Worst car you've ever owned ?

[flyingpilot]

Alfa Romeo GTV, you could see the thing rotting in front of you.

I bought it because it had a twin cam engine with twin Dellorto's, twin headlights, full glass roof, alloys, rear discs and lots of extras, even cruise control which consisted of a lever that clamped/held the throttle cable in postition . (well back in the early 80's I thought it was cool).

[kas750]

I had a series 2 rs turbo,one of the last ones on a "h" plate in about 1992.It had about 18,000 miles on the clock when i bought it..What a pile of crap.It would run out of petrol when it got down to a quarter tank.It would cut out intermittently when warm.It had 2 sets of front discs in the 8,000 miles that i owned it.You couldn't keep it in a straight line when accelerating hard.The brakes were crap and the steering incredibly heavy.
Overrated junk.

I did a straight swap for a Porsche 944s 16v,87 on a D plate with 50,000 miles.One of the best cars i ever owned.

[BarnRS]

Austin Princess in Brown, with tan interior, utter shite

Mark

[mk2mania]

shed

i had an fso 125p when i was 17, nick named THE SCUD MISSILE , if it hit anything it would kill it,,, but what a sack of sh-t it was, gears were like stirin a bowl of soup, clutch was super spring loaded (your knee hit ur chin when you let it up), it was horrid,, but you live and learn,,, or if we own escorts do we

[Kevrs2000]

Datsun 100a

[bigjohnie]

cavalier sri 4x4 something went wrong on a daily basis and it was always something expensive.first day i got it decided to fill the tank most of it went on the road top of tank was rotten and owner obviously kept it low,replaced every mount and bush on car and gearbox went gave up with it eventually

[LOUIE]

cavalier sri 4x4 something went wrong on a daily basis and it was always something expensive.first day i got it decided to fill the tank most of it went on the road top of tank was rotten and owner obviously kept it low,replaced every mount and bush on car and gearbox went gave up with it eventually

I had a gsi 2000 and that was one of my favourite cars, the biggest shiitter I had was a 4 year old a4 1.9tdi really lost alot on that, and was never right!!

[sutty234]

2.0 tdci mondeo ghia 03 plate. caused me no end of fuel problems with the pump and injectors.great car when i bought it for the first few months ( 6 speed,quickish and very economical).traded it for a 2 litre mk2 focus ghia and thats the 2nd worse car ive ever owned.i cant wait to get shut of it!

[Jethro]

Tough one this.

I had a 1997 Renault Megane coupe once, I was tortured with components failing and parts breaking that should just not happen in a 3 year old car.

The worst I ever owned was a 99 Vectra 1.9 DTi, an absolute ball of shite. Rattles, EGR valves, ABS pump, Engine management lights came on daily, car drove in limp home mode half the time, I felt like burning the car, but it was only for back and forwards to work in the dark, so no-one really ever seen me in it.

[76mex]

land rover discovery 300tdi what a pile of shite if it wasnt on the traders policy id have torched it myself

[RSSRED]

I've owned 30+ cars but the one that stick's out as the worst, was an E reg RS turbo. It was utter shite, rattled , banged, broke down, torque steer, turbo lag, horrible thing. But the heated front screen was handy

[colins mk2 harrier]

mazda rx8 - there is a reason no one else makes them wankey engines

[rsjon]

rover 820,luvly to drive but jeezus wot a donkey under the bonnett never mind the electrics and the self ejecting driveshafts,thankfully we were in the uk at the time and there were plenty of dealers,ps great thread this

[kas750]

I've owned 30+ cars but the one that stick's out as the worst, was an E reg RS turbo. It was utter shite, rattled , banged, broke down, torque steer, turbo lag, horrible thing. But the heated front screen was handy

HA!...glad i wasn't the only one who thought that...You're right about the hfs though!

[mk1gaz]

Ha Ha , plenty of RS turbo haters then . I've never owned one but all my mates have so i already knew they were shite .