Taff Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 well, we had bits you never use, and bits that are essential to you, so with an impending air of inevitability, what part of your shite don't you like? On the MGF, it's this:- Oil temp gauge. Not only is it on the passenger side of the centre console where the driver gets a misreading unless he/she leans over, and for some reason it is fitted instead of a far more useful/interesting oil pressure gauge, the scale is boss-eyed. It's not evenly spaced, the graduations aren't consistant & it's pointless. Useless piece of crap. I'm working on a way of having my IPhone mount sit over so I won't have to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Have you ever seen it above 100?I could hammer mine all day long and it never went near 120, yet some folk on the forums claim to be needing better cooling for when it goes into the red.I reckon you could set fire to the thing and it would sit at 90c. Taff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Volvo - jittery suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 well, we had bits you never use, and bits that are essential to you, so with an impending air of inevitability, what part of your shite don't you like? On the MGF, it's this:- Useless piece of crap. I'm working on a way of having my IPhone mount sit over so I won't have to see it.Gaffer tape? The only thing I don't like with the Alto is the awkward shape of the tailgate oopening, the Panda was nice and square; however the Panda had a stupid thing with the rear wiper where it always knew better and would put itself on and wipe like hell when I didn't want it to go but would not start up, until it synchronised with the front wipers, when I did, also did not have enough of an inlet tube on the screenwash so it would pour all over the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I think I've whinged before about the Panda's smart really fookin annoying rear wiper. Whoever designed it had a severe case of OCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Have you ever seen it above 100?I could hammer mine all day long and it never went near 120, yet some folk on the forums claim to be needing better cooling for when it goes into the red.I reckon you could set fire to the thing and it would sit at 90c. If it only ever sat at 90 then I wouldn't trust it. Oil should be hotter than water in the engine once up to full temp (unless you have a massive oil cooler). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The Puma's cabin fan has debris in it that makes a really annoying noise.I'm going to have to take the thing apart at some point and clear it out. The Puma seat is either high and comfortable with shit visibility out the back or low and good visibility but uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Rust, my shite choices are ford's so it's inevitable but I hate it and have a quest to eradicate it's existence on everything I own AlabamaShrimp, danthecapriman and xtriple 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Scirocco air vents don't have a filter between outside and inside. Heater blower eats and chews up leaves that fall through the bonnet, then spit them out in many tiny evil pieces into your face. If I wanted to taste the scenery I would have bought a soft top you bastard! Ben_L, Richard and AlabamaShrimp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybabes Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Rust, my shite choices are ford's so it's inevitable but I hate it and have a quest to eradicate it's existence on everything I own You can start by eradicating your apostrophes! lol John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I can't stand soft steering wheels. They must be thinly rimmed and hard plastic.Hence the leather wrapped one in my Rover had to go, so I replaced this with this danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Rust, my shite choices are ford's so it's inevitable but I hate it and have a quest to eradicate it's existence on everything I ownSame here.But other than that I wish my Capri didn't have a manual gearbox! I really don't see why anyone would prefer them? It doesn't make me dislike the car or anything like that but I just love driving autos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Nippa - no mist function. Minor switchgear (rear wiper, fog, HRW) entirely out of view and hard to find. Has self-cancelling indicators. XM - No variable wipe (too povo), rear wiper switch entirely out of view but not quite so hard to find. PSA gearchange (ie crap). Speedo too small, too many numbers crammed into it. Indicator warning almost invisible, and also fairly inaudible. Has self-cancelling indicators. There's a lot I don't like about 2CVs, but there's an awful lot more that I do like. Specifically, I dislike water coming in through the wiper spindles and leaking into my shoes, and the necessity of grease points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_L Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The really flimsy Wallet drawer in my Proton... Drive over a speed bump or pot hole and it fails open... Try and get out, and it gouges a chunk of your leg out and then won't close again as you'd ripped it half out of it's home... Complete twat of a design... I've recently torn it out as the bruises and cuts on my leg were getting ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 You can start by eradicating your apostrophes! lolI don't have any apostrophes on my shite, but my phone inserts them on shitty auto correct and laziness stops me from turning it off. martybabes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Apart from the drivers seat not going back far enough for right leg comfort in everything bar the C8 I cant say there is anything that drives me daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I don't like the hatch on the Saab. Its too long and angled a bit strangely so in a multi-story you smack it on the ceiling every time you open it. Thankfully someone at Saab realised this design flaw and fitted a big rubber door stop....... Still rankles though.... every time I forget and "BANG"..... inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Junkman, did you win that jacket in a raffle? Taff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I had it tailored. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The Saab has a really annoying alarm/immobiliser system. I really wish I could disarm the whole thing and take my chances with a Krooklock but I can't.Go shopping and you disarm it to load your shit in the boot, then you take the trolley back to the trolley place and get into the car and try and start it. Except it won't start because it's decided that because you haven't put the key in the ignition within about 30 seconds of disarming it, it's going to reset the immobiliser and make you arm & disarm it again, complete with loud noises which I can't figure out how to turn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 How did I forget the XM's stupid handbrake?! Foot operated parking brakes are just stupid. There's nothing wrong with a simple lever. Thankfully, the stupid foot-operated parking brakes seemed to die out. Only for electronic ones to come along instead. Ugh!! I would far, far rather have somewhere to rest my left foot. But I still like the car overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The tinfoil British Leyland made them out of, rust is bursting out in oddest of places on the '76 1850 while the 1300 seems happy to dissolve in the usual conventional areas. Also, the 1850 has a volt meter but no oil pressure gauge, nice one BL... brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The Swifts boot loading height is phenomenally annoying when trying to load anything bigger than a small fish. I really wanted to have a huge list of things to write here but I'm struggling for anything else. Has this car been slowly growing on me without my knowing? Shit, I might need a cure, anyone got reliable and fuel efficient shite for sale that isn't four billion miles of me as per usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Electronic handbrake on my A6. Also trip computer when it reads 16 mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 lumpy ride in spaceship but a BIG FAT RED engine start button that is so un-neccessary but oh so satisfying to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-C Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The piece of gaffer tape covering the hole in my Cortina's N/S/F wing. And rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Have you ever seen it above 100?I could hammer mine all day long and it never went near 120, yet some folk on the forums claim to be needing better cooling for when it goes into the red.I reckon you could set fire to the thing and it would sit at 90c. No, even after an especially hard thrash down to the coast when it was redders the other day, it climbed to it's usual place and sat there. Fucking thing The Saab has a really annoying alarm/immobiliser system. I really wish I could disarm the whole thing and take my chances with a Krooklock but I can't. Go shopping and you disarm it to load your shit in the boot, then you take the trolley back to the trolley place and get into the car and try and start it. Except it won't start because it's decided that because you haven't put the key in the ignition within about 30 seconds of disarming it, it's going to reset the immobiliser and make you arm & disarm it again, complete with loud noises which I can't figure out how to turn off. The F does this, and has the added embuggerance of a really sensitive motion sensor, so the alarm goes off if a mouse belch's within 30 foot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The r&d budget that went into the development of the w124/w201 mercs was serious money at the time. However, at no point in said development did anybody with legs try to get into the drivers seat of a 190. If your left leg isn't under the steering wheel before you lower your body in you're buggered Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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