big-vee-twin
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 01:32 PM |
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Worst car Austin Montego 1300cc
Best car Renault Megane 230 F1 team R26 absolutely amazing
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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bobinspain
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 01:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AntonUK
Worst: Daewoo Matiz - Heap of f**king junk that was
Best was my 91 mini cooper modded to the hills.. but died of too much rot unfortunately
Re' the Matiz: Don't beat about the bush Anton. Give it to us straight, warts 'n' all. 
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DixieTheKid
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 01:46 PM |
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Worst car was my Escort RS Turbo as much as i loved it the MFI as pants and gearboxes never lasted 5 mins.
Best car has to be the current Lexus IS200, not that great on fuel but is bulletproof. So far we have put a tyre on it in over for years and shes
getting on for 12 now, well that was until the Misses stuck it into the back of a peole carrier with a fecking TOW BAR! Boooo.
Just to add, the most fun car has to be my 328is Coupe. Wish i never sold it, oh well, i had to find the westy some how!
COS IT'S Worth IT
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coozer
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 02:03 PM |
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Worst.. 1980 Mk2 Escort, it was only 5 years old and an absolute knacker...
Best.. current 16 year old Pug 106.. why? Its cheaper to run than a scooter!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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bobinspain
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 02:08 PM |
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Dixie
I had a 10yr old 328i conv out here as my last toy. 50k miles, LHD a minter. Too nice to park outside the supermarket or pub here though as no-one
gives a toss about dinging the bodywork. Par for the course on the costas.
My little Uno Turbo with a real 'tease' in 1986, particularly up aginst cars which 'on paper' should've been a lot
quicker. The water injection was magic. The torque-steer the grunt generated was just manageable, but it was a Cosworth-eater through the gears 50-80
mph was insanely quick and with Koni shockers and dampers it meant it handled well and the brakes were uprated too.
It was a wolf in sheep's clothing alright. What a grin
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 02:11 PM |
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Had lots of good cars but the worst without a doubt was a '97 vectra- I think everything but the engine went wrong with it - gearbox ,
electrics, suspension, aircon you name it - shockingly bad car - put me off vauxhalls for life 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Ivan
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 02:50 PM |
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Best car my current one - Subaru Forester 2.5XT just because I enjoy it so much and so good on gravel roads, stable at any speed - worst - none really
but if I had to choose one it would be the Volvo S40 T4 - lovely motor but had to replace computer and fuel pump in the 100000 miles it did - both
horrendously expensive - however seats very comfortable.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 03:08 PM |
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Never really had any exciting or fun cars but I've had some rather fine ones. So no real best but:
MK3 Escort, loved it but it was a bag of c**p at that age.
Rover 216 vitesse, the square one from the 80's. Very smooth and comfortable, lucky I never got caught unable to stick to 30!
Nissan Sunny, slow and brown (gold?) but it was the most comfortable seats I sat in 
Current Mondeo, it's needed tyres, tyres and more tyres but never missed a beat and only now starting to show signs of being old and tired (I
think it's going to need a clutch soon it's barking at me!)
Worst: Fiat Panda. Uncomfortable, slow and wouldn't stop. Never been afraid to drive a car and took it back after 2 days.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 04:12 PM |
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best :- volvo 940 turbo 40k miles for 260 quid , only scrapped it this year .
worst:- skoda felicia
ive owned an s500 in that time but because it was rusty , it doesnt get top spot .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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panichat
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 04:44 PM |
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Best:
Locost
or Austin A35 van
or Fiat x1/9
Worst Citroen Xantia Turbo Diesel
Unreliable, thirsty, slow, noisy (not in a good way), smelly, crap, crap, crap
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foskid
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 04:45 PM |
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Best car I had was a Renault 5 GTX closely followed by a BMW 520, the worst was a Fiat 124 Special T, superb engine but it rotted and had to be
scrapped @ 5 years old.
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
George Bernard Shaw
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austin man
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 05:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by panichat
Best:
Locost
or Austin A35 van
or Fiat x1/9
Worst Citroen Xantia Turbo Diesel
Unreliable, thirsty, slow, noisy (not in a good way), smelly, crap, crap, crap
The A35 vans where quite sprightly I had an 850cc one, last off the production line also the saloon enjoyed both of them
also enjoyed 2 door mk2 Escort
Capri Mk 2 S
Golf Turbo
least liked Rover 2700 SD1 leeaked like a sieve always felt damp
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 05:33 PM |
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Best Car is my current 06 Mondeo Ghia X 2.2L TDCI, closely followed by my Nissan Navara twin cab. Brilliant.
Worst Car was a Vectra 1.9TD engine never ran right, misfired, over heated on hills, finally abandoned it in Newcastle at my ex's. Wouldnt start
one day so that was it...
Ben
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Roadster
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steve m
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 05:56 PM |
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Best car is my 58 mondeo tdci, brilliant car in looks, the way it drives, space, etc etc, and it tows the caravan, with out even knowings its behind
us!!
Worst was my 2+2 Lotus elan, looked the dogs danglys, but was so unreliable, i used to HAVE to own two cars, as the other was allways a back up and
was used the most, Lots of trouble usualy serious
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panichat
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
The A35 vans where quite sprightly I had an 850cc one, last off the production line also the saloon enjoyed both of them also enjoyed 2 door mk2
Escort Capri Mk 2 S Golf Turbo least liked Rover 2700 SD1 leeaked like a sieve always felt damp
I think it was James Hunt who said that driving his A35 van around the North Circular road on a damp day way more exciting than F1. Mine was certainly
difficult to stop and prone to sideways excitement.
Dave
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HowardB
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 06:28 PM |
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best ever was any of the 5 WRX wagons that I had, never a murmer, but always a huge G R I N Nothing comes close, 140 on the autobahn, and always
great in the snow,... would have another one like a shot if the chancellor would let me,...
worst car,.. well the one that I enjoyed the least was a Honda Accord 2.2cdti - bing - bing - bing, between getting in and going backwards down the
lane it used to bing up to 30 times,... made me scream, 3 months and that was 12 weeks too long!
[Edited on 27/11/11 by HowardB]
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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lotusmadandy
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 07:11 PM |
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My best car was my 1978 mk3 capri 3.0s. I loved it until
some t**t swiped it
My worst was a 1980 renault 18,it conked out every time i drove it.
Pile of sh1te.
Andy
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austin man
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 07:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by panichat
quote:
The A35 vans where quite sprightly I had an 850cc one, last off the production line also the saloon enjoyed both of them also enjoyed 2 door mk2
Escort Capri Mk 2 S Golf Turbo least liked Rover 2700 SD1 leeaked like a sieve always felt damp
Dave
My a35 saloon had a modified 1098 high lift cam big valve head big carb etc and it did like to go sideways sorted the brakes out wit Midget discs up
front and standard drums on the back
I think it was James Hunt who said that driving his A35 van around the North Circular road on a damp day way more exciting than F1. Mine was certainly
difficult to stop and prone to sideways excitement. I regret selling it but had to to fund the build
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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MautoK
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 07:39 PM |
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Hard to choose a best and worst out of this lot:
103E Pop - heavily modified; 100E engine, Aquaplane bits, Bellamy IFS, Minx rear axle, full sun roof, trialled a fair bit;
Minx IIIc; Trialled! (Once - 1974 Edinburgh, I think)
Dellow Mk VI;
Hillman Imp; SU carb, extensively lightened by removal of all trim, very good for PCTs and classics, even on its 6" clutch
Rover 105S (1959)
Singer Chamois, PCTs
VW 1302S
1973 Renault 5 - boring and bombproof
1977 Renault 12 - as above
Land Rover LtWt; engine died so fitted V8 & 3.54 diffs - definitely most fun at a best of 15mpg;
Colt Galant 2000 - most reliable, changed oil, couple of tyres, otherwise not touched in 2 years
Marina 1300 - yes, trialled!
Series I LR already with V8
MG Maestro, with twin Webers. Generally good, but succumbed to atrocious peripheral rot;
Volvo 240 GLT estate auto (as for the Colt, above)
1972 RWA Midget modified for Classic trials. Died from rust, bought new shell, did nothing for 5 years, sold to fund MK
Peugeot 205 GTi 1600
Talbot Samba 954 --> 1124 --> 1360, trialled, bombproof!
Peugeot 306 DTurbo
... and MK Indy.
There may be one or two I've forgotten, but never owned anything especially fancy.
John.
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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MautoK
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 07:42 PM |
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...oops, just remembered the '68 Swiss-import LHD T-reg 1300 VW automatic. Scrapped long ago I'm ashamed to say - probably as rare as
hen's dentures these days.
...and a '71 Rover 3500 auto, another 'oil + tyres' only. 2 years reliable but thirsty motoring.
[Edited on 27/11/11 by MautoK]
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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roadrunner
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 07:57 PM |
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Worst, Ford Orion. It hated the snow and the corners, and it didn't like being thrashed.
Best, by far. VW Golf V5. Good performance , comfy, and the smoothest engine i have used. Until a stupid cow pulled out in front of me.
It's only when there gone that you miss them. 
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Simon
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 08:35 PM |
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Best were either of my V8 SD1's or the ZT260. Quite like my Espace but new shocks & ball joint, stereo's cd payer has died and rear
window exploding etc etc is a bit dissapointing. Still rather have the Espace than anything german though (both my Beetles got scrapped from rust.
Cheapest was our Capri 2l GL auto. Paid £200 for it, sold for £190 with 40k more miles on it.
ATB
Simon
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pmc_3
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 08:40 PM |
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Worst car - probably 2001 Laguna 1.9 DCI. Only kept the car a few weeks it developed a stutter which turned out to be a hole in the intercooler, 3rd
gear crunched, both front electric window cables failed, self levelling headlights had a mind of their own and got eml for injector fault a couple of
times
Best car - hard decision, best all rounder probably Mondeo ST200 but mk1 Astra GTE, mk2 Astra GTE16v and Porsche 944 were all cracking cars
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mcerd1
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 09:17 PM |
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best: pug 106, 954cc, carb, 4spd - it cost next to nothing and just kept going and going (and took mango to rome and back)
worst: a 78' 3.0 carpri that I was given for parts and never had on the road - there wasn't a single part that wasn't rotten 
[Edited on 27/11/2011 by mcerd1]
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black fingernail
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 10:17 PM |
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best- lancia gamma coupe, beutiful, i loved that car!
worst- bmw 3 series, uncomfortable, thirsty, not fast, not chuckable, just a malevolent lump. i never locked it, but no-one was daft enough to nick
it! god i hated that car.
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