Worst Driven Cars
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Defenders, the muddier they are the worse they are driven. One that I remember vividly was on the M6 northbound where they wouldn't indicate to change lanes and pull out suddenly in front of people leaving around 3ft for them to react. All whilst ferrying 7 adults crammed in there and the engine screaming in pain.
Jezzerh said:
Yeah, I was going to say 'all of the above'!
There's a trader near me called CEJ3000. He sells smaller cars, normally 6995 and under. The local OAPs seem to love him. They all pay screen price, he nearly fell of his chair when I tried to bid him on a car for the wife a few years ago!
Any car with his sticker in the rear window is going to be travelling at a constant 5mph under the limit regardless of conditions. Will brake for every bend no matter how gentle. Will brake if a car is coming the other way. Will stop at every Give Way sign.
See also: any car with a straw hat/Panama hat/cushion/box of tissues on the rear shelf.
You must live local to me, as I'm a few hundred feet from him. His sold cars do my head in, I can't quite comprehend how he does so well.There's a trader near me called CEJ3000. He sells smaller cars, normally 6995 and under. The local OAPs seem to love him. They all pay screen price, he nearly fell of his chair when I tried to bid him on a car for the wife a few years ago!
Any car with his sticker in the rear window is going to be travelling at a constant 5mph under the limit regardless of conditions. Will brake for every bend no matter how gentle. Will brake if a car is coming the other way. Will stop at every Give Way sign.
See also: any car with a straw hat/Panama hat/cushion/box of tissues on the rear shelf.
tdm34 said:
I actually sell for a large Northern Car Supermarket, and this week i've sold 4 Audi A3 TDis all to sub 25yo chaps, all enthused about the handling and power on the test drive, and all to a man drove terribly on the test drive...
Good to know the reputation is in safe hands for the coming years.I must have encountered all of those listed so far! 
But the stand-out ones for me are white diesel leased Audis, only surpassed by Zafiras/Scenics, etc. driven by bald tattooed bouncer types (hopefully not well-built PH directors!!) - they seem to be the worst where I live. Nucking futters
Still, I'm probably on someone's list having had BMWs for over 10 years!
But the stand-out ones for me are white diesel leased Audis, only surpassed by Zafiras/Scenics, etc. driven by bald tattooed bouncer types (hopefully not well-built PH directors!!) - they seem to be the worst where I live. Nucking futters
Still, I'm probably on someone's list having had BMWs for over 10 years!
tdm34 said:
I actually sell for a large Northern Car Supermarket, and this week i've sold 4 Audi A3 TDis all to sub 25yo chaps, all enthused about the handling and power on the test drive, and all to a man drove terribly on the test drive...
Isn't that a variation on a theme to ripping off gullible old folk 
?FWIW, anything company or driven by Maud Flanders wannabes seems to be where it's at, given white van man hs been really letting the side down in recent times.
Small to medium sized Peugeots, definitely.
I'm always very wary of them, and I thought this way before Top Gear did a feature on it.
Peugeot drivers are just a bit odd. Pretty much guaranteed to do something stupid/unexpected.
Golf mk4 drivers always seem to have something to prove. Another strange lot.
I'm always very wary of them, and I thought this way before Top Gear did a feature on it.
Peugeot drivers are just a bit odd. Pretty much guaranteed to do something stupid/unexpected.
Golf mk4 drivers always seem to have something to prove. Another strange lot.
Depends on the definition "worst driven"
Driving like a total prick award often goes to Passat and INsignia drivers - always a diesel model.
but the winner is always anyone in a range rover or discovery 3/4 - driving at about 120mph everywhere.
The dithering t
t award often goes to peugeot 3008 drivers or ford fusions
Driving like a total prick award often goes to Passat and INsignia drivers - always a diesel model.
but the winner is always anyone in a range rover or discovery 3/4 - driving at about 120mph everywhere.
The dithering t
t award often goes to peugeot 3008 drivers or ford fusionsTough call between baldy scowly men in M3s and blokes with personal hygiene issues driving chipped Defenders - usually with silly lights and periscopes etc. One Life Live It mantra exemplified by leaving huge trail of black smoke as the horror lurches along at 75mph . Large SUV' s? I guess I am not the only one who feels almost disappointed that the f**k you get outta the way stereotype isn't always actually the case .
On reflection ..the worst driven vehicles you will ever encounter are those amusingly named crew cab pick up things called 'Violator' or 'Thug'
On reflection ..the worst driven vehicles you will ever encounter are those amusingly named crew cab pick up things called 'Violator' or 'Thug'
swisstoni said:
Any car where the driver is wearing a hat.
Young or old driver, any type of car.
I've no idea why, but it's a useful reminder for me to expect the unexpected.
Things to remember when driving.Young or old driver, any type of car.
I've no idea why, but it's a useful reminder for me to expect the unexpected.
1. Grey hair- beware!
2. Wears a hat - drives like a t
t.3. Women drivers - no survivors.
A fun game to play on long journeys is guess the stereotype. Simply observe some bad driving, take into account the type of car and then guess what stereotype the driver conforms too. Two points for each correct attribute,doubling up if you're are feeling lucky and get more specific.
Old person is 2 points.
Old woman is 4 points.
Old asian woman is 8 points.
Young person is 2 points.
Young man is 4 points.
Young, shaven headed man is 8 points.
If you get any part wrong , you get zero. So if it turns out to be a young man with stupid spiky hair, you've gambled and lost everything.
The hours can just fly by
NWTony said:
Things to remember when driving.
1. Grey hair- beware!
2. Wears a hat - drives like a tt.
3. Women drivers - no survivors.
A fun game to play on long journeys is guess the stereotype. Simply observe some bad driving, take into account the type of car and then guess what stereotype the driver conforms too. Two points for each correct attribute,doubling up if you're are feeling lucky and get more specific.
Old person is 2 points.
Old woman is 4 points.
Old asian woman is 8 points.
Young person is 2 points.
Young man is 4 points.
Young, shaven headed man is 8 points.
If you get any part wrong , you get zero. So if it turns out to be a young man with stupid spiky hair, you've gambled and lost everything.
The hours can just fly by
Well in that case scored 24 points this morning, not bad for a 35 minute journey.1. Grey hair- beware!
2. Wears a hat - drives like a t
t.3. Women drivers - no survivors.
A fun game to play on long journeys is guess the stereotype. Simply observe some bad driving, take into account the type of car and then guess what stereotype the driver conforms too. Two points for each correct attribute,doubling up if you're are feeling lucky and get more specific.
Old person is 2 points.
Old woman is 4 points.
Old asian woman is 8 points.
Young person is 2 points.
Young man is 4 points.
Young, shaven headed man is 8 points.
If you get any part wrong , you get zero. So if it turns out to be a young man with stupid spiky hair, you've gambled and lost everything.
The hours can just fly by
Off to Reading this afternoon (191 miles from where I am now), so should beat that no problem!
Premium cars.
Client base falls into two camps:
(1) Pushy execs on the go. They want to get there and they want to get there now. Anyone else on the road is in their way and barring them from selling widgets or adding value to their blue sky thinking.
(2) Wannabe execs. They wanna have power and wanna have respeckt. Only their industry is non-licensed pharmaceuticals. So they drive like tools.
And nothing wrong with a bit of fun stereotyping.
Client base falls into two camps:
(1) Pushy execs on the go. They want to get there and they want to get there now. Anyone else on the road is in their way and barring them from selling widgets or adding value to their blue sky thinking.
(2) Wannabe execs. They wanna have power and wanna have respeckt. Only their industry is non-licensed pharmaceuticals. So they drive like tools.
And nothing wrong with a bit of fun stereotyping.
RobM77 said:
I'd like to add "continuing at 40mph in a 30mph limit" to the OP's list! Whenever you're stuck behind someone who does 40mph in a 60 (which I actually have no problem with, it's their free choice to do whatever speed they like), as soon as you get to a 30mph limit, they almost always just continue on as if nothing has changed. My commute involves passing a primary school, and if I'm late for work and it's dropping off time, these people even do 40mph past the school with kids everywhere. What I find very frustrating is that if you do eventually manage to overtake them when safe to do so, no matter how safe the manoeuvre, or how carefully you do it, you always get main beam and shaking of heads.
As for make of car? I've not really noticed a pattern to be honest.
Spot on. I see this all the time. Oblivious!As for make of car? I've not really noticed a pattern to be honest.
Stenn said:
What annoys me more than any of the cars/drivers listed is those who don't read the OP.
There's a certain type of PHer that likes to turn threads like this round. It happens every time. RS404 said:
What car are you most likely to be stuck behind?
Apparently people get stuck behind M3s, VXRs and maniacs driving Audi diesels. Very different to what I experience on the road.The same kind of poster that once swore blind that the people that hold you up the most on motorways are the fast drivers.
In my experience the mark one Focus is creeping up the chart of cars you get stuck behind.
The offending cars are to be found predominantly in metallic light blue or green, and usually have a bit of trim round the window or bumper hanging off, or maybe a door mirror at a funny angle.
Oh, and the rear wiper blade will only be attached to the arm for 50% of its length.
The offending cars are to be found predominantly in metallic light blue or green, and usually have a bit of trim round the window or bumper hanging off, or maybe a door mirror at a funny angle.
Oh, and the rear wiper blade will only be attached to the arm for 50% of its length.
Recently for me, it's not so much been "make of car" as it has been "are we near a roundabout?". For some reason, since September, many people in West Yorkshire seem to have forgotten how roundabouts work:
- the driver in front, looking to join a roundabout giving way to cars on the left.
- the driver who joins the roundabout despite seeing 'their' lane blocked and knowing stopping *there* will cause another entrance/exit to/from the roundabout to be blocked for the rest of time, when simply waiting 20 seconds would let everyone flow through in turn.
- the driver joining the roundabout ahead of you, seemingly ignorant/oblivious to my car's presence.
- the driver who fails to indicate when turning left or right on a roundabout, or alternatively for a thrill, the driver who DOES indicate but then goes somewhere totally different.
It certainly brings an element of variety, wondering what variety of trumpets I will encounter on my 8 roundabouts a day commute. Not to mention the life-affirming thrill of almost crashing. Thank you, incompetent roundaboutists.
- the driver in front, looking to join a roundabout giving way to cars on the left.
- the driver who joins the roundabout despite seeing 'their' lane blocked and knowing stopping *there* will cause another entrance/exit to/from the roundabout to be blocked for the rest of time, when simply waiting 20 seconds would let everyone flow through in turn.
- the driver joining the roundabout ahead of you, seemingly ignorant/oblivious to my car's presence.
- the driver who fails to indicate when turning left or right on a roundabout, or alternatively for a thrill, the driver who DOES indicate but then goes somewhere totally different.
It certainly brings an element of variety, wondering what variety of trumpets I will encounter on my 8 roundabouts a day commute. Not to mention the life-affirming thrill of almost crashing. Thank you, incompetent roundaboutists.
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