and nothing. Could you check the spelling? Anyways, for the sentence "the car was a wreck", my dictionary says "el auto (or carro/coche) era un mónton de chatarra" However, I'm pretty sure that this is more literal, saying by way of translation that "the car is a heap of scrap metal."

Answer 4

Found something
look at # 5

wreck (rk)

s.

1. (destruction) destrucción f.
2. (shipwreck) naufragio
3. (ship's remains) restos de un naufragio
4. (collision remains) restos, destrozos
5. (broken-down thing) cascajo
   this car is a wreck este carro en un cascajo

expresión idiomática:
to be a wreck

1. (from exhaustion) estar hecho polvo
2. (from nerves) tener los nervios destrozados

tr.

1. (to destroy) destrozar
2. (a ship) hacer naufragar, hundir
3. (a train) hacer descarrilar
4. (to tear down) derrumbar
5. (to ruin) arruinar

Answer 5

Can one use 'cachazo' for a car which is past it's 'sell by date'?

I'm sure I saw this description somewhere!

Answer 6

Can one use 'cachazo' for a car which is past it's 'sell by date'?

I'm sure I saw this description somewhere!