Worst car ever made
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Shmee said:
carlove said:
ZOLLAR said:
doogz said:
1.5d Scenic for me.
+1 awfull car 
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Truly horrendous, even more so in the 1.4 petrol guise.
Sharknose said:
Proton Triple Valve (Bypass)
I'd rather walk.
Back in 1990 or so a mate pitched-up in one of these; it had just been acquired by his Old Man.I'd rather walk.
Me: "Jesus, Steve, why did your Dad buy an '80s automotive abortion like this? How old is this thing? I thought he was getting a new car?"
Steve: "It is a new car..."
Only passengered in it, but I recall that at 70 on the motorway flooring the throttle in top did absolutely nothing other than increase the noise level slightly.
The car was called the 'Saga' on the domestic market. Sums it up, really. Other Proton classics included the 'Putra' and 'Tiara'.
Custard Test said:
I owned one of these :
Biggest pile of st I ever owned. Spent more time off road than one. It seemed to have a continuous radiator, water pump/temperature gauge/ fk know what/ heat problem twice a week. £400 to get it through it's last MOT before I scrapped it 10 months later. Money Pit
Ha, I had one of those before it had major HGF. It always leaked coolant and oil. It broke down in spectacular fashion on the M25 in roadworks with no hard shoulder! It was scrapped shortly after but only lost £50 on it and I liked it for some reason Biggest pile of s
t I ever owned. Spent more time off road than one. It seemed to have a continuous radiator, water pump/temperature gauge/ fk know what/ heat problem twice a week. £400 to get it through it's last MOT before I scrapped it 10 months later. Money Pit
Eggman said:
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.
It's actually quite charming and fun to drive. Also rear-mounted V4 aircooled engine. WHat's not to like? 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 once had the great misfortune to drive a Nissan Stanza.
It must have been nearly 30 years ago... the bad taste still lingers and nothing has been quite so awful since.
Gopping red interior... even the seatbelts were in burgandy
Push button heater controls that were all or nothing
A radio and a casette player.. both could be played at the same time
More understeer than a snowlough trying to clear grease off the road
The engine - nuff said
It was a traumatic experience... and I cannot forget.
It must have been nearly 30 years ago... the bad taste still lingers and nothing has been quite so awful since.
Gopping red interior... even the seatbelts were in burgandy
Push button heater controls that were all or nothing
A radio and a casette player.. both could be played at the same time
More understeer than a snowlough trying to clear grease off the road
The engine - nuff said
It was a traumatic experience... and I cannot forget.
Some off the top of my head
Vauxhall Frontera
Pontiac Aztec
Merc A140 blue efficiency (Had one as a courtesy car and it was horrific considering what they cost, it was slow, noisy, badly put together with cheap interior materials and yet still only did 33 mpg)
ssangyong rodius
ssangyong stavis
Kia amanti
BMW X1/X3/X6
Vauxhall Frontera
Pontiac Aztec
Merc A140 blue efficiency (Had one as a courtesy car and it was horrific considering what they cost, it was slow, noisy, badly put together with cheap interior materials and yet still only did 33 mpg)
ssangyong rodius
ssangyong stavis
Kia amanti
BMW X1/X3/X6
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