Worst and best car you owned
29 September 2012, 02:03 PM
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Worst and best car you owned
Whats the worst and best car you owned, and pics if you have them.
Mine worst was probably a fiat brava, no pics though as it wasn't worth it.
Best has to be my impreza fail wagon, you only get better as you go on.
Mine worst was probably a fiat brava, no pics though as it wasn't worth it.
Best has to be my impreza fail wagon, you only get better as you go on.
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29 September 2012, 02:12 PM
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Worst car has to be a Renault grand scenic we had it new and things started falling off it after just a week, the zafira we've got now is head and shoulders above it.
The best car I've owned has to be my p1 simply because even after over two years owning it I still smile everytime I drive it
The best car I've owned has to be my p1 simply because even after over two years owning it I still smile everytime I drive it
29 September 2012, 02:19 PM
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My best car has been my VW Passat that I currently drive. Imprezza was fun to drive but I didn't get the feeling of strength and reliability from it. I have also liked some of my Audis in nearly as much as I like my Passat. Worst has been the P306. It used to shake like a leaf at 70 MPH on a windy day. I'll never buy that French make again.
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29 September 2012, 02:19 PM
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Volvo 340 1.7 litre
Dad bought it for me for £100 out the local newspaper as a "runner" when I was 13 and that's how I learnt how to operate a car. Used to drive it around the farm and fields, hell, I loved it
Dad bought it for me for £100 out the local newspaper as a "runner" when I was 13 and that's how I learnt how to operate a car. Used to drive it around the farm and fields, hell, I loved it
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29 September 2012, 03:23 PM
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Cheapest car, Austin 1800, 6mths tax and MOT, paid £30, sold £20 scrap when MOT ran out. Best car, apart from scooby, renault 5 gordini turbo, 123K miles in 3 year, just needed various sets of discs and pads and a gear linkage rubber. " Worst car" sunbeam lotus, 13mpg, rocker covers constantly leaked, always expensive to fix, but spent most of its time sideways!! 
29 September 2012, 03:25 PM
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I'm ignoring the 1.3 G-reg polo I inherited when I was younger.
Best: S2000 - so much fun, sounded great, roof-down motoring is fab.
Worst: Really hard, as I have liked all my cars because they have met my needs at the time. I suppose if I was being really picky the 1.7l Puma was a bit disappointing. I expected hot-hatch performance and handling like my Saxo VTS, but the engine never really wanted to be revved and the handling - while good - was a bit safe and boring. The car never felt sharp and alive like a VTS. Also, the practicality was pretty terrible and it rusted like hell at the arches. That said, I still liked the car and it did us proud for a few years.
Best: S2000 - so much fun, sounded great, roof-down motoring is fab.
Worst: Really hard, as I have liked all my cars because they have met my needs at the time. I suppose if I was being really picky the 1.7l Puma was a bit disappointing. I expected hot-hatch performance and handling like my Saxo VTS, but the engine never really wanted to be revved and the handling - while good - was a bit safe and boring. The car never felt sharp and alive like a VTS. Also, the practicality was pretty terrible and it rusted like hell at the arches. That said, I still liked the car and it did us proud for a few years.
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29 September 2012, 03:33 PM
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worst car I ever owned would be when I first passed my driving test
I got a Renault 5 1.2 with a GT bodykit pop riveted onto it
the thing was a right state LOL but when you first pass your test its all you can insure.
I have two favourite cars I have owned
one is my old toyota supra " the pictures are not the best as it was done on a old nokia phone "
and the other is the current car I have which is a civic type R
I got a Renault 5 1.2 with a GT bodykit pop riveted onto it
the thing was a right state LOL but when you first pass your test its all you can insure.
I have two favourite cars I have owned
one is my old toyota supra " the pictures are not the best as it was done on a old nokia phone "
and the other is the current car I have which is a civic type R
29 September 2012, 04:13 PM
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I'm ignoring the 1.3 G-reg polo I inherited when I was younger.
Best: S2000 - so much fun, sounded great, roof-down motoring is fab.
Worst: Really hard, as I have liked all my cars because they have met my needs at the time. I suppose if I was being really picky the 1.7l Puma was a bit disappointing. I expected hot-hatch performance and handling like my Saxo VTS, but the engine never really wanted to be revved and the handling - while good - was a bit safe and boring. The car never felt sharp and alive like a VTS. Also, the practicality was pretty terrible and it rusted like hell at the arches. That said, I still liked the car and it did us proud for a few years.
Best: S2000 - so much fun, sounded great, roof-down motoring is fab.
Worst: Really hard, as I have liked all my cars because they have met my needs at the time. I suppose if I was being really picky the 1.7l Puma was a bit disappointing. I expected hot-hatch performance and handling like my Saxo VTS, but the engine never really wanted to be revved and the handling - while good - was a bit safe and boring. The car never felt sharp and alive like a VTS. Also, the practicality was pretty terrible and it rusted like hell at the arches. That said, I still liked the car and it did us proud for a few years.
Worst Seat Leon mk1 diesel. Would have been such a great car if the limp home mode didn't keep jumping in all the time. And if the heated seats worked. And if it didn't have a major under powering engine...
Best, Impreza turbo 2000 or my first car which was a 106 GTi. Didn't miss that until i got the impreza...
29 September 2012, 04:22 PM
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Yup funnily enough a type R does not perform to well when its carting around 2 ton of lard ***
with the evo's power and torque it would make it easy to perform with Jabb the tubbs blubbery *** in it LOL
with the evo's power and torque it would make it easy to perform with Jabb the tubbs blubbery *** in it LOL
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29 September 2012, 04:29 PM
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what's this feeling tired Jabba the tubb's I reckon your blood sugar is getting low
quick fatty have a burger
I think another reason you did not like the civic is because it didnt have a roof flap like your impreza does
so burger king cant sling burgers to you through the roof flap
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29 September 2012, 04:39 PM
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Best has to be my current BMW 330D. Just pips the impreza - Similar power, but better built and a lot quieter.
Worst has to be the Vauxhall Frontera. Right POS. Got blown over a complete lane on the M62 at 60mph when it wasn't mega windy. Got stuck off road and had to be rescued by a Lada Niva!! Was totally useless on road or off!
Worst has to be the Vauxhall Frontera. Right POS. Got blown over a complete lane on the M62 at 60mph when it wasn't mega windy. Got stuck off road and had to be rescued by a Lada Niva!! Was totally useless on road or off!
29 September 2012, 04:45 PM
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what's this feeling tired Jabba the tubb's I reckon your blood sugar is getting low
quick fatty have a burger
I think another reason you did not like the civic is because it didnt have a roof flap like your impreza does
so burger king cant sling burgers to you through the roof flap
quick fatty have a burger
I think another reason you did not like the civic is because it didnt have a roof flap like your impreza does
so burger king cant sling burgers to you through the roof flap
29 September 2012, 04:53 PM
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Ye the corsa was terrible the 1.6 engine was rubbish the Astra has low forged pistons standard the corsa has normal pistons so u can imagine 1.6 running a turbo on standard internals is a poor design
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29 September 2012, 05:06 PM
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Worst by a country mile was my Peugeot 205 gti 1.6 I bought many moons ago when I was twenty something. Anything that could go wrong did go wrong and it wasn't even quick. To make matters worse my brother went out and bought a 1.9 gti.
Best car is probably my current car, a range rover sport. Not been the most reliable car I've ever owned but overall it pips the rest.
Nik
Best car is probably my current car, a range rover sport. Not been the most reliable car I've ever owned but overall it pips the rest.
Nik
29 September 2012, 05:16 PM
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Worst was an Audi 80 1.9 TDi Avant. It was just ****. Got it at 110k miles, it had an intermittent engine fault which we never cured where it would judder and fail to accelerate when you put your foot down. The aux belt tensioner failed and left us stranded and cost £500 to fix, it never cost less than £500 at MOT time, and eventually an ABS fault at 135k miles made me sell it.
It cost me more in repairs than it did in fuel.
Best in all honesty was my Impreza Wagon - 2004 WRX PPP. Loved every minute of it. Miss it badly. Leather interior, loads of power ,and it got me out of many a scrape.
Close second was my MK1 MR2 which was mint and an absolute riot to drive .I replaced all the suspension on it and tracked it several times. Whole days spent over 6,000 rpm!
And I loved my 200SX too. A cruiser which could pick up it's skirts.
It cost me more in repairs than it did in fuel.
Best in all honesty was my Impreza Wagon - 2004 WRX PPP. Loved every minute of it. Miss it badly. Leather interior, loads of power ,and it got me out of many a scrape.
Close second was my MK1 MR2 which was mint and an absolute riot to drive .I replaced all the suspension on it and tracked it several times. Whole days spent over 6,000 rpm!
And I loved my 200SX too. A cruiser which could pick up it's skirts.
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