Cars you hate with a paSSion...

**RickT** · 25-05-2007,03:07 PM

are we only saying Fiat because of the realibity??

if you going to say Fiat... do you think this of alfa also.. as they as bad and service costs...

RicKT

**cairnsie13** · 25-05-2007,03:30 PM

I would only say fiat for reliabilty as i think they look good and people do say they drive well. I have never like the look of Alfa's

**Eshrules** · 25-05-2007,03:42 PM

Originally Posted by RickT

are we only saying Fiat because of the realibity??

if you going to say Fiat... do you think this of alfa also.. as they as bad and service costs...

RicKT

I agree about the alfas... they are terrible for reliability issues and they aren't the prettiest cars either. as for the depreciation <gobsmacked> you wouldnt want to buy a brand new alfa, your bank manager would kill himself.

**RickT** · 25-05-2007,03:56 PM

a alfa is only good as a company car if your not paying...

RicKT

**MalcQV** · 26-05-2007,06:35 PM

Alfas, Fiats, never exactly owned one. Know plenty of people who have, and not too many complaints. A pal of mine had a 155 for years as his regular car. He changed it recently because somebody wrote it off for him. He replaced it with a 2.5L V6 156 and loves it to bits.

Any of us can have problems with the cars we own. I have had my Passat let me down after a few months of ownership. Dunt make me hate it though.

**Eshrules** · 26-05-2007,10:25 PM

Originally Posted by MalcQV

Any of us can have problems with the cars we own. I have had my Passat let me down after a few months of ownership. Dunt make me hate it though.

could not agree more, i only had the golf 2 days when the turbo failed

but i stuck with it and i love it every day a little more

**gazza57** · 27-05-2007,10:50 AM

Originally Posted by RickT

a alfa is only good as a company car if your not paying...

RicKT

Ain't that the truth Rick T Alfas are a joy to look at and are stylish.
Alfas are styled cars not designed, they look great but best have a big bag to collect the bits in as they drop off, durable they're not.
My mate had an Alfa GTV6 2.5 Veloce wonderfully quick and fantastic handling, looked sublime. Alternator failed after just 5000 miles replaced under warranty took 5 weeks to get the part 6 labour hours to squeeze the alternator in at the bottom of the engine block.
Alternator was £375 and that was in the 80's as I recall!
Sold it on after a year cost him £16500 new in those days I think he got £7000 at trade in ...ouch!
Gazza 57

**Paul_mkV_golf** · 27-05-2007,11:22 AM

Cars I hate

any volvo driven the wrong way round a roundabout by an old person wearing a hat
any hybrid car- how can a huge Lexus be exempt from congestion charges just because it runs on a poxy electric motor for a few seconds every day?
Any electric car- the ones you plug in on a night time & drive into work the following morning- don't environmentalists understand that these cars still pollute?
4x4 bmws
any car driven by a premiership footballer!!

Paul

**dessimpson** · 27-05-2007,09:45 PM

I hate the old Hyudai Coupe's.

The new ones look quite nice. Haven't driven one though.

As for Vectra's. We used to get them as company cars and i honestly think they aren't too bad. Nice on the motorway. (Love the fold flat heater vents

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**MalcQV** · 28-05-2007,09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Paul_mkV_golf

Cars I hate

any hybrid car- how can a huge Lexus be exempt from congestion charges just because it runs on a poxy electric motor for a few seconds every day?
Any electric car- the ones you plug in on a night time & drive into work the following morning- don't environmentalists understand that these cars still pollute?

Paul

Could not agree more. Point 2 really does get my goat, and I can't think why Hybrids are treated the way they are. Lexus must be laughing their ***** off at the UK government