Spion
I hear ya
Had a late 70s 520i once. It was like a boat when it went round corners
The shittiest car you've ever owned?
- Thread starter Griff
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Had a late 70s 520i once. It was like a boat when it went round corners
Looby
Well-Known Member
All of them before my nearly new Corsa.
A reg Nissan Sunny which was fine until my cousin did the MOT then rapidly went to shit. I got £15 from a scrap yard for it. It was my 18th birthday present and I had it 3 months.
The worst one apart from that was actually the one I loved the most. P Reg Clio, metallic baby blue, I adored it.
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=265766
This ^^^ is what happened to that. Turns out I was bloody lucky because the engine could have just exploded.
A reg Nissan Sunny which was fine until my cousin did the MOT then rapidly went to shit. I got £15 from a scrap yard for it. It was my 18th birthday present and I had it 3 months.
The worst one apart from that was actually the one I loved the most. P Reg Clio, metallic baby blue, I adored it.
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=265766
This ^^^ is what happened to that. Turns out I was bloody lucky because the engine could have just exploded.
skunkboy69
Reverend of Eternal Light
He was a bit of a car freak.It was because he could.I never thought it would make THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE to a car.It FUCKING DOES
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
He was a bit of a car freak.It was because he could.I never thought it would make THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE to a car.It FUCKING DOES
Yep, especially considering the earliest use of nitrous oxide kits was on Luftwaffe nightfighters during WWII, so you can imagine what a scaled down version does in a car. Although, in the field of a truly insane effort at getting more power out of a road car, you could do worse than the maniac who put a Rolls Royce Merlin engine (the kind used in the legendary Spitfire fighter aircraft) into a car.
http://www.spainvia.com/Merlincar.htm
Oh, and by the way, if you want performance, economy, speed, reliability, ride quality, handling and general automotive perfection...
DO NOT attempt to get any of those things out of the 1975 Hillman Avenger.
Worst car I ever had was a Fiat Strada - total rust bucket - coming home from shopping one Friday night and thought it seemed to be handling a bit loose, was in town so only doing about 25 mph - car behind flashed his lights at me a few times so I got out to have a look and found the rear off side wheel leaning inwards by about 20 degrees - the wheel arch was so rusty the top location for the suspension had rusted completely away ! Needless to say it was scrap ! Also while I had it the light switch was ropey and had to be wriggled and tapped to get the lights on, the passenger seat frame broke and the exhaust fell off with a bang over a pothole !
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
E12? They were a bit wobbly travelling. Funnily enough, I also had the model between those two... the E28 528i and it remains one of my favourite cars ever. Stiffer suspension and handling, better brakes, cracking engine.
Had a chance to buy an E28 M535i last year, and stupidly didn't.
100% masahiko
i is a professor and is magical like totoro
My first car. Peugeot 309. Them old ones from the 90s. It was shit.
My dad had one of those in the late 80s when it was already 15 years old - I actually quite liked it, but then I like rattly old cars with a bit of character. It was a good workhorse until somebody smashed the engine up with a hammer.
Griff
Feeding the foxes
Oh yeah, I had a Peugeot 304 Cabriolet in the same green colour as this. Bought it when I was 18 after somebody wrote off my MGBGT. What a piece of shit, it broke down constantly in the very short time I had it.
The worst thing is, it was a toss-up between buying that and a MKII Lotus Cortina, which were similar prices in the Exchange & Mart (£1600 back then).
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Difficult question really because you have to keep things in perspective. My 78 Nissan Sunny was pretty crap but then so were most cars of the type at that time. I don't think I've ever owned a truly crap car but I've driven a few.
I was once given a Volvo 343 as a replacement car for a few days while mine was having work done.
This crate had a gutless 1.4 Renault engine and a DAF variable transmission which was just weird. It never changed gear perceptibly and was belt driven so made a weird wining noise which got higher pitched the faster you went (not fast at all) and just sat there screaming at cruising speed (about 40mph). Like you were stuck in 2nd.
The body seemed to turn corners about a second after the wheels and then would rock from side to side a bit.
It was so shit that it was kind of endearing, like a bit of a joke. I actually spent a couple of hours taking various mates out for a spin just to take the piss and laugh at it.
I was once given a Volvo 343 as a replacement car for a few days while mine was having work done.
This crate had a gutless 1.4 Renault engine and a DAF variable transmission which was just weird. It never changed gear perceptibly and was belt driven so made a weird wining noise which got higher pitched the faster you went (not fast at all) and just sat there screaming at cruising speed (about 40mph). Like you were stuck in 2nd.
The body seemed to turn corners about a second after the wheels and then would rock from side to side a bit.
It was so shit that it was kind of endearing, like a bit of a joke. I actually spent a couple of hours taking various mates out for a spin just to take the piss and laugh at it.
not-bono-ever
meh
The worst thing is, it was a toss-up between buying that and a MKII Lotus Cortina, which were similar prices in the Exchange & Mart (£1600 back then).
worst car decision ever
Griff
Feeding the foxes
Griff
Feeding the foxes
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ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Or a Morris Marina.
denniseagle
ding dong the witch is dead
Where do I start?
Fiat 128 went like shit off a shovel providing it wasnt raining cos then the electrics just went fizz and everything died, engine ,lights and almost me the first time it happened , kept that one for about 3 months before some mug paid me £200 for it for spares.
!967 wolseley hornet (mini with a boot) great little runabout untill it come to hills when it just lost interest in going any faster than 15mph, something to do with a dodgy fuel pump that was sometimes rectified with a slight tap with the wheel brace.
Also the door pockets used to fill with water if it rained overnight.
Austin Allaggro fuckin shit no matter what the weather was , whether there was an R in the month or if it was a full moon.
Mine was a sort of mustardy / babyshit sort of yellowy green colour btw.
MG Metro yeah I know its not a proper MG but it had red seat belts for gods sake.
Lights filled with water and used to eat front tyres.
And last but by no means least......
Citroen Visa bought on the advice of a workmate who must have had the only one Citroen visa ever built that didn't go wrong.
Allternator, windscreen wiper motor , door lock passenger side, door lock drivers side (about 2 weeks after replacing the passenger one)
Deciding to get shot of it and starter motor disintergrates when second potential buyer tries to go for a test run.
Got £30 from the scrap yard for it. Would have ben more if the damn thing had been able to get there under its own steam instead of being towed.
Fiat 128 went like shit off a shovel providing it wasnt raining cos then the electrics just went fizz and everything died, engine ,lights and almost me the first time it happened , kept that one for about 3 months before some mug paid me £200 for it for spares.
!967 wolseley hornet (mini with a boot) great little runabout untill it come to hills when it just lost interest in going any faster than 15mph, something to do with a dodgy fuel pump that was sometimes rectified with a slight tap with the wheel brace.
Also the door pockets used to fill with water if it rained overnight.
Austin Allaggro fuckin shit no matter what the weather was , whether there was an R in the month or if it was a full moon.
Mine was a sort of mustardy / babyshit sort of yellowy green colour btw.
MG Metro yeah I know its not a proper MG but it had red seat belts for gods sake.
Lights filled with water and used to eat front tyres.
And last but by no means least......
Citroen Visa bought on the advice of a workmate who must have had the only one Citroen visa ever built that didn't go wrong.
Allternator, windscreen wiper motor , door lock passenger side, door lock drivers side (about 2 weeks after replacing the passenger one)
Deciding to get shot of it and starter motor disintergrates when second potential buyer tries to go for a test run.
Got £30 from the scrap yard for it. Would have ben more if the damn thing had been able to get there under its own steam instead of being towed.
