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Brand new citroen picasso back.in.garage for new dashboard after only 6 weeks and trading it in after 4 years was nightmare loads,garages didnt wanna no cus they all said citroens more hassle than.they are worth being so unreliable  |
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vauxhall zafira...had to drive it home from Blackpool because my friend was still d*unk and i wouldnt let him drive in that state, though i now realise that , that car would make even Schumacher look like a d*unk driver, it was truly awful to drive |
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over a year ago
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Punto sporting. Was just awful. Sold it and for another metro gti instead.
I brought the fiat as I had always wanted one. Got it and it was just awful and I was sorely disappointed x it also was really rusty and being that I loved my metros that was saying something x |
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over a year ago
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"vauxhall zafira...had to drive it home from Blackpool because my friend was still d*unk and i wouldnt let him drive in that state, though i now realise that , that car would make even Schumacher look like a d*unk driver, it was truly awful to drive"
See that's interesting as I had a zafira for 3 years and found for a big car it was good. Even did a track dsy in it for a laugh x |
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over a year ago
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Mk3 Vauxhall Cavalier I bought for 350 quid when my Mercedes was in the body shop as it was cheaper than a hire car for the month. Absolute hateful piece of crap Grrr. |
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over a year ago
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"A very old Peugeot 106 years ago, leaked through the roof constantly, even in the summer  "
Brand new Peugeot. Warning light came on. RAC called out. Cambelt melted on engine. Write off.
The verdict from the nice RAC man? Friday model |
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"vauxhall zafira...had to drive it home from Blackpool because my friend was still d*unk and i wouldnt let him drive in that state, though i now realise that , that car would make even Schumacher look like a d*unk driver, it was truly awful to drive
See thait's interesting as I had a zafira for 3 years and found for a big car it was good. Even did a track dsy in it for a laugh x "
i have 2 cars both are Vw's and im just really used to driving them , it was the first time in 4 or 5 years i had drove another car so maybe i just found it too different to drive , i just remember feeling as if i had been assulted by a car seat after driving it 200 miles lol |
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over a year ago
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My first car was a Skoda Estelle (from Skoda's pre-VW days). Had some fun in it, but was reliability was not its strongpoint and was up there with the Lada's for breaking down lol |
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over a year ago
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Alfa - bloody tiptronic gearbox seized after 3 weeks in a supermarket car park as my wife reversed out . Ended up needing a carrier as it couldn't be towed .
Bloody awful car |
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over a year ago
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I'm not even sure what it's called but it was a small Renault, quite a new model, but it was horrible, steering wheel was off centre to seat, pedals as well, the brake pedal and the accelerator were so close together that if you have big feet like me... You pressed both together!
The engine was utterly horrible and no matter how you feathered the clutch if you went doing a minimum of 2000 rpm it stalled and jerked, you had to race every gear to 4000 rpm just to dive at normal speed, the boot had about as much space as a hat box, the head height inside was appalling and the seats were about as comfy as sitting on old logs!...
And the colour was only a thing a mother could love |
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over a year ago
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Allegro... square steering wheel, beige cloth interior 0 to 60 possibly... was given to me by an aunt from my uncle passing away... was like a clowns car with bits falling off and breaking... never drove another Austin Rover since even had a Shogun instead of Range Rover xx |
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Rover 45. Biggest pile of shit ever. Had it 2 months and head gasket went, cost me £900 for a new engine. head gasket went again a couple of years later so I got it scrapped. Lots of other problems too which made it a money pit. |
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over a year ago
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A metro, the one you have to have stuff put into the suspension. Slowest car on the planet, no idea what any of its parts are for, called it a bag of shit on 4 wheels and it knew I hated it as only ever switched straight on when my daughter drove. Sold it on eBay for a pittance, certainly wasn't worth what I paid for it  |
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Subaru Legacy. Biggest waste of money ever. I've always had breakdown cover but hardly ever used it until I bought that POS... I had them out 5 times in the first month of owning it. Burst radiator, split pipes, exhaust falling off - the list goes on. Sold it at a loss but was glad to see the back of it.
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By *abio OP Man
over a year ago
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"My folks have a Honda Jizz and it's beyond shit... wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.  "
I almost ended up getting a honda jazz as my first car... i am old beyond my years!!!!  |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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ford mondeo20 tdci bigest pile f junk ive ever had the "pleasure" of owning absolute turd of a car engine constantly droping into limp mode ofr spurious reasons injectors shutting down power steering failing then the clutch well rid of it will not touch ford again |
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over a year ago
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I've driven quite a few cars, from entry models to cars in excess of £100K
Worst - 100% has to be a corsa Eco flex, which has to be the most lifeless excuses of a car I've ever come across.
A close second comes an Astra SRI - for the price of them they are dreadful...slightly better than the cords though.
Also not impressed with the Range Rover evoke - for the price of them I think they're quite lacking, nice torquey engine but other than that, they're just too expensive. Plus you get absolutely nothing on the entey model. |
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over a year ago
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The evoke really is a perfect example of how much cars have actually changed... it's not particularly bad or unreliable but more of a fashion accessory especially in the USA... |
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over a year ago
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"I drove a Range Rover Evoke to Morocco... it's not a bad car but it's not what I'd buy if I had that sort of cash."
It's far from a bad car, but it's just the price of them....even second hand.
Think my mum spent £28k on an SE, they come with no extras, not even Bluetooth. No window tints (privacy glass as the dealerships call it) and they wanted £4000 to put a double din sat nav head unit in 
Or £1200 for an after market top of the line double din head unit supplied and fitted......just shows how much dealerships rip you off |
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Worst for handling was a Rover 220 diesel I had as a company car (wedge front model, pre bubble butt model)- it required 2 weeks notice to consider changing direction.
The Ford Kak takes some beating for utter shittyness and comfort. Worst one I owned was probably a Ford Granada- I kept a socket set on the passenger seat to fix the rocker bolts every 20ish miles 
Dullest expensive cars are Mercedes- tedium on 4 wheels |
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By *helbeeCouple
over a year ago
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"I had a Fiat punto that was a nightmare. Had 8 months of random obscure stuff going wrong with it. When your mechanic suggests having it exorcised you know its time to get rid of it! "
ive had a fiat punto from new fantastic car |
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Renault Clio. Luckily I didn't own it, it was a friends. Gears too close together, clutch pedal was tiny, yet the gas and break pedal was too close together, you always pressed both at the same time.
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The worst drive we had was a new renault 19 we kept it only a few months road holding was horrid didnt feel happy in it at all.
chopped it in for a renault espace. was lovely did 140 odd thousand miles in that car
What ever possessed a car manufacturer calling a car JIZZ ..?  |
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over a year ago
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The worst car I have ever driven is the heap of poorly designed garbage I am currently relying on to get me around while my own car is off the road pending major overhaul.
I have been reduced to driving a 2010 Toyota Yaris.
The chassis is awful - and actually dangerous in the wet. The gear change is appalling. It's uncomfortable, the radio has a mind of it's own.
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over a year ago
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"We have a Toyota Prius as a pool car at work. I detest it with a passion. Also m9at Vauxhalls Ive driven are horrible!
oi... nowt wrong with the prius!!!! "
I really hate it. Dont find it comfy. Feels sluggish. The radar linked cruise control is fecking horrible. I hate that car. |
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"LOL got me googling all the old cars I remember now back too the old Ford popular and vauxhall Velox of my childhood. Ah not crap cars just old.
sighs .. such lovely cars with chrome and leather ."
And there's the answer. The best cars had all been made before 1970.. |
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"I've driven quite a few cars, from entry models to cars in excess of £100K
Worst - 100% has to be a corsa Eco flex, which has to be the most lifeless excuses of a car I've ever come across.
A close second comes an Astra SRI - for the price of them they are dreadful...slightly better than the cords though.
Also not impressed with the Range Rover evoke - for the price of them I think they're quite lacking, nice torquey engine but other than that, they're just too expensive. Plus you get absolutely nothing on the entey model."
Not even a spare wheel! That is disgusting. |
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Many years ago I was given a small Daewoo as a courtesy car. It was truly awful despite being pretty much brand new.
I was driving up to Scarborough to meet family, and didn't dare go over 40 as it felt like it would shake itself apart.
This is by far the worst vehicle I've ever driven, and I've driven quite a few. Even an ancient Beetle with a horrible gearbox was better!
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over a year ago
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Where to start, there have been so many
First car was a Renault 14 which my brother actually improved by crashing it.
Ford Cortina was ok'ish apart from replacing void bushes every couple of months.
Drove loads of crap cars when I had the garage/car modifying business but lots of great ones too.
Single worst car I ever probably drove was a Volvo V40 that a mate bought off ebay and asked me to collect, should have been in a scrap yard not on the road, so much so I refused to deliver it to him as it was plain dangerous.
Worst model of car made though, I'd have to say Vauxhall Frontera, every one I drove was atrocious. |
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over a year ago
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Got to throw my hat in the ring here worst all round was my marina it was an absolute dog then handling and scare the living fuck out of you had to be the opel monza I had for all of a month then the pinzgauser I drove for work would shake and toll you till you started to dribble all utter shite |
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Gonna show my age now.
An Austin maxi.
1750 car must have weighed about 3 tons lol
Horrible horrible piece of Crap.
It was only in my life less than 24 hrs I purchased it from some pikeys near the Colnbrook bypass, for 30quid they gave me a 5ltr can of oil and "here lad, you'll be needing this "
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Turns out it burnt more oil than petrol and needed a top up every few miles.
It gave up completely on way to work I was going to ealing and was on the road under Chiswick bypass near Chiswick roundabout.
Gave up in middle Lane,
Took about 8 helpful people to push it into the bus stop.
I grabbed my tool bag left keys in ignition windows wound down and left it.
Must have been there almost two months before it either got towed or pinched.
Luckily the trail back to myself was impossible due to the guy's not filling logbook out.
What a horrendous pile of rat's shit of a vehicle.
Its only redeeming feature was it's size,if anything short of a articulated lorry or a tank hit you they would have come off worse.
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Three candidates spring to mind, an early Renault Clio,a Fiat Cinquecento ( which to this I cannot pronounce)and a 1.6 Sierra.
The Clio I actually hated, it had no temperature gauge, just an "engine fucked " light.
It was slow and the wipers motors were worn, it wasn't very old,and made a horrible noise.
I paid £25 for it and pulled it of a neighbours garden and wished I hadn't bothered, surprisingly it got nicked.
The Fiat was truly awful,the head gaskets went three times,also had the engine fucked light,it had electric steering which would, for fun,sometimes didn't.
The Sierra was a boring, super dull car.
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"Three candidates spring to mind, an early Renault Clio,a Fiat Cinquecento ( which to this I cannot pronounce)and a 1.6 Sierra.
The Clio I actually hated, it had no temperature gauge, just an "engine fucked " light.
It was slow and the wipers motors were worn, it wasn't very old,and made a horrible noise.
I paid £25 for it and pulled it of a neighbours garden and wished I hadn't bothered, surprisingly it got nicked.
The Fiat was truly awful,the head gaskets went three times,also had the engine fucked light,it had electric steering which would, for fun,sometimes didn't.
The Sierra was a boring, super dull car.
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Hey my Sierra 1.8 glad estate. Rocked.
Until gearbox blew up in maida Vale, almost outside abbey road studio's. Much to the annoyance of a group of Japanese tourist's try to take photos of a wall??
Wtf? |
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My first car was a Yugo Zastava in a rather endearing shade of puke yellow and the drivers I worked with at the time reckoned it was candle powered.
Three months after I got it I had a blow out on the M6 and had to call the AA out as the jack didn't work - he then had to take me to a tyre fitter as the spare wheel didn't fit the car!
For the price I paid for it it was a great car which got me up and down the motorway every week (and I did rather like how unusual it was lol) xx |
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"My first car was a Yugo Zastava in a rather endearing shade of puke yellow and the drivers I worked with at the time reckoned it was candle powered.
Three months after I got it I had a blow out on the M6 and had to call the AA out as the jack didn't work - he then had to take me to a tyre fitter as the spare wheel didn't fit the car!
For the price I paid for it it was a great car which got me up and down the motorway every week (and I did rather like how unusual it was lol) xx"
Mrs T had a 1984 Yugo when we first got together.
It was quite a fast car that got faster as disintegrated as fast as it proceeded. |
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Hey my Sierra 1.8 glad estate. Rocked.
Until gearbox blew up in maida Vale, almost outside abbey road studio's. Much to the annoyance of a group of Japanese tourist's try to take photos of a wall??
Wtf? "
Maybe someone told them it was Pink Floyds |
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Hey my Sierra 1.8 glad estate. Rocked.
Until gearbox blew up in maida Vale, almost outside abbey road studio's. Much to the annoyance of a group of Japanese tourist's try to take photos of a wall??
Wtf?
Maybe someone told them it was Pink Floyds "
Actually the owner before me was the drummer from stiff little fingers |
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"Allegro... square steering wheel, beige cloth interior 0 to 60 possibly... was given to me by an aunt from my uncle passing away... was like a clowns car with bits falling off and breaking... never drove another Austin Rover since even had a Shogun instead of Range Rover xx "
My old man had an allegro when I was a kid. I hated that car with a passion. Looked like a pig on wheels, why did they always do them in crappy colours? Often beige bodywork with brown interior, lol. Went to wind window down once and it just dropped fully into the door, was sitting on back seat once and it dropped about 6 inches to the floor, you could unlock the doors with a pair of scissors, shocking car. I often refused to go in it unless absolutely necessary, if I had a lift to football training in it I would get my dad to drop me about 3 streets away as I didn't want to be seen in it.  |
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My old man had an allegro when I was a kid. I hated that car with a passion. Looked like a pig on wheels, why did they always do them in crappy colours? Often beige bodywork with brown interior, lol. Went to wind window down once and it just dropped fully into the door, was sitting on back seat once and it dropped about 6 inches to the floor, you could unlock the doors with a pair of scissors, shocking car. I often refused to go in it unless absolutely necessary, if I had a lift to football training in it I would get my dad to drop me about 3 streets away as I didn't want to be seen in it. "
My brother had an estate version, it got used in an episode of Sorry and seized up shortly afterwards. |
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Not a car but worst vehicle I ever drove was a Leyland Daf van. Really crap build quality, terrible handling not surprising as wheels were like pram wheels and if you took a bend a bit fast felt like the thing was going to tip over. Plus most awkward gear stick I have ever used. |
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My old man had an allegro when I was a kid. I hated that car with a passion. Looked like a pig on wheels, why did they always do them in crappy colours? Often beige bodywork with brown interior, lol. Went to wind window down once and it just dropped fully into the door, was sitting on back seat once and it dropped about 6 inches to the floor, you could unlock the doors with a pair of scissors, shocking car. I often refused to go in it unless absolutely necessary, if I had a lift to football training in it I would get my dad to drop me about 3 streets away as I didn't want to be seen in it.
My brother had an estate version, it got used in an episode of Sorry and seized up shortly afterwards. "
A sorry car for a sorry episode. |
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"Sherpa?.
Being rear wheel drive they were great for drifting around roundabouts in the wet. "
Yes Leyland Daf van otherwise known as the sherpa. I once drifted it round a bend after it had been snowing and the road was all slushy, I was really surprised it went fast enough to drift. |
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over a year ago
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"see you always get asked whats the best care you've driven... or what would your fantasy car.... but me... different spin
so whats the most rubbish car you've driven"
My very first car fiesta 950cc on a y-reg I was distraught |
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By *ildt123Man
over a year ago
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Lada estate, all I could afford after divorce. Legendary work horse tho. Had 12 large bales of hay on and in it once! Lost about 300 quid on it after two years , but did get ripped for driving it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Vauxhall astra, belmont and vectra
Hated all 3 vectra came after the belmont and astra, but really like the look of them so took a chance which faded after owning dreadful things inside,
Fav car is still the first, 1.0l original mini, still miss that car
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ford kuga....not bad to drive when it went but too many electrical problems. ....my better half crashed it so I got a Ford fiesta style...as a courtesy car...which in my opinion is taking the piss...oh and I was accused of having an affair as the seat belt smelt of perfume and not a good one....not my best of cars or weeks ouch |
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over a year ago
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"Merc E320 - comfy as your living room but handled like it too"
Haha any Merc I have driven have made me slow down to keep it steady and comfy so handling became less important
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over a year ago
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"Fiat 500 2014 now guys. Feels like the old mini metro swapped it for a mini. Cooper that's when the fun started  "
old fiat 126, the popcorn machine, forgot about that hateful little waste of nuts, didn't own it but driven one, once was enough |
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"Fiat 500 2014 now guys. Feels like the old mini metro swapped it for a mini. Cooper that's when the fun started "
I love the 500, they handle like they're on rails! |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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"FSO/Polski-Fiat 125P which as pretty poor in comparison to the Fiat 125 on which it was based.....  "
And the Fiat 124/125 weren`t exactly the best of cars in the first place. An old boss of mine reckoned he had two Polski Fiats, the one that he drove out of the showroom and the other in parts he needed to be fitted to it! |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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"Sherpa?.
Being rear wheel drive they were great for drifting around roundabouts in the wet.
Yes Leyland Daf van otherwise known as the sherpa. I once drifted it round a bend after it had been snowing and the road was all slushy, I was really surprised it went fast enough to drift. "
I was actually after an ex-police Freightrover bus which was the earlier version again. It would have come with the riot shields and the extra tough side windows but ..... they had a Rover V8 tucked under the bonnet! What a great vehicle for the traffic light grand prix`swith all the spotty twats in their XR3i`s excetra! |
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A fiat 126!! after the women that owned it had the roof cut off and then cut in half. She then had it attached to a motorbike to make a death trap of a trike which she used to carry her kids around in. |
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Lots of great contenders for the worst car ever on this thread but from someone who had 25 years in the job here are a few others (mostly from the 70's)
Wartburg Knight. East Germany's finest (yes it was slightly better than a Trabant) 2 stroke engine, clouds of blue smoke, and if you didn't use the "Freewheel" on the gearbox you could quite easily blow up the engine by just decelerating from high speed.
Moskvich (spelling) This was the predecessor of the Lada, only heavier, uglier, and less reliable.
Hillman Imp and derivatives. Rear engine and one of the first experiments with alloy head. Always overheating with the resulting warped head. Also the front end was so light you had to put something very heavy in the "boot" so you could feel the steering.
Anything from the old "Chrysler France" Simca anyone? Total pieces of shit. They were eventually re-branded as Talbot (just as bad) then were taken over by Peugeot (slight improvement)
The original Jaguar XJ6. Looked great in its day and performed quite well but a complete rust bucket.
Anything Lancia. For the same reasons as the Jag.
Ditto anything Fiat or Alfa Romeo. I think the Alfasud was probably the biggest rust bucket EVER to appear on British roads.
How many of you remember that lot?
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"Lots of great contenders for the worst car ever on this thread but from someone who had 25 years in the job here are a few others (mostly from the 70's)
Wartburg Knight. East Germany's finest (yes it was slightly better than a Trabant) 2 stroke engine, clouds of blue smoke, and if you didn't use the "Freewheel" on the gearbox you could quite easily blow up the engine by just decelerating from high speed.
Moskvich (spelling) This was the predecessor of the Lada, only heavier, uglier, and less reliable.
Hillman Imp and derivatives. Rear engine and one of the first experiments with alloy head. Always overheating with the resulting warped head. Also the front end was so light you had to put something very heavy in the "boot" so you could feel the steering.
Anything from the old "Chrysler France" Simca anyone? Total pieces of shit. They were eventually re-branded as Talbot (just as bad) then were taken over by Peugeot (slight improvement)
The original Jaguar XJ6. Looked great in its day and performed quite well but a complete rust bucket.
Anything Lancia. For the same reasons as the Jag.
Ditto anything Fiat or Alfa Romeo. I think the Alfasud was probably the biggest rust bucket EVER to appear on British roads.
How many of you remember that lot?
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The Alfa Sud, aside from the rust was an epic car. It's also the reason Alfa switched to galvanised metals when building cars (they were the first company to do so).
A lot of good came out of that car, I'd have one in a heartbeat.
My uncle had a Hilman Imp, he's been dead a decade or so but the car is still very much alive and in excellent working order and has required no major mechanical work in its entire life. |
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Most overrated car I've driven a Fiat 500.
Worst build quality car I've ever owned Talbot Alpine, It started to rust the moment it was driven out of the showroom.
Most unreliable and expensive was a Land Rover discovery. The 2 years I owned it, it spent 10months in the garage having endless electrical problems. Then the gearbox was the final straw.
The most reliable cost effective car owned was a diesel rover 400. By the time we parted 250,000 miles trouble free motoring.
Currently own a grand Piccasso diesel, great ride great economy, but it has a few gremlins which I'm Happy to live with. |
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"Lots of great contenders for the worst car ever on this thread but from someone who had 25 years in the job here are a few others (mostly from the 70's)
Wartburg Knight. East Germany's finest (yes it was slightly better than a Trabant) 2 stroke engine, clouds of blue smoke, and if you didn't use the "Freewheel" on the gearbox you could quite easily blow up the engine by just decelerating from high speed.
Moskvich (spelling) This was the predecessor of the Lada, only heavier, uglier, and less reliable.
Hillman Imp and derivatives. Rear engine and one of the first experiments with alloy head. Always overheating with the resulting warped head. Also the front end was so light you had to put something very heavy in the "boot" so you could feel the steering.
Anything from the old "Chrysler France" Simca anyone? Total pieces of shit. They were eventually re-branded as Talbot (just as bad) then were taken over by Peugeot (slight improvement)
The original Jaguar XJ6. Looked great in its day and performed quite well but a complete rust bucket.
Anything Lancia. For the same reasons as the Jag.
Ditto anything Fiat or Alfa Romeo. I think the Alfasud was probably the biggest rust bucket EVER to appear on British roads.
How many of you remember that lot?
The Alfa Sud, aside from the rust was an epic car. It's also the reason Alfa switched to galvanised metals when building cars (they were the first company to do so).
A lot of good came out of that car, I'd have one in a heartbeat.
My uncle had a Hilman Imp, he's been dead a decade or so but the car is still very much alive and in excellent working order and has required no major mechanical work in its entire life."
I suppose with the Imp it is the exception that proves the rule. Nearly every one we had either needed engine work or had it previously done. As for the Alfasud. Maybe some good did come out of it, but not if you were one of the unfortunates that owned one that fell to bits under your feet. |
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"Lots of great contenders for the worst car ever on this thread but from someone who had 25 years in the job here are a few others (mostly from the 70's)
Wartburg Knight. East Germany's finest (yes it was slightly better than a Trabant) 2 stroke engine, clouds of blue smoke, and if you didn't use the "Freewheel" on the gearbox you could quite easily blow up the engine by just decelerating from high speed.
Moskvich (spelling) This was the predecessor of the Lada, only heavier, uglier, and less reliable.
Hillman Imp and derivatives. Rear engine and one of the first experiments with alloy head. Always overheating with the resulting warped head. Also the front end was so light you had to put something very heavy in the "boot" so you could feel the steering.
Anything from the old "Chrysler France" Simca anyone? Total pieces of shit. They were eventually re-branded as Talbot (just as bad) then were taken over by Peugeot (slight improvement)
The original Jaguar XJ6. Looked great in its day and performed quite well but a complete rust bucket.
Anything Lancia. For the same reasons as the Jag.
Ditto anything Fiat or Alfa Romeo. I think the Alfasud was probably the biggest rust bucket EVER to appear on British roads.
How many of you remember that lot?
The Alfa Sud, aside from the rust was an epic car. It's also the reason Alfa switched to galvanised metals when building cars (they were the first company to do so).
A lot of good came out of that car, I'd have one in a heartbeat.
My uncle had a Hilman Imp, he's been dead a decade or so but the car is still very much alive and in excellent working order and has required no major mechanical work in its entire life.
I suppose with the Imp it is the exception that proves the rule. Nearly every one we had either needed engine work or had it previously done. As for the Alfasud. Maybe some good did come out of it, but not if you were one of the unfortunates that owned one that fell to bits under your feet."
Totally agree but Alfa really upped their game after the Sud. Sadly the stereotype has stuck, which is a shame because the cars are excellent when they're looked after properly. |
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Morris Marina 1800 Super Estate. Not sure what the point of the Super was, as the whole thing was shocking. Had to be bump started every time...
But then again, being 1988, could get maybe 8 of us in it and crawl to the coast... Getting home again not guaranteed... |
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"The worst drive we had was a new renault 19 we kept it only a few months road holding was horrid didnt feel happy in it at all.
chopped it in for a renault espace. was lovely did 140 odd thousand miles in that car
What ever possessed a car manufacturer calling a car JIZZ ..? "
Lol - it's JAZZ - he was taking the piss. |
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The worst car I've had was a Peugeot 207 S16
Only made 250 of them and by the time it was nearly three years old and had around 55,000 miles it was fucked. I only owned it around 6 months.
Full gearbox rebuild, clutch, piston rings, wheel bearing at the front and used to have the oil light come on every 5000 miles or so.
Handling was amazing though just a case of point it where you want to go and put your foot down |
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"The worst drive we had was a new renault 19 we kept it only a few months road holding was horrid didnt feel happy in it at all.
chopped it in for a renault espace. was lovely did 140 odd thousand miles in that car
What ever possessed a car manufacturer calling a car JIZZ ..?
Lol - it's JAZZ - he was taking the piss."
Probably the worst ever example of giving a car the wrong name was the "Triumph Acclaim"
It was the first joint venture between British Leyland and Honda and was supposed to give them a foothold in the German market.
Problem was that "Triumph Acclaim" pretty much translates as "Zieg heil"
You really couldn't make it up. |
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Havnt driven one, saw one once and had to shampoo my eyes immediately after,
But havnt seen it mentioned and no list of worst cars is complete without mention of the useless pram with an engine that is the Citroën 2CV
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Any petrol heads out in Fabland know what might be causing my Peugeot 307 to not go in first gear, I have to pedal down, Rev it up or it just dawdles.
Bit dangerous when you're pulling out of a junction |
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"Any petrol heads out in Fabland know what might be causing my Peugeot 307 to not go in first gear, I have to pedal down, Rev it up or it just dawdles.
Bit dangerous when you're pulling out of a junction"
Could be any number of things. Is there a burning smell? If so the clutch might be slipping.
When was it last serviced?
Have a compression or sniff test done to rule out head gasket failure.
Is it petrol of diesel?
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"Any petrol heads out in Fabland know what might be causing my Peugeot 307 to not go in first gear, I have to pedal down, Rev it up or it just dawdles.
Bit dangerous when you're pulling out of a junction
Could be any number of things. Is there a burning smell? If so the clutch might be slipping.
When was it last serviced?
Have a compression or sniff test done to rule out head gasket failure.
Is it petrol of diesel?
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No burning smell
It's petrol |
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"Any petrol heads out in Fabland know what might be causing my Peugeot 307 to not go in first gear, I have to pedal down, Rev it up or it just dawdles.
Bit dangerous when you're pulling out of a junction
Could be any number of things. Is there a burning smell? If so the clutch might be slipping.
When was it last serviced?
Have a compression or sniff test done to rule out head gasket failure.
Is it petrol of diesel?
No burning smell
It's petrol "
Does it pick up well in other gears or do the revs rise and then fall back before it drives smoothly?
have a look in your water tank and make sure it's all clean and no oily scum on top and also take the oil cap off and check that the underside of it isn't covered in something that looks like mayonnaise... Both are classic signs of head gasket failure.
Also check the air filter isn't blocked and also check the pipes from the air filter to the I let manifold don't have splits in them.
These things are hard to diagnose on a forum with little/no information I'm afraid. |
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"Any petrol heads out in Fabland know what might be causing my Peugeot 307 to not go in first gear, I have to pedal down, Rev it up or it just dawdles.
Bit dangerous when you're pulling out of a junction
Could be any number of things. Is there a burning smell? If so the clutch might be slipping.
When was it last serviced?
Have a compression or sniff test done to rule out head gasket failure.
Is it petrol of diesel?
No burning smell
It's petrol
Does it pick up well in other gears or do the revs rise and then fall back before it drives smoothly?
have a look in your water tank and make sure it's all clean and no oily scum on top and also take the oil cap off and check that the underside of it isn't covered in something that looks like mayonnaise... Both are classic signs of head gasket failure.
Also check the air filter isn't blocked and also check the pipes from the air filter to the I let manifold don't have splits in them.
These things are hard to diagnose on a forum with little/no information I'm afraid."
Last time I had it serviced the mechanic said he could understand or find out why it did that
Maybe it's time for change...of car and mechanic |
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"Any petrol heads out in Fabland know what might be causing my Peugeot 307 to not go in first gear, I have to pedal down, Rev it up or it just dawdles.
Bit dangerous when you're pulling out of a junction
Could be any number of things. Is there a burning smell? If so the clutch might be slipping.
When was it last serviced?
Have a compression or sniff test done to rule out head gasket failure.
Is it petrol of diesel?
No burning smell
It's petrol
Does it pick up well in other gears or do the revs rise and then fall back before it drives smoothly?
have a look in your water tank and make sure it's all clean and no oily scum on top and also take the oil cap off and check that the underside of it isn't covered in something that looks like mayonnaise... Both are classic signs of head gasket failure.
Also check the air filter isn't blocked and also check the pipes from the air filter to the I let manifold don't have splits in them.
These things are hard to diagnose on a forum with little/no information I'm afraid.
Last time I had it serviced the mechanic said he could understand or find out why it did that
Maybe it's time for change...of car and mechanic "
If it's only affecting 1st then it's either a compression, air/fuel or gearbox fault. All are some to diagnose with the car in front of you.
I should also point out that it's French, so definitely time for a new car! |
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