Calling all unusual hot hatch owners

[refoman2]

suzuki swift gti,like this one, 1 of only 3 i know of regularly raced in the uk(not incl rally cars)

[anonymous-user]

blearyeyedboy said:

Don't get me wrong- I'm not saying it's the second coming of the Pug 205 GTi.

But "second worst car ever" sounds like a comment from the the Comic Book Guy in the Simpsons- it's lazy and exaggerates how bad it is. There are plenty of worse cars.

i agree the engine does sound good but more like a gt small car..

[ADM06]

Talbot Sunbeam
Lancia Delta

[VeeFour]

The Spruce goose said:

I have seen corolla t sport supercharged go around a roundabout. And i thought robing reliant's corners badly.

The looked like an mpv

I didn't know Robing Reliant owned any corners...

[annodomini2]

GTiR Al said:

Fiat Uno Turbo Mk2 would be my shout - I had one of these years ago and would love another, but they just seem to have been erased from rusted out of existance!

[RizzoTheRat]

I miss my old ZX Volcane

[gherkins]

RizzoTheRat said:

I miss my old ZX Volcane

me too - and incredibly reliable, before the French-car haters start.

But I have to say I miss my Uno Turbo more - black with red seatbelts and carpets - how cool is that for an 18-year old.

[Famous Graham]

Ferg said:

This hatch was fairly hot. But best not to drop a valve seat....

I was going to post about my old MG Metro Turbo, but they weren't all that rare. Or unusual.

Great fun once I had the suspension replaced with proper springs though.

[RizzoTheRat]

gherkins said:

RizzoTheRat said:

I miss my old ZX Volcane

me too - and incredibly reliable, before the French-car haters start.

Figured mine wasn't economical to repair when the radius arm bearing went at 196,000 miles

Never drove an Uno turbo, but a mate had a basic Uno and while it certainly went well I could never get on with the pedal positioning.

[dibblecorse]

If someone pitches up with a pristine Citroen AX GT, let me know, I'll buy it if the price is right .....

[DanDC5]

Renault 5 turbo. Always overshadowed by the 205gti but a great car.

[blearyeyedboy]

The Spruce goose said:

blearyeyedboy said:

Don't get me wrong- I'm not saying it's the second coming of the Pug 205 GTi.

But "second worst car ever" sounds like a comment from the the Comic Book Guy in the Simpsons- it's lazy and exaggerates how bad it is. There are plenty of worse cars.

i agree the engine does sound good but more like a gt small car..

I know what you mean about the cornering though- I had a 99 Corolla 1.3 and drove my then-girlfriend's dad's later shape (2005ish) Corolla a few times. Both felt more like boats than cars to steer. I had to slow to 25mph to take corners my brother's 306 diesel could take at 40...

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Friday 16th September 17:50

[curlie467]

Renault 5 gordini turbo.

[S3_Graham]

The Spruce goose said:

I have seen corolla t sport supercharged go around a roundabout. And i thought robing reliant's corners badly.

The looked like an mpv

Randomly - having never seen one before - saw one of these supercharged ones yesterday morning on the M4.

[anonymous-user]

S3_Graham said:

Randomly - having never seen one before - saw one of these supercharged ones yesterday morning on the M4.

very sleeperish...

[chunkol]

I'm fairly unusual, but unfortunately I drive an estate.

[Mr2Mike]

Famous Graham said:

I was going to post about my old MG Metro Turbo, but they weren't all that rare. Or unusual.

They are very rare indeed these days. I believe the number of Mk1 Turbos remaining registered is in single digits, and there's only 45 left in total according to How Many Left.

This is my suggestion:


I know it has the dreaded Griffin on the badge, but it really was a good car. Quick enough to embarrass RS Turbos (at least standard ones) but would return 40mpg easily on a run, and had a huge boot. On the downside, handling and rust proofing weren't exactly state of the art.

[RescueYing]

Can't make the PH photoshoot tomorrow unfortunately, this will have to do:

Edited by RescueYing on Friday 16th September 22:14

[diddly69]

How about a Toyota Auris SR180?
Quite new and must be somewhat rare on our roads but not so charismatic as some of the other cars mentioned in this thread

[B4rker]

Don't know if It's been already mentioned but i give you the Talbot Sunbeam. My mate's brother had one when we were at school and used to think it was the mutts nuts.