top 10 worst cars of the 90's !!

Long_guts · Post by **Long_guts** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:55 am

http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_art ... id=5120647

200coupe · Post by **200coupe** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:13 am

the 800 coupe isnt bad at all!

my folks have the vitty turbo version and i think they look great (but i suppose i am biased)
Ive not driven there coupe, but my saloon handles far better than i thought it would and is genuinly good fun to drive.

The review is probably baised on the earlyer v6 version before rover tweaked the suspention etc to sharpen up the handeling.

calibrax · Post by **calibrax** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:32 am

Any article that begins by praising the Ford Ka as "iconic" is going to have a hard job convincing me that anything it says has merit...

paul888 · Post by **paul888** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:35 am

As the writers name suggests he's a c0ck.

wildthing · Post by **wildthing** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:37 am

hang on just a minute if the 800 coupe can be in the top ten worst cars then were is the honda legend as thats a but ugly version of the 800 ive owned 2 800 coupes and thought they were a lovely car bit sloppy on the road but nothing lowering springs couldnt sort out

doughts · Post by **doughts** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:53 am

Try clicking the link to find them under Â£500 funny how such a bad car can't be found for under Â£500. Bloke obviously knows feck all and has probably never even seen one the pr1ck

Roger Red Hat · Post by **Roger Red Hat** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:05 pm

the ka isnt very iconic!

how ever the sports KA is quality fun..

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:02 pm

Ahh but it's a Rover so it must be dire!

Bet he's never even driven one to come up with that conclusion, the word to$$er springs to mind...

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:53 pm

calibrax wrote:Any article that begins by praising the Ford Ka as "iconic" is going to have a hard job convincing me that anything it says has merit...

Agree 100%.

southside · Post by **southside** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:09 pm

i've learnt one thing from all that though. The Rover 100 shares its headlights with a reliant Rialto. You learn something new everyday.

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:48 pm

The 800 coupe shouldn't be there.... and I'm not really sure the Carisma should either, as yeah, ok, it's boring, but it does the job perfectly well.

And yeah, even hinting at praising the Ford Ka, one of the only cars in production whose chassis is not strong enough to have a tow bar fitted, just pretty much shows he's on crack.

Post by **Fordimus Prime** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:55 pm

i love how he contradicts h8imself:

" Even in 1995, it still drove brilliantly, and the Metroâ€™s (sorry, 100â€™s) K-Series engines knocked all rivals into a cocked hat. "

..um, so if it drove brialliantly, er, why is it in a top 10 worst cars list? Sloppy journalism. Do these guys even read over what they write?

And, ford Ka, iconic? wtf? Its an awful, awful, awful car. I drove one a while ago. Driving position is nasty, doors feel like theyre made of paper. I have no idea why Ford made them- the fiesta was far better, and only a few inches longer!

hoody · Post by **hoody** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:29 pm

i agree the 800 should notbe there but sheaf, trust me ,the carisma's are utter buckets

Post by **Punx0r** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:00 pm

rovercoupe.net will be up in arms!

Silly man, the 800 coupe range included the greatest incarnation of the Mk2 800...

shen · Post by **shen** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:55 am

I name the ford fiesta RS turbo as one of the worst cars...having owned one i can honestly say it was a right bodged up ford effort.

Basically a standard fiesta with far too much power for it's handling and just a few extra suspension bits stuck on...I enjoyed it while I had it but it should have been so much more.

At least with the metro whatever engine it had in it could still corner like it was on rails and didnt have any nasty surprises when letting off on roundabouts or trying to put down power in the wet.

glennm255 · Post by **glennm255** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:46 am

This is the inherent problem with journalism, in particular that of an automotive nature - often articles are based on the opinions of an individual.

The writer does not like the Rover 800. So what? Actually, if you read the article he doesn't actually claim that it was a bad car, just misplaced in terms of marketing and appeal.

With regard to the "oh it's a Rover, so must be rubbish" comments, I know the writer has owned at least two Rovers and thought very highly of them.

old_skool · Post by **old_skool** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:03 am

the bloke has bad taste theres only 1 french car in the list should be at least 6

Liam Olf · Post by **Liam Olf** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:05 pm

That's just a badly written article with a load of throwaway remarks to make it readable.

To put the 800 Coupe in the same league as the Renault Safrane and Lada Samara is ridiculous and it looks like the guy has completely misunderstood what the 800 is all about.

I do agree about the 100 though, cracking car mechanically-speaking, but it's packaging left a lot to be desired, which is coming from someone who has owned one.

I like the look of the Caddy STS, but 300BHP and a mountain-load of V8 torque through the front wheels is just typical of American engineering.

I wouldn't take it too seriously...