The worst car you've ever driven...
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Standard car - skoda fabia 1.2, was truly awful 4 hour experience with the thing. Had to drive the a9 and it was just too gutless to overtake the lorrys.
Modified - Mitsubishi l200 my mum had. It had a 4" lift, 35" tyres. Now it had a extended gear-lever which meant you smashed your hand of the radio when changing to 1/3/5. Would top out at 50mph as the engine just didn't have enough power to go faster. Turning circle of a oil tanker, couldn't park the damn thing unless there was 2 spaces really.
Modified - Mitsubishi l200 my mum had. It had a 4" lift, 35" tyres. Now it had a extended gear-lever which meant you smashed your hand of the radio when changing to 1/3/5. Would top out at 50mph as the engine just didn't have enough power to go faster. Turning circle of a oil tanker, couldn't park the damn thing unless there was 2 spaces really.
Citroen C3 (hire car). A-pillars carefully crafted into a great front blind spot. Never thought such a thing was possible. Flair, I suppose. Dreadful in all other respects, too. I'd already hated Citroen for my old man's Xantia which developed an electrical fault whereby the indicators would light the opposite side to that selected using the stalk. Beyond incompetence and into the realms of motoring malevolence.
2005 Renault Clio 1.5 diesel 65 BHP. Zero acceleration, and unbelievably noisy...it sounded like a tractor inside. Also the diesel engine made the whole car vibrate. Past 60 mph the stereo in teh car became unaudible and you had to raise your voice quite abit to talk to the other passengers.
Very close behind this was a 1.0l 3 cylinders Kia Picanto. It was a rental while on vacation in Greece. On the mountain roads you had top keep it only in 1st and 2nd to be able to go up the mountain. They shouldn't make cars with less than 1.2L for petrol and 1.6 for diesels.
Very close behind this was a 1.0l 3 cylinders Kia Picanto. It was a rental while on vacation in Greece. On the mountain roads you had top keep it only in 1st and 2nd to be able to go up the mountain. They shouldn't make cars with less than 1.2L for petrol and 1.6 for diesels.
cirian75 said:
He told them he was going for a long trip on the weekend and they should give him a better car because he thought the Matiz would not make it, they laughed, he blew up engine 10 miles from home, not on purpose of course 
Tough guy eh ? Hope they sent him the bill. And 'blew up' ? Really ? How ? A mates girlfriend bought a poverty spec Austin Maestro before she passed her driving test and for unknown
reasons I agreed to drive home for her.
Awful car with rattles and squeaks from what seemed like all of the interior,vague steering and gearbox.
I remember the screen blower packed up and my mate ended up having to take the entire dash out to
replace it.
reasons I agreed to drive home for her.
Awful car with rattles and squeaks from what seemed like all of the interior,vague steering and gearbox.
I remember the screen blower packed up and my mate ended up having to take the entire dash out to
replace it.
Vauxhall Mokka 1.0 Turbo - company hire car.
No single redeeming feature at all - a masterpiece of mediocrity and crapness.
The accelerator pedal seemingly connected to a crappy loudspeaker; certainly not the wheels - made more noise the further the pedal pushed, but made no difference to vehicle speed, which only increased with a following wind or in the slipstream of anything else.
Interior terrible - still with the horrific mid-Eighties Vauxhall orange LED thing in centre of console.
No single redeeming feature at all - a masterpiece of mediocrity and crapness.
The accelerator pedal seemingly connected to a crappy loudspeaker; certainly not the wheels - made more noise the further the pedal pushed, but made no difference to vehicle speed, which only increased with a following wind or in the slipstream of anything else.
Interior terrible - still with the horrific mid-Eighties Vauxhall orange LED thing in centre of console.
I was hideously uncomfortable in a 2015 Corsa the other night. I believe it had the 1.3 CDTi engine that has been plaguing Vauxhall cars for a while now with the 5 speed manual transmission.
I suppose it's really evident just how bad this car is when you consider just how much the Astra has improved since the dreadful 'H' model. What an absolute horror it is. This Corsa hasn't bloody changed save for the exterior redesign. It wasn't made for two grown men, the seats are so slim and uncomfortable and being the most basic of basic spec, there was no reach and rake adjust on the steering wheel! Getting comfortable in the driving seat was impossible. The engine is s
t, the car is slow and noisy and the steering is rubbery. It doesn't feel accurate or pointy, and the body control is poor. The interior is just rammed with st plastic and those black and yellow dials are fking hideous. It was so bad I hung the keys up and grabbed a Vivaro after an hour or two.
I suppose it's really evident just how bad this car is when you consider just how much the Astra has improved since the dreadful 'H' model. What an absolute horror it is. This Corsa hasn't bloody changed save for the exterior redesign. It wasn't made for two grown men, the seats are so slim and uncomfortable and being the most basic of basic spec, there was no reach and rake adjust on the steering wheel! Getting comfortable in the driving seat was impossible. The engine is s
t, the car is slow and noisy and the steering is rubbery. It doesn't feel accurate or pointy, and the body control is poor. The interior is just rammed with st plastic and those black and yellow dials are fking hideous. It was so bad I hung the keys up and grabbed a Vivaro after an hour or two. A close second was my old Mk4 Golf TDI 130, a car that had steering feel similar to that of a 90's arcade gamel. It felt massively undersprung at the front end and nodded over bumps in the road. Its mid-range grunt was impressive though, and it was ideal for cheap motorway mile-munching.
coppice said:
cirian75 said:
He told them he was going for a long trip on the weekend and they should give him a better car because he thought the Matiz would not make it, they laughed, he blew up engine 10 miles from home, not on purpose of course
Tough guy eh ? Hope they sent him the bill. And 'blew up' ? Really ? How ? don't know if they billed him for the engine.
I get the feeling the Matiz in question was already on its "last legs" when he got it.
TheInternet said:
2CV Dyane - awful awful dogst awful.
Pas de tout mon ami- the 2CV was a delight to drive ; brilliant packaging,bizzare but spookily logical controls , super little twin and lots of grip from tiny tyres . Pedantic correction - the 2 CV and Dyane were separate models, the Dyane being a more modern take on the theme but with near identical oily bits. The only car I have driven which is more fun is a Seven t awful.[quote=Löyly]
I suppose it's really evident just how bad this car is when you consider just how much the Astra has improved since the dreadful 'H' model.
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the astra is still a woeful piece of worthless fking st designed by accountants who think they are in marketing. I have driven numerous versions of the new one including a GTC (why does enterprise have a GTC?) all of varying specs/trim level. They were all terrible in every measurable way. The 1.6 petrol one was actually dangerous. I'm firmly of the opinion that we should wipe Vauxhall off the face of the planet, they serve no purpose and reinstating Rover would be better.
I suppose it's really evident just how bad this car is when you consider just how much the Astra has improved since the dreadful 'H' model.
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the astra is still a woeful piece of worthless fking st designed by accountants who think they are in marketing. I have driven numerous versions of the new one including a GTC (why does enterprise have a GTC?) all of varying specs/trim level. They were all terrible in every measurable way. The 1.6 petrol one was actually dangerous. I'm firmly of the opinion that we should wipe Vauxhall off the face of the planet, they serve no purpose and reinstating Rover would be better. coppice said:
Pas de tout mon ami- the 2CV was a delight to drive ; brilliant packaging,bizzare but spookily logical controls , super little twin and lots of grip from tiny tyres . Pedantic correction - the 2 CV and Dyane were separate models, the Dyane being a more modern take on the theme but with near identical oily bits. The only car I have driven which is more fun is a Seven
Engine is awful, controls baffling and completely devoid of precision. Every function attempted was performed really, truly abysmally - movement, steering, lighting, seating, wipers, heating, comfort, access. It is the only vehicle I've ever hated to drive, nothing comes close. Beetles, Minis, tiny Fiats - all had positive attributes and character, but that Dyane can ps off as far as it's tank will allow.No no no ! Controls entirely logical on planet Citroen, especially totally logical gearchange position and gate . Engine unburstable and on 2 CV what better ventilation than turning a wheel and opening a bloody great big flap under windscreen . Fab ride on and off road too. Did 30k in my 2CV and it was a hoot. Well it was until steering rack broke..
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