A ramshackle car. Or, in other words, an old dilapidated vehicle in severe disrepair. A hoop-dee is probably unsafe for most of the general population to drive/ride around in, especially children, those who are pregnant, the disabled and elderly.
[beater]
[clunker]
[hoop-d]
[heap]
[jalopy]
[lemon]
[ramshackle]
[wreck]
> Didya see the hoop-dee that he bought off Craig's list? It's kinda rough. I really hope he doesn't drive his pregnant girlfriend around in that.