Worst riding car you've had/been in?
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HD Adam said:
My 31 Ford.
Basically, a go cart with a 5.7 liter engine.
No suspension travel to speak of, brakes were either off or locked.
If you hit a pothole or bump, it would jump into another lane.
Fun though but you wouldn't want to take it far.
Steering and holding an umbrella in a downpour might be tricky too !Basically, a go cart with a 5.7 liter engine.
No suspension travel to speak of, brakes were either off or locked.
If you hit a pothole or bump, it would jump into another lane.
Fun though but you wouldn't want to take it far.
Audi A3 S Line diesel thing, made the owners moobs jiggle so much he part exed it 
Original X5 diesel, stiff legged, about as luxurious as a butchers slab.
Saab 9-3 Aero, crashy and generally hard.
My Mk7 Fiesta ST, ok its not great but mine is on Mountune springs which took it from really quite unpleasant to tolerable.
Sherpa Minibus used by a company called "The Bee Line Buzz Company" in Manchester in the eighties, a bus body on a commercial chassis, paint it yellow, with red writing and undercut the other operators post deregulation. However a Double Decker despite being generally a miserable experience, is at least a purpose built vehicle for moving passengers and not a flat bed/tipper with seats in. Honestly, sit in the back and hit a decent bump you could fully leave the seat, horrendous.
Original X5 diesel, stiff legged, about as luxurious as a butchers slab.
Saab 9-3 Aero, crashy and generally hard.
My Mk7 Fiesta ST, ok its not great but mine is on Mountune springs which took it from really quite unpleasant to tolerable.
Sherpa Minibus used by a company called "The Bee Line Buzz Company" in Manchester in the eighties, a bus body on a commercial chassis, paint it yellow, with red writing and undercut the other operators post deregulation. However a Double Decker despite being generally a miserable experience, is at least a purpose built vehicle for moving passengers and not a flat bed/tipper with seats in. Honestly, sit in the back and hit a decent bump you could fully leave the seat, horrendous.
ajap1979 said:
Every Volvo I've ever been in has given me car sickness too.
Interesting you say that. I have a rather leggy V70. I bloody love the thing, the seats are just lovely, it soaks up the bumps and is generally a comfy refined drive. My kids however all suffer car sickness in it. I haven’t actually had any projectile moments yet, but they all moan and hate long journeys. I thought they were just being kids (I remember feeling car sick as a nipper - strangely my dad had a Volvo).
I’m so tired of the moaning I’m looking at getting shot of it.
Nothing comes close to my Mum’s old 2012 Audi S3. Wouldn’t be so bad if the handling and steering was communicative and fun, but it wasn’t.
Toyota Hiluxes always amaze me how bad they are as well. I know they’re on leaf springs but their owners always say they’re ‘just like a car’ when the reality is they beat the wind out of you on a bumpy road. I’ve no idea why people choose pickups when they have no need for one.
Toyota Hiluxes always amaze me how bad they are as well. I know they’re on leaf springs but their owners always say they’re ‘just like a car’ when the reality is they beat the wind out of you on a bumpy road. I’ve no idea why people choose pickups when they have no need for one.
Most crushingly disappointing was an R53 MCS on runflats. I spent months doing my research & getting the funds sorted. Found the "perfect" one and 100 yards, one speed bump and one pothole into my first test drive and that was it. Nobody told me they had no suspension. Undriveable.
Others things that I expected to be s
t and were included a Landie (sat sideways in the back over the axle...), an original Jimny that I was stuck with in Greece (ugh....) and a Ford Maverick (st springs AND st dampers - WTF?).
Other cars that irritated me included a Audi A4 Avant - the one with the V6 - uttlerly appalling ride. And a Bangle 7 Series on cotton reels. It was supposed to be an exec limo. In my job at the time I used them quite a lot - mainly E Class and S Class Mercs - and the 7 Series was shocking in comparison. Every expansion joint/cats eye/pebble sending a shock through the structure. Absolutely not what you want to experience in one of them. I had an AMG at the time and it rode waaaayy better.
Others things that I expected to be s
t and were included a Landie (sat sideways in the back over the axle...), an original Jimny that I was stuck with in Greece (ugh....) and a Ford Maverick (st springs AND st dampers - WTF?).Other cars that irritated me included a Audi A4 Avant - the one with the V6 - uttlerly appalling ride. And a Bangle 7 Series on cotton reels. It was supposed to be an exec limo. In my job at the time I used them quite a lot - mainly E Class and S Class Mercs - and the 7 Series was shocking in comparison. Every expansion joint/cats eye/pebble sending a shock through the structure. Absolutely not what you want to experience in one of them. I had an AMG at the time and it rode waaaayy better.
My old Series Land Rover, by a long shot. Leaf springs could do with renewing, you can jump up and down on the front bumper and the only thing that “gives” are the tyre sidewalls. Doesn’t help that it’s usually unladen and without a roof, so with no weight it just crashes from one bump to the next.
I’m convinced it would find imperfections on a smooth runway, appalling ride quality....
I’m convinced it would find imperfections on a smooth runway, appalling ride quality....
Muddle238 said:
My old Series Land Rover, by a long shot. Leaf springs could do with renewing, you can jump up and down on the front bumper and the only thing that “gives” are the tyre sidewalls. Doesn’t help that it’s usually unladen and without a roof, so with no weight it just crashes from one bump to the next.
I’m convinced it would find imperfections on a smooth runway, appalling ride quality....
There has been a fair bit of comment on the awfulness of the Defender/Series Landrover on here, and yet 300bhp/ton hasn't jumped in to tell us all they ride better than Rolls Royce, we are wrong, and our mums are all slags.I’m convinced it would find imperfections on a smooth runway, appalling ride quality....
Has anyone checked in on him lately??
yellowbentines said:
My current CLS on 19" AMG wheels.
I drove a Q5 demonstrator this week, with much maligned S Line suspension and wheels, and it was like floating on a cloud of marshmallows compared to the current car.
My 2005 MINI Cooper with sports suspension was also stupidly hard riding, I used to love getting a MINI One courtesy car at service time - all of the chuckability with a decent ride.
I drove a Q5 demonstrator this week, with much maligned S Line suspension and wheels, and it was like floating on a cloud of marshmallows compared to the current car.
My 2005 MINI Cooper with sports suspension was also stupidly hard riding, I used to love getting a MINI One courtesy car at service time - all of the chuckability with a decent ride.
Have to agree on the Mini comments! Had a couple of R53 models and they are terrible! Wife bought a Civic Type R EP3 model - again, rock hard suspension and rattled over everything. The Mini's and Type R were great cars, but on rotten roads, it gets painful very quickly.
I would also mention a C63S AMG too. Its not 'that bad', but for something that has adjustable shocks and ride quality, even in comfortable its really quite bad. On a rough road you will rattle over everything. And then you have such a stiff chassis which will lift a wheel if you go up a larger curb. On rough city roads, it starts to get difficult to manage.
I would also mention a C63S AMG too. Its not 'that bad', but for something that has adjustable shocks and ride quality, even in comfortable its really quite bad. On a rough road you will rattle over everything. And then you have such a stiff chassis which will lift a wheel if you go up a larger curb. On rough city roads, it starts to get difficult to manage.
stickleback123 said:
There has been a fair bit of comment on the awfulness of the Defender/Series Landrover on here, and yet 300bhp/ton hasn't jumped in to tell us all they ride better than Rolls Royce, we are wrong, and our mums are all slags.
Has anyone checked in on him lately??
He must have had some privileges removed. Has anyone checked in on him lately??
AC43 said:
and a Ford Maverick (st springs AND st dampers - WTF?).
+1 for the Maverick.t springs AND st dampers - WTF?).We had one on the Plod fleet for 'Rural Duties' (circa 1996), it wasn't just uncomfrtable and vile to drive it was downright bloody lethal in the wet.
Probably THE worst car I've ever driven. And I've driven BMWs. So that's some accolade!
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