Best/Worst Car you've ever owned?

squarehead94 · 9 Apr 2014 at 13:39

Seen a few of these threads but they are all ancient history.

So what is:
1. the best car you have ever owned?
2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?
3. did you have many problems with it?
4. would you buy it again?
5. how long did you have it?
and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?
7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?
8. how long did you have it?

squarehead94 · 9 Apr 2014 at 13:42

for me, it is:
1. VW Golf GTi 1.8 Turbo (running 237bhp)
2. swapped it for a honda civic.
3. Yes, but only minor problems, needed a new clutch after it went to REVO Stage 2 remap, couple of air hoses split, minor rain leak but as an apprentice I could barely afford to keep her anyway.
4. Yes, definitely.
5. around 3 months, I went through a spell of frequent car swaps.

6. Hyundai Coupe Gen 3.
7. had it 2 weeks. engine packed up. sold it for just shy what I paid. probably why it was so cheap.
8. 2 weeks or so.

scratch · 9 Apr 2014 at 13:49

1. BMW 335i
2. £15k
3. Seatbelt butler stopped working, iDrive DVD drive started getting read errors - both sorted under waranty.
4. Yes, 100%
5. Still have it..6 months so far.

6. Citroen C2 VTS
7. Like driving a baked bean can on wheels. As much torque as a Honda Type-R

8. 3 months - traded it in for a Golf GTTDi 170

panthro · 9 Apr 2014 at 14:36

1. the best car you have ever owned? - E92 M3
2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for? -£25k / sold it as I was doing 25k miles a year so bought a cheap diesel Civic for commuting.
3. did you have many problems with it? - None
4. would you buy it again? - Probably not.
5. how long did you have it? - 1 year
and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned? - Fiat Coupe 20VT LE
7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned? - Everything that could have gone wrong with it, did; within the space of 6 weeks.
8. how long did you have it? - 6 weeks. Was such a POS I sold it for a loss of £1000

Biggest mistake in my motoring history.

p1RATE · 9 Apr 2014 at 15:21

1. the best car you have ever owned?

Toyota Soarer v8

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?

£1500

3. did you have many problems with it?

Replaced an alternator once

4. would you buy it again?

Absolutely but as a manual with a turbo or supercharger bolted on

5. how long did you have it?

14 months

and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?

mk1 Renault Clio 1.9 diesel

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?

It regularly broke, fell apart and tried to kill me on several occasions. it smelt like dog so much so i bought a new interior for it. it had no power (60hp i think?) and was a horrible to drive.

8. how long did you have it?

18 months up until my first year at uni

SC0TTRS · 9 Apr 2014 at 15:26

So what is:
1. the best car you have ever owned?

Nissan Skyline R33 GTR

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?

£7.5K

3. did you have many problems with it?

Had to change the air freshener once

4. would you buy it again?

Hell YEA!

5. how long did you have it?

2 Years

and also:

6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?

1984 MK2 Astra 1.2 Merit

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?

Shopping list of weekly problems

8. how long did you have it?[/QUOTE]

1 year

ubersonic · 9 Apr 2014 at 15:48

1. the best car you have ever owned? - 1990 (MK3) Toyota Supra TT.
2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for? - £1500 + £800 to get it running.
3. did you have many problems with it? - Nope.
4. would you buy it again? - Definitely, now if only I could find one for <£5k lol.
5. how long did you have it? - 18 months.

6. what is the worst car you have ever owned? - A bit skewed as I have never owned a bad car, but DC2 Integra Type-R.
7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned? - Didn't live up to the hype, it replaced a VTEC Prelude BB4 which was a better car in just about every way bar reputation.
8. how long did you have it? - 3 months.

leigh_boy · 9 Apr 2014 at 15:48

1. RX8
2. £3800
3. Just the usual coils, leads, occasianal flooding as it got to higher millage and i didnt want to rebuild it
4. yes - as a secound car
5. 1 year

6. Celica ST
7. engine rings gone, replacment engine was just as bad, sun roof leaked
8. 6 months

Rybo89 · 9 Apr 2014 at 16:05

1. the best car you have ever owned?

Astra VXR

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?

£6700 + £1000 straight way to get back to mint. Sold it for the Mondeo i have now as i thought it would be needed by now, i was wrong.

3. did you have many problems with it?

Gearbox was like chocolate

4. would you buy it again?

Don't do sloppy seconds.

5. how long did you have it?

1 year

and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?

Suppose it would have to be my first car. The Civic, which was awesome! But wasn't nowhere near as good as all the other cars i have had.

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?

Because it doesn't really compare to a VXR or both ST's i have owned

8. how long did you have it?

2 years

Haggisman · 9 Apr 2014 at 16:18

1. The best car you have ever owned? - Legnum VR-4
2. How much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for? - £1,700
3. Did you have many problems with it? - Hideous fuel costs, unable to go over speedbumps at more than 2mph.
4. Would you buy it again? - I'd buy one tomorrow if I could afford the insurance

5. How long did you have it? - 1 year
and also:
6. What is the worst car you have ever owned? - Not owned as such, but a company car I was temporarily given for a few months - Ford Fusion 1.4 diesel in "Amethyst"
7. Why was it the worst car you have ever owned? - Ugly, slow, purple, cheap, unstable, uncomfortable. The only redeeming feature was the fuel consumption
8. How long did you have it? - Too long!! (~4 months)

Gaspanic · 9 Apr 2014 at 16:29

1. the best car you have ever owned? - Ford KA, first car, drove like a go kart, when I was new to driving it felt faster than it actually was. Being a first car, despite how poor it really is, I still have a soft spot for it.
2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for? - £300 (Wanted a banger)
3. did you have many problems with it? - None, bar it being too small.
4. would you buy it again? - No
5. how long did you have it? - 6 months or so.
and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned? - Peugeot 306.
7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned? - Looked awful, drove awful, sounded awful, broke down all of the time.
8. how long did you have it? about 4 months.

oHUTCHYo · 9 Apr 2014 at 17:23

1. the best car you have ever owned?
- MK5 Golf R32
2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?
- £10.5K
3. did you have many problems with it?
- None
4. would you buy it again?
- No (nice sound, nice comfort, but overall a bit heavy and slow for a 3.2 V6)
5. how long did you have it?
- 6 month
and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?
- Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring
7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?
- Gearbox failure = £800, Manifold/turbo failure = £600
8. how long did you have it?
- 2 months!

Relentless81 · 9 Apr 2014 at 19:30

1. Toyota Corolla T-Sport 2005
2. £5500 - sold it thinking I was upgrading to a Civic Type-R FN2 but the Civic did not warrant the difference in cost
3. Nothing at all
4. Too old now but if I was looking for a car and a time warp condition example happened to be for sale I don't think I would be able to resist
5. Just over 3 years the longest I have owned a car
and also:
6. Mazda 6 2.3 Sport
7. Terrible performance and fuel consumption
8. About 5 Months

BigT · 9 Apr 2014 at 19:48

1. the best car you have ever owned?

Obvious, but since I've owned it the longest I'd say my current car, a 2007 BMW Z4M

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?

Smidgen over £20K from a dealer at the height of the recession. A bargain as it was not even 18 months old and on 8k miles at the time. No part-ex as my Boxster's timing chain had let go leaving me with a useless lump of scrap metal with a Porsche badge on :mad:

3. did you have many problems with it?

Not really. Nothing but wear and tear and service items, touch wood.

4. would you buy it again?

Yes. Or rather I'm not going to sell it.

5. how long did you have it?

5 and a half years and counting

6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?

1994 Rover Metro Rio

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?

Under powered, dull, badly put together

8. how long did you have it?

About six months as I needed time to swallow my pride and realise I'd made a really bad choice.

Puzzled · 9 Apr 2014 at 20:21

So what is:
1. the best car you have ever owned?

Mazda MX5 Mk2. Awesome little car, so much fun to drive and I actually really miss it!

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?

Can't remember exactly, about £5k.

3. did you have many problems with it?
Roof leaked a bit and it had a bit of rust showing on the rear arches but tbh mechanically it was brilliant.

4. would you buy it again?

Yep, last few months I've been thinking about how much fun it was.

5. how long did you have it?

Two and a half years, traded it in for a Mondeo ST220 (slightly different!).

and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?

Vauxhall Astra 1.7 Diesel (company car)

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?

No character whatsoever, its just a tool for getting from A to B. In all my previous cars I would go out for a drive just for the sake of driving, I don't bother any more as its just dull.

8. how long did you have it?
Coming up to year pretty soon

Gaijin · 9 Apr 2014 at 20:40

1. the best car you have ever owned?
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII GSR

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?
Circa 8-9k. No PX

3. did you have many problems with it?
No real problems - most reliable car i've owned. Has needed a new clutch.

4. would you buy it again?
Yes, without a doubt

5. how long did you have it?
Still do.

6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?
Peugeot 306 1.4 XL

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?
Crap brakes, gutless, crap electrics

8. how long did you have it?
For too long. About 3-4 years

airwave99 · 9 Apr 2014 at 20:56

1. Peugeot 306 DTurbo
2. £1500
3. Ventilation fan motor burnt out. One of the wheel bearings needed replacing.
4. Yes
5. 6 years
Don't really have a worst car. The Focus 1.6 I have now does the job just nicely, just in retrospect I preferred the 306.

wingman · 9 Apr 2014 at 21:12

1. the best car you have ever owned?

BMW E46 330i

2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?

Paid £3,800 in 2012

3. did you have many problems with it?

Bushes and wishbones, standard E46 fashion.

4. would you buy it again?

Hmm, yeah, and I can prove this as I did buy it again (well, the coupe version!)

5. how long did you have it?

9 months.

and also:

6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?

No real bad cars but my 2010 Toyota Yaris 1.33 was a bit rubbish.

7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?

Totally naff performance, even at 100bhp in a small hatchback. The Aygo I had before felt more alive and in most scenarios, much nippier. Chassis and drivability were uninspiring. I bought it before I "got into" cars, however I was just becoming a bit of a petrol head at the time and it wasn't a smart purchase.

8. how long did you have it?

Two lousy years!

eidolon · 9 Apr 2014 at 21:25

1. the best car you have ever owned?
Lotus Elise 111R
2. how much did you pay/what did you swap or part exchange for?
Ermmm, I think it was just under £25k at the time if I remember correctly
3. did you have many problems with it?
The headlight fell out once and had to be cable tied back in
4. would you buy it again?
If I had more time to use it then definitely
5. how long did you have it?
2-3 years I think
and also:
6. what is the worst car you have ever owned?
A red Ford Mondeo. I hated it. Bored me to death.
7. why was it the worst car you have ever owned?
Yawn. Yawn. Yawn. Absolutely no fun to drive at all
8. how long did you have it?
A month or something before I gave it to a mate for practically nothing.

233 · 9 Apr 2014 at 21:29

Seen a few of these threads but they are all ancient history.

So what is:
1. Mk 4.5 mondeo estate
2. £5500 @ 3yr old
3. A sensor so far
4. Already looking for another the same
5. 6 weeks so far
and also:
6. Peugeot partner
7. Doing 10k a month mainly motorway in a partner designed for town driving
Horrid car for motorway mile
8: 1 year 100k miles