Likeable but crap!

[white_goodman]

What cars do you find likeable but you know are not very good, perhaps because they have a reputation for poor reliability or aren't very good to drive. Perhaps there is another reason (awful packaging?)

Here are mine.

Poor reliability:
Land Rover Freelander
Land Rover Discovery
Renault Megane II
Alfa Romeo 156
Citroen BX/Xantia/XM
Rover 800

Not very good to drive:
Cavalier/Calibra/Vectra B (by all accounts not as good to drive as the equivalent Ford to drive but I always preferred the styling of the Vauxhalls and the perceived build quality felt better - I universally hate all new Vauxhalls now though!)

1989 Ford Fiesta (I gather the oval-shaped grilled Fiestas from 1995 onwards were better to drive but I still like these for some reason)
Land Rover Defender
Suzuki Jimny
2003 Suzuki Alto (Suzukis all have an honest, unpretentious feel that I find enduring, although the Swift is the only one that actually drives well)
Volvo 240/940 (unquestionably bad to drive but feel like they will go on forever)

I imagine the classic Beetle would also fall into this category but I have neither driven or been a passenger in one so can't really comment.

What are your crap but likeable cars and why?

[Classic Grad 98]

Mk2f polo, 1993 vintage. Bought for £150 as a birthday present for an old friend (few of us chipped in). Had to get it roadworthy and MOT'd before I handed it over so I did a lot of work on it and drove it about for 7 weeks. Pants handling, 45bhp and four speeds but I grew quite attached after doing a load of work on it and enjoying tooling about in it for a while. It reminded me how much I like back-to-basics motoring after 2 years of mk3 mondeo...

[Marquis Rex]

1970 Dodge Challenger.
Uncommunicative steering- overlight, excessive body roll, body structure that's not very rigid, the list goes on...