Most boring car you've owned?
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Most boring? A mid 90's Suzuki Swift 1.3 five door. In beige. It was utterly characterless, and devoid of feel, even if it did work.
To expand the concept, the most boring rental car ever was a VW Passat BlueMotion diesel. It was a car, it went down the road, but it had so little power that I ended up using more fuel than my own AWD Subaru Outback 2.0TD. It was a charmless and painful experience. I still resent the rental charges.
The worst cars ever? That's a whole separate thread.
To expand the concept, the most boring rental car ever was a VW Passat BlueMotion diesel. It was a car, it went down the road, but it had so little power that I ended up using more fuel than my own AWD Subaru Outback 2.0TD. It was a charmless and painful experience. I still resent the rental charges.
The worst cars ever? That's a whole separate thread.
Pistom said:
2004 Boxster. It was a great car, lovely engine sound, looked nice, comfortable, great hood but my God it was DULL.
I bought it with about 8K on the clock and sold it with just over 40K. Never ever again.
Anyone who tells you that these are great road cars has probably been brought up on hot hatches and MX5s. My Mrs called it the jelly on wheels as it was so dull.
I have a 2004 Boxster S. I've only owned it 3 months so I probably need to give it a chance, but so far I'm in agreement with you.I bought it with about 8K on the clock and sold it with just over 40K. Never ever again.
Anyone who tells you that these are great road cars has probably been brought up on hot hatches and MX5s. My Mrs called it the jelly on wheels as it was so dull.
It's jolly fast, it makes a lovely sound, I like the looks, it handles, steers and even rides well, plus the roof comes down and yet, none of this is doing anything for me. I think I made an expensive mistake, and I need another Rover SD1 or something.
Mitsubishi Magna TN 1989 elite that I bought in 1992.
A 2.6l 4 cylinder EFI engine two tone car. It was my first car with cruise control and climate control, which should have made it more exciting I suppose, and a digital speedo.
It ran reliably for the two or so years I owned it until I was finally able to trade it in for a BMW 525i (1990), but had all the excitement of a cola drink left out overnight.
Here's one I found that looks like it...
... and the digital dash, complete with driver control for the air con
When I bought it I thought it'd be exciting, but I was wrong. Even my retired E240 (W210) was more exciting - at least it once raised my pulse rate by throwing a spring on a roundabout because of a rusted spring perch (common problem).
A 2.6l 4 cylinder EFI engine two tone car. It was my first car with cruise control and climate control, which should have made it more exciting I suppose, and a digital speedo.
It ran reliably for the two or so years I owned it until I was finally able to trade it in for a BMW 525i (1990), but had all the excitement of a cola drink left out overnight.
Here's one I found that looks like it...
... and the digital dash, complete with driver control for the air con
When I bought it I thought it'd be exciting, but I was wrong. Even my retired E240 (W210) was more exciting - at least it once raised my pulse rate by throwing a spring on a roundabout because of a rusted spring perch (common problem).
Audi A5
I've nicknamed her 'Bimbo' as she looks good but there's just nothing upstairs!
It has the kind of steering feel you'd expect if you'd just awoken after 7 hours sleep with all your weight on both arms.
My first car, a 1.4 astra merit, although slower and ultra basic was more fun to drive. I had a volvo too that I swear had more feel!
I may be an oddball though as my most fun car was a Z4, had all the hairdresser comments etc.. but it just made me smile and thats what driving should be
I've nicknamed her 'Bimbo' as she looks good but there's just nothing upstairs!
It has the kind of steering feel you'd expect if you'd just awoken after 7 hours sleep with all your weight on both arms.
My first car, a 1.4 astra merit, although slower and ultra basic was more fun to drive. I had a volvo too that I swear had more feel!
I may be an oddball though as my most fun car was a Z4, had all the hairdresser comments etc.. but it just made me smile and thats what driving should be
Not one that I have owned directly, but my wife's 207 1.6 hdi. The only good thing I can say about it is that it's easy to park (compared to my V70). No steering feel at all, it wobbles all over the place, little power and I can't find a driving position that is comfortable for more than about 5 minutes. It's got a lot of modern car gadgets and it's economical, but I can't find anything to like about it.
Spent 9 months as a VW sales rep after college, part of the job as a newbie was driving cars to/from other dealerships and occasionally having to take them home - this included anything we'd taken in as a part-ex.
Hateful experiences:
'04 Hyundai Accent - Conceived by people who hate driving/cars/other people
Chrysler PT Cruiser - Spent 15 minutes figuring out how to start it. Wished I hadn't bothered.
Renault Laguna 2.0 - It was gold and had half a drumstick lolly stuck in the ashtray. That's all I can remember.
Vauxhall Signum 2.2 - Some guy in the street yelled "why are you driving your dads car?" Cool fridge though.
Rover Metro - I'd screwed up a deal with a customer so was given this as a demo as punishment. My boss removed the relay for the stereo and heater. To be honest I can't remember the drive, just the shame.
Mk5 Golf 1.4 (non FSi) - "This car is pretty big, let's give it 80bhp"
I think that's it, I've blocked out the rest.
Hateful experiences:
'04 Hyundai Accent - Conceived by people who hate driving/cars/other people
Chrysler PT Cruiser - Spent 15 minutes figuring out how to start it. Wished I hadn't bothered.
Renault Laguna 2.0 - It was gold and had half a drumstick lolly stuck in the ashtray. That's all I can remember.
Vauxhall Signum 2.2 - Some guy in the street yelled "why are you driving your dads car?" Cool fridge though.
Rover Metro - I'd screwed up a deal with a customer so was given this as a demo as punishment. My boss removed the relay for the stereo and heater. To be honest I can't remember the drive, just the shame.
Mk5 Golf 1.4 (non FSi) - "This car is pretty big, let's give it 80bhp"
I think that's it, I've blocked out the rest.
test, but Dullest, D5 V50..... Christ that was average at everything, except handling it was plain old ropey at that.I was given an Audi A5 2.0 diesel as a courtesy car and although I didn't technically own it and I feel I've owned a couple of boring cars in the past the auto box made it literally impossible to hustle it down any type of road coupled with the fact it was so slow it was unbelievable.
suffolk009 said:
Vauxhall Belmont. Company car. I resigned.
Hopefully there was more to it than the company car, although I do appreciate that it was a completely different era then.suffolk009 said:
SOT, nice enough thread, but putting a daily "best of the forums" on the homepage is surely a new low for PH editorial.
Why?londonbabe said:
I have a 2004 Boxster S. I've only owned it 3 months so I probably need to give it a chance, but so far I'm in agreement with you.
It's jolly fast, it makes a lovely sound, I like the looks, it handles, steers and even rides well, plus the roof comes down and yet, none of this is doing anything for me. I think I made an expensive mistake, and I need another Rover SD1 or something.
I think if something is perfect, than it's also boring.It's jolly fast, it makes a lovely sound, I like the looks, it handles, steers and even rides well, plus the roof comes down and yet, none of this is doing anything for me. I think I made an expensive mistake, and I need another Rover SD1 or something.
Cars have to have flaws, but in charming way.
masermartin said:
suffolk009 said:
Vauxhall Belmont. Company car. I resigned.
Hopefully there was more to it than the company car, although I do appreciate that it was a completely different era then.suffolk009 said:
SOT, nice enough thread, but putting a daily "best of the forums" on the homepage is surely a new low for PH editorial.
Why?But, I'm just guessing.
Edited by suffolk009 on Thursday 23 July 12:05
suffolk009 said:
masermartin said:
suffolk009 said:
Vauxhall Belmont. Company car. I resigned.
Hopefully there was more to it than the company car, although I do appreciate that it was a completely different era then.suffolk009 said:
SOT, nice enough thread, but putting a daily "best of the forums" on the homepage is surely a new low for PH editorial.
Why?But, I'm just guessing.
Edited by suffolk009 on Thursday 23 July 12:05
TommoAE86 said:
The current & last shape Astra, they are our pool cars, I die abit inside when I'm forced to take the helm
I'll second that. We used to have a current shape Astra estate as a pool car. 1.6 petrol engine which must have had all of 14lb/ft of torque. All the accelerator pedal did was make more noise. I've never wished I was driving a diesel more than when trying to pass another car on a motorway in that hateful contraption. To add insult to injury, it was a poverty spec "Life" model (oh the irony, I wished I was dead whenever I drove it) so it had plastic wheel trims and a kit list I could write on my little finger nail. At least it had air-con though, so it was better than the previous pool car (the previous gen Astra of the same spec).To add insult to injury, I drove it once to Newcastle (240 miles each way) one Winter's day and the screen washers stopped working, so I had to stop at every service station to scrape grease off the windscreen. When I finally arrived in Newcastle, the boot lid wouldn't open, so I couldn't get my laptop out. Turns out the boot release shares a fuse with the screen washers and the fuse must have popped due to ice in the washer nozzles or something. I hope the next model doesn't have electric steering, or they'll share the washer fuse with that too.
My current 'car' - actually a 2004 Renault Kangoo van. it's the higher powered one so it's not too slow, but it's such a dull thing to look at, the interior is awful, and it corners like a boat. On the other hand, it's fairly economical, and it's great for throwing bikes in the back - pretty much the reason I bought it. I also figure I can now justify having a second 'fun' car.
Edited by samj2014 on Thursday 23 July 12:40
Seat Leon Mk1 SE TDi 110. I made the mistake of buying a car purely on its economic abilities and shed price. As a PHer that is not good. When the clutch failed I had already purchased the Integra Type R DC2. The fact that the Leon cost more per mile (including diesel, servicing, spares, depreciation (joke)) to run in my ownership than the Honda has is a powerful lesson I've learnt. If you are buying a car (not company car) and you're a PHer then buy a car you'll enjoy!
After six happy years putting spaceship miles on a SAAB 9000 Aero, I bought an Audi A6 1.9 TDi Sport - looked good, drove well, very economical (the main reason for the purchase), loads of space in the back for kids and a big boot.
...and the only car I've ever kept for less than a year.
Good golly gosh it was boring. And stupidly, needlessly, cheaply unreliable (guess which £15 sensor will give up next).
Replaced it with an e39 530d that is a bit tight for space in the back, the boot, and the glove box; has a rubbish radio; only just does enough to the gallon to earn it's keep, and has been expensively unreliable (master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder, clutch pedal, leaky doors, injectors, suspension wear, wobbly wheels, flat batteries, headlight adjusters, fuel pumps...)
But it's still fab, and still admired and commented on. I've now had 5 years and can't start to think what I will replace it with.
...and the only car I've ever kept for less than a year.
Good golly gosh it was boring. And stupidly, needlessly, cheaply unreliable (guess which £15 sensor will give up next).
Replaced it with an e39 530d that is a bit tight for space in the back, the boot, and the glove box; has a rubbish radio; only just does enough to the gallon to earn it's keep, and has been expensively unreliable (master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder, clutch pedal, leaky doors, injectors, suspension wear, wobbly wheels, flat batteries, headlight adjusters, fuel pumps...)
But it's still fab, and still admired and commented on. I've now had 5 years and can't start to think what I will replace it with.
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