Cheap TatOneEyedMonster remindes us about the crap you can buy in pound shops: "Batteries that lasted about an hour and then died. A screwdriver with a loose handle so I couldn't turn the damn screw, and a tape measure which wasn't at all accurate."
Similarly, my neighbour bought a lawnmower from Argos that was so cheap the wheels didn't go round, it sort of skidded over the grass whilst gently back-combing it.
What's the cheapest, most useless crap you've bought?
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chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
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"Here in my car, I feel safest of all"So sang musical legend Gary Numan.
He obviously didn't have my car history:
Renault 4: Gearbox seized, doing top whack (65mph) on the motorway to Wales.
Austin Allegro: Suspension collapsed, front wheel fell off
Fiat Strada: "It's yer big end, guv" "What about it?" "It ain't got one"
Renault 21: Driver's door fell off. On the M4.
Peugeot 205: "What's that burning smell?" "The car"
Ford Escort: 95,000 on the clock and still tempting fate.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 14:17,
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3 French carsA FIAT and a British Leyland special. Are you surprised?
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Kroney, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 14:18,
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NoNot at all.
My dad always used to buy Renaults, and I have grown up with a misplaced loyalty for the brand that defies all sense.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 14:21,
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My first car was a 205, I kept it for almost 10 yearsA great car, apart from the fact that it never passed an mot 1st time, wouldnt start if there was moisture in the air, the cv boots needed replacing every year, the sunroof leaked, had a high centre of gravity which made fast cornering a no-no....
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Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 14:29,
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My Dad once drove a Fiat...Until the gearstick came off in his hand on the motorway.
In fact, until I was a teenager we had a similar car history - Vauxhalls, Peugeots, Renaults and for one jouney only an MG Midget - lovely to look at but not much else.
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Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Fri 4 Jan 2008, 14:30,
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Austin Metro..Sun roof blew off on the M1 during a heavy rain storm.
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Renault 4sthey were cool...oh wait a minute that's a lie.
My mum and dad both had one each! a blue and a red one. Dads was ok it worked fine but my mums had an oil leak and she had to put 5 litres of oil per 20 miles driven! She refused to get a new oil sump because it was too expensive !
if that's not a false economy I don't know what is.
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My Brothers 2CVwas scrapped when an MOT found the body wasn't actually attached to the frame at any point.
It was quite an experience going around corners it has to be said
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Renault 21ahh... the old cheese wedge!
I bought one about 15 yrs ago for £60 bargain worked out to cost me 10p per mile not including petrol till it broke down.
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