worst car ever?

[philla4tdi]

my first 3 cars came to less than £200 combined, but due to the a4 being ill i have just borrowed the old mans laguna, and boy its bad.... 2005 plate, 2.0l 16v i think, not quite top spec, but not far off.... bad steering( dangerous under steer), brakes(vicious, then kinda disappear), driving position, ( had to have the sun roof cover bit open to fit), steering wheel obstructs the dials, accelerator pedal is proper stiff. could go on. like i say, i have driven some bad cars, but this is REAL bad.
others for my list are;
citroen berlingo van, mainly for brakes and seating position, and viability.
renault clio 1.2, mk 1. just bad, but cheap!
ford escort 1.2 mk 2, odd gears(think this is why i dont like fords), horribly guttless and seems to not turn left very well. or right.
pug 106 994cc, my first car and i loved it. but it is a turd.
these may be one bad car i that has been abused in the past that i have driven and the rest are great, but who knows?
any thoughts?:beerchug:

[euroslap]

Have you noticed the trend (apart from the Ford)?

They're all French, enough said IMO!!! :o

[zollaf]

yeah right, all french cars suck:p. worst ive had to drive is a customers ax 1.4d, with no power steering. thats just horrible. plain and simple, horrible.mazda bongos are awful too, and what a stupid name.bongo?:confused:

[philla4tdi]

yeah right, all french cars suck:p. worst ive had to drive is a customers ax 1.4d, with no power steering. thats just horrible. plain and simple, horrible.mazda bongos are awful too, and what a stupid name.bongo?:confused:

i thought i would let you spot the french thing!
a friend has a mazda 323 v6 on a p reg that i have driven and it was alright, a bit hairy, not as good as he says, buts thats the only mazda i have driven. ax are also nasty, agree with you there. and any car without power steering should be on the list!

is ford french? me thinks not... educate me!

[euroslap]

Mazda's are pretty Gay but they don't break down. :p

[zollaf]

ford : found on road dead. awful. not french agree, but not good. cheap tacky and common.ok so an rs200 group b rally car is good, but thats the only one.:biglaugh:

[euroslap]

AKA... Fix Or Repair Daily. lol:biglaugh:

[philla4tdi]

ford : found on road dead. awful. not french agree, but not good. cheap tacky and common.ok so an rs200 group b rally car is good, but thats the only one.:biglaugh:


AKA... Fix Or Repair Daily. lol:biglaugh:

i like! the ford escort cosworth is beautiful but not had the honor to drive one... imo ford gearboxes dont feel right, almost not enough positive movement, feels like moving a stick in a bag of bolts....

[euroslap]

i like! the ford escort cosworth is beautiful but not had the honor to drive one... imo ford gearboxes dont feel right, almost not enough positive movement, feels like moving a stick in a bag of bolts....


Or a wooden spoon in a saucepan full of Custard. :biglaugh:

Anything FIAT or Fix It Again Tomorrow is also Uber Gay!

[philla4tdi]

Or a wooden spoon in a saucepan full of Custard. :biglaugh:

Anything FIAT or Fix It Again Tomorrow is also Uber Gay!

i love fiats! owned a uno, proper old clapped out thing but just kept on going.... dont use the clutch, just rip the gears and keep your foot on the gas! exhaust kept on falling off though thinking about it... ended up upside down in a field, rolled it over and drove it to the scrappy, get in! the punto my mum had and was ok for a city car, not good trim though, real cheap..... and the punto turbo was good, just well unreliable, and well beatable...

[euroslap]

i love fiats! owned a uno, proper old clapped out thing but just kept on going.... dont use the clutch, just rip the gears and keep your foot on the gas! exhaust kept on falling off though thinking about it... ended up upside down in a field, rolled it over and drove it to the scrappy, get in! the punto my mum had and was ok for a city car, not good trim though, real cheap..... and the punto turbo was good, just well unreliable, and well beatable...


Thank God you've seen the light and bought an A4!!! http://www.tamemymind.com/blog/images2007/smiley-bangheadonwall-yellow.gif

[zollaf]

but an escort cosworth is still an escort. you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear, said someone famous. quick yes but still drives like any ford-terrible.
Fiat . dont go there. why anyone would buy one is beyond me. badly made tin box on wheels, for people that dont like driving. cheap maybe, because theyre rubbish.:zx11:

[zollaf]

no offence tp you phillat4.:beerchug:

[philla4tdi]

but an escort cosworth is still an escort. you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear, said someone famous. quick yes but still drives like any ford-terrible.

fair enough. just have this childhood dream of any cosworth being like gold... the merc e190 cosworth remains my fav car to look at and dream about, sod Ferrari's out of there, its all about the gang-star!

[philla4tdi]

Thank God you've seen the light and bought an A4!!! http://www.tamemymind.com/blog/images2007/smiley-bangheadonwall-yellow.gif
all part of growing up! think i like audis and will stay with them for a while...

[zollaf]

yep, the merc sure is a nice car. im with you on the ferarri thing. would be nice to have one for the day, just to do it.

[euroslap]

I've got to admit I've always had a softspot for the Escort Cosworth and I've always especially loved the RS500 but this thread is for Sh?te cars so here goes.....

Nissan Bluebird. :o

[zollaf]

give me an s2 coupe any day. i still think the old b3/b4 coupe is the best looking car around. not as graceful as an e type jag, but hard and brutal looking. a timeless design.

[philla4tdi]

this thread is for Sh?te cars so here goes.....

Nissan Bluebird. :o

oh thats good..... did not see that coming!

[zollaf]

bluebird , half a million miles and never had a service. never gone wrong. what a car. driven by taxi drivers only. totally dull. boring. rusty.:( probably the dreariest car in the world. except maybe a vectra:aargh4:

[euroslap]

This one's hardcore are you ready????


Austin Allegro. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/shocked030.gif

[philla4tdi]

This one's hardcore are you ready????


Austin Allegro. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/shocked030.gif



bam! off the hook! wanna say nova but loved every second behind the wheel of one. hated every other seat though.....:biglaugh:

[zollaf]

ah bless, but was it as bad as a maxi???

[euroslap]

bam! off the hook! wanna say nova but loved every second behind the wheel of one. hated every other seat though.....:biglaugh:


Had one too. :Blush2:

1st car mind you.

[philla4tdi]

Had one too. :Blush2:

1st car mind you.

NEVER had one! dont drink so my mates take advantage of this and always have, means i get to drive lots of cars! designated driver are us!:p

[euroslap]

NEVER had one! dont drink so my mates take advantage of this and always have, means i get to drive lots of cars! designated driver are us!:p

OK you got me! :Blush2:

In an attempt to sway attention...

Square shaped Rover 400! :biglaugh:

[zollaf]

you mean the one that everyones grandad had :biglaugh:

[euroslap]

Sure do and several morons around B'ham that seemed to think they make a good basis for modification. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/shocked001.gif

[hagis]

One of the lads I work with had an Austin Marina that he was telling us about the other day. The floor pan had rusted so much and had so many holes in that he stenciled a picture of Fred Flintstone on the bonnet as a joke. The back windows you to drop open randomly and the car was all round crap (but his first car). It made a journey to the scrappy when he took it in for a bit of work and the garage owner refused to let him drive off in it, the engine had dropped over an inch and was being held in place by the gearbox (I think).

Cars nowadays don't rust like they used to...

[caledonianewan]

all fiats and rovers, korean cars too. lotus...... Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

[hongkongstuey]

I've got to admit I've always had a softspot for the Escort Cosworth and I've always especially loved the RS500 but this thread is for Sh?te cars so here goes.....

Nissan Bluebird. :o

my mate used to be the only one of us with a car and he borrowed his dads beige 1600 e reg bluebird, a tank of a car that had the worst suspension in the world and was sooooo wide it sat 3 if us in the back easily!! we sat in luxury though, beige velour i think, with that familiar japanese spec ribbing on it. it barely moved off the mark with any full throttle starts and the 3rd time we borrowed it, the thing developed a rather bad smell and a slipping clutch, which never cured. a truly horrible car!!

you cant knock the rs fords!!

[euroslap]

How about this then?

Citroen Dolly AKA 2CV? :p

[philla4tdi]

all fiats and rovers, korean cars too. lotus...... Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

korean, so true! how could we take this long to bring up the hyundi accent. brings shivers to my spine thinking of the way it just will not go round corners!

[euroslap]

korean, so true! how could we take this long to bring up the hyundi accent. brings shivers to my spine thinking of the way it just will not go round corners!


The worst bit about these cars is their complete refusal to die no matter how much abuse/neglect they're given.

[MalcQV]

all fiats and rovers, korean cars too. lotus...... Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

My Fiat is fine, though it has had it problems but more than makes up with smiles of fun. The Rovers I owned were fine and the Hyundai Sonata we hired on holiday was great. I guess we all have our own experience as my VW Passat was hardly reliable and fault free at first.

Pretty Awfull Sometimes Sits And Leaks (could not find a word beginning with T for leak :p) So from now on the VW Passal :D

[euroslap]

My Fiat is fine, though it has had it problems but more than makes up with smiles of fun. The Rovers I owned were fine and the Hyundai Sonata we hired on holiday was great. I guess we all have our own experience as my VW Passat was hardly reliable and fault free at first.

Pretty Awfull Sometimes Sits And Leaks (could not find a word beginning with T for leak :p) So from now on the VW Passal :D


Trickles??? :biglaugh:

[caledonianewan]

hyundia pony and stella were terrible, and the first fiat pandas with the screen washers you had to pump by hand.

[MalcQV]

Trickles??? :biglaugh: Not bad, not bad :p

[MalcQV]

hyundia pony and stella were terrible, and the first fiat pandas with the screen washers you had to pump by hand.
My dad's old 72 Cortina had a fourth pedal to operate the wash and wipe, I am sure the wash was primed/ejected using a small rubber bubble doins in the centre of this fourth pedal.

Oh and a chap I know uses his Lotus Espirit V8 every day and it has never let him down.

[euroslap]

Oh and a chap I know uses his Lotus Espirit V8 every day and it has never let him down.


It's all down to the way they're driven, cars don't go on for ever if they're thrashed within an inch of their poor lives. Yes it's a sports car as opposed to a racing car that has it's engines rebuilt every race or two, so people who expect to drive round on their rev limiter because they've got a fast car all day with no problems (that probably haven't changed the oil or plugs since God know's when) really haven't got a clue.

http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/notallthere.gif

[MalcQV]

It's all down to the way they're driven, cars don't go on for ever if they're thrashed within an inch of their poor lives. Yes it's a sports car as opposed to a racing car that has it's engines rebuilt every race or two, so people who expect to drive round on their rev limiter because they've got a fast car all day with no problems (that probably haven't changed the oil or plugs since God know's when) really haven't got a clue.

http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/notallthere.gif

My point exactly.