Most uncomfortable car you've driven?

Atomic Pineapple

Following on from the most comfortable car you've driven thread....

Whats the most uncomfortable?

Whats the one car you'd hate to have to drive for an hour?

For me it was a 01 Corsa, the seats were terrible, the interior was just rank, depressing stuff and it didn't get any better when driving it.

squod

03 corolla

cursai

06 Ford Mondeo. If your tall, the radio buttons under the steering wheel dig at your knees. have to sit way back.

SV

AE86 corolla

ughhhhhhhhhhhhh horrible..absolutely horrible

Mycroft H

BMW 1 series.

Horrible to drive on any sort of back road. Far too uncomfortable

cantdecide

Lowered teg or a lowered Nova.

Stevie Dakota

Nissan Serena, not really a car though, more a mobile skip.

Max Power1

mark IV ford fiesta.

much as i loved it, it wasnt the most comfortable car for two hours on the motorway!

Michael 09

MG F... I felt like I needed a shower after I got out of it...

Anan1

In absolute terms, a 1982 Kadett estate. Relative to my expectations, an Audi A8 3.7 FWD.

MidlandsM

SV wrote: »

AE86 corolla

ughhhhhhhhhhhhh horrible..absolutely horrible

Renault Clio, Awful yoke :pac:

SV

MidlandsM wrote: »

Renault Clio, Awful yoke :pac:

jesus christ, you're an awful child.
píss off yeah?

mike65

Mk3 Ford Escort 1980, a car that was wrong on so many levels.

no1beemerfan

An almost new Astra 5 door we hired in the uk last yr or the yr before, uncomfortable and everything rattled.

Also a lotus esprit....brutal at low speeds, clunky gearbox and you were like a jack-in-the-box through town but brilliant otherwise!

R.O.R

It's a toss up between a Peugeot 407, a Nissan Primera (last shape) or a Renault Laguna.

All 3 have a seating position which feels like you are "on" the car rather than in the car. Unfortunately the 159 is bordering on that too,which spoils it for me completley.

No are a patch on the 2004 or 2005 Sprinters that I took home earlier this year, but as vans they don't count.

Vanbis

Mitsubishi Colt 1.3 GL and Volkswagen Golf MK4.

NickDrake

Newer Focus. Like sitting in a big piece of plastic. Like driving a toy car. I was afraid it would break.

robtri

most back breaking car was a Countach....... fecking thing is amazing but seriously wasnt a good drive......

Anan1

MidlandsM wrote: »

Renault Clio, Awful yoke :pac:

SV wrote: »

jesus christ, you're an awful child.
píss off yeah?

Now kids...

Sticky Fingers

A pal of mine bought a Porsche 911 recently, while it's a brilliant car, really really quick and it does handle like a rollerskate. The only problem is that it is very uncomfortable to drive as the suspension is rock hard. You can feel every pothole and bump. The seats are sh*te too. I know it's a sports car but driving it on any roads apart from motorways is horrible.

Anan1

Sticky Fingers wrote: »

A pal of mine bought a Porsche 911 recently, while it's a brilliant car, really really quick and it does handle like a rollerskate. The only problem is that it is very uncomfortable to drive as the suspension is rock hard. You can feel every pothole and bump. The seats are sh*te too. I know it's a sports car but driving it on any roads apart from motorways is horrible.

That's funny, i've an older (1986) one and it's actually quite comfortable, with excellent seats. It's loud, and it's a very physical car to drive, but it's not harsh.

.Longshanks.

A late 90's (??) Subaru Impreza P1. The suspension on a skateboard would be more forgiving.
Went like stink thou

DirkVoodoo

Land Rover Defender. Don't get me wrong, it was great having it during the winter, but it's the most awful thing to drive. Hill starts are a nightmare unless you like pressing your head against a steering wheel to reach the handbrake.

dantt7

08 astra, the woman bought it new, the seats in it kill my back, my legs go numb after a half hour in it and i,m not really tall or anything

DirkVoodoo

Can I also add: Mark 5 Golf 1.6 FSI with an auto box - possibly the worst gear box I have ever used, really awful thing. And the brakes aren't much better on it either: nothing, nothing....THUMP, full force!

Eoin

I'd have to say my 89 Mini City, as much as I loved it. I don't know if it counts, but my friend used to have a crew cab (can't remember what brand) and it was just horrible. Maybe it was a bad example of one, but I can't figure out why people drive them as private cars.

Sticky Fingers

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I dont know what your friend ordered but I have driven a large number of Porsches from various decades and none of the could be described as uncomfortable. In fact even the hardcore ones were still a nice place to be in.

I wonder is there something wrong with the suspension ? He bought a '03 Carrera. They are still great cars though.

peasant

Trabant 601 ...uhh ...painful

Having said that, it's very ergonomical. You can hold your ears closed with your knees while driving, so you don't hear the engine "note"

Tea 1000

I drove a 997 Carrera S on less than ideal roads and found it very comfortable too. Nice seats.

Mike Litoris

New Golf and Octavia. Drove an 08 golf for ten minutes and couldn't wait to get back out.

Had an Octavia for a weekend and it screwed up my back.

ianobrien

The most uncomfortable car I've driven was a modified Escort RS2000. It was running sticky rubber on 7" wide wheels, and with the small RS steering wheel, low speed manovering was an arm wrestling experience. It did have roller top mounts, but that didn't help much.

It also had narrow RS Turbo front seats which really held you in, but were quite tight to stop you moving around (and I'm not a small lad). You can guess the rest.

Also, the Pinto had a fairly lumpy cam meaning that slow speed driving/idling in traffic meant fouled plugs. It was constant battle to keep the revs up (and drive in traffic at the same time)

The car was meant to be driven fast, very fast and was extremly good at that, but in town, it was terrible....

I decided afterwards never to have a Pinto engined mk1/2 Escort, and was nearly killed for saying it.