most unreliable car
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Doofus said:
Maserati Biturbo.
All the oil would fall out after about a quarter of a mile. But that was OK, because it meant I didn't have very far to walk back to pick up all the other bits that had fallen off.
good call, maserati 3200 can be added to the listAll the oil would fall out after about a quarter of a mile. But that was OK, because it meant I didn't have very far to walk back to pick up all the other bits that had fallen off.
trying to keep it relatively modern - say 1995 onwards but yeah that's a good one
to the other chap that mentioned the porsche 928 at £960 to get through an MOT, is that really bad? seems not too bad to me
jonah35 said:
Doofus said:
Maserati Biturbo.
All the oil would fall out after about a quarter of a mile. But that was OK, because it meant I didn't have very far to walk back to pick up all the other bits that had fallen off.
good call, maserati 3200 can be added to the listAll the oil would fall out after about a quarter of a mile. But that was OK, because it meant I didn't have very far to walk back to pick up all the other bits that had fallen off.
trying to keep it relatively modern - say 1995 onwards but yeah that's a good one
to the other chap that mentioned the porsche 928 at £960 to get through an MOT, is that really bad? seems not too bad to me
A sorted and loved 928 is a beauty, anything less is pain.
Oh and when i say "just spent around 3k..." i mean literally. IIRC i had given my man a chequefor about 1800 for the balance of the work to date and the MOT was the following week...
Edited by theironduke on Saturday 20th August 18:58
People seem to forget that a car that cost over £50,000 originally will always have the running costs of a £50,000 car even if it's been bought for £2000. I think under £1000 for a Porsche 928 is quite expected, in fact I'd expect it to cost 3 times that to run annually. Anyone who expects less is being hopeful at best.
It also pays to remember that cars need more maintenance as they get older so that expensive car will need some of the expensive things repairing, like gearboxes etc.
I'm not sure that spending that means the car is unreliable though, just that it has high running costs. How reliable do people expect cars over 10 years old to be exactly?
It also pays to remember that cars need more maintenance as they get older so that expensive car will need some of the expensive things repairing, like gearboxes etc.
I'm not sure that spending that means the car is unreliable though, just that it has high running costs. How reliable do people expect cars over 10 years old to be exactly?
robsco said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Doh! I must reads threads more carefully! (mind you, 4 x that must make it 4 x more irritating
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Hopefully this won't turn into a TVR bashing thread. That said, the Cerbera hasn't been without fault. In fact, quite infuriating at times, but still divine. )
poing said:
People seem to forget that a car that cost over £50,000 originally will always have the running costs of a £50,000 car even if it's been bought for £2000. I think under £1000 for a Porsche 928 is quite expected, in fact I'd expect it to cost 3 times that to run annually. Anyone who expects less is being hopeful at best.
It also pays to remember that cars need more maintenance as they get older so that expensive car will need some of the expensive things repairing, like gearboxes etc.
I'm not sure that spending that means the car is unreliable though, just that it has high running costs. How reliable do people expect cars over 10 years old to be exactly?
yes, but this old "15k car will still have 50k car running costs thing" is getting a bit tedious - we all know what you mean, BUTIt also pays to remember that cars need more maintenance as they get older so that expensive car will need some of the expensive things repairing, like gearboxes etc.
I'm not sure that spending that means the car is unreliable though, just that it has high running costs. How reliable do people expect cars over 10 years old to be exactly?
1. a 996 turbo doesn't cost much to run, nor does loads of other "50k" cars like M3's, merc slk amg's and so on.
The point is that cars like 3200's and TVR's (not all) tend to be unreliable, we aren't talking about 'cost to fix' more the fact that everything seems to break down on them though
having said that a TVR cerb is one of my all time faves!
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
robsco said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
I lurv TVR..so not from me (check my profile)..just that this'n was shocking!
That's some TVRs you've had! What were the issues with the Tuscan?if not it must have been a Friday afternoon build
jonah35 said:
The point is that cars like 3200's and TVR's (not all) tend to be unreliable, we aren't talking about 'cost to fix' more the fact that everything seems to break down on them though
having said that a TVR cerb is one of my all time faves!
Of the 14 cars mentioned already in this thread only 1 is a TVR (And has been discounted because it cost over £10k) so how do you come to the TVR's are unreliable bit of the quote ?having said that a TVR cerb is one of my all time faves!
wackojacko said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
robsco said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
I lurv TVR..so not from me (check my profile)..just that this'n was shocking!
That's some TVRs you've had! What were the issues with the Tuscan?if not it must have been a Friday afternoon build
Never mind friday afternoon.....it was disgusting and was a direct example of why TVR went bust.
But...the other nine or so have more than made up for it
pinchmeimdreamin said:
Of the 14 cars mentioned already in this thread only 1 is a TVR (And has been discounted because it cost over £10k) so how do you come to the TVR's are unreliable bit of the quote ?
2smokin barrels post on the fact that it was really unreliable and showed a pic on the recovery truck saying even the windscreen was unreliable and also the fact that robsco pointed out that toojonah35 said:
pinchmeimdreamin said:
Of the 14 cars mentioned already in this thread only 1 is a TVR (And has been discounted because it cost over £10k) so how do you come to the TVR's are unreliable bit of the quote ?
2smokin barrels post on the fact that it was really unreliable and showed a pic on the recovery truck saying even the windscreen was unreliable and also the fact that robsco pointed out that tooGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff