The worst car you've ever driven...

The worst car you've ever driven...

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E65Ross

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34,941 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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What's the worst car you've ever had the displeasure to drove?

For me, it's almost certainly a 1.2 petrol, automatic vauxhall corsa from 2003. It's utterly awful in just about every respect. The gearbox is horrendous, very jerky and not at all conducive to smooth driving. The brakes are terrible, the steering feels very spongy and has absolutely no feel at all. The seats are also amongst the least comfortable seats I've ever sat in, they're quite firm so you get a numb bum, offer no lumbar support or lateral support either. The engine is incredibly weedy (doesn't help it's mated to that monstrosity of a gearbox). The ride is also quite poor and pretty crashy, especially over potholes.

I could go on, but I think you get the jist!

Dr Interceptor

7,743 posts

195 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Did you drive the Corsa now, or back in 2003. If it was recently, then 13 years of lack of servicing, fat arses on seats, worn out suspension and general abuse might account for a lot of your experience.

Worst car I have ever driven would be the (then new) 1.3 Nissan Micra that I learned to drive in aged 17. An utterly hateful thing with no redeeming features at all.

lostkiwi

4,584 posts

123 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Micra K11 1.0. Gutless, bouncy, nasty inside and felt like the front wheels were connected to the steering wheel via jelly.
Its no wonder they're always driven so slowly - they just can't go any faster!

sunnydude

907 posts

126 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Lexus CT200 hybrid.

What a load of fking bks piece of fking st bd fk fk fk piece of crap it really is

944fan

4,962 posts

184 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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My wifes Nissan Qashqui is pretty terrible. It looks huge and yet I hardly fit in it (I am a 6'5'' freak). The gear stick has enough movement changing gear is like stiring a cauldron and it has a horrid cheap fake clunk in out of gears. The worse thing is the engine, there is no power at all, none. Put your foot down, nothing.

Horrid car. When I swap from my S6 to that I keep thinking I have left the handbrake on.

Theophany

1,069 posts

129 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Same answer as the courtesy car thread. Matiz!

55DW

68 posts

106 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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1.2L Citroen DS3 as a courtesy car... it was bloody awful.

vanordinaire

3,701 posts

161 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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I don't get this question, it's like like the old joke:-
Question-'describe the worst BJ you've ever had'
Answer.....'wonderful'

Surely any car is better than no car (and I've driven a FSO)

Gary29

4,131 posts

98 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Corsa 1L 3 pot petrol, '03

Horrid.

KarlMac

4,456 posts

140 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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In 2011, Mini Countryman Cooper SD. Courtesy car I had for two months.

Couldn't fit in it, despite how monstrously huge it was. Knees, head and elbows constantly hitting various parts. Four fully grown adults was only possible when front seats were pushed forward.

Just awful. Hated every minute.

Theophany

1,069 posts

129 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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vanordinaire said:
I don't get this question, it's like like the old joke:-
Question-'describe the worst BJ you've ever had'
Answer.....'wonderful'

Surely any car is better than no car (and I've driven a FSO)
Nope. Toothy BJ = no bueno.

wormus

14,497 posts

202 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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At Uni around 1990 I borrowed a mate's Triumph Toledo. It was about 20 years old at the time and completely f*cked. No brakes and leaked exhaust fumes into the car. A horrible way to almost die.

Dark85

657 posts

147 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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2010 1.2 Corsa. I had it as a courtesy car and had much the same feelings towards it as the OP, horrible thing it was. Having only driven mid sized cars with somewhat larger engines(1.8-3.0) beforehand I sort of assumed all small city cars were like that. I've since driven a few more comparable models and it seems that no, most are perfectly fine it's just the Corsa that is an ungodly turd.

alpha channel

1,386 posts

161 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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hmmmm... probably the 2015 1.4 Punto with about 9000 miles on the clock I had as a courtesy car when the Alfa was in for a service. You had to thrash it to get up to thirty, the handling wasn't the most confidence inspiring (zero feel/feedback), brakes that put the full anchor on if you so much as looked at them and I felt that I was perched on the car rather than sitting in it such was the seating.

First thing that went through my mind was why in hell would anyone spend money on the damned things.

I actually quite liked the gearbox though, loose as hell but quite a nice feel to it (reminded me of Rover gearboxes which I always quite liked... only looser).

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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fatboy b

9,492 posts

215 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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I had the misfortune to hire an A-Class Merc on business a couple of times. Not the worst car I've ever driven, but not far off, and just not acceptable as a modern car. Hideous thing.

Riley Blue

20,912 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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A Fiat Strada. Firstly it was green and I don't like green cars - and it was ugly, entirely devoid of any Italian design flair. It had an awful interior with nasty cheap plastic everywhere, the seats were uncomfortable, the gear change 'rubbery' and imprecise. It was slow, unresponsive and the worst car I've driven by far. I hated every moment I drove it. Unfortunately it was a company car and in those days, it was chosen for me - bds!

deltashad

6,731 posts

196 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Cavalier 1.6L. 1984 vintage in hearing aid beige. It worked perfectly.

Steviesam

1,242 posts

133 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Vauxhall Astra 2014

CJ1987

4,295 posts

151 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Vauxhall Corsa B, even a 2l Redtop engine could make that car decent to drive