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Quite an ignorent remark that tbh. I've had to withold my urge to set you on fire virtually. German cars break just as much although with them it tends to be serious problems!.
Most Un-reliable car ever?
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Most Un-reliable car ever?
Quite an ignorent remark that tbh. I've had to withold my urge to set you on fire virtually. German cars break just as much although with them it tends to be serious problems!.
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My 1.4sx Brava lasted about 4 months
the sunroof was a pain in the but it rattled over the slightest of bumps in the road! It threw a piston ring and bottom end compression was way to high - pushed the dip stick into the bonnet enough to dent the bonnet! Although it limped on home 300+ miles journey before it more or less died completely!When it was running right it was getting about 27ish MPG but it rev'd exceptionally well and drove smoothly!
raton_laveur
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Renault 21/Medallion.
Transmission cooler, rust, electronics, radio, and nearly anything else you can think of. On the other hand, it was extremely comfortable.
Transmission cooler, rust, electronics, radio, and nearly anything else you can think of. On the other hand, it was extremely comfortable.
Almost any car from the 1970's that wasn't Japanese.
Most unreliable car for me has to be the 1.6 52 plate stilo 5 door i had before my GPS. In the last year of ownership i had the AA out to it about 4/5 time.
3 times coil leads, one time i had to travel abt 18 miles in an AA van to another patrol van who had one on his van as the guy who came to me didn't have one, when we got there it was the wrong one, thankfully another AA van was in the area dealing with a breakdown who did have the correct one.
Abs failure, but by the time the AA got to me it had sorted itself out :bang:
Gas rail problem, though this wasn't down to fiat, but crap parts form the manufacturers of the LPG injector rail.
I did used to get other random beeps about stuff from time to time but i just used to pull up switch off and on again, problem solved.
3 times coil leads, one time i had to travel abt 18 miles in an AA van to another patrol van who had one on his van as the guy who came to me didn't have one, when we got there it was the wrong one, thankfully another AA van was in the area dealing with a breakdown who did have the correct one.
Abs failure, but by the time the AA got to me it had sorted itself out :bang:
Gas rail problem, though this wasn't down to fiat, but crap parts form the manufacturers of the LPG injector rail.
I did used to get other random beeps about stuff from time to time but i just used to pull up switch off and on again, problem solved.
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Got to agree with you there matey. I've had mine 12 months in that time it's had 2 coil packs, new exhaust, 4 new tyres and regular "Beep-Beeps" with the airbag failure warning.
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but was so glad to see the back of it.
got the wife a daewoo matiz few years back, after passing her driving test. worst CAR EVER. EVERY THING WENT WRONG WITH IT! had it a year lost 2k selling it
but was so glad to see the back of it.
Mines gotta be my old 156 selespeed, never went into 4th when you caned it, wouldnt go into reverse from cold (which was bad trying to get out of parking space lol).
All of this was down to a dodgy MAF sensor.
Then i took it for cambelt/variator/pump/tensior change - and all the problems started again.
So I sold it sharpish lol - now i own a stilo abarth
Ill never learn (but the abarths fine and I love it)
Dan
All of this was down to a dodgy MAF sensor.
Then i took it for cambelt/variator/pump/tensior change - and all the problems started again.
So I sold it sharpish lol - now i own a stilo abarth
Ill never learn (but the abarths fine and I love it)
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For me its anything with a Skoda badge!.
This thread is STILL going
My driving instructor's car was a 1994 Toyota Corona (Carina in the UK) which was three years old at the time, and while it may have had a hard life, it was unforgettable how:
- it failed to start (flooded itself)
- it overheated (fan didn't work)
- it overheated again (thermostat/water pump/who knows)
- the speedometer stopped working
- a gearchange cable fell off
- the brakes slowly locked themselves on - very embarrassing, but very funny when the instructor couldn't move it either
...the fifth week, we took my 1974 FIAT 128 Coupe instead and it performed flawlessly.
I think the real test of reliability is whether you actually get from A to B. Any other faults are just incidental and have to be allowed-for when you consider the age/price of the vehicle. This doesn't excuse the faults experienced by Grande Punto or Stilo owners, but in my mind it makes Toyota totally unacceptable, since it failed the A-to-B criteria four times!
I have owned one Japanese car (15 Italian cars), and it was a Toyota - silly me - a 1990 Celica - which broke a driveshaft. The ABS stopped working and the engine suddenly leaked out most of its oil through a blown main seal (but those didn't stop me getting from A to B: the driveshaft did). I didn't own the Celica for very long (a couple of months), but also had to replace an electric window and an electric mirror. Who says Italian electrics are bad...
I may be the only person in the world to have been let down in so many ways by Japanese cars, while clocking up thousands of trouble-free kilometres in Alfa Romeo 164s. I just don't touch Japanese cars any more.
-Alex
My driving instructor's car was a 1994 Toyota Corona (Carina in the UK) which was three years old at the time, and while it may have had a hard life, it was unforgettable how:
- it failed to start (flooded itself)
- it overheated (fan didn't work)
- it overheated again (thermostat/water pump/who knows)
- the speedometer stopped working
- a gearchange cable fell off
- the brakes slowly locked themselves on - very embarrassing, but very funny when the instructor couldn't move it either
...the fifth week, we took my 1974 FIAT 128 Coupe instead and it performed flawlessly.
I think the real test of reliability is whether you actually get from A to B. Any other faults are just incidental and have to be allowed-for when you consider the age/price of the vehicle. This doesn't excuse the faults experienced by Grande Punto or Stilo owners, but in my mind it makes Toyota totally unacceptable, since it failed the A-to-B criteria four times!
I have owned one Japanese car (15 Italian cars), and it was a Toyota - silly me - a 1990 Celica - which broke a driveshaft. The ABS stopped working and the engine suddenly leaked out most of its oil through a blown main seal (but those didn't stop me getting from A to B: the driveshaft did). I didn't own the Celica for very long (a couple of months), but also had to replace an electric window and an electric mirror. Who says Italian electrics are bad...
I may be the only person in the world to have been let down in so many ways by Japanese cars, while clocking up thousands of trouble-free kilometres in Alfa Romeo 164s. I just don't touch Japanese cars any more.
-Alex
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Got to be the Renault 11 turbo I had years ago.
Bloody cost me a fortune.
Electrical problems galore and I blew the turbo on it aswell!!
Bloody cost me a fortune.
Electrical problems galore and I blew the turbo on it aswell!!
Vauxhall Viva!!! (yeah I know its sad). Back in the seventies. hardly a month went by with having to stick my head under the bonnet or look for a garage while on holiday. If I was lucky enough to get there before It brokedown.
(yeah I know its sad). Back in the seventies. hardly a month went by with having to stick my head under the bonnet or look for a garage while on holiday. If I was lucky enough to get there before It brokedown.y2jamieboy4
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my old 106!
leaking windows
backbox blew a hole out
mid section fell out in a car park
started revving for no apparent reason (new fuel sensor i think)
passenger window would go down but not up
starter motor went
lights behind the dash went
speedo stoped working then started again
rub strips fell off (held on with superglue)
thats all i can rember right now
leaking windows
backbox blew a hole out
mid section fell out in a car park
started revving for no apparent reason (new fuel sensor i think)
passenger window would go down but not up
starter motor went
lights behind the dash went
speedo stoped working then started again
rub strips fell off (held on with superglue)
thats all i can rember right now
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GP Punto
GP Punto
Vauxhall Viva!!!
My old man had a Viva too.....he said it was the biggest heap of underpowered sh*t he has ever owned.....
Ended up facing the other way on a roundabout once too...handled like a boat!
The Stilo out there on my driveway. What a pile of ****e.
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my first car 2001 clio 1.2 16v sport .. it was sh@ spent more time at the dealer than it did on my drive
and the y10t is reliable its all in the way u set it up
and the y10t is reliable its all in the way u set it up
MG ZS 120+ Bought brand new from the MG Dealer. went back to them for fixing 8times in 6mths.
Shame as it handled nice. Sold it for a Fiat Barchetta 8mths after buying it.
Shame as it handled nice. Sold it for a Fiat Barchetta 8mths after buying it.
A 1986 Audi 80 Sport I had in about 1990. When it worked it was brilliant, but most of the time it was just a pile of junk.
