Everybody drives them but really they're sh!te

Saab Ed

Sometimes I just cant understand why lots of people drive a certain type of car and then again sometimes I can. People will be swayed by image, price , style , lots of stuff but at the end of the day , so many of the popular cars on the road are just the same old drizzle.

Now im being very specific about certain models here. For example , an E Class Merc with a nice big 6 cylinder engine is a nice car but an E200 is a shocker. BMW 1 Series is the same thing. A 116 is one of the worst cars I've ever driven. You'd only buy one because you lack self confidence / have an inadequacy in a certain department or your trying to keep up with the Jones's.

Anyway heres my little list of the worst cars that I just cant understand why people buy them ......Feel free to ad your own.

Hyunda Santa Fe ... Awful in every department except being sh!te



2002 VW Polo.... If ever a car sold on image it was this rubbish!!!



C200 ..... Where do I start , poor quality , over priced , sh!t in every department that it shouldn't be!!!



Kia Sorento .... If you like bouncing and have a thing for very nasty and cheap plastic then this is for you , otherwise its best avoided. Still you can always drop the " I've got a jeep " line with this hunk of sh!t



Toyota Corolla ... Yeah it'll never stop ( in more ways than one ) but why would you put yourself through this everyday!!!



BMW 116i .... We have a winner.



Nissan Micra .....A close second.




Anything to ad to the list !!!!!!!

MagicMarker

I drove a 05 Corolla for a while and thought it was a great little car tbh.

johnos1984

My own Corolla, I hate it.

Spent 7 hours driving it today and all I wanted to do was get out.

Handling is crap, the interior is horrible and at the end of the journey you get out and can't remember anything except how dodgy the handling is.

I bought it as 'it'll never break down' after having a run of bad cars. In fairness it served its purpose well but its going in the next 6/7 months

I like my micra. I don't like the newer funny-shaped ones though.

Cosmo K

Nissan Almera 1.5 petrol, just awful!

+1! on the Hyundau Santa Fe, hate them with a passion, especially the petrol 2wd version, with added chrome bar+spotlights, sidesteps and a big 4x4 sticker in the windscreen.......

Gary ITR

Renault Laguna, nice car ruined by rubbish Renault reliability.

GTE

You were doing well un till the Corolla. Comfy car to be a passenger in and it works.

The Santa Fe is awful though.

Del2005

No mater what car you post someone will love it and someone will hate it.

Why bother?

stepbar

Last August, whilst on holidays, I drove one of these in the UK



Easily the biggest pile of sh1te I've ever drove.

A close second....



Had a similer looking car out on loan whilst my own car was getting fixed. I sware has I known before I was getting that piece of sh1te I'd had said p1ss off!

Voodoomelon

I for one like the 1 series, just not in 116 form.



The above shaped Civics (gen 6?) are everywhere and I was actually revolted by the interior when I was given a lift in one. The arse scraping ride, the hideous cloth seats, the musty smell in the particular one I was in, the cheap plastic everywhere. I couldn't wait to get out. Whatever about the tuning appeal and potential for speed, I hated being inside one.

GTE

Del2005 wrote: »

No mater what car you post someone will love it and someone will hate it.

Why bother?

Cause its Boards and Boards rocks!

Saab Ed

Onkle wrote: »

Renault Laguna, nice car ruined by rubbish Renault reliability.

This one .....



...wasn't even a good car anyway. Nevermind the fact that they built them badly , they were a total and utter crap car in everyway. Under powered with the smaller engines, crap handling , poor rear space, awful dash layout , the list goes on.

phasers

I love my Corolla!

Voodoomelon

Saab Ed wrote: »

This one .....



...wasn't even a good car anyway. Nevermind the fact that they built them badly , they were a total and utter crap car in everyway. Under powered with the smaller engines, crap handling , poor rear space, awful dash layout , the list goes on.

My dad has a 07, I really like being in it. Comfortable, quiet and refined, the cabin is well put together IMHO. Petty the engine and reliability is pure and utter sh1te... Its a petrol and you'd swear it was a diesel if you heard it.

johnos1984

Those Lagunas have to be the worst car on the road at the minute. My mate has one and he prefers walking. I call his car the Christmas tree as the warning lights are like fairy lights the way they come on and off

unkel

Agree with OP almost completely, but:

Saab Ed wrote:

For example , an E Class Merc with a nice big 6 cylinder engine is a nice car but an E200 is a shocker.

Not a good example imho. Even the small 4 pot engines with the supercharger are more than adequate for the E-class. And you still get the style, comfort, luxury and elegance that comes standard with the E-class. Any E-class! Very relaxed mile munchers these are...

And you know I like my big engined cars

mcwhirter

I would say majority of audis especially base models with there basic spec and BORING to drive.

1948Wolseley

Toyota Avensis.

I can understand buying an old one for €600, but I just can't understand anyone spending serious money on something so dull. You could buy a W126 S-class, tax it and fuel it for years and it'd still work out cheaper than buying a new Avensis.

Saab Ed

johnos1984 wrote: »

Those Lagunas have to be the worst car on the road at the minute. My mate has one and he prefers walking. I call his car the Christmas tree as the warning lights are like fairy lights the way they come on and off

Dont confuse the point of the thread though, its not about being an un-reliable car , its about being a sh!te car which is far more than just how reliable it is

johnos1984

Saab Ed wrote: »

Dont confuse the point of the thread though, its not about being an un-reliable car , its about being a sh!te car which is far more than just how reliable it is

Well if you want a full run down

Its slow (1.6l), heavy on fuel, eats tyres, poor handling unless its a motorway in which car you'll be revving the hell out of it to keep up, long throw on the gearbox, you sit on it not in it, parts are expensive, interior quality is poor (plastics and leather), everything is broken or just been fixed, the rear access is poor, the reversing sensors stick on and finally he is stuck with it as there are no fools around to buy it since the recession :D

Voodoomelon

I don't think "boring" really qualifies for a sh1te car. It can be reliable, comfortable and not to bad looking AND boring, but that doesn't really make it sh1te. If it ticks most of the boxes then its ok in my book.

I have an admiration for Corollas to be honest, don't think I'll ever buy one though.

Saab Ed

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I don't think "boring" really qualifies for a sh1te car. It can be reliable, comfortable and not to bad looking AND boring, but that doesn't really make it sh1te. If it ticks most of the boxes then its ok in my book.

Yeah I'd go with that too. A Focus falls into all the boring traps i.e medium family hatchback with hub caps and not much spec at entry level , but its not sh!te , infact far from it.

jaffa20

L1011

"Everyone" only drove them cause they were £99 a MONTH to lease at one stage, not cause they were perceived to be magically good...

Generally leased to people with no money, and returned rather than making the baloon payment leaving Fiat Auto Ireland with a rake of never serviced 4 year old wrecks. Oops.

Saab Ed

Saab Ed wrote: »

Yeah I'd go with that too. A Focus falls into all the boring traps i.e medium family hatchback with hub caps and not much spec at entry level , but its not sh!te , infact far from it.

The early 1.4 ones are close enough to sh!te, they don't age particularly well either.

StereoLove

I drive a 2002 VW Polo and I find it great. Handling is good and it's economical enough. Also its quite fast for a 1.2


Also forgot to add that it's quite reliable

Eoin

That 206 design is over 12 years old, and still looks pretty damn good IMO. It also came with a far better spec than many of its rivals.

Guy:Incognito

Saab Ed wrote: »

. Under powered with the smaller engines.

Thats true of pretty much every car though.

a 1 litre Micra is slower than grass growing, and that was the standard engine in them . Imagine if there was a "small " option.

D segment cars should have never come with 1.6 engines (in the traditional form with in and around 100bhp), they are all monumentallly slow, regardless of the badge.

MYOB

MYOB wrote: »

"Everyone" only drove them cause they were £99 a MONTH to lease at one stage, not cause they were perceived to be magically good...

Generally leased to people with no money, and returned rather than making the baloon payment leaving Fiat Auto Ireland with a rake of never serviced 4 year old wrecks. Oops.

They were called social welfare cars

Tefral

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I for one like the 1 series, just not in 116 form.



The above shaped Civics (gen 6?) are everywhere and I was actually revolted by the interior when I was given a lift in one. The arse scraping ride, the hideous cloth seats, the musty smell in the particular one I was in, the cheap plastic everywhere. I couldn't wait to get out. Whatever about the tuning appeal and potential for speed, I hated being inside one.

Have you actually ever sat in a Type R? Comfy out with those recaros.. ill hand it to ya though, the interiors of jap cars are shocking...

squod

johnos1984 wrote: »

Corolla,

+1



These yokes. Never know what speed to approach a roundabout at.

bazz26

The daddy:



If only Hertz would stop buying them now.

Mr Benevolent

They're horrible.

unkel

MYOB wrote: »

"Everyone" only drove them cause they were £99 a MONTH to lease at one stage, not cause they were perceived to be magically good...

Generally leased to people with no money, and returned rather than making the baloon payment leaving Fiat Auto Ireland with a rake of never serviced 4 year old wrecks. Oops.

Yup and bought from the mid 90s on the open plan (cheap) pricing scheme with (cheap) finance. I know of a few people who bought brand new Puntos / Cinquecentos and never serviced them back then. In fact I know several people who are still at it: buy a new car, never service it and trade it in after 3 years. You gotta feel sorry for the second owner when their car breaks down outside warranty. Even a Punto or a 206 would last about 4 years without servicing with a bit of luck, but that would probably be about it

Absurdum

MYOB wrote: »

"Everyone" only drove them cause they were £99 a MONTH to lease at one stage, not cause they were perceived to be magically good...

Generally leased to people with no money, and returned rather than making the baloon payment leaving Fiat Auto Ireland with a rake of never serviced 4 year old wrecks. Oops.

I didn't realise how lucky I was at the time, but I was refused finance on a new Punto when I was still in school (no income, couple of grand savings, studying for my Leaving)

L1011

Absurdum wrote: »

I didn't realise how lucky I was at the time, but I was refused finance on a new Punto when I was still in school (no income, couple of grand savings, studying for my Leaving)

You're quite probably the only person they ever said no to!

Eric Cartman

Kia Sorento .... If you like bouncing and have a thing for very nasty and cheap plastic then this is for you , otherwise its best avoided. Still you can always drop the " I've got a jeep " line with this hunk of sh!t

with the exception of the plastic wood the trim on the high spec was excellent, and bouncing didnt happen on the self levelling suspension on the high end one , my full spec 04 XSE was a nice car

fiat 500 - awful car in every respect
bmw 1 series
any renault except the 172
quashqai , note , tiida
new l200
aygo, iq , new avensis
fiat multipla
EVERY CITROEN EVER MADE
hyundai i10, i20
kia picanto, rio, soul
hyundai ix35
any 'crossover' pretend 4x4

robbie_998

phasers wrote: »

I love my Corolla!

I don't

do you have it beating up badly ? :P

I hate these things... never had one and never will

SV

had one for about a month
horrible to drive and the looks..oh the looks , gutless engine..and the weirdest clutch ever, an interior designed by a 70 year old man who forgot what he was doing half way through seemingly.. was comfortable and I couldn't empty the petrol tank..apart from that though!

I Was VB

Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has them!!!

DirkVoodoo

Really? Just put your kids on a bus if they want space on the school run and buy a regular car.



Can't understand the popularity of these. My aunt has one and I unfortunately had to drive it one day. Just buy a Golf, easier to park and no silly flowers on the dash!



Look at me, I drive a ridiculously underpowered CLK200! But it's purple and it matches my tie!

Voodoomelon

cronin_j wrote: »

Have you actually ever sat in a Type R? Comfy out with those recaros.. ill hand it to ya though, the interiors of jap cars are shocking...

Nope, can't say I have, but Recaros are comfy in any car. Standard Civic seats are not! Shouldn't have shown a Type R, my bad, it was the closet pic I could find to the car I was in (which of course wasn't a Type R).

Can't say I agree with any of the above cars Dirk, they may not be to your or my tastes, but I wouldn't qualify them as sh1te.

Tragedy

Like a Hyundai Accent.
But worse.

squod

Tragedy wrote: »

Jenroche

squod wrote: »

+1



These yokes. Never know what speed to approach a roundabout at.

It's a basic design fault, normally attributed to the nut behind the wheel.

Micras - especially the old models. All seem to be driven by the blue-rinse/flat cap brigade at 20 kph.

Fiat Multipla - Ugliest. Car. Ever.

Fiat Punto - I had one of these as a hire car. Didn't accelerate worth a damn and flatly refused to go into reverse.

Jen ;->

Stekelly

Stekelly wrote: »

a 1 litre Micra is slower than grass growing,

Still leaves everyone behind at the traffic lights
I'll admit it doesn't accelerate as fast as I would like after 90-100 though >.>

bad2dabone

seriously who designed this piece of crap?

I fell like taking an RPG to each one i see

SV

bluewolf wrote: »

Still leaves everyone behind at the traffic lights
I'll admit it doesn't accelerate as fast as I would like after 90-100 though >.>

lol, what on earth are you racing off the lights that you're beating in a micra?

SV

SV wrote: »

lol, what on earth are you racing off the lights that you're beating in a micra?

Everything :cool:
As I said I find it's just the higher speeds they start feeling a bit slow

Blazer

SV wrote: »

lol, what on earth are you racing off the lights that you're beating in a micra?

cyclists