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[Kiksomass]

So on here we've first cars and 80's cars. But worst?...A Rover SD1, rust so bad that the spare wheel tray looked like a sharks mouth. I lost a whole socket set on the M1 near Hemel Hempstead through the gap! What a bag of bolts that car was

[TheBoy]

Pretty much all of the Vauxhalls I've had.

[waspy]

I'm very surprized at that SD1's were usually very good underneath, it was the top half that went, doors, arches, skuttle, roof, hatch, bonnet & around the rear light clusters, have i missed owt
I had quite a few & they were all very reliable

I shall have a V8s again one day 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Foxycav]

worst car(s) ive owned 2 Peugeot 309 GTi's they where great WHEN they worked, which wasnt often. I lived in GSF most days

[waspy]

The worst isn't just one car, Ford Escort MkII, Ford Orion 1.6 diesel

[TheBoy]

Ford Focus also has to appear in my top 5. Horrid, horrid heap of junk. Miles better than the awful escort it replaced, but still woefully bad handling compared to other similar cars. And that 1.6 zetec has less power than my lawnmower.

[Kiksomass]

I'm very surprized at that SD1's were usually very good underneath, it was the top half that went, doors, arches, skuttle, roof, hatch, bonnet & around the rear light clusters, have i missed owt
I had quite a few & they were all very reliable

I shall have a V8s again one day 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Yep I had rust in all those places too! I always wanted a V8 but settled for a 2.3. That Rover put me right off so didn't bother!

[TheBoy]

I always fancied a v8 SD1.  I known they were a bit agricultural, even in their day, and the engine needed improving, but even now, would still consider one...

[Kiksomass]

The worst isn't just one car, Ford Escort MkII, Ford Orion 1.6 diesel

I had a MkII Escort too,it looked lovely in midnight blue, but the inner wings....well there wasn't any!

[Kevin Wood]

I always fancied a v8 SD1.  I known they were a bit agricultural, even in their day, and the engine needed improving, but even now, would still consider one...

Would quite like a V8 P6 myself.

The worst isn't just one car, Ford Escort MkII, Ford Orion 1.6 diesel

That's not a car, it's an automotive lobotomy! I guess, on the positive side, things can only get better if you own one of those.

Kevin

[TheBoy]

I always fancied a v8 SD1.  I known they were a bit agricultural, even in their day, and the engine needed improving, but even now, would still consider one...

Would quite like a V8 P6 myself.

The worst isn't just one car, Ford Escort MkII, Ford Orion 1.6 diesel

That's not a car, it's an automotive lobotomy! I guess, on the positive side, things can only get better if you own one of those.

Kevin

I had a 1.8 (non turbo) Escort diesel van for work for around 4 years.  I wrote it off 3 times apparently, but they kept fixing it up (an oddity with the company not having proper insurance (this was legal)).  Bloody awful thing. Used to drive everywhere in 3rd.  It couldn't maintain speed in 4th or 5th (with the weight I carried).  So everywhere on the engine governer in 3rd....


Mine you, we used to have races around the countryside in our previous Itals and Maestros, but the rule was you could only use 1st and 2nd gears

[Kiksomass]

I always fancied a v8 SD1.  I known they were a bit agricultural, even in their day, and the engine needed improving, but even now, would still consider one...

Would quite like a V8 P6 myself.

The worst isn't just one car, Ford Escort MkII, Ford Orion 1.6 diesel

That's not a car, it's an automotive lobotomy! I guess, on the positive side, things can only get better if you own one of those.

Kevin

Now thats a car!Loved the P5 too. This is the era when Rover COULD make cars

[Ghost]

The Worst cars I've had are
Ford mondeo they are a right load of crap
and a Volvo V40, no comfort in them at all. the seats are rubbish.

[Kiksomass]

So basically, we are saying then that the Vauxhall Omega is the pinnacle of motoring finnesse and the rubbish cars we drove in our history were just errors of judgement?
Or am I being ridiculous?

[Kevin Wood]

So basically, we are saying then that the Vauxhall Omega is the pinnacle of motoring finnesse and the rubbish cars we drove in our history were just errors of judgement?
Or am I being ridiculous?

Hmm.

Omegas are nice while you're driving them but my previous car was a French one with lots of electrical toys. Had it for 7 or 8 years and put 100k+ on it and the only electrical niggle was a chafed wire and a relay failure.

Omega: 3 years and about 50k:

Crank Sensor
Wiper Motor
Driver's door central locking motor
Power sounder

No sooner to I get all the above fixed than one of the rear central locking motors has packed up. Oh, well, it was fault free for about a week.

Kevin