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  • 168 Pages
  • 80 Photos & Illustrations
  • Paperback
  • Black and White
  • Published in 2016
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Car-tastrophes – 80 Automotive Atrocities from the past 20 years
By Honest John and George Fowler

Features

• The funniest book about cars ever written
• Provokes controversy and argument
• Debunks arrogance
• Ridicules the ridiculous
• Scandalises the smug
• Emphasises the idiotic
• Hilariously critical
• Outrages enthusiasts
• Embarrasses the ignorant
• Makes an excellent present!

Description

Lowdown on Miserable Motors from Honest John, the Daily Telegraph's Motoring Agony Uncle & George Fowler, the Daily Star's Motormouth.

Automakers are as prone to turn out clunkers as politicians are to lie. Their cars may be ugly, misconceived, badly built, diabolical to drive, ridiculously thirsty, or just plain unreliable. So which were the worst of the past 20 years?

Synopsis

Having spent the last 20-odd years driving different cars on a weekly basis, often twice a week, George Fowler is more qualified than most to hold an opinion that counts. A reader of his Motormouth column once asked him what he thought about a car he'd praised, and added: "I know you get paid by the manufacturers to say nice things, so I just wondered what you really thought."
That week, a furious Fowler absolutely slaughtered the then new Nissan Primera, and added at the end of his column: "How much do you think Nissan paid me for that, Mr Smith of Preston?" He didn't get a reply.
If your car is, or was, remotely good then you won't find it in this book.
On the other hand, if it's here, don't expect any sympathy.

Additional Information

Give people something to talk and argue about! The interest shown by people who are aware of this book has been phenomenal. They are desperate to find out if their car gets a kicking. Sorry, a mention.

Up-to-date cars, including 2016. Previous books were about old models.
"What is the worst car you have ever driven" has become a more poular question than "what is the best." Amazing

A lot of original, and funny, photographs
Table of Contents
Contents

Introduction 6
About the authors 7
Alfa Romeo Brera 8
Austin Rover Mini 10
Bentley Bentayga 12
BMW 320d M Sport 14
BMW X6 16
Cadillac CTS 2.8 18
Cadillac Seville 20
Chevrolet Captiva 22
Chrysler Neon 24
Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible 26
Chrysler Sebring sedan 28
Chrysler Delta 30
Citroën C3 Pluriel 32
Citroën DS4 34
Daewoo Nexia 36
Daewoo Kalos 38
Dodge Caliber 40
FIAT 500L MPW TwinAir 42
FIAT Multipla 44
FIAT Doblo Family 46
Ford Probe 24v 48
Ford Fusion 50
Ford Racing Puma 52
Honda City 54
Hummer H2 56
Hyundai Accent 58
Hyundai Trajet 60
Infiniti FX50 62
Infiniti M35h 64
Inflamborghini Gallardo 66
KIA Carens 68
KIA Rio 70
KIA Carnival/Sedona 72
Lexus CT 200h 74
Maserati 3200 GT 76
Maserati Ghibli 78
Maybach 62 80
Mazda Demio 82
Mercedes-Benz CLK Convertible 84
Mercedes-Benz W210 E-Class 86
Mercedes-Benz A-Class 88
Mercedes-Benz R-Class 90
MG Rover CityRover 92
MINI Countryman 2011 94
Mitsubishi Carisma 96
Mitsubishi i-MIEV 98
Mitsuoka Viewt Mk II 100
Mitsuoka Galue II 102
Morgan Plus 8 104
Nissan Figaro 106
Nissan Serena diesel 108
Nissan Almera 110
Perodua Kancil/Nippa 112
Peugeot 407 114
Peugeot 1007 116
Pontiac Aztek 118
Renault Mégane 120
Renault Avantime 122
Renault Twingo GT4 124
Renault Fluence ZE 126
SAAB 900 and 9-3 128
SEAT Marbella 130
SEAT Toledo 132
SEAT Ibiza Cupra Bocanegra 134
Smart ForTwo 136
SSangYong Rodius 138
Subaru Tribeca 140
Suzuki Katana Hi-Top 142
Suzuki X90 144
Suzuki Kizashi 146
Tata Nano 148
Tata Safari 151
Toyota Avensis 152
Toyota Alphard 154
Toyota Fortuner 156
Vauxhall Corsa 158
Vauxhall Vectra 160
Volkswagen Golf R32 162
Faultswagen Golf Mk VI 164
Faultswagen Passat 166
Index 168