Worst car
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Topic: Worst car
Posted By: Hyperborea
Subject: Worst car
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 19:35
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I managed to pass my driving test 48 days before my 40th birthday. Since then i've had 3 cars, a Seat (great accelertion and reliability) , a Daewoo (typical cheapo eastern motor) and a Fiat .
In my own limited opinion is that Fiat are bloody awful cars, i've spent almost £1000 on this heap of sh1te. It's too wide, veryone in the car park wants to dent my motor. The tyres cost me £150 a shot.
Enough whingeing...what is your worst car?
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 19:40
Well I;m 18 now but have to drive a lot to school, work and stuff and my current car is my first and probably the worst I'll ever have... it's a '95 Nissan Altima and we had to take it to the service station 3 times during the last 2 months.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 19:41
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Daewoo are a joke car company... or I always thought they were. I think they use Vauxhall or VW parts. Fiat's are indeed terrible, from what I've seen of them. My father had a Ford Escord Lightning once (a work car, he wouldn't ever buy a Ford) and it was bloody awful! The spoiler on the back made the car drive appallingly, it caused a lot of drag. Plus the chassis was very low, so everytime he went over traffic calming bumps, the bottom of the car scraped on the tarmac. Plus it accelerated like sh*t off a shovel. I've only ever had the one car, A Vauxhall Astra and I've never had any major problems with it. -------------   
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 19:50
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Ford Sierra (unreliable), Skoda Felicia (dull), Lada Samara (dull), Nissan Serena (very uncomfortable seats), Ford Ka (red colour ones are awful), Austin Mini Metro (unreliable). Nissan Micra Convertable (dreadful), Renault Espace (nice car, but not very well built). ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 19:55
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What's the colour of Ford Ka's got to do with it? I thought they were all terrible, no matter what colour! Someone I knew had this very awful car that made me feel very unsafe, because it felt top-heavy. Everytime he went round a corner, I thought the car was going to tip over. I forget what car it was now. A little thing from the 1990s or earlier. -------------
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:03
Yugo??
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:04
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I also took to driving quite late in life (It was the words "I'm pregnant" that finally galvanised me in action - for a lot people this is the cue to get married, for me it was the cue to learning to drive), so I've only ever owned three cars, and two of those were more or less the same model (except one had a bigger engine and sports suspension).
So I'd have to say that my first - a VW Scirocco GTX - which I owned for 10 years, was pretty much trouble-free and I thoroughly enjoyed driving was the worse car I've ever owned. If that makes sense.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:06
That's the one. How did you know it was that one? -------------
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PROGMAN wrote:Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:08
Huh. That was my first car and I loved it. Of course, that was in 1995. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:10
 I'm sure I bought a Nissan Altima, or something similar, in Gran Turismo when I used to play it on my mate's Playstation. -------------
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:10
A guess, eastern European cars weren't really appreciated here in the UK. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:15
 Wow! -------------
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:19
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Austin/MG Mini Metro (Mark 1) 1980-1984, nice cars to look at but really unreliable: Faults included: Flat battery, Puncture, Window falling into door, Interior falling into bits, Wiper stopped working on Driver's side, Stiff Gearbox in 2nd gear, Screaming Fan Belt, Ran out of Petrol on top of a hill in a middle of nowhere, Broken Speedometer, Light bulbs stopped working on dash board, the orange light was always the worst culprit, Headlights flashing for no reason, Indicator light does not flash, just stays on still, Wheel bearing fell off the car when it was moving, Broken front seat drawer, Stereo had faults, Wiper stopped working on Driver's side, Didn't always Start up. Heater didn't work. Handbrake cable snapped. Door handle broke in your hand, Key snapped in the lock. I have seen all these faults on 4 different Metro's, not every one but each car had some of the above faults. BTW a 998cc engine, I swear to god, when I was sitting in the back of the Metro on the dual carriageway to Pembroke the Metro managed 100MPH in a small engine, I couldn't believe a Metro was capable of that in 4th gear. It certainly didn't feel that quick. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:22
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LADA (all old models I dont know now ),Ford Sierra (electric problems,) ,Fiat 131, (oxidation)Renault twingo(gasoline bomb),Daewoo Lanos(many problems),chinese cars in general |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:23
Nowadays, BMW They even got beat by Kia in safety. I use my brother's '01 Nissan Sentra over 190,000 miles and still running smoothly. |
Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:23
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They only sell Lada's in Russia now UK stopped selling them in 1997.
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:24
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My grandfather's Ford Sierra broke down in Swansea, Wales around 1989 or so, I remember coming home in a van.
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:26
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:32
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Especially after reading this: 24-year-old Leslie Pluhar's Zastava Yugo was blown completely off the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Bridge - Mackinac Bridge in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan - Michigan during a strong wind. High speed was to blame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugo#_note-14 - [15] -------------
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:36
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Tiny cars that exist are: Fiat 500, VW Lupo, Smart, Peugeot 107/Toyota Aygo/Citroen C1, Fiat Seicento, Reliant Robin (ideal for bank robberies ), BMW Z3 (too fast to be a mini car, and of course a Mini (legendary motor).
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:42
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My father once was a passenger in a Reliant Robin Van when it tipped over at a roundabout. I also almost had an accident with one coming up a steep hill, but that wasn't his fault. I wasn't expecting a three-wheeler to come up such a steep hill! -------------
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:44
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Yeah..but a Robin is a much better car than a PINK Nissan Micra soft top. elllllllll
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:46
And the Lancia Y10 (predecessor to the Fiart Seicento) - my wife owned one - a great little car that could wind itself up to 100mph given enough road (the M4 from the Membury services to the Seven Bridge was just about sufficient). At the time of it's release it was used to advertise the Pentax 110mm SLR camera (the worlds smallest SLR) - needless to say, wife had to have one of those too.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:50
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Dean... does that mean you have a small..?.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:57
actually, the relationship is traditionally reciprocal rather than a linear equating and which part of "my wife owned one" did you miss and for the record I have size 11 feet and a nose like Concorde.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 20:59
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Ah yes, but your wife owns you and she likes small things...
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 21:11
Got there eventually - I don't know, you are so reticent and withdrawn James, we always have to drag these things out of you.   ------------- What? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 21:12
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Anything that gets under 15 mpg is crap, IMO. Including Ferraris and McLarens (though they do go awful fast).
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 23:24
The problem is that it's old and stuff keeps breaking. It must've been masterliness back in the day. My dad has the new Altima and it's great.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: August 20 2007 at 23:34
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I absolutely HATE Volkswagen Bugs. Whenever I ride in the back of one, I hit my head on the side (which I don't even want to know what happens if the car gets hit on the side) and sitting in the front ain't too fun either. (NOTE: Never drove in it, but hate every time I ride in one.) |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 03:25
I'm still learning to drive but as a result of changes of model and instructor I've driven quite a few cars, the old design of Vauxhall Corsa (both petrol and diesel) and the new model (diesel only), the latest Ford Focus (the 1.8 TDi  ) and finally I've also driven my Mum's 1.2 petrol Fiat Punto.the worst car I've driven is either the petrol Corsa or my Mum's Punto which both feel very slow and don't handle well outside of a city, the best is easily the Focus which can go like sh*t off a shovel and is very comfortable to drive. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 07:27
Our friends used to have one & one time they stopped at traffic lights & were seen by some of their mates, who then proceeded to walk over, tip the Reliant on its side & walk away again. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 11:21
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I dont drive (surprising for a petrol head isnt it) but a friend of mine has a Fiat Punto from 97, it was in good nick when he bought it for £800 last year, but in that year he's spent over £1000 having work done to it, the most recent was an engine rebuild after he head gasket failed, probably due to damage caused by the water pump disintergrateing the week before. Another mate of mine had a Peugeot 106 and had a great trick with it, he';d pull the hand brake whilst doing 70+ down the motorway, needless to say that it would scare the sh*t out of passengers who didnt know the hand brake didnt work. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 11:29
Interesting is that Nissan has improved their cars such that today's Altima is a lot like (and maybe even better than) the Maxima of the mid 90s, and probably today's Sentra is like the old Altima. Sounds like your car is starting to exceed the annoyance threshold - for me, if I have to visit the shop that many times, it's time to get a another car (just happened with my wife's old Chevy Prism, now she has a Subaru Forrester - vast improvement!  )also slight correction: I probably was driving a '94 Altima because I had it all of senior year, but they prob. didn't change too much from what you have. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 11:31
** spits out coffee ** |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 12:34
It was a classy car, too - they'd apparently repainted it by hand with interior emulsion -------------
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 12:43
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Interesting hearing the Euro perspective on this. When I was in Germany I had what every American dreams of, driving as fast as possible on the autobahn. Unfortunately we rented a Fiat Punto which I could barely get to 175 km/h going down hill.
But, the worst care ever, the AMC Matador. It's like a Gremlin on growth hormone. Funny thing is, it was Motor Trend car of the year 1973.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 12:46
Thanks Jim, that's the funniest thing I've heard in ages. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 12:48
And much like the country for which they are named, most Yugo's have seperated into their original parts. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 13:07
and speaking about Germany, apart from BMW's and Porsches you had (have) also the famous East- German produced 'Trabbi' (Trabant) Also I never drove one myself I think the survival chances in a major crash were less then Zero unless you crashed into another Trabbi which would raise the chances slightly.
the less dangerous semi cabriolet 1PS version:
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 13:13
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We have a Chrylser Voyager 94 model at work which have been troubled ever since we got it. It works fairly well now however, but that's because we have worked very hard with it. There are several other cars that are way worse though! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 13:59
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Trabant drivers are slightly more scary than the cars themselves - I saw one broken down (amid usual clouds of dense blue smoke) on the Autobahn near Frankfurt and the driver was out of the car trying to fix it - in the freeking fast-lane with big fat Audi's & Beamers screeming past at 250kph! ------------- What? |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 14:38
Given that 'worst' in Dutch means 'sausage', this must be the worst car ever: ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 14:40
Worst really means sausage in dutch ? ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 14:43
this is what it looked like before the customisation:
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 17:38
Ooh! Does it have a steering-wheel in the shape of an onion ring? Mmmm...Onion rings ------------- 
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: August 21 2007 at 17:44
It does . Here's the proof from www.interglot.com:
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