Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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I have driven a few bad cars but todays antics with an Alfa 147 2.0 16v takes the piss. it was a 2001 model car with the worst flappy paddle gearbox ever made. car was slow as shit to start with, this crap gearbox made it worse, as responsive as a drunk slug.
driving position was shit, brake pedal was the size of a brick and the most jerky throttle pedal ever. utter utter chod.
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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Corsa 1.2 8v, closed followed by a 1.0 ax 4 speed
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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quote: Originally posted by Butler
Corsa 1.2 8v, closed followed by a 1.0 ax 4 speed
I love You
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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hyandai coupe....... dear oh dear
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corsa_sport_jay
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Registered: 18th Dec 06
Location: Eastham, Cheshire
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I raced a coupe the other day and wupped him in my VTR!
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Dave A
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and another thing with the alfa, you have to get in, close door, turn on ignition and hold the brake pedal down for 10 seconds before starting it just incase it was left in gear when it was stopped.
and if you turn the ignition a tiny bit too far whilst doing the above the key wont turn when you try and start its so you have to do it all over again
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Wasn't too keen on the Fiat Uno, harsh brakes and heavy steering
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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Probably alot, but I can't think of any at the moment. Vauxhall Agila 1.0 or something probabaly, or a LHD smart car.
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antmashed
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Registered: 2nd Aug 06
Location: Hertford
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a fiat chinquicheto (sp) 1.0l was soooo slow and shit the pedals were also too close together
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paulr202000
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Registered: 20th Jan 01
Location: Lancaster
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BMW 850
fast in a straight line as long as you have a gravel pit at the end of the straight to stop you even with 4 pots as standard they have no brakes and they wont go around courners the Qe2 would courner better
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corsa_sport_jay
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Registered: 18th Dec 06
Location: Eastham, Cheshire
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Clio 1.2, 1.4 what aloada shite!!! they just slide all time etc! just bolliks
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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a saxo vtr with a vts convertion .. not so much the cars fault more the person that built it , EVERYTHING was loose/rattled the car was all over the road .. was a death trap,, other than that i would say either a MG midget or a winnebago lol
[Edited on 03-05-2007 by SportyBoy]
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Dave A
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quote: Originally posted by SportyBoy
not so much the cars fault more the person that built it , EVERYTHING was loose/rattled the car was all over the road .. was a death trap
[Edited on 03-05-2007 by SportyBoy]
a bit like most of the 2 litre corsas out there then
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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worse was a 1.0 106 phase 1, going down the motorway i feared for my life as the car basically rattled along, help together with a frenchmans spit no doubt
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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Citroen saxo vts.
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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MY mates G Reg 1.1 Fester. It was shockingly shite.
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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some saxo i took for a test drive. had been in a crash with a bent chassis, leaking power steering, faded brajkes and all that.
when you got over 3,000 revs the engine started juddering and sounded like it was choking/dying
the guy was like- oh yeah it just needs warming up.
handled like i dont know what, if you could drive a dead tramp, probably like that.
was a 1.1 desire 2000 model i think or sumit.
an actual proper car would be a 1 litre citroen ax, just because it was so bloody slow, and you could nearly roll it at 15/20 mph
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Dave A
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quote: Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
some saxo i took for a test drive. had been in a crash with a bent chassis, leaking power steering, faded brajkes and all that.
when you got over 3,000 revs the engine started juddering and sounded like it was choking/dying
the guy was like- oh yeah it just needs warming up.
handled like i dont know what, if you could drive a dead tramp, probably like that.

hadnt been in a crash, all saxos are like that
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Saxo 1.1. Have found most things french pretty crap TBH
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Citroen AX 1.0 4 Speed was horrific 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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quote:
hadnt been in a crash, all saxos are like that
haha yeh - i wrote my saxo off in 4 days! hahaha, back end came out, hello 2 dry stone walls!!!!!!
haha, and yeh - AX's have to be the most appauling thing to drive
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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its not the saxo's fault the back end came out though is it ?
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Russ 200sx
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Registered: 29th Dec 05
Location: Bagillt - Flintshire
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A sherpa van!! oh dear
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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well im thinking now that it half car half driver as i should have slowed a little when it started going
explanation:
tightish single lane country road, going about 55/60, came round, back end started bumping so i kept it at that speed and it stopped, seemed fine, then weirdly as i was coing out of the corner, the back end just spun out totally.
had thin assed BMX tyres on it, was a cheapo model.
took my corsa b sxi round that very same bend the same speed the day i got it and it was absolutley fine, stuck to the road.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Smart car.
Reliant Rialto.
Corsa C 1.2 with easytronic.
Hyundai Stellar.
In that order, worst at the top.
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