The worst courtesy car you've ever had.
09 December 2006, 09:55 PM
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The worst courtesy car you've ever had.
Seeing as the ******* have twice deprived me of a scoob, I'm now in a fecking TOYOTA YARIS.
Mere words cannot express how **** this car is. The digital dash is an ergonomic disaster; the steering is so indirect and imprecise, the car wanders all over the road without constant correction; it's so slow there are flies all over the rear windscreen; it looks like a silver toad; the bloke who came up with the linear digital rev counter, two feet to the left of the forward view of the driver must have been an escaped mental patient.
Surely there cannot be a worse car on the road - unless YOU know differently.
Mere words cannot express how **** this car is. The digital dash is an ergonomic disaster; the steering is so indirect and imprecise, the car wanders all over the road without constant correction; it's so slow there are flies all over the rear windscreen; it looks like a silver toad; the bloke who came up with the linear digital rev counter, two feet to the left of the forward view of the driver must have been an escaped mental patient.
Surely there cannot be a worse car on the road - unless YOU know differently.
09 December 2006, 09:59 PM
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A dark green corsa, I think it was less then 1 litre. Another time I needed a car for a week. Was given a brand new Fiat Brava. Literally had five miles on the clock, but the door creaked like it was 100 years old. All the windows were constantly misted even with hot air blowing out full pelt. I turned around and drove it back and got a Mondeo instead, far far far better car.
09 December 2006, 10:01 PM
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Fiat Punto 1.0 grrr R reg one at the time, horrid.
My renualt 5 gt turbo was in getting fixed after some ******** came down the street and crashed into the side of it, was stuck with this punto for 4 weeks a nightmare.
My renualt 5 gt turbo was in getting fixed after some ******** came down the street and crashed into the side of it, was stuck with this punto for 4 weeks a nightmare.
09 December 2006, 10:05 PM
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A Subaru Justy. It had a rev-limiter, but it also had an acceleration limiter, speed limiter and braking limiter!
It may well have been the fastest Justy ever made though.....
It may well have been the fastest Justy ever made though.....
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In the following order:
Subaru Impreza 1.6 GL - the most characterless, dreery, boring car I have ever driven.
Fiat Seicento, I thought a Cinquecento was bad. Only Fiat could make a car worse than its predecessor
Fiat Cinquecento, how this drives better that it's sucessor is a mystery, it's still crap though. Again, it's predecessor was a better drive (Panda).
MK1 Corsa: The worst small car Vauxhall have ever made (new ones are ok - they lift-off oversteer
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One car that I found surprisingly better that I anticipated was the Daihatsu Cuore 1.0 (Mk1). Any car that sounds like a 1970's Prosche 911 and lights up the front tyres in 2nd gear has to be a giggle, even if it is a rollerskate without the laces.
Subaru Impreza 1.6 GL - the most characterless, dreery, boring car I have ever driven.
Fiat Seicento, I thought a Cinquecento was bad. Only Fiat could make a car worse than its predecessor
Fiat Cinquecento, how this drives better that it's sucessor is a mystery, it's still crap though. Again, it's predecessor was a better drive (Panda).
MK1 Corsa: The worst small car Vauxhall have ever made (new ones are ok - they lift-off oversteer
)One car that I found surprisingly better that I anticipated was the Daihatsu Cuore 1.0 (Mk1). Any car that sounds like a 1970's Prosche 911 and lights up the front tyres in 2nd gear has to be a giggle, even if it is a rollerskate without the laces.
09 December 2006, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ice maiden
lol no Mr Hectic.....
that was MG not Rover
that was MG not Rover
09 December 2006, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
A Subaru Justy. It had a rev-limiter, but it also had an acceleration limiter, speed limiter and braking limiter!
It may well have been the fastest Justy ever made though.....
It may well have been the fastest Justy ever made though.....
09 December 2006, 10:14 PM
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Scoobyclinic's white Vectra 
Rev's died at 4k, dampers were full of porridge, brake discs were made of damp wood with compacted moss pads and Fairy Liquid for brake fluid. Still managed to get it over 90 and get it airborn over a speedbump though 
Rev's died at 4k, dampers were full of porridge, brake discs were made of damp wood with compacted moss pads and Fairy Liquid for brake fluid. Still managed to get it over 90 and get it airborn over a speedbump though
09 December 2006, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
I thought the City Rover was a re-badged Indian car. 
i dont care what its been re-badged to...no one will have had a worse courtesy car than that
09 December 2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
Tata
Brummy for scrapper
Black Country for Patatoe.
Either interpretation suffices
Brummy for scrapper
Black Country for Patatoe.
Either interpretation suffices
09 December 2006, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ice maiden
i dont care what its been re-badged to...no one will have had a worse courtesy car than that
many years ago,i got a skoda rapid coupe while my 5gt turbo was in for warrenty work.....funny thing was i had a date that very night,picked her up in the skoda and we're still together
09 December 2006, 10:27 PM
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How do you know that 
I can get 4* crates of beer in the boot of an NSX...so whats the problem?
*I reckon I could also squeeze another crate on top of the engine cover, but that would give issues with warm beer.
I can get 4* crates of beer in the boot of an NSX...so whats the problem?
*I reckon I could also squeeze another crate on top of the engine cover, but that would give issues with warm beer.
09 December 2006, 10:27 PM
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model before last of the nissan micra felt like a boat , the older k10 versions were better (once had a 1.6 16valve transplanted one)
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09 December 2006, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
How do you know that.
Does he use electric drums? 
09 December 2006, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Seeing as the ******* have twice deprived me of a scoob, I'm now in a fecking TOYOTA YARIS.
Mere words cannot express how **** this car is. The digital dash is an ergonomic disaster; the steering is so indirect and imprecise, the car wanders all over the road without constant correction; it's so slow there are flies all over the rear windscreen; it looks like a silver toad; the bloke who came up with the linear digital rev counter, two feet to the left of the forward view of the driver must have been an escaped mental patient.
Surely there cannot be a worse car on the road - unless YOU know differently.
Mere words cannot express how **** this car is. The digital dash is an ergonomic disaster; the steering is so indirect and imprecise, the car wanders all over the road without constant correction; it's so slow there are flies all over the rear windscreen; it looks like a silver toad; the bloke who came up with the linear digital rev counter, two feet to the left of the forward view of the driver must have been an escaped mental patient.
Surely there cannot be a worse car on the road - unless YOU know differently.
I love the digital dash. And the 60mpg.
09 December 2006, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
Always thought the Yaris was one of the best small cars out there.
10 December 2006, 12:47 AM
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I've got a brand new Toyota Ago at the moment, Jesus, its like a fookin rollerskate. It must be a 3-cylinder I would guess, and under 1 litre, as when I give it some bootie, it revs like a motorbike(but sounds like a lawnmower). We cant take the nipper anywhere, as I can *only* just get my laptop bag in the boot, never mind the pushchair. The instrumentation is proper minimal. A speedo (dont really need this as you cant break the speed limit in the thing) and a fuel guage. Not even an engine temp guage!!! Proper crock of crap. My Old dear has a Yaris, on her second new one actually, and she loves it, I didnt think it was to bad, definatly not after driving the Ago.
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