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[stuart30]

a ford sierra 4x4,hated it from the day i got it

Yeah same here...and thats back when i loved my serria"s... :-?

Handled like a brick and wasnt overly quick...2.9i  

Did sound the dog nuts though with a custom exhaust.

[cantangulon]

It didn't make me want to move at the time but the longer I lived in England (46 years) the more I wanted to leave. I did wait until the kids were old enough and settled then sold up and left ASAP.

[Kieran]

Vauxhall Chevette was the most dissapointing car for me .What a load of pooh and kept breaking down. Also the gearbox was awful.

[albitz]

probably my omega,until i found oof and discovered that everyone else had the same list of irritating faults and that most of them were easy to fix.

[jereboam]

Cheating a bit - didn't actually buy it.  

I tried out an Audi 100 1.8 - must have been about 1981.  It was when "econolights" were fashionable - you may remember - a light came on on the dashboard to tell you when to change gear.  

I took the car on the motorway - through the gears, reasonable speed, then someone pulled out in front of me without signalling (this was in Holland - they all drive like that).  Nowhere to go as there was something coming up fast behind me.  So I floored it, and absolutely sod all happened.  Down to 4th, floored it again, still nothing.  Just escaped by going down to third, but that was the scariest moment I've ever had on a motorway, and, since that day, I've never even considered buying any sort of Audi.

Turns out that, in the interests of economy, 4th and 5th gear were both overdrive ratios.  I was just a little angry with the Audi dealer when I got back.  Perhaps that was just the car for the "bauern" of Bavaria, or even the "Hollandse boeren" when driving in clogs, but in my opinion, that bloody car should never have been allowed on the road

On that occasion, I also tried out a 2 year old BMW 528i (Spartan interior and uncomfortable in the extreme) and a Rover 3500 (like driving a very comfortable tank) before settling for a Granada 2.8i GLS.

You can see why I like my Elite!

[mantahatch]

I thought I was reading it wrong until your post, Golfbuddy..the most disappointing car, not the worst?

Most disappointing was an 07 reg Astra (what they on now? Astra H?).  Had an S reg 2.0 Di Estate that was unbelievable - comfy, handled well, economical, never let me down.  The new Astra?  Uncomfortable, terrible ride, crap on fuel and lousy at accelerating.  Shattered my illusion of "progress"..

Yes, i'm slamming a Vx...at least with a 1.0 Corsa, you knew it would't accelerate, but I liked the noise from the 3-pot...

Most surprising one was a Cav 2.0 CDi (8v) - the works hack.  250k on the clock.  Still posted my fasted time ever from home to Ellesmere Port, stuck to the road like glue and still returned 39mpg...god knows how!  3rd gear in that was a revelation - 30 to 90-odd mph - great for slip roads!  Best start a new thread...

Hi
What engine did the Astra have ? I have just bought a 1.8 with autobox and had for a couple of hours on test drive and ig goes like a rocket, especially if you hit that sport button.

Just curious

Mike

[sir moanalot]

an old audi 80 ls it kept on breaking down every week, so bad that i took it down to the scrappy with a piece of string controlling the accelerator and dumped it there !!

[philhoward]

I thought I was reading it wrong until your post, Golfbuddy..the most disappointing car, not the worst?

Most disappointing was an 07 reg Astra (what they on now? Astra H?).  Had an S reg 2.0 Di Estate that was unbelievable - comfy, handled well, economical, never let me down.  The new Astra?  Uncomfortable, terrible ride, crap on fuel and lousy at accelerating.  Shattered my illusion of "progress"..

Hi
What engine did the Astra have ? I have just bought a 1.8 with autobox and had for a couple of hours on test drive and ig goes like a rocket, especially if you hit that sport button.

Just curious

Mike

It was a 1.6 twinport, manual...

[mars]

Two worst cars I have had are:

1.  Rover SD1 2300. Very comfortable but very,very unreliable.
2.  Peugot 205 1.9GTi. Fast and handled well, but did nothing but spend money on it. If it could go wrong it did!

 

[MaxV6]

the capri 280 my wife bought me for my 30th birthday, as "a bit of fun" My then current  sennie kicked it's arse in EVERY department, quicker, better handling, and more economical...   (not to mention more comfortable and practical all round.. )