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The worst car or van you have owned.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge


"The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

"
05 plate mondeo 2.0 tdci saloon absolute bag of shite 2 x ecu & 16 injectors replaced in four months constantly having to go in to have injectors re coded .complete replacement exhaust .just a pile of cheap shoddily built junk completely put me off ford forever

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

05 plate mondeo 2.0 tdci saloon absolute bag of shite 2 x ecu & 16 injectors replaced in four months constantly having to go in to have injectors re coded .complete replacement exhaust .just a pile of cheap shoddily built junk completely put me off ford forever "

F O R D

Fix Or Repair Daily.

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

Mercedes A140 automatic.

It was my first car after passing my driving test 2 1/2 years ago. It broke down after about 100 miles with a gearbox problem and ended up being scrapped.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

My dad gave me his old Lada many moon's ago as mine conked out,it was like a bloody tank.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fiat punto had to replace the head gasket twice in three years plus never felt safe in it was like driving a tin can.

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By *ellowbabesCouple
over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

Austin allegro 3......used more radweld than petrol!!!

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By *anielpiercedMan
over a year ago

by the seaside

Bmw X5, horrible to drive just never gelled with it so sold it on after 2 months.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vauxhall Astra VXR. Loved the way it looked, a truly awful car to drive though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Astra mk 4.. that 1.7 Isuzu engine spent 3 times more than the cars worth even had a new engine, 3 months later it was taken to the scrappy!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rangerover sport.

Piece of shit, spent more time being 'fixed' than being driven.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My first car was a Peugeot 206 shitest driver ever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fiat 500. Tin can on wheels!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I drove VW all my life - no such thing as a bad one, even the Horsebox started first time after 2 years idle!!

Had a couple of Fords now and they've been good too - my little Fiesta 125 Turbo is great fun!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Drove my Mum's little Fiat for a week in between VW Beetles - wrote that off lol!

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Mercedes sprinter...first thing I ever drove,sack of shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bought my first ever car 4 weeks ago and I it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I bought my first ever car 4 weeks ago and I it "
Any chance you can go away everytime you post I oggle your tattoo pics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I bought my first ever car 4 weeks ago and I it Any chance you can go away everytime you post I oggle your tattoo pics "

You want me to leave

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By *nnejohnCouple
over a year ago

warrington


"The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

"

my first car was an imp too.accelerator cable snappe regularly,many times came home from work operating the throttle with a piece of string through the window.happy days

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

my first car was an imp too.accelerator cable snappe regularly,many times came home from work operating the throttle with a piece of string through the window.happy days"
Good grief its like de ja vue i did exactly the same

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

Worst was a Volvo 340DL, milkfloats overtook me! Best is just off to the scrappy tomorrow, a much maligned by the trade Renault Laguna Estate, but it cost us £440 four years ago and has cost us two tyres & an indicator bulb since. Now the dreaded Renault electrics have done for it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars. "

Amen to that

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars. "

No don't say that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bloody awful Mondeo. Not my choice, company car. Hateful pile of heavy, unpredictably temperamental junk that it was.

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By *ogerNesszonesMan
over a year ago

Northern England

My worst ever car was a Ford Sierra. It simply refused to start on damp mornings. I absolutely loathed the thing.

My best car was a 1974 MG Midget (before they added those hideous rubber bumpers). I so regret selling it - for more than I paid for it, I hasten to add.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars.

No don't say that"

I love mine...

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By *urchoicenowCouple
over a year ago

Ashford

Renault coupe cabriolet. Just going on eBay. Hated it from day 1. Always something wrong with it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars.

No don't say that"

That was....crikey...30 years ago so don't sweat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales


" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars.

No don't say that

That was....crikey...30 years ago so don't sweat"

Yeah, they've gone downhill since

S

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars.

No don't say that

That was....crikey...30 years ago so don't sweat

Yeah, they've gone downhill since

S"

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By *omez42Man
over a year ago

gloucester

Allegro - company bought 25!

Sherpa van - Montego/Landrover lovechild

Rover 216 - fast for its day, but troublesome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worst overall was my first - a 6 year old Vauxhall Corsa. The worst I've driven was a Chevy Lumina in the States - it was Cruise Ship esq at cornering!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Astra 1.7 cdti estate,or rather 'in a state!',got 5000 miles out of it luckily paid for work expenses,started cutting out,once a week then once a day,then every journey! Fault codes came up turbo overboost,googled them n common to spend ££££s n no better,eventually conked out n wouldn't start,garage reckoned fuse box ECU???? But couldn't be definite,still got it parked up,along with Astra Van that got to 170k before small hose near thermostat failed n blew engine,current van 55 plate Astra Van only 59k miles on it using blue one for spares was going to try get estate sorted but good £ after bad!

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

BMW 3 series from new...appalling car...lasted a year and it had to go.....never again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dad owned a shitty Renault like the one in A View To A Kill...leaky foot well...rusty. Renault 11?

Then there was his Datsun Sunny Estate...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

fiat doblo van. arrived at my first job of that summer on the back of a flatbed. never ever again. fiat. Fix It Again Tomorrow.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"fiat doblo van. arrived at my first job of that summer on the back of a flatbed. never ever again. fiat. Fix It Again Tomorrow."

Fiats have always been a pile of crap wouldnt touch one if it was offerd free.....straight to the scrap yard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"fiat doblo van. arrived at my first job of that summer on the back of a flatbed. never ever again. fiat. Fix It Again Tomorrow.

Fiats have always been a pile of crap wouldnt touch one if it was offerd free.....straight to the scrap yard."

Fiat: fix it again tomorrow. faster in a taxi. Trust me, I bloomin' know.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pug 206 S16

For a car they did a limited production of 250. They sure fucked up the build quality.

Went to Honda after that. No issues what so ever

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales


"fiat doblo van. arrived at my first job of that summer on the back of a flatbed. never ever again. fiat. Fix It Again Tomorrow.

Fiats have always been a pile of crap wouldnt touch one if it was offerd free.....straight to the scrap yard."

I had a 131 Miafiori Sport, went like stink when it went, ended up a Flintstone car when my feet went through the floor one day.

S

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

A rover 2600 SDI bought it new but nothing but trouble with it ,I dropped off at the garage for the umpteenth time ,they phoned to say there was an electrical fault and it had burst into flames on their forecourt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Renault espace.

Absolutely

Fucking

Useless

Everything took turns to break until they all did it together.

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By *mm_n_ZedCouple
over a year ago

Fareham

A Subaru Legacy. What an absolute POS! It was low loaded home 5 times in the first 8 weeks I owned it. I was really glad to see the back of that pile of junk!

Emm

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Rangerover sport.

Piece of shit, spent more time being 'fixed' than being driven."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mgf every time I got in it it would cost me money cos something would break

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Citroen C3 went and fetched it from Birmingham got within 40 miles of home head gasket blew ,then many other trouble in the six months we had it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vauxhall omega was the worst motoring mistake i made..kept it 3 months and lost oil, compression and my patience..fucked it off as quick as i could

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My first car. A Vauxhall Viva

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Renault Megane. Utter junk. No matter what I did or who I took it to it wouldn't run right. It was also butt ugly and awful to drive.

Best car was an Alfa GTV 3.2. Wish I'd never sold it, they're rare as fuck and worth a fortune now.

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY


" Got to be a vauxhall. Never ever ever again....awful cars.

No don't say that

That was....crikey...30 years ago so don't sweat

Yeah, they've gone downhill since

S"

ha ha down hill from the old HA viva it must be low, that was the car that very nearly closed vauxhall it was so bad

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By *elson61Man
over a year ago

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

I've been lucky with the cars I have owned, none of them have been a disappointment or let me down. Motorcycles, they are a different matter. The two motorcyles that disappointed me most were a Laverda Mirage 1200TTS and a Honda Crosstourer. The Laverda blotted it's copy book when a valve spring broke after 10000 miles, which allowed the piston to clout the valves and resulted in a £400 engine rebuild. That was in 1984 and it was a months wages for me! It was just out of warranty but the importers couldn't give a monkeys.

I did get some payback on them though. I took one of their demo bikes out for a test ride and while out the engine let out a horrible death rattle under acceleration in second gear and died

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my first car was on a list of the 10 ugliest cars morris ital - i loved it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worst car I ever owned was a Renault 5 GT Turbo,went like a rocket when it actually worked,it just didn't work very often.Spent more time working on it than driving it,eventually got sick of fixing it,dismantled it and sold most of the parts.

Worst van I ever owned was a Fiat Fiorino,bought it as it was cheap and I needed a motor quickly,it lasted all of two weeks before I scrapped it.Crap to drive,crap build quality,crap reliability,every aspect of it was crap.It was definitely a Fucking Italian After-Thought

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Noticing a distinct lack of of Japanese cars

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By *elson61Man
over a year ago

WELWYN GARDEN CITY


"Noticing a distinct lack of of Japanese cars "

I'm sure someone will be along to detail some from the 70's that rusted away

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had an old Renault 5...... used to eat clutch cables. Piece of piss to fix but annoying.

I did learn that you can actually drive most cars without ever using the clutch....it's just the starting from a standstill that's a bit tricky!

If you feather the revs you can change gear easily without clutching.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Noticing a distinct lack of of Japanese cars "

I had a Nissan cherry turbo for a bit. It had been chipped, re-mapped and had a larger turbo fitted. Stupid horsepower, weighed less than a shopping trolley and would eat the Escort and fiesta RS turbos that the boy racers of the day had.

It was madly dangerous though until I blew the turbo and the engine died in a ball of flames and blue smoke!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Noticing a distinct lack of of Japanese cars

I'm sure someone will be along to detail some from the 70's that rusted away "

The Nissan pulsar is a perfect example of the rusty ones are the best

Although not 70s....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My VW T5 but I still love it. Cost a fortune in repairs but would never. E without a camper again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rover 75 diesel. Loved them for years, the shape, classic Brit look, great interior, BMW 3 series running gear - but just fucking awful as a package.

Nothing was easy to fix. Even headlight bulbs were a pain in the arse.

Gutted.

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By *owdyboy 890Man
over a year ago

Country West

Worst Car was a Fiat Uno..if the plugs got damp it wouldn't start drove me to hell and back..suffice to say it didn't last long with me xx

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

A Renault Megane , there was no cooling system in it at all. Despite going back to the dealer loads of times, it was in general a piece of crap.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Worst Car was a Fiat Uno..if the plugs got damp it wouldn't start drove me to hell and back..suffice to say it didn't last long with me xx"

Yet another fiat piece of junk........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

P Reg Astra, fucking shit heap it was but needed transport at the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Worst Car was a Fiat Uno..if the plugs got damp it wouldn't start drove me to hell and back..suffice to say it didn't last long with me xx

Yet another fiat piece of junk........ "

Fix It Again Tony.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Generally, my vans have all been ok... except this one Toyota Hiace that I bought on ebay. I drove it home about 100 miles and it was fine, the next day driving the 10 miles to work it died and never worked again.

Cars though, I've had a couple of crap ones. The worst would have to be a 1990 (ish) Ford Escort which I bought in a hurry after having my Fiat Uno written off in an accident. The most boring and uncomfortable piece of scrap I've ever had the displeasure to drive.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I bought my a5, it drank around a litre of motor oil every few hundred miles. I complained to Audi, only to be told "it's the way you drive"

A few months later the car got recalled due to a manufacturing fault. When my car was returned it was beautiful but at first I hated the thing and looked at it like it had just spat at me

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

"
How about some of these pices of junk you never see around now...

Morris Ital

Daf Daffodil

Wartburg Knight

Austin Allegro

Austin Princess

Morris 1100

Hillman Imp

Moskvich

And i am sure many many more of these classic pieces of scrap..............

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Renault Megane scenic, never ever again!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford escort. An D reg. (remember those days). A wing mirror fell off the day after I'd bought it. Some clown had used nomnails on it. .

Failed it's first mot and I sold it for scrap. Last time I ever buy a ford.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vauxhall Vectra; took the dealer to court in order to get my money back. Will never buy another Vauxhall

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Vauxhall Vectra; took the dealer to court in order to get my money back. Will never buy another Vauxhall"

I had a vauxhall cresta for a few years never spent a penny on it ......flew through the mot every year then again it was an old vauxhall the new ones tend to be crap.......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Vauxhall Vectra; took the dealer to court in order to get my money back. Will never buy another Vauxhall"

I had a Vectra 2.5 SRI. Had it supercharged. It went like stink and was flawless.

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots


"Noticing a distinct lack of of Japanese cars "

I've had a few and they've all been superb...got another one on order now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had a couple of meganes that blew the head gasket at 70k. But worst is a focus. Problems from the start and the customer service was non existent at dealer or manufacturer level.

But we all have individual experiences I guess.

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By *otnew16Man
over a year ago

Dartford

My first car was a "R" reg brown Vauxhall Chevette!! Heap of crap!!

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Renault 12 my first car used more oil than petrol but always started.

My favourite car was my Hillman Imp great car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fucking kia ceed!!!

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By *outhern ComfortCouple
over a year ago

bournemouth

BMW 530D M sport. Did nothing but break down. It was the 3rd BMW I have owned and they were all unreliable. Put me right off BMW. Second on the list would be my old Jaguar XF 2.7d. It was a lovely car but it also cost me a fortune in repairs. A love hate relationship that car.

Best car I've owned would be between my old Mercedes CLK or mk4 Mondeo titanium x. Both were nice to drive and utterly reliable. The Mondeo is a hugely under rated car.

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By *andm_69Couple
over a year ago

Stevenage

The car we own now a 2006 2.2 Vauxhall Zafira. What a piece of crap it is. Only vauxhall can do the parts for it. I got a exhaust system made for half the price and then all the electric sensors decided to go woop were done.

We are running into the ground then it's going to the fire station for their training exercises.

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By *rbane PlayerMan
over a year ago

London


"The worst car i have owned was a hillman imp it was a complete piece of junk from the day i bought it, there were repairs most weeks and totally unreliable boy was i glad to see that heap scrapped.

The worst van i have ever owned was a bedford cf another piece of junk 100% unreliable allways breaking down in fact the AA in the end refused to come out it was that bad.

Whats your worst car or van you have owned and glad to get rid off.

"

My first car. Reno 5. started smoking the very first day!

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