What was your worst car?
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Vauxhall. Always Vauxhall.
I've owned only Alfas since 2003, and never had a cambelt problem, regardless of all the horror stories you hear.
However, over the course of just 3 years, I had two go on a Cavalier, and one go on an Astra. And it wasn't down to maintenance - just stupid plastic designs for ancilaries that fail without warning.
Plus every Vauxhall I had rusted like an old bridge. Alfas - not a speck.
I've owned only Alfas since 2003, and never had a cambelt problem, regardless of all the horror stories you hear.
However, over the course of just 3 years, I had two go on a Cavalier, and one go on an Astra. And it wasn't down to maintenance - just stupid plastic designs for ancilaries that fail without warning.
Plus every Vauxhall I had rusted like an old bridge. Alfas - not a speck.
phil1979 said:
Vauxhall. Always Vauxhall.
I've owned only Alfas since 2003, and never had a cambelt problem, regardless of all the horror stories you hear.
However, over the course of just 3 years, I had two go on a Cavalier, and one go on an Astra. And it wasn't down to maintenance - just stupid plastic designs for ancilaries that fail without warning.
Plus every Vauxhall I had rusted like an old bridge. Alfas - not a speck.
+1! I had a Corsa, proper POS! That was 15 years ago, had another one on holiday last year and it was woeful!I've owned only Alfas since 2003, and never had a cambelt problem, regardless of all the horror stories you hear.
However, over the course of just 3 years, I had two go on a Cavalier, and one go on an Astra. And it wasn't down to maintenance - just stupid plastic designs for ancilaries that fail without warning.
Plus every Vauxhall I had rusted like an old bridge. Alfas - not a speck.
A 4 door Austin Allegro 1500. Hideous thing, needed a car desperately and very little money so this was all I could find (No internet 20 yrs ago). Driving it home I hit a pothole which caused one side of the car to collapse as a pipe connecting the front and rear spheres became fractured. Driving it like this for a few days caused all the sediment in the tank to get stirred up, which promptly blocked the fuel filter. I scrapped it for about a quarter of the price I paid for it a week later.
Going to the other end of the scale, another Austin Allegro had been my "best car" as a younger man. This one was a 1300 Estate in a fetching shade of Beige. 95 flat out, but if you pulled the manual choke out it would do an indicated 97. Put up with all manner of abuse and silliness and I just couldn't make it die. I've owned bigger, more comfortable and more powerful cars since then but that beige Allegro is the one that always makes me smile.
Going to the other end of the scale, another Austin Allegro had been my "best car" as a younger man. This one was a 1300 Estate in a fetching shade of Beige. 95 flat out, but if you pulled the manual choke out it would do an indicated 97. Put up with all manner of abuse and silliness and I just couldn't make it die. I've owned bigger, more comfortable and more powerful cars since then but that beige Allegro is the one that always makes me smile.
reymatt said:
A Saxo VTS.
Horrible little thing. Always had something wrong with it, regretted the moment I set eyes on it.
Cost me £1500 to keep it going over a couple of months. Wish I'd never bothered.
I'm trying to work out how you can spend £1,500 on a VTS without buying another one.Horrible little thing. Always had something wrong with it, regretted the moment I set eyes on it.
Cost me £1500 to keep it going over a couple of months. Wish I'd never bothered.
In absolute terms, a Mk II Astra 1.3 I bought from an auction. Nothing in its favour though it did pass to my partner then her sister so it was plucky, if nothing else.
In terms of disappointment vs expectations, a Mk II Astra GTE 16v - just didn't like it.
In terms of looks, a 1972 Chrysler Valiant, painted black with a sweeping brush by the look of it. It had a 5.2 V8 but when you gunned it, it would then stall as though it had run out of petrol. Handled like trying to fold a king size sheet in a hurricane. Even bends at 50mph broke out a sweat.
In terms of disappointment vs expectations, a Mk II Astra GTE 16v - just didn't like it.
In terms of looks, a 1972 Chrysler Valiant, painted black with a sweeping brush by the look of it. It had a 5.2 V8 but when you gunned it, it would then stall as though it had run out of petrol. Handled like trying to fold a king size sheet in a hurricane. Even bends at 50mph broke out a sweat.
Hard to say. They've all had their good points but I guess it was an E reg Ford Sierra 1.6L, E912JBD IIRC. It was a banger when I bought it and I only made it worse with some very nice fizzy can work and a Kent cam kit which gave me an extra few BHP but ruined the idle and lost low end torque. This would have been ok but it didn't exactly have much torque anyway and it was still very slow.
StottyZr said:
reymatt said:
A Saxo VTS.
Horrible little thing. Always had something wrong with it, regretted the moment I set eyes on it.
Cost me £1500 to keep it going over a couple of months. Wish I'd never bothered.
I'm trying to work out how you can spend £1,500 on a VTS without buying another one.Horrible little thing. Always had something wrong with it, regretted the moment I set eyes on it.
Cost me £1500 to keep it going over a couple of months. Wish I'd never bothered.
VW Golf VR6 Cabby for me... terrible engine conversion and it was a f
king cabriolet 
luckily it briefly caught fire before I sold it to an even bigger idiot than me.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff