i have driven my mates standard 1.1 106 and i hate it, the pedals are so close together, the steering weight keeps changing, my legs dont fit under the steering wheel and its such a boring place to be!
Worst Car You Have Driven!
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, Feb 15 2011 10:27 PM
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Posted 19 February 2011 - 08:51 PM
106 gti purly horid to drive i hated it
whys that then?just curious as i have one as my daily and its certainly not a bad car, even with my dying engine
A mate of mine had a 106gti, I thought it was brilliant, quick in a straight line and around the corners.
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Posted 19 February 2011 - 08:55 PM
yeah, i dont think its bad, thicker ARB's as standard so its not all rolly. mine been lowered a touch too so less ground effects... plus my peugeot sport exhaust sounds quite nice, at 7.5k
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 12:28 AM
Focus Mk 1. Steering is vague, pedals are vague and they drink fuel. Petrol is slightly better than the diesel (had the displeasure of driving both) as you don't lurch to a stop when you come off the accelerator.
My escort Mk5. Back axle was slightly bent which didn't help but the steering was heavy, the car under steered everywhere (20 mph in the wet and you went straight on) the pedals were vague (common occurring thing I have noticed with all fords) , it drank fuel (again common to all fords) for a 1.6 and had no power. I was forever being over taken by 1.2 litre little corsa/saxos/fiestas.
I'm surprised at the Focus, my parents had a 1.6 Zetec for a few years and I thought it drove excellent.
Also, I had a Mk6 Escort GTI as a winter runabout last year and I loved it, was great fun, handled very well and was really good on juice, (1.8 zetec with 115bhp) Surprisingly quick too given the relatively low power.
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 04:05 PM
Chevrolet Matiz. Cramped and sloooowwww. 
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 04:09 PM
Mine is my friends Ford "Gay A". She let me have a go, i hated it! no rev counter, horrible shape and just generally crap!
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 05:01 PM
Let all try it together nowSecond to this is the Nissan Quashqai.
Never drive a car you cannot pronounce, I reckon!
Chris...
say "Cash ki" "Cash ki"
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 06:08 PM
My Fiat Cinquecento 1.1 Sporting and a 96 mini equinox.
They both through me across the road without warning and it was always from the rear.
They both through me across the road without warning and it was always from the rear.
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 06:17 PM
My Fiat Cinquecento 1.1 Sporting and a 96 mini equinox.
They both through me across the road without warning and it was always from the rear.
considering there both FF drive cars, im wondering how the hell you managed to do that!?
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 06:25 PM
Mine is my friends Ford "Gay A". She let me have a go, i hated it! no rev counter, horrible shape and just generally crap!
Ahaha. I hate those cars!!
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 07:34 PM
Mine is my friends Ford "Gay A". She let me have a go, i hated it! no rev counter, horrible shape and just generally crap!
Ahaha. I hate those cars!!
no rev counter,
many minis wer made without rev counters i dont think that bad a thing to be honest haha
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Posted 23 February 2011 - 07:33 PM
I've never known such a brilliant description of the Land Rover gearbox selectors, they have 'feeling' to them but unfortunately mine only has 4 forwarda 'k' reg defender. it was terrible gearbox was like shifting blocks of iron about with a fork and with as much throw as a HGV, brakes like hob nobs, seats are uncomforable, wipers are pants, suspension is terrible transfer box is exactly the same as the gearbox.........the list goes on
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Posted 23 February 2011 - 09:32 PM
I've never really driven a car I'd say i hated...
Land Rover has it's charms in that it's like driving a house, with no brakes.
Ford Ka is alright, ridiculously easy to drive, good little first car. Same for the Fiesta.
Clio's a good little town car, rev it and you will be rewarded. Although that was a 52 plate.. I drove a '98 one once, that was aaaawfully underpowered.
Even the 1.8K series Freelander, which i've never heard a good review of, i didn't think was all that bad. Surprisingly good in the mud, too!
1.2 Skoda Fabia was enough to embarass some hatchbacks, and that was on my driving lessons.
People expect too much from cars, i reckon. Maybe it's the fact i've been driving my mini for nearly two years now, and i'm grateful for it starting in the morning...
Land Rover has it's charms in that it's like driving a house, with no brakes.
Ford Ka is alright, ridiculously easy to drive, good little first car. Same for the Fiesta.
Clio's a good little town car, rev it and you will be rewarded. Although that was a 52 plate.. I drove a '98 one once, that was aaaawfully underpowered.
Even the 1.8K series Freelander, which i've never heard a good review of, i didn't think was all that bad. Surprisingly good in the mud, too!
1.2 Skoda Fabia was enough to embarass some hatchbacks, and that was on my driving lessons.
People expect too much from cars, i reckon. Maybe it's the fact i've been driving my mini for nearly two years now, and i'm grateful for it starting in the morning...
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Posted 23 February 2011 - 09:45 PM
Mate had an ancient Volvo 240 just for thrashing around on a farm, and my god it was a shitbox! You could put your foot through the floorpan and it stank of petrol. The fuel gauge didn't work and pushing a 2 ton estate car was hard work. Worst thing was that you would understeer, ender steer and then oversteer would hit you hard and you would spin out. Horrid car.
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Posted 23 February 2011 - 10:45 PM
A gay KA - didn't go didn't stop, got to where I was going in it and refused point blank to drive it home
Hyundai Matrix - didn't drive to bad just hoped nobody saw me
New Citroën berlingo - think it had that new type of electronic steering, it felt like I was a passenger and the driving position was terrible
Renault laguna mk1 - gearbox was like fishing you might get lucky
Renault Clio - no power assit, boy did it need it for such a small car
Peugeot 106d - good job I lived in Norfolk at the time
Maybe we should start a thread of the best cars we've driven, though I seem to dislike most of the cars I drive
Hyundai Matrix - didn't drive to bad just hoped nobody saw me
New Citroën berlingo - think it had that new type of electronic steering, it felt like I was a passenger and the driving position was terrible
Renault laguna mk1 - gearbox was like fishing you might get lucky
Renault Clio - no power assit, boy did it need it for such a small car
Peugeot 106d - good job I lived in Norfolk at the time
Maybe we should start a thread of the best cars we've driven, though I seem to dislike most of the cars I drive
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