We alll hear about the great vehicles we have owned !!, What about the Wors

A 1983 or 84 LWB 2 door Jackaroo Wagon. Four Cylinder petrol. Dreadful vehicle.

Follwed cosely by a brief stint with a Nissan Marano/Namaro or something stupid like that. About a 90s vintage I think. Four door wagon.

Havent had a bad one yet..owned "Toyotas" for most of the time..he.he...

An old hunter hillman, that thing was the biggest pile of cr@p i ever owned!

Had to push start it nearly everyday, it caused me tremendous stress!!!!

Hi Axle,
The biggest piece of crap I've ever had the miss fortune of owning, without a shadow of a doubt would have to be a 96 VS Dunny Door Acclaim 7 seater.
Paid $16990.00 with 12 months rego. Within the first week of owning I thought that the fuel economy was up the creek. On the H'way I was getting far worse than around town usage. Took it back to the yard, "No we can't give warranty on fuel economy" was the response. Took it to a good mate, who put it on a one of those most expensive machines that goes 'Ping'. Had crap leads and plugs, replaced them. what a difference.

The dealer paid for them. 6 Months later the Crank Angle sensor gave up, then two weeks later it was the coil modulator, 2 months after that the muffler box blow itself to pieces, than the steering column pinched the wiring harness and shorted the fuse box, then the left hand front shock let go and punched a hole in the bonnet and finally just when I thought I would sell it the battery throws in the towel. All this in 18 months. I traded it in on the 80, I got $5000.00 for it and I never looked backed

The thing was cursed.

Worst car for me was a 86 Nissan navara, it cost me thousands.
Ended up cutting my losses and trading it for next to nothing.

I will never own another nissan.

Worst car I ever owned?
Easy, 1977 Toyota FJ55 with 2F petrol motor, rusty, rough to travel in and thirsty as buggery: a real heap of crap.

Turned me totally off Toyota's. Haven't had another one since I discovered Landrovers.

The second worst, my first car bought in 1958, a 1927 Austin 7 but I still have fond memories of that tiny little box on wheels.

It was in that car that I popped my first cherry.

I guess that makes up for all the little Austin's shortcomings.

Disco.

Holden UC Sunbird 2.4l 4 cylinder.
Bought it brand new in 1980 for $5680.
Gutless with bad fuel economy & I flogged the guts out of it for 240,000k.
Pranged it a few times.
Got $200 for it in the end.
Even though it was the worst car I have owned It was still a great car for me. Had some real good times in it & took it to places a lot of 4x4s owners wouldn't dream of going. She got left in the middle of nowhere a few times while we walked home to get a car to tow us out in my canoeing days.
Since then they have just got better.

Hi All

The most expensive vehicle we had was a Ford Explorer, servicing costs and repairs cost us a fortune, Front Wheel Bearing $1200 plus labour, Thermostat replacement $785-00, Auto Transmission / Engine Management Adustment $4900, and trade in valuation shocking, bought it for the Cook brand new, couldn,t wait to get rid of it.

Cheers

i had an ezy loader with the R2 in it, she did 489k before she spat a head gasket, then i had another R2 E2200 and it was good also. i had heard of many head problems with the early ones but i guess i was lucky. the worst..............probably the 4D56 powered Bitsa bleep i van i had. leaked oil, forever broke down, hard to start etc etc. was glad to see the back of it.

Worst vehicle i ever owned was a 68 Valiant Pacer with the 225 slant 6 in it, had plenty of balls, but what a piece of CRAP!!...Couldn't wait to get rid of it, and to think i swapped a HT Holden ute with a 350 Chev block in it .....God i had rocks in my head!!....In the end i swapped the Valiant a couple of months later for a Mini

Cheers...Dave

Dark Blue Holden Camira. What a heap. Only had it for 12 months and sold it. Worst New car I have ever had.

Second worst was a Datsun 1600 GL.. Now normally people rave over these cars but ours was a dud big time. Did not go , used heaps of fuel and uncomfortable to drive. Sold that one after 6 months.

Most impressive car for what it was in its time was a 440 1.6 Cortina ( the boxy one) For some reason this car went like a rocket. Even Ford Mechanics did not know why it was just one of those cars. At 80 MPH it would still push you back in the seat on full acceleration.

Axle,

After owning a few new ones now, I have come to the conclusion that all new ones start out as dogs but if you iron out the faults and keep em long enough they turn into the best ever.

Point in question: 99 GXL Cruiser 4.2 na diesel. Only had it 18 months but rebuilt g/box twice among other bits of warranty work and flogged it at first realistic opportunity....I reckon it was a dog but so many owners will tell you great stories of 500+ thousand k's on theirs and best vehicle they ever had. Had I kept fixing it and kept it long enough I may well have been singing these same praises.

Another point in question: 2000 ST t/d Patrol. Have had it 10yrs but the first 2yrs were an absolute nightmare leaving no other option but to keep fixing it and perservere with it. With nearly 400 thousand on the dial now, I now rate it among the top of vehicles I have owned...so much so I have bought a twin for it to sit side by side in the driveway.

In hindsight the best of all was probably the one I hated most in the begining. Dare I say it but it was a brand spanking 96 3.5 Petrol Paj with DOHC. Took that damn thing back so many times for an annoying auto box whine from day dot it was not funny. Nobody could find the problem but all agreed it was a whiner (not me the car)...the more I drove it and I drove it very hard towing very big loads the more it just thrilled me. 170 thousand k's in a couple of years and traded it for better fuel economy but realised soon after that, that this was a big mistake ....anyway such is life. Never put a spanner to it in 170K, forget the fuel, the lack of repairs meant it was probably cheapest car to ever own and run in my garage. Mongrel caravan hating truck driver that tried to run 3 caravanners off the road in about 5 k's (me one of them) had his eyes turned to the size of dinner plates when I rounded him up at 135+ kph and feed it to him both barrels all the way to the next town while I was on the phone to his boss back in Brissy who told me his driver was getting the big DCM treatment when he arrived back at the dock. Not something many other vehicles can do with a fully loaded van on the back. No slouch offroad might I add, I remember a very difficult 2.5km stretch of playground that took more than a couple of hours to complete but the stock Paj turned a few modified cruiser and Jeep owners heads when it come through unscathed. My passengers were not so happy and this little stunt is the whole reason why my better half will not come and play in the mud any more.

Best and cheapest one you will ever own is the one you own now, fix what needs fixing and forget it ever needed fixing in the first place. THIS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO LANDIES!!!! hahahaha

Cheers, Trevor.

You've never known what a crap vehicle is until you buy something from Russia

and the honour goes to the Cossack 650cc motor/cycle for $650

The rider gets a single seat, the pillion gets a 10 inches by eight inches padded square crap glued on frame or back mudguard.

Never ever ever get a flat tyre,after bloodining all knuckles and 2 hours later finally get wheel off, now for the tyre, oh crap.

Hold torch in mouth,throws out more light than headlights,never buy a M/C in daytime,put on brakes left indicators blink,turn on headlights,horn blows.

HOW LONG BEFORE PART COMES FROM RUSSIA, your kidding, I can walk faster,

So much for supporting my friend Simon at Parramatta rd Five Dock who convinced me its a great machine,yes,if u lived in Russia

Two cylinders of crap crap crap,pulled over by cops so many times and explained,yes,the headlights are on full beam,see,this is parking light and

Why is the horn blowing,asked the young constable, I don't know officer?

Just a minute,thump, horn stops blowing, on your way now son.

Resale, don't talk about resale to me, I'll give yah $50 for it,take it or leave it.
thanx,tah.

2006 Nissan Navara. Need I say more :)

A TC Cortina!!!! Had the suspension dynamics of a baby's perambulator.

Have to go to me first car. Dad made me buy a new one, I had half the money and he lent me the rest, but had to pay it off with all my wages, but he did provide the petrol.

Anyway after much re-search I ended up with a new 1979 Chrysler Sigma, 2.0 5 speed, what a pile of junk. Bad on fuel got towed within 3k from new, and handling like a wet sponge, take your eyes of the road for a second and she be in the bushes or over the other side of the road. Or put your foot down on dirt and the back wheels spinning would turn the car around 180 degrees every time.

Bought for 6550.00 and sold her with 25K on the clock for 5700.00 very luck I was.

Then came my second worse car XC GS Falon with the 351 cleavland motor,
never owned a V8 since.

Mine was this Honda Van. not very fast, had it for about 6 months and traded it on a Honda Civic.

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Worst, 2 x series 2 landrovers, I had to come back and get punished more as I didn't get enough of a belting with the first one.

Best was a VC dunny door wagon with a 173 motor, that little motor and diff/gearbox were never opened up, I sold it with a road worthy and 400,000K on the clock.

Have a good one

Worst: Datsun 180B, good motor but everything around it fell apart, and rust!
Best:Toyota Landcrusiser 1998 4.2 diesel, still have it, no rust and just keeps going strong.
First car: 1954 Morris 1000, slow but a strong little thing, then 2 VW's 1959, 1964, they are [I am sure] still on the road.

Gee Axle, you know how to get the emotions going mate!

95 Ford Falcon. My last Ford! Door locks (they made us pay before I knew about it was common); blocked radiator – actually a design fault, quite a story; crazy drop in price due to Ford later dumping huge number of leased cars on the market.

2001 V6 Camry. My last Toyo! Every service, electric windows wouldn’t work, come down and stay down – company showed no interest in problem. Oil pouring out all over head in the end. 3 failed (plastic) hinges of central console lid – “minor” you say, well check out the cost.

I have had three bad vehicles:-
1. Ford Popular. Engine only lasted 30,000 miles. No heater, Transverse leaf springs, Unstable over 50 mph. Diff gave up the ghost. Permanent shudder in the clutch. Rust all over after four years.

2. Ford NA Fairlaine. Auto gearbox cacked it after 50,000 Kls. Head rotted out. Windows fell down. Climate control would not heat vehicle.

3. Ford F150 tray top. Clutch problems twice. Second time friction plate exploded. Exhaust manifold kept leaking. Very slow to put fuel in. Couldn't use rear fuel tank. Dash board fell to pieces.

I am not a Ford man and would never buy another Ford.

HZ Holden Kingswood wagon, bought 2nd hand in 1989 for $6K. Spent another $6K over the next 4 years repairing it! We actually tried to have it stolen once by leaving it at the airport car park while we went to Sydney for a long weekend. Unloaded all of our belongings from it, left the doors unlocked and the car park ticket in full view. Even left it full of fuel! Sadly we returned to find it still there! Eventually sold it for $200, although I was in two minds about this. I really wanted it to die, so I was considering setting fire to it just for the pleasure of seeing it destroyed, (it wasn't insured at this time so the payout wasn't a carrot). In the end, we were so poor that the $200 was necessary for us to live.... LOL.... I HATED that car! Turned me off Holden's forever!

Cheers

Brian

My first car - a 1959 Austin Lancer. Given to me in 1971 by grand mother too old to drive (so was the car in retrospect). Every thing failed- axles, gearbox, engine (rings/bearings, head), starter motor, diff etc. But I did learn a lot about self sufficiency and working on cars. I bought a Morris Major 1620 for parts.

The Lancer was full of rust, the passenger floor didn't exist- some joked you could do a Flintstones impersonation when the car was unable to propel itself.

I had friends with similar cars. The best was the Wolseley variant. I dreamed of owning a Riley 1.5. One mate got an MGA 1500. I liked the twin carbs so started to acquire the bits but the car died finally when a mate did a wheel spin in reverse and snapped another axle. By then I'd had enough and bought a Hillman Minx with a 1725 motor. Now that was a good car.

For most of my life I've been a working Rock muso.
This has necessitated having a 'good' car and a 'pub' car. I've owned four XT (1968) Falcon Wagon pub cars and every one has been brilliant. They were old but didn't attract attention outside pubs. I didn't really care if I found someone standing on the roof or asleep on the bonnet after a gig,and yes, it happened quite often.That great big shiny piece of railway track they called a front bumper bar was useful for push-starting fellow players vehicles on the odd occasion that a flat battery happened.

In between these XTs I decided to upgrade to a newer model and picked up an 83 XE wagon.

What a load of rubbish! Thirsty and handled like a ship,and what was the point of the pointless 'econoguage' on the dash? Things broke and it rattled after few trips with a back full of gear.
Got rid of it after 8 months and got another XT , this is in 1990, and felt right at home again.

I'll also put my hand up to owning a 91 Magna.........no more to be said really.

I had some sort of nostalgic attachment to Land Rovers in my young day and bought 2 series 2 Land Rovers thinking the second would be better than the first.

Any sort of moisture stopped them from starting, but it was fun being able to accelerate flat out from the turnoff to home and not exceed the speed limit.