Cars that have a bad reputation, but you want one anyway.
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I've noticed that most of the cars i lust for have bad reputations for being crap or slow or both.
Everyone tells me they are heartsink rotboxes but if i had the money, A well sorted classic rangie would be a dream car.
I also love the original splitscreen bus, i know they were slow, rusted like it was going out of fashion and were generally not that good, but ive wanted one as long as i can remember. So, PH what "crap" cars do you long for?
Everyone tells me they are heartsink rotboxes but if i had the money, A well sorted classic rangie would be a dream car.
I also love the original splitscreen bus, i know they were slow, rusted like it was going out of fashion and were generally not that good, but ive wanted one as long as i can remember. So, PH what "crap" cars do you long for?
Ive always fancied an RX8. The wonky reliability I could handle but the 20mpg... Oooft.
Different type of 'reputation' but I have a guilty yearning for big diesel pickups with straight through exhausts, the more black and chrome the better, would need to get limo tints all around though because it would be someone embarrassing to be seen in by people you know xD.
Different type of 'reputation' but I have a guilty yearning for big diesel pickups with straight through exhausts, the more black and chrome the better, would need to get limo tints all around though because it would be someone embarrassing to be seen in by people you know xD.
Something big and French from the 70s or early 80s, such as Citroen CX, Renault 25 or 30 or Talbot Tagora.
Also a Mercedes SL500 (R230), but if the internet is to be believed, the roof seals fail allowing water into various (expensive) electronic components and with the uber expensive ABC suspension it's a matter of when, not if, it fails - both the struts and control module.
Also a Mercedes SL500 (R230), but if the internet is to be believed, the roof seals fail allowing water into various (expensive) electronic components and with the uber expensive ABC suspension it's a matter of when, not if, it fails - both the struts and control module.
caelite said:
Ive always fancied an RX8. The wonky reliability I could handle but the 20mpg... Oooft....
I'm the other way around, I could live with the poor mpg (and oil usage) but reckon the 'quirky' engine characteristics - rebuild worries/flooding if you start or stop it the wrong way - would sap the enjoyment out of it.Checkmate said:
Maserati Biturbo.
Twin turbo V6, RWD, manual (optional), fantastic looking, and a wonderful interior. Just brilliant. But objectively a terrible idea, sadly.
But when you set off on a journey, it was a lottery as to how far you may get, and what sort of electrical stuff would gradually stop working en route! But in it's day, when it worked, what a tool!
Yup, I'd love a Maserati, but the apocryphal tales of owner spending in excess of £30K just keeping the damn things working rather put me off. They have the same flaws as most Alfas, but the parts are 10x as expensive, and you can't get them from anywhere other than Maserati.
Other than that, I'm a serial Alfa offender, which most people would put in this category - but they've been cheap and reliable for me.
Other than that, I'm a serial Alfa offender, which most people would put in this category - but they've been cheap and reliable for me.
caelite said:
Ive always fancied an RX8. The wonky reliability I could handle but the 20mpg... Oooft.
Different type of 'reputation' but I have a guilty yearning for big diesel pickups with straight through exhausts, the more black and chrome the better, would need to get limo tints all around though because it would be someone embarrassing to be seen in by people you know xD.
the rx8s are dirt cheap nowadays too. there was one for sale at the used car dealer opposite the end of my street for 2 grand a couple months back.Different type of 'reputation' but I have a guilty yearning for big diesel pickups with straight through exhausts, the more black and chrome the better, would need to get limo tints all around though because it would be someone embarrassing to be seen in by people you know xD.
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