Durrsaku Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Vauxhall Vectra 1.6 or something never found out. The only person happy to see me in it was Mr Smitten at the A4 Summer Meet as he thought i was turning up in a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 When I had an Mx5, Beaconsfield Mazda/mercedes gave me a Pink Kia Pride with whitewall tyres. They gave this to Mercedes owners too. nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 The worst? Easy - a Rover 200, the blobby shaped one. This was in return for a BMW 530i Sport that needed attention from the bodyshop. The main problem was that is seemed to lack any connection between the rightmost pedal and anything that might qualify as an engine. At least, prodding the pedal seemed to have no effect at all. Then there was the seat, or at least the soft horizontal surface placed in front of the steering wheel. This offered no support whatsoever, so when I did manage to get the car moving (more through willpower than torque), taking any form of corner made me feel as if I was about to slide off into the passenger footwell. Mind you, that would have been more comfortable. And probably just as safe, given that it couldn't exceed 2 mph anyway. Mind you, as the bodyshell seemed more closely related to egg than steel I might be wrong there. And, indignity of indignities, a BMW cut me up while I was willing the car to join a roundabout. BMW drivers? W@nkers, the lot of them. So no, I didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Worst car - Fiat Doblo thingy when the ex's Brava/Bravo thingy was in for a service. It's more than a van Jack, it's a Popemobile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I owned an e class 3.0 diesel (OK mistake soon rectified) anyway it had a brake problem after 7K miles and they offered me ford KA, I told them where to stick it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Back in the summer I had the following courtesy car while the 5 series was for warranty work Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Bet that you felt really comfortable driving around in that Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moschops Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Vauxhall Agila, looks like a wendy house on wheels. Put it into a bend on top of a motorway junction and it had quite an alarmimg angle of lean, the bloke in the car behind was wetting himself with laughter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Bet that you felt really comfortable driving around in that Peter [/ QUOTE ] When I posted it at the time there were some split opinions on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullett Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 +1 on the Agila - truly awful. we had one when the S3 was in because some toerag had broken into it. Makes you appreciate a good car even more driving something that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 and +2 for the Agila - bodywork repair centre loaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Makes you appreciate a good car even more driving something that crap. [/ QUOTE ] Very good point... I always love my car more after experiencing the alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NunchukHamster Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 +3 for the Agila, which was a loan car in respect of a 3.0 TD Hi-Lux! But at least I got my wife to drive that instead of me. Previously, (about 2000) I have been loaned a Ford Ka whilst my Mondeo was being worked on. One quite obvious problem with that, I'm 6'6", 22 stone. Any my two best mates, although about as built as the old Xerox man, are both 6'4". We used to get crowds watching us climb in and out of the bloody thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupoBabe Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 mum had a micra!!! now that was just shameful... always had decent courtesy cars golf's polo's etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 We got a nice 56-reg Polo this morning as a courtesy car while the body shop fix the bumper which they damaged when fixing the bumper of my wifes Ford Ka I think we'll keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 a rally livered bright yellow suzuki.... i cant remember what it was called but had a 1.6 engine and actually went pretty well... if it didnt look so damn awful i would have really enjoyed driving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackmonkey Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 a 10yr old Micra 1.0, a 205 1.1 petrol that broke down twice, a green diahatsu (sp) Sirion (instantly called the green turtle), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v15ben Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 My dad had a coming together with another driver in his BMW 520i Touring. He isn't a small fella yet the courtesy car he received was a Peugeot 106 1.0! He managed to hit the brake and accelerator pedals every time he tried to move or stop! Highly amusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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