The worst car you've ever driven...
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sunnydude said:
Lexus CT200 hybrid.
What a load of f
king bks piece of fking st bd fk fk fk piece of crap it really is
I guess you weren't.....sitting comfortably? What a load of f
king bks piece of fking st bd fk fk fk piece of crap it really isi hope that's the same car as the Lexus radio advert
As for the thread, worst car i've ever driven was a 1.4 Corsa D. It was f
king abysmal and by the end of the 100 mile trip i had to take it on i wish i'd got the train. or walked. 1984 Nissan Sunny as a courtesy car when mine was being repaired. Then steering wheel felt like a reshaped wire coathanger in your hands...
Actually...scrap that. The FIL's Series 11 Landie when I lived in Spain in 2004. He loved it but it was st. Slow and leaked diesel fumes up into the cabin. And you could see the Autoroute through the floor.
Actually...scrap that. The FIL's Series 11 Landie when I lived in Spain in 2004. He loved it but it was s
t. Slow and leaked diesel fumes up into the cabin. And you could see the Autoroute through the floor.Edited by Fastchas on Friday 27th May 15:08
Trabi601 said:
monthefish said:
300bhp/ton: Stop trying to ruin a good thread. The subject matter is people's opinions so you have no place arguing.
To be fair, he does have a point. It does strike me as a peeing contest for who can make the most outrageous claim for 'worst car driven' - there's absolutely no way anyone can claim a 911 Turbo S as the worst car they've driven. More 'not as good as I expected it to be'.Fiat Cinquecento
Shat it's engine at 40,000 miles thankfully.
How bad was it?
Apart from the complete lack of any creature comforts and sound deadening, it was wobbly and downright frightening at highway speeds.
Forget hills, especially if you have any passengers who might outweigh mini mouse, not that anybody will want to be a passenger in the thing,
No grip whatsoever from the pizza cutter tyres which would slide in the slightest hint of damp along with fisher price build quality... I refuse to call it a car so much as a throwaway appliance. Basically the equivalent of a moped, something to get you by in between.
Shat it's engine at 40,000 miles thankfully.
How bad was it?
Apart from the complete lack of any creature comforts and sound deadening, it was wobbly and downright frightening at highway speeds.
Forget hills, especially if you have any passengers who might outweigh mini mouse, not that anybody will want to be a passenger in the thing,
No grip whatsoever from the pizza cutter tyres which would slide in the slightest hint of damp along with fisher price build quality... I refuse to call it a car so much as a throwaway appliance. Basically the equivalent of a moped, something to get you by in between.
Edited by skyrover on Friday 27th May 17:10
Zod said:
Trabi601 said:
monthefish said:
300bhp/ton: Stop trying to ruin a good thread. The subject matter is people's opinions so you have no place arguing.
To be fair, he does have a point. It does strike me as a peeing contest for who can make the most outrageous claim for 'worst car driven' - there's absolutely no way anyone can claim a 911 Turbo S as the worst car they've driven. More 'not as good as I expected it to be'.Everything mentioned so far is sumptuous unabashed luxury compared to a Trabant. We hired a bunch from the local owners' club some years back on a stag weekend in Budapest. The pedals could be as easily reached from the driver's side as the passenger's meaning the driver sat on a slight angle rather than facing straight ahead. When we tried an emergency stop the car slewed violently to the right while the seats slewed violently to the left.
The gear stick had all the grace and subtlety of trying to crow bar open a garage door and when the car in front of us tried out the heater the car stalled in the middle of a four way junction in the middle of the city necessitating one of the accompanying owners attacking the engine block with a lump hammer in order to get the thing to start.
Where normally you'd expect to find a lumbar support was a piece of angle iron (un padded) just behind the seat cloth - we found this out during the aforementioned emergency stop, and finally when we got out onto the open road and in an eight car convoy unless you were in front it was touch and go as to whether to wind the windows down or not - if you wound them down you choked on the fumes from the car in front, if you kept them up you choked from your own fumes coming up through the dash.
I very much doubt I'll ever drive - or be as scared in, 100kmh down a hill really did take the sort of nerve only a formula one driver possesses - anything even remotely as bad again (even if it was a proper hoot!).
The gear stick had all the grace and subtlety of trying to crow bar open a garage door and when the car in front of us tried out the heater the car stalled in the middle of a four way junction in the middle of the city necessitating one of the accompanying owners attacking the engine block with a lump hammer in order to get the thing to start.
Where normally you'd expect to find a lumbar support was a piece of angle iron (un padded) just behind the seat cloth - we found this out during the aforementioned emergency stop, and finally when we got out onto the open road and in an eight car convoy unless you were in front it was touch and go as to whether to wind the windows down or not - if you wound them down you choked on the fumes from the car in front, if you kept them up you choked from your own fumes coming up through the dash.
I very much doubt I'll ever drive - or be as scared in, 100kmh down a hill really did take the sort of nerve only a formula one driver possesses - anything even remotely as bad again (even if it was a proper hoot!).
Antony Moxey said:
Everything mentioned so far is sumptuous unabashed luxury compared to a Trabant. We hired a bunch from the local owners' club some years back on a stag weekend in Budapest. The pedals could be as easily reached from the driver's side as the passenger's meaning the driver sat on a slight angle rather than facing straight ahead. When we tried an emergency stop the car slewed violently to the right while the seats slewed violently to the left.
The gear stick had all the grace and subtlety of trying to crow bar open a garage door and when the car in front of us tried out the heater the car stalled in the middle of a four way junction in the middle of the city necessitating one of the accompanying owners attacking the engine block with a lump hammer in order to get the thing to start.
Where normally you'd expect to find a lumbar support was a piece of angle iron (un padded) just behind the seat cloth - we found this out during the aforementioned emergency stop, and finally when we got out onto the open road and in an eight car convoy unless you were in front it was touch and go as to whether to wind the windows down or not - if you wound them down you choked on the fumes from the car in front, if you kept them up you choked from your own fumes coming up through the dash.
I very much doubt I'll ever drive - or be as scared in, 100kmh down a hill really did take the sort of nerve only a formula one driver possesses - anything even remotely as bad again (even if it was a proper hoot!).
All very accurate. But they do have a certain charm. Which is why I have one The gear stick had all the grace and subtlety of trying to crow bar open a garage door and when the car in front of us tried out the heater the car stalled in the middle of a four way junction in the middle of the city necessitating one of the accompanying owners attacking the engine block with a lump hammer in order to get the thing to start.
Where normally you'd expect to find a lumbar support was a piece of angle iron (un padded) just behind the seat cloth - we found this out during the aforementioned emergency stop, and finally when we got out onto the open road and in an eight car convoy unless you were in front it was touch and go as to whether to wind the windows down or not - if you wound them down you choked on the fumes from the car in front, if you kept them up you choked from your own fumes coming up through the dash.
I very much doubt I'll ever drive - or be as scared in, 100kmh down a hill really did take the sort of nerve only a formula one driver possesses - anything even remotely as bad again (even if it was a proper hoot!).
GetCarter said:
Regarding previous posts. I've owned 911 turbo S and Aston Vantage and can assure you they are not bad cars. The Lada Riva is. (Was - I can't believe any still live)
I actually saw one yesterday heading towards Fort William. Stickered up, roof rack etc...looked to be part of a foreign "rally" of sorts. Was a bright red one......just like my Dad used to own :-)And you are correct, they are hateful in every way.
300bhp/ton said:
BrownBottle said:
Land Rover Defender.
Absolutely terrible as a road car, I'm a bit reluctant to call it a car but I guess that's what it was sold as, as opposed to a road legal agricultural vehicle which is what I would call it.
You obviously have never been in or driven a proper agricultural vehicle. And if you think a Defender isn't any good on road, then it was either broken, you can't drive or you are being hysterically unrealistic. Absolutely terrible as a road car, I'm a bit reluctant to call it a car but I guess that's what it was sold as, as opposed to a road legal agricultural vehicle which is what I would call it.
Feel free to enlighten us with your own choice, I may disagree with it but I'll try not to sound like a child having a tantrum.
GetCarter said:
Regarding previous posts. I've owned 911 turbo S and Aston Vantage and can assure you they are not bad cars. The Lada Riva is. (Was - I can't believe any still live)
My mickey taking was obviously too subtle. I was referring to those who think a BMW isn't premium, or is dull, and is therefore the worst car they have driven. For what it's worth I think the turbo s is an incredible car!
mon the fish said:
Trabi601 said:
All very accurate. But they do have a certain charm. Which is why I have one
I'm with this. It was the worst car I've ever driven, as stated above.I still want one though.
my GF's 1.0 Corsa D is pretty bad. woefully underpowered, notchy gearchange and clutch pedal, brakes, and steering lacking any feeling of connection.
having said that i think the worst car ever driven was a (bmw) mini countryman i had as i hire car once. not for any of the reasons i described the corsa as but because it felt tacky and in your face with oversized badges and disco lighting interior.
having said that i think the worst car ever driven was a (bmw) mini countryman i had as i hire car once. not for any of the reasons i described the corsa as but because it felt tacky and in your face with oversized badges and disco lighting interior.
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