Historical clue formulations

• They can cause sour experiences for car owners — 2024-10-22
• Sour fruit — 2024-02-19
• No-good cars — 2021-08-03
• Nonstarters? — 2011-01-09
• They may be on the verge of a breakdown — 2010-02-07
• Duds — 2004-08-21
• Hardly long-distance runners — 2004-07-25
• Mouth puckerers — 1999-10-26
• Cars that are in the shop a lot — 1998-07-21
• Bartender's supply — 1995-07-01