worst car you have ever owned

[sdreid]

The one that cost me the most money in repairs was a 1972 V-12 Jaguar. I hated it so much that I traded it in on a 1974 V-12 Jaguar.

[GUT]

The one that cost me the most money in repairs was a 1972 V-12 Jaguar. I hated it so much that I traded it in on a 1974 V-12 Jaguar.

I am jealous.

[Graham]

I bought an old Austin A40 Farina in about 1972 - mechanically it was pretty good and didn't let me down, but you could almost see the body visibly rotting away. It was held together with the dreaded Plastic Padding. When the tailgate fell off one day, that was it.

Much later I picked up a brand new Morris Marina, which was a company car. I'd driven them before, thought they were crap, but had no choice in the matter. It managed about 20 miles before the water-pump started leaking, I got it fixed, then 2 weeks later I lost 1st and 2nd gear. Junk.

Not my car, but a friend had an old Mk10 Jaguar which literally broke in two going up the M6 to Liverpool....he said even the cops who stopped were laughing.

Graham

[Limehouse]

Hi Graham,

I remember plastic padding! My car had a fair amount of it holding the headlights in! Cars just don't corrode as quickly as they did back in the 60s and 70s.

I think the company I worked for had Morris Marinas as company cars for a while. I seem to remember our Area Manager having a bright orange one. Then they were given new Cortinas - mark 3 or 4 I think

In those days, I could always spot the make and model of a car by its distinguishing features - like the fins on a Triumph Herald or the 'humps' on a Morris Moggie. Nowadays, I can't tell a Porche from a poodle.

Julie

[DVV]

Rolls Royce Wraith.
And if you ask me about women : Faye Dunaway in the seventies.

[Beowulf]

[QUOTE=DVV;295498]Rolls Royce Wraith.
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But what a cool car to have to complain about!