I regret buying my first car, a '78 Mazda RX-7 series 1, it was an absolute heap of sh*t.Everyone told me to not buy a rotary because the engine would break down, well this car had a 12A tallport taken from a later series 3 RX-7 and the engine never missed a beat.But everything else in the car was shagged.
lanks5,
May 2, 5:01am
1966 Fiat Crusader 1500cc, twin carb.when it went, it went real fast.stuck to the road like you know what to a blanket, dragged off holdens, falcs and other sundry stuff.BUT the spark plug gap widened often which means it wouldn't start -so there you are, 10;30pm in the pub car park after a big sess whipping out a couple of plugs , skinning a couple of knuckles and tapping the plugs closed a bit and then when purring along at say 120 ks the bloody lights go out for no reason or the complete dashboard starts flicking like crazy traffic lights or the heater dumps a load of scalding water on your feet- scary stuff.and the local mechanic flees in fear every time ( say weekly) I bring it in for some repair as he has to read the handbook for an hour or so to diagnose the (usually recurring) problem.sold it and got a1300 Ford Escort- thrashed it for 6 years- never missed a beat .
foxdonut,
May 2, 7:10pm
91 BMW E36 320i.
bantam3,
May 2, 11:27pm
Jap imports and cars from auctions. Worst was imported legacy vz wagon from ak auction house.
hamcouple4fun,
May 3, 12:02am
galant 1996 gdi
design4fun4u,
May 3, 2:27am
1999 320i Bmw crap crap crap euro trash :)
ambo11,
May 3, 2:59am
Subaru Outback 2.5which cracked a head on the drive home.and Mitsi Diamante30R.but the worst car by a country mile was a Mark 5 Cortina wagon.what a pile of thirsty, gutless, unreliable crap!
hamcouple4fun,
May 3, 3:00am
all fords
klrider,
May 3, 2:45pm
Subaru twin turbo model, loved it, for the three weeks I had it before it was stolen.
frytime,
May 3, 3:13pm
gt4 celica. drove it for a week. then threw the thrust washers out of the crank. started replacing from then. never worked out what the knocking was. then sold it
rainbow11,
May 6, 1:59am
Mitsubishi Legnum. Worst car I ever owned.
gypsypom,
May 6, 2:22am
Dare I say it, a hillman imp, had to renew the head gasket every 200k it used to blow, girlfriend lived 150k away so it was a weekly occurrence
scoobeey,
May 6, 3:36am
Lada samara glad when someone paid me for it lol:) Best car ive ever owned reliability corolla 2c diesel:)))
bowla3,
May 6, 4:56am
1975 Peugot 504, heap of junk, odo showed about 75ks and never changed. A petrol swallower, lucky to get 25 mpg. The only good thing about, it sat on the road nice,
mrfxit,
May 6, 2:35pm
Worst car was a 'sucker job" I brought from auction. 89 2lt Mitsi Galant Checked it over (including oil levels etc) before the auction/ bid /paid & picked up the car. While driving it home, it started smoking REALLY REALLY BAD. Turns out that between me doing MY inspection & the auction it's self, some numnuts had tipped a fresh 4 ltr bottle of oil (oil bottle was in the boot) in to the motor (believing it to be a bit low) & it got sucked up in to the cylinders while I was driving it home. Cracked the head & blew the head gasket
rbrassey,
May 11, 2:43am
Agree - bought a 2002 Civic from Turners which had broken down within a day,Has had electrics messed round with & has been as unreliable as anything else I've had & they're too complex to work on except by the franchise
bignzer1,
May 11, 7:11am
1978 Bright Yellow Hillman Hunter Station Wagon need I say more
rjgmjs,
May 14, 5:15am
2003 RS Impressa 2.5. Awesome handling car, very peppy, looked awesome with all the xtra's, but me being over 6ft tall, i could never get comfortable sitting in those Jamex front seats.
cjohnw,
May 14, 5:37am
The 2008 Holden Captiva.
Was like driving a sponge cake. Bluuuurk! Worst near-new car I have ever owned. Holden, you dickheads!
Should be called the Holden CRAPtiva.
Just awful! awful, awful!
lion9,
May 14, 3:15pm
Worst--ALL 4 cyl cars weve owned ' and worst of those Caronas Corollas and Bedford Van Best--ALL 6 cyl cars including Ford and Holden.30 odd odd years of models and all been really reliable
moby,
May 14, 3:29pm
Mercedes Benz 180D - used water at about twice the rate it used diesel,had the handling and acceleration of the interisland ferry. It was named "Hitler's Revenge". Best vehicle - Honda 400/4 bike - 25 years NO problems (bought for $100).
will_98,
Nov 12, 12:18pm
1993 Mitsi Galant 1.8 manual.
gofer0007,
Nov 12, 12:31pm
My EX's wedding ring.- .
extrayda,
Nov 12, 1:30pm
Mitsubishi Sigma SE (86 I think).Had everything - speed sensitive wipers, climate air, cruise control, electric dash, plush interior, electric windows, plus all of the other bits you might want.Even NZ from New.Biggest piece of crap I have ever owned.Things broke on it constantly, cost a bomb to keep the thing going.I had it for 1 year I think it was, spent thousands, sold it at Turners while it was all good.Found it a couple of years later and asked the new owner how it had been - apparently the auto crapped out not long after I sold it (auto was fine when I sold it).Comfortable car to drive. Terrible car for maintenance.It was also VERY slow - I have a 1300cc corolla for a while after that, and it was faster than the 2.0 Sigma :-)
extrayda,
Nov 12, 1:32pm
Next worse was a new Daewoo Lacetti (work vehicle). Had all sorts of problems, including the fact that when you took your foot off the gas, it would carry on revving for a couple of seconds.Made for terrible gear changes, and dangerous if you gave it the gas to get into a gap in traffic.Glad to see the back of that one.Plus Holden dealership were very unhelpful with it, and even tried to tell me that the revving problem didn't exist - funny that someone else came into the dealership while I was there to complain about it, so we compared stories.Certainly wouldn't get a daewoo until they lift their game.
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