Worst and Best Cars

[Mitch]

WHAT IS THE WORST CAR YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN.?? AND WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE APART FROM YOUR LEXUS.

[Ezzer]

Worst: Mazda 626 2.2i Estate. Eewwlll. Can't sit properly in it, can't corner, can't really brake. No traction, HARSH engine.

Fav: F355 'stick shift' (Thank you!) or Merc E55, can't deceide. Both of them a short blast... but what a blast! A Fiat Coupe Turbo (16v) (big turbo I believe) reigns deep in my memory too.

But amongst my cars, love and loved all of them:

Smart Passion MKV coupe - never had so much in so little. Packaging is amazing. Safty is great. Handling is interesting. Engine sounds fab. build is amazing (prob better than our beloved!), glass roof, a/c, CD changer, COMFY seats and lots of attention! and 35mpg+ .

Pug 306 Cabriolet 2.0 - It's a cabrio, it's in bright colour, its amazing at playing the GTi game (i.e. grippy front end, lift off oversteer). One of the best handling car I have ever experienced (even though it shakes like hell!) and def. the best steering! Could do with better engine and mcuh better build quality.

Lexus IS200SE - no need to explain here!

[UltraViolet]

Worst - Rover 600 AKA 'The Barge'

Best - Honda NSX - Dream realised! :smilegrin:

[andyhart21]

Originally posted by Ezzer

Smart Passion MKV coupe - never had so much in so little. Packaging is amazing. Safty is great. Handling is interesting. Engine sounds fab. build is amazing (prob better than our beloved!), glass roof, a/c, CD changer, COMFY seats and lots of attention! and 35mpg+ .

Isn't it point + laugh attention though??!!:P

Not sure about the build quality thing - when I went in one, it rattled badly

[Ezzer]

Well, had a whole load of school kids cheering. Yankies have no idea what it was -should have seen the looks on their faces. Also people's faces when I pass them at 85mph! And also when I nip into the smallest parking spaces in c.London (once with an inch front + rear in soho), and also through gaps with others wouldn't even see in cut and thrust London traffic. Also managed to powerslide it once - it was GREAT! Smile everyday, more so than now in the IS200.

Build quality - had seen one with rattle bits: Some skin head who had it as company car who hated it and put in a boom box bigger than the car, extra lights or whatever here/there..... and he was at the dealer complaining that the electrics were messed up! What the h*ll did he expect? one of the most electronically sophisticated car on earth! Seriously though, build quality was second to none - esp. if you consider the price! Defo better than any new mercs bar an S-class or SL maybe.

[ukazn]

Worst was a £50 Nova SR that when you took out the key the engine continued runnig, Had to stall it to turn the engine off.

Best car, Mercedes SL280. Top down cruising in the summer.

[Rodders_UK]

Worst was a 1963 Renault 16

Best apart from my GS was a BMW 525iSE.

[vic]

Worst car Ive ever driven is without a doubt a ford escort estate......that was pants!!! if you went round a roundabout at more than 10 miles an hour it was 'goodbye tarmac & hello ditch!'

But saying that an austin allegro my bro used to have was a pretty close match!!

Best...couldnt say...Driven quite a few over the years..but I had a mK1 MR2 which always has a special place in my heart:tumble: but If I got into one now i may be dissapointed as it was a while ago!

[brn7y]

Worst:- Vauxhall Frontera Sport, I thought it was going to roll over as I cornered.

Best:- Lotus Carlton, what other car can carry 5 adults and 5 sets of golf clubs at 180mph! Best thing is you can buy them for under £20k now!!

[superchargedmorph]

worst a 1ltre Metro, was like the flinstones car, put feet thru floor and ran.

Best apart from my lexus, Lotus Elise 111s what a hoot, couldn't buy one though as I would not be able to get in it after going to the gym, also had to fall out like you were drunk all the time.

[shieldnj]

Worst car has to have been Renault 11 turbo..great to 0-60mph but she went round bends like the QE2..

:regan:

Best has to have been Subaru WRX 300bhp timed 0-60mph in 4.8 secs best point to point car I ever drove.

[vic]

Just driven a very very nice car indeed!! My parents have taken delivery of a mercedes S320, they ordered it from the factory & flew over to pick it up. Ok guys I know it's a merc....but that is one serious car....probably one of the most luxurious cars I have ever driven....let alone the extra's....things I didnt even know existed on cars!!!

[Leexus]

Originally posted by ukazn

when you took out the key the engine continued runnig,...

:lol:

Worst: Renault Twingo

Best: BMW 750iL

[javadude]

Worst: Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i 16v CDX (metallic black saloon with shiny alloys) worst for reliablity but loved it apart from that.

Or MkII Escort with lopsided suspension, loose back seat etc

Best: IS200

[shieldnj]

Originally posted by GRiM

..... best point to point car I ever drove.

You mean it handled like a brick? :lol:

very good Gordon,,you should had said 4 bricks it is a 4x4 after all.:lol:

[Steve]

Red Lada!

[andyhart21]

Worst car - 2001 Vectra 1.8

Best Car - The IS of course!

The best car I have ever been in was a Dodge Viper (even if it was only for about a mile!) Soooooo fast:o:yes:

[Mitch]

I drove a TVR Cerbera 4.2 on sunday............WOW, what a car!!!!!!!!!! its crazy, so quick and responsive. shame i couldn't go anywhere to really drive it, to its top speed i mean.

worst car nissan micra absoloutly hate the thing, had one when my car was being serviced, no power steering, actually no power or responsiveness.

really hate fords- i know there popular affordable practical etc but i really dislike them

956 porsche was nice along with merc CL500 (another amazing car)

[DaveEllen]

worst Ford Crapi 1.3 nuff said

best laugh - 1976 datsun Cherry 1.0 to which I fitted a Janspeed conversion in 1979 giving 85bhp........peoples faces when I went past them at still stick in my memory

best car - Ginetta G27 V8......650kgs with 190 BHP = FUN.........and I built it my self !!;);)

[Ezzer]

Come to think of it 'Best car' is probably my dad's 1986 Merc 300E

It was fully loaded, very nimble, big engine, built like a tank, has huge boot, seats 4 comforably, does 120 no problem. Good brakes. Still running at over 100k of hard use and bad service! Oh, and all the light bulbs inside the car still works fine!

[Jimmy Ten Toes]

Spent a day last week driving a race prepared MGZS, then a Ferrari 355 and then a Formula Renault.

The Ferrari was a dream come true and a beautiful car, but for sheer sheet of the pants exhileration the Formula Renault was different class. I was shaking after my last high speed lap.