Worst Cars Owned

Moto Head · Guest

..sorry meant to write "repair" not "relair"....

hottrod · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:43 am Post subject:

81 mazda 626 P.O.S

Andy MacQuarrie · Guest

Guest · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject:

Citroen BX GTI.
Had it as a company car from new. It kept stopping for no apparent reason. Even the main agents couldnn't get it right. I finally found the fuel pump relay was intermittent.
The brakes were terrible. They were the same as all the lower models in the range, not ventilated discs, and they were'nt up to the performance so fade was a regular experience.
The HT system didn't like getting wet.
The roadholding and handling wasn't up to the GTI tag. All the running gear was the same as the more mundane versions.
The headlights were not up to the performance. A set of auxiliary driving lights sorted that.
A piece of soundproofing came off and fell onto the accelerator pedal holding it open at 70 on the motorway. That was interesting.
The seats lacked support and were not particularly comfortable.
Even the radio reception was poor.
It had some good points. The self leveling suspension worked well until it started leaking fluid.

Guest · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Escorts

Guest · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

LoganD · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject:

1 - 1966 Chrysler Imperial.....it was all I could afford at 16 in 1990, so for $500 bucks, it was lousy, but wheels.

2 - 1986 Ford Ranger.....ex company delivery vehicle that was already days away from the scrapheap when I bought it. Gaffer tape kept it together.

3 - 1994 GMC Sonoma. Transmission blew up about 500 Km over the warranty and GM wouldn't come good for it......even though it had 600 Km on it when I bought it from the dealer and only 59,900 KM were actually mine.

Screw the North American vehicles....I'm driving european from now on!

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Escorts

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject:

1993 Ford Bronco. Every three weeks it had to go into the shop, and the real depressing thing, it was never the same thing twice. I couldn't claim it as a lemon! Forever a Chevy man! I'm looking to get an H2 in a year or so, but since Hummer is GM as well as Chev, I am still loyal! Smile

Jim991199 · Guest

74 Austin Marina. Transmission, alternator (3x), speedo cable, tires (could not stay aligned), clutch master cylinder, dash switches and I can't remember what else broke. This all in 2 years.

90 Ford Aerostar. Engine valve covers leaked, AC compressor self destructed, transmission had to be rebuilt, emissions system kept causing it to stall. Ford could not/would not fix it.

Keith_CA · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject:

My grandfather once had a '76 or '77 AMC Pacer. Truly one of the ugliest vehicles ever made.

Guest · Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:01 am Post subject:

I had a stolen Ford Pinto for a few months.

What a deathtrap. Mad

chuffed2bits · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject:

Hi there, having been a driver for over forty years I have owned and driven many makes and models. Going back to my early days I drove a couple of Fiats which were really good cars and stylish as well, envy of some of the boys. For many years I drove cortinas and granadas, which I loved. As to the worst, in reverse order comes a standard, a vauxhall and my moment of madness a Lada Wink

but it only lasted three weeks and then I was back to a Ford Sierra. Very Happy

animallover15 · Super Woman Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 17928

A Lada??

My Uncle bought a couple of those (He was an awful tight git that said he got 2 Ladas for the price of any other cars on the market Rolling Eyes

)

It was like riding around in a tank!!!! Laughing

Guest · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: