Your worst driven car yet

yzfrj · 6th October 2008, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Brabus E V12

Aray yaar I knew I'll be crucified for this!

it was like feather touch gearshifting..
Nothing personal against Zen guys! Just my opinion..

None taken yar...!
Its a personal choice, correct.

Compared to the Zen when I drive the Swift I feel it is having a very hard (but precise) gear shift. Indica and WagonR too rubbery.

I was just shocked to hear someone say Zen had a "bad" gear shift

Brabus E V12 · 6th October 2008, 20:04

Hard shifts in Swift..thats exactly how I like them!

Having said that I have never driven a Fiat Premier with the steering mounted gears.. I bet they would be real hard shifts!

autoenthusiast · 8th October 2008, 08:56

For me it was the old Indica DLE, didn't feel like a car, more like a truck.

Masda · 8th October 2008, 10:30

For me it has to be an Indica DLE. I was heading back home after work in one of the office cabs when the driver complained of head ache. I obliged and realized the real pain in driving the non-powersteering Indica. It felt as if I was driving a TATA 407. But somehow I liked the experience but never would want to own.

etch · 8th October 2008, 11:21

worst is Matiz hands down.gear shifts bad no pick up and absolutely no POWER. Once i had to drop my friend to her place and her building has a steep slope and we were 3 people in the car. The gal who i was supposed to drop was really "healthy". the car just wouldnt climb the slope and i had to ask her to get out and walk up the slope which was a very awkward situation for her and me

iceman91 · 8th October 2008, 11:28

The NHC was my worst car yet.
Drove it to goa from bangalore.
Pickup,fuel efficiency, handling,braking, seat comfort i can go on and on about it.

Aditya · 8th October 2008, 12:19

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Originally Posted by iceman91

The NHC was my worst car yet.
Drove it to goa from bangalore.
Pickup,fuel efficiency, handling,braking, seat comfort i can go on and on about it.

You forgot the "state of the art" number plate.

RajeshK · 8th October 2008, 12:51

My worst drive is a Premier Padmini from near to Ernakulam North Railway to Azad Road kalur during a peak evening trafic. That car was baught by my friend for Rs.3000/. to learn driving. Imagine the condition of it then...!!!!

Next worst driving was Tata 607 with fully load climbing up from a quary which deep about 100meter...!!!

9thsphinx · 9th October 2008, 16:56

2001 Tata Indica Diesel (45k on the Odo)

yzfrj · 9th October 2008, 17:51

The worst car I've driven was an 1995 esteem.
Its primarily due to the poor condition of the car.

floor was like a mesh (lot of rust, yeah..!)
lots and lots of "free-play" in the steering.
brake ? well there was not much.
Talk about shivers up and down the spine, the car was shaking itself to bits.
Amazingly the engine was still sweet and gearshift was ok.

I've driven Jeeps, Amby's, Padmini's
Each car has its own charm, yes agreed its like a dinosaur compared to the cars we have now. But I like anything with wheels on it.

For me there is no bad car/bike, I like all of them.
How can you hate a car/bike

, there might be few moments where you'd have wished "If I had a better car/bike".

But no matter how bad it is, there will be at least "1" reason to like it.

Take the Indica Diesel, its not a fun car to drive but it will make you smile at the time you fill her up, right ?

sriramv.iyer · 9th October 2008, 20:46

The worst I had driven was a Kia Spectra in the US - I rented it because that was the only car left. I returned the car in half a day and walked for a day till I got a better car (Mustang

) - It had extremely bad distribution of power and torque across revs. I really couldn't understand how to drive it! I have never driven (and hopefully never will) anything like that.

In India, the worst car I drove was my friend's zen! I hopped into the car with high expectations, but the gear was pathetic. May be my friend had her car in bad shape.

sam003 · 9th October 2008, 21:04

for me its Zen Diesel in 2001 in Navi Mumbai at some relative place, when they asked me to buy Rabri Chuski. I was accompained by my cousin to direct me, but for my surprise acceleration was so hard, I have to literally stand on it to move that baby. It was like driving a truck.

ashish22 · 9th October 2008, 21:20

maruti van..enough said!

CtrlAltDel · 10th October 2008, 10:55

my worst driving experiences were in the congested interiors of an M800, a Zen and an Alto.

himanshugoswami · 10th October 2008, 12:30

worst car i ever drove was a Mahindra Marshall- no need to say more

6th October 2008, 20:04	#182
Brabus E V12 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: London/NewDelhi Posts: 392 Thanked: 56 Times	Hard shifts in Swift..thats exactly how I like them! Having said that I have never driven a Fiat Premier with the steering mounted gears.. I bet they would be real hard shifts!
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8th October 2008, 08:56	#183
autoenthusiast BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 417 Thanked: 5 Times	For me it was the old Indica DLE, didn't feel like a car, more like a truck.
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8th October 2008, 10:30	#184
Masda BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BLR Posts: 115 Thanked: 88 Times	For me it has to be an Indica DLE. I was heading back home after work in one of the office cabs when the driver complained of head ache. I obliged and realized the real pain in driving the non-powersteering Indica. It felt as if I was driving a TATA 407. But somehow I liked the experience but never would want to own.
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8th October 2008, 11:21	#185
etch Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Times	Worst worst is Matiz hands down.gear shifts bad no pick up and absolutely no POWER. Once i had to drop my friend to her place and her building has a steep slope and we were 3 people in the car. The gal who i was supposed to drop was really "healthy". the car just wouldnt climb the slope and i had to ask her to get out and walk up the slope which was a very awkward situation for her and me
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8th October 2008, 11:28	#186
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	The NHC was my worst car yet. Drove it to goa from bangalore. Pickup,fuel efficiency, handling,braking, seat comfort i can go on and on about it.
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8th October 2008, 12:51	#188
RajeshK BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 696 Thanked: 260 Times	My worst drive is a Premier Padmini from near to Ernakulam North Railway to Azad Road kalur during a peak evening trafic. That car was baught by my friend for Rs.3000/. to learn driving. Imagine the condition of it then...!!!! Next worst driving was Tata 607 with fully load climbing up from a quary which deep about 100meter...!!!
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9th October 2008, 16:56	#189
9thsphinx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,118 Thanked: 542 Times View My Garage	2001 Tata Indica Diesel (45k on the Odo)
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9th October 2008, 17:51	#190
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 142 Times	The worst car I've driven was an 1995 esteem. Its primarily due to the poor condition of the car. floor was like a mesh (lot of rust, yeah..!) lots and lots of "free-play" in the steering. brake ? well there was not much. Talk about shivers up and down the spine, the car was shaking itself to bits. Amazingly the engine was still sweet and gearshift was ok. I've driven Jeeps, Amby's, Padmini's Each car has its own charm, yes agreed its like a dinosaur compared to the cars we have now. But I like anything with wheels on it. For me there is no bad car/bike, I like all of them. How can you hate a car/bike , there might be few moments where you'd have wished "If I had a better car/bike". But no matter how bad it is, there will be at least "1" reason to like it. Take the Indica Diesel, its not a fun car to drive but it will make you smile at the time you fill her up, right ? Last edited by yzfrj : 9th October 2008 at 17:53.
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9th October 2008, 20:46	#191
sriramv.iyer BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 845 Thanked: 739 Times	The worst I had driven was a Kia Spectra in the US - I rented it because that was the only car left. I returned the car in half a day and walked for a day till I got a better car (Mustang ) - It had extremely bad distribution of power and torque across revs. I really couldn't understand how to drive it! I have never driven (and hopefully never will) anything like that. In India, the worst car I drove was my friend's zen! I hopped into the car with high expectations, but the gear was pathetic. May be my friend had her car in bad shape.
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9th October 2008, 21:04	#192
sam003 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 533 Thanked: 67 Times	for me its Zen Diesel in 2001 in Navi Mumbai at some relative place, when they asked me to buy Rabri Chuski. I was accompained by my cousin to direct me, but for my surprise acceleration was so hard, I have to literally stand on it to move that baby. It was like driving a truck.
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9th October 2008, 21:20	#193
ashish22 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 598 Thanked: 100 Times View My Garage	maruti van..enough said!
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10th October 2008, 10:55	#194
CtrlAltDel BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: HyderaGr8 Posts: 500 Thanked: 24 Times	my worst driving experiences were in the congested interiors of an M800, a Zen and an Alto.
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10th October 2008, 12:30	#195
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	worst car i ever drove was a Mahindra Marshall- no need to say more
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