The worst car you've ever driven...
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I used to work in the motor-trade so I've driven some pretty awful vehicles over the years. Obviously when a car is old, been ragged from day one with nary a spanner put on it a poor drive sometimes happens but when a car drives like s
te from new it is unforgivable in this day and age. So I think the wooden spoon should go to the three cylinder Vauxhall Corsa's, gutless, unresponsive, vague controls, unreliable, basically just horrible right from brand new.
te from new it is unforgivable in this day and age. So I think the wooden spoon should go to the three cylinder Vauxhall Corsa's, gutless, unresponsive, vague controls, unreliable, basically just horrible right from brand new. Edited by mattlad on Thursday 26th May 15:15
Daihatsu Terios. Hire Car.
Chose it as it was a bit different, looked a bit bigger than a standard hatchback ("fiesta or similar"), and there was a slight off road dirt track at my destination so thought it would be a good chice.
It was tiny inside, far less room than a fiesta. VERY unstable on the motorway and was hopeless on the small off road section (the only bit it was supposed to excel at).
Chose it as it was a bit different, looked a bit bigger than a standard hatchback ("fiesta or similar"), and there was a slight off road dirt track at my destination so thought it would be a good chice.
It was tiny inside, far less room than a fiesta. VERY unstable on the motorway and was hopeless on the small off road section (the only bit it was supposed to excel at).
Another vote for an original A Class. Not sure if it was broken but handling was just diabolical to the point of feeling like some kind of joke and you can see why they fell over, it's the only car I've driven that actually feels dangerous. Interior and seats were absolutely shocking as well.
I honestly can't understand how it escaped from a Mercedes factory. If they were made by Proton or someone it would simply be a st car but from a premium manufacturer they are just a disgrace.
Recently had the pleasure of a 2003 Fiesta with an automatic gearbox seemingly designed by a mad drunken ape that would rev it's nuts off in first before clunking into 4th and then panicking when the engine nearly cut out and switching back to 3rd. 0-60 is probably about a minute but I settle with getting it up to 30 and just leaving it there.
I honestly can't understand how it escaped from a Mercedes factory. If they were made by Proton or someone it would simply be a s
t car but from a premium manufacturer they are just a disgrace. Recently had the pleasure of a 2003 Fiesta with an automatic gearbox seemingly designed by a mad drunken ape that would rev it's nuts off in first before clunking into 4th and then panicking when the engine nearly cut out and switching back to 3rd. 0-60 is probably about a minute but I settle with getting it up to 30 and just leaving it there.
spodrod said:
Top marks for identifying this heinous piece of s
t (without googling obviously)Worst two I've ever had were both rental cars & both practically new at the time.
A 56 plate 1.2 8v Punto - 19mpg on the M4 heading east from Bristol, utterly gutless, took ages to wind up to any sort of pace. Only got it because the depot at Bristol Airport had run out of smaller cars. To add insult to injury, was charged £6 for cleaning because a tiny amount of sand got into the footwell when I was in Weston!
Recently, a Citroen C1 Auto in Tenerife. Gutless engine, no clue about what gear it was meant to be in (seemed to be an automated manual rather than a slushbox), jerky & frequent gearchanges, except when you wanted it to kick down. The short sliproads onto the motorway there were terrifying. Was nice when the sun came out & you could slide the full-length fabric roof open though.
Recently. A Citroen C4. Pile of ste.
- Terrible driving position (apparently French engineers have short legs and long arms)
- Crap dials and night time illumination (I might as well have the fking sun in my face)
- Shoddy gearbox (Smooth gear changes are clearly not a priority for the Citroen engineers.....you literally have to slam the gears in).
- Drive is so-so. Could be worse but the experience around you or god-awful.
Worst car ever - My ex-grandfather-in-law's Soviet era Lada in Bulgaria.
- It's a bag of ste.
- You have to *tweak* the gears in as he put it. Happened since he had it new.
- A new word is needed for insane under-steer. You steer, the car does something else....always. It's petrifying.
- Brakes. Apparently the Soviets in Bulgaria didn't need them or they were optional extras because the pedal did fk all.
- Build. Everything just comes apart in your hands, including the steering wheel which was flexible. But you're meant to "just put it back on if it falls off".
It was a turd, and I only drove it as he wanted to show it off to me, and he had been drinking his home-made coca-cola bottle rakia non-stop for several hours so I insisted I drive.
te. - Terrible driving position (apparently French engineers have short legs and long arms)
- Crap dials and night time illumination (I might as well have the f
king sun in my face)- Shoddy gearbox (Smooth gear changes are clearly not a priority for the Citroen engineers.....you literally have to slam the gears in).
- Drive is so-so. Could be worse but the experience around you or god-awful.
Worst car ever - My ex-grandfather-in-law's Soviet era Lada in Bulgaria.
- It's a bag of s
te.- You have to *tweak* the gears in as he put it. Happened since he had it new.
- A new word is needed for insane under-steer. You steer, the car does something else....always. It's petrifying.
- Brakes. Apparently the Soviets in Bulgaria didn't need them or they were optional extras because the pedal did f
k all.- Build. Everything just comes apart in your hands, including the steering wheel which was flexible. But you're meant to "just put it back on if it falls off".
It was a turd, and I only drove it as he wanted to show it off to me, and he had been drinking his home-made coca-cola bottle rakia non-stop for several hours so I insisted I drive.
fatboy b said:
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.
Yep Mk1 A class for me. Truly shocking POS. I'm amazed those things ever got signed off. unpc said:
fatboy b said:
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.
Yep Mk1 A class for me. Truly shocking POS. I'm amazed those things ever got signed off. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff