Cars that disappointed you

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Has anyone looked forward to driving a car and then when they drove it/sat in it they were slightly underwhelmed?

For me it has to be the Jaguar XF (pre 2016). Interior felt claustrophobic, was hard to see out of I just found the angle of the windscreen was very narrow and I couldn't really see much of the bonnet. Maybe I am just used to driving hatchbacks.

Is this the case with other executive saloon cars?

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C class Merc. My left leg was stuck against the tunnel, and I hated the auto gear stalk on the wheel housing.
 
The new Nissan Qashqai, Overall its a decent car, but the issue I had when I had one on loan when our car was in for service, was the CVT box, what a dumb, lazy, unresponsive, hopeless gearbox it was, the 5sp auto in my old 03 Honda Accord was much more responsive and smooth, very disappointing from a new car.
 
Uncle_Gravy said:
The new Nissan Qashqai, Overall its a decent car, but the issue I had when I had one on loan when our car was in for service, was the CVT box, what a dumb, lazy, unresponsive, hopeless gearbox it was, the 5sp auto in my old 03 Honda Accord was much more responsive and smooth, very disappointing from a new car.
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What size engine? Aside from off the line it isn't too bad in the 1.6 but nothing close to as responsive as the auto in my Navara or the 370Z - about average overall though as autoboxes go.

Those CVTs also whine like crazy - though you can drown it out with music. If you are driving up hill and it is quiet it isn't pleasant at all.

Overall the Qashqai is something I'd describe as adequate though personally I like the relatively understated but complimentary styling of the upper trim level Nissans - too many cars have sprawling control layouts and try too hard style wise and just look silly.

I'd have to double check but not sure the new model has a CVT option - either DCT or the hybrid/e-power which are kind of laggy - put your foot down and they spend like a second "thinking" about it.
 
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my current and previous have adjustable seat height so I’m used to sitting low down. Normal cars which you can’t adjust feel awkward and like I’m in a bus.
 
Nissan GTR 2027 facelift. Owned for 3 months.

Performance was epic but car felt clunky, unrefined and didn’t sound great either.

Didn’t feel very inspiring when driving in the limit either, not much involvement.
 
Uther said:
C class Merc. My left leg was stuck against the tunnel, and I hated the auto gear stalk on the wheel housing.
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How is your left leg stuck against the tunnel? I can't imagine how that'd be the case.

Also I love that mercs have the gear selector on the steering column. It makes it so much easier when quickly changing in gears to jump in to a parking space, for example, and makes better use of the centre tunnel without a gear selector in the way.
 
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A courtesy DS3 Crossback. My expectations were low, but it managed to fail to meet even them. Rolling e-waste.
 
991 Targa.

The good:
- Epic Roof
- Engine sound

The bad
- Felt slow
- Crappy wheel gear shift buttons (earlier model)
- Mafia blood death interior
- Dated controls and screen
- Overpriced Porsche lolz
 
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NathWraith said:
Haha obviously meant 2017 but at the rate Nissan keep flogging the dead horse that is the GTR, it will be the same car in 2027 too.
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As it happens I think that's when it's due for replacement. Seriously.
That horse has been more than flogged already!
 
An early V8 Vantage. Completely underwhelming experience, from the basic interior to the borderline boring performance.

On the opposite scale I was pleasantly surprised by a 1.2t Meriva hire car :D
 
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Polestar 2 - cramped, bumpy (especially for the kids in the back), bad visibility and unreliable with TCAM issues locking you out.
 
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flibbage0 said:
Has anyone looked forward to driving a car and then when they drove it/sat in it they were slightly underwhelmed?

For me it has to be the Jaguar XF (pre 2016). Interior felt claustrophobic, was hard to see out of I just found the angle of the windscreen was very narrow and I couldn't really see much of the bonnet. Maybe I am just used to driving hatchbacks.

Is this the case with other executive saloon cars?

Thanks
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Funny Iv just bought a XF I find it to effortless and comfortable to drive. My wife on the over hand finds claustrophobic compared to her Mazda 6 or my previous Passat CC.

Anyway back on topic, before I got my XF I toyed with the idea of getting a hybrid and looked at a IS300h. The car it’s self was very good, but I just found the lack of torque very underwhelming.
 
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Citroen C3. I'm sure most people would say that can't be disappointing as you should be expecting it to be rubbish though, but I'm fairly open minded and have been in cheaper cars.
 
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Rroff said:
What size engine? Aside from off the line it isn't too bad in the 1.6 but nothing close to as responsive as the auto in my Navara or the 370Z - about average overall though as autoboxes go.

Those CVTs also whine like crazy - though you can drown it out with music. If you are driving up hill and it is quiet it isn't pleasant at all.

Overall the Qashqai is something I'd describe as adequate though personally I like the relatively understated but complimentary styling of the upper trim level Nissans - too many cars have sprawling control layouts and try too hard style wise and just look silly.

I'd have to double check but not sure the new model has a CVT option - either DCT or the hybrid/e-power which are kind of laggy - put your foot down and they spend like a second "thinking" about it.
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Pretty sure it was the 1.3 MHEV with the "xtronic" box, performance once on the go I thought was very decent for its size, just the initial go it just seemed to take a second to think about what the acceleration pedal is when I pressed it, and overall just a jerky experience.

I'm also pretty sure they've done away with the DCT now for all their cars, the DCT was on the previous gen Qashqai when it had a facelift and the 1.3T engine
 
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