What was your most Crap Car?

**justinc** · 2nd September 2020, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Holden Overlander Ute - would turn heads where ever you went, but spent half it’s time being repaired.

Had a 17m turning circle - meant 20 point turns was the norm; used 28-30L/100km on the open road - double this off road; first time I took it off road it snapped the front drive shaft; needed 2 transfer box rebuilds, wheel bearings would seize, brake callipers would lock on, and had oil leaks that made a Land Rover look good.

But it was a fun car to own and did look good.

To be fair to Arthur Hayward - mine was not a genuine built Overlander but rather a Frankenstein creation built using under sized Jeep running gear.

Swapped it for a 10 year old Range Rover Classic and never looked back.

Ha ha!! I had a Hayward wagon kit fitted to an HZ wagon, and yes after discovering a stock rangie classic was 50 times the vehicle in all ways, I too moved from the overlander to a RRC 2 door

**Epic_Dragon** · 3rd September 2020, 06:43 PM

I had a Navara D40 once, was worst car I've ever owned, so didn't own it for long!
I've owned so many cars

**crash** · 3rd September 2020, 07:26 PM

VC Commodore - 6cylinder. It would stop running for no reason, and would only restart when it wanted to. Could be right away or up to an hour later.

**INter674** · 3rd September 2020, 07:41 PM

Yellow Corolla 2 door auto..had 3 speeds and the pillarless side panels could be flexed in and out by hand. Could not destroy it by constant thrashing...auto slamming..valve bouncing...my god I tried..

We sold it 3 months later because the new wife's life was worth more than the car. Sold it for 500 bucks.

**4bee** · 3rd September 2020, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by crash

VC Commodore - 6cylinder. It would stop running for no reason, and would only restart when it wanted to. Could be right away or up to an hour later.

Sounds like you were fortunate that the moody bloody thing actually started, unlike some on here.

**4bee** · 3rd September 2020, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by INter674

Yellow Corolla 2 door auto..had 3 speeds and the pillarless side panels could be flexed in and out by hand. Could not destroy it by constant thrashing...auto slamming..valve bouncing...my god I tried..

We sold it 3 months later because the new wife's life was worth more than the car. Sold it for 500 bucks.

I bet she appreciated your values & concern for her safety.

**INter674** · 3rd September 2020, 07:52 PM

OMG..she just reminded me of the Jag..XJ6 L. An absolute rust bucket imported from the UK. It had rust holes big enough to put you fist thru in the sill..guards..and floor. It chewed oil and the 4 shocks had rusted off the back end. It smelt like a damp bat cave.

I used chicken wire pushed into the holes with heaps of bog to fill the holes..resprayed it with a Homestyle Hardware Wagner electrostatic gun..and sold it to a rich tech man named Pete.

Visiting a Jag concours some time later we saw a green Jag on display. Is that our old Jag...wife said? I looked in amazement..nodded.. and we quickly left before Pete saw us.

I was young then and would never sell such a lemon to anyone nowadays🙄

**sashadidi** · 4th September 2020, 04:25 AM

My brothet had a triumph dolomite sprint........enough said

**INter674** · 4th September 2020, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by sashadidi

My brothet had a triumph dolomite sprint........enough said

Ha ha...yeees...agree😎

.....TR7 too...but the V8 was a goer and often raced esp in NZ.

**1950landy** · 4th September 2020, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by sashadidi

My brothet had a triumph dolomite sprint........enough said

I will second that The Dolomites were not too bad but the Sprint " enough said" They were quick but did not like working on the motor's . From memory there was a problem with the air filters that cause early engine failure & the water pump was a pig to set up , I think they had shim's to adjust the bearing & impeller preload .

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