Worst car ever made
Discussion
paulshears said:
Rover 400 / 45
200 & 45 are no better ... but at least they had an excuse .. they were a Rover
The 400 & 45 were 5 door Civic's that Rover somehow managed to build badly
Really though? Or is that just the sheep-following Rover bashing that we get here every day?200 & 45 are no better ... but at least they had an excuse .. they were a Rover
The 400 & 45 were 5 door Civic's that Rover somehow managed to build badly
Both are meant to be decent to drive, fit and finish wasn't all too shabby, and while the K-series did have e tendency to lunch its head gaskets, it had good power:weight/capacity.
I could certainly think of far worse cars...
Farrant said:
Drive Blind said:
BMW 1 series - utterly pointless IMO
If you need back seats then you need a 3 series.
If you don't need back seats then buy a Z4.
Is the X6 not even more pointless than the 1 series? a coupe 4x4? wtf?If you need back seats then you need a 3 series.
If you don't need back seats then buy a Z4.
Both cars just prove the point that you can stick that blue and white propeller on anything and a large section of the public will sell their granny to get it sitting on their drive way
Mr Gear said:
Elskeggso said:
Corsa B 1.2 8v Merit, awful even for a first car.
Disagree. Objectively, it IS terrible. Worst acceleration ever, and totally lacking in refinement. But it's not lacking in charm, and it is so simple and honest it can be fixed with a hammer. 
Steamer said:
colonel c said:
My vote goes to the 1.7 Ital Estate.
I had a quick wiki to check the difference between an Ital and a Marina... and then I read this:"Portuguese assembly
Although most Itals were manufactured in the UK, there were also Portuguese-assembled Itals (badged as Marina 1.5 D) which were all equipped with the ancient 1.5-litre B-Series diesel engine, producing 37 hp.[2] The British Leyland factory in Setúbal (IMA) then switched to producing the Mini Moke."
If that is correct I can only imagine a 37hp diesel must have been an absolute dream to drive!! 
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dwspirit said:
The FSO Polonez!
one of my neighbours bought one of these brand new in 1987(?) (E reg) and invited me along to pick it up with him. I had never been in a brand new car.As an excited 13 year old who knew nothing about cars even my initial enthusiasm rapidly dwindled as it slowly dawned on me just how crap his new car was.
For comparison my dad had a mk2 escort.
Hardly any of the cars mentioned above are even contenders for the worst car ever.
I'd suggest something along the lines of the ZAZ-966, which was considered an extremely poor car even in Soviet Russia:
Closer to home, some of the shorter-lived cyclecar manufacturers would have offered even worse things for sale, but wouldn't have sold many before going bust.
I'd suggest something along the lines of the ZAZ-966, which was considered an extremely poor car even in Soviet Russia:
Closer to home, some of the shorter-lived cyclecar manufacturers would have offered even worse things for sale, but wouldn't have sold many before going bust.
Harry Monk said:
In recent years?
I'm going to nominate
No no NOOOOOOO! Got one currently sat on the drive. It leaks like a collander, is as tempremental as the frenchie who threw it together and only works sporadically. But when it does and the sun is shining it has buckets of charm and with the roof bars off is massive fun.I'm going to nominate
it's ok I'm leaving
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