What is the WORST handling car you've ever driven?

MkIV Escort 1.6 GL 'Plus'.

MK2 Escort 1.3L.

At least the MkII had RWD.

I loved my MKII 1.3l everyone needs to try a rwd car at some point, much more fun to drive than my 306.

Michael

LOL, funny you should mention that, the works old van. Can't remember what it was, but a fairly new Citroen diesel small van.

Can't exactley describe what the problem was, but the clutch had no bite point, it was all of nothing. If it wasn't for diesel torque, I reckon I would have stalled it every time.

It got put out of it's misery though. The guy who drove it most of the time got "Forced off the road" on the M602. Reckon he fell asleep as he couldn't describe the car that forced him over.

The old 4 and 5s were called "door handle cars" because they corner on the door handles, and had the gear stick (mixing bowl) gear lever sticking out of the dash. It was vaguely connected to the gearmixingbox... Brakes were almost non existant, and the van version was worse. Especialy with a ton of sand in the back. It was like a sailing trip rather than driving.

1985 Renault 5 1.4 TL. First time I went round a corner I thought I was going to fall out the side window.

Heh, that was my first car, well a GTL to be presise!

um my nova probably

quite happy to admit that but short wheel base front heavy and too much power is always a bad mix

Shame about the antiroll bar.

My first car, was a Renault 6... basically a more angular 4.

Not had anything since, that could scare your passengers at such low speeds. :-D

Erm, they handled quite well, actually.

I suspect Sir is inept when it comes to power sliding round sharp corners if he thinks otherwise, and yes, mine was only a 1.3 as well.

Only if you don't bother to sort the suspension / brakes out properly, at the same time.

My dad borrowed one of those early 5's with the umbrella handle shifter. Kind of combination left/right twist and push pull.

Very weird.

Probably my dad's Lada.

Most disappointing is really the Audi TT cabrio - it wobbles, it understeers, it's skittish and it's generally dull.

Brand new 2001 Renault Espace 2.0 16v.

So bad, it was comical.

No, even if you do.

This is a Nova we're talking about.

Seconded - I used to drive these regularly at work, and they were highly amusing. I'd always try to get the lone 1.7TD Astra van instead - so that REALLY says something about the Escorts !

"Nom" snipped-for-privacy@Somewhere.Somewhere wrote

And a mythical one at that