Worst vehicle you've ever driven?

[THE_Liam]

Mercedes W210 E-class

I'm a bit spoilt here because I own one of the last of the "proper" Mercedes, when they were built money no object to be as good as they could be, and were the best non-handbuilt cars in the world. I test drove an E300TD because I was thinking of getting one as a much faster, much more economical, and more luxurious version of mine. Now, these were the first cars designed after Chrysler bought Mercedes, and you can tell, the quality is practically American. It was rusty, round all 4 arches, the offside sill and floor, the inner wings, and there was a hole in the boot floor. The interior was literally falling to bits, and felt like cardboard compared to my old W201. Dash lights out, glovebox lid didn't fit, ashtray rattled, steering wheel rubbed on the column trim. I know these engines are old, but it literally felt like a van engine, I was thinking as a 6-pot TD it should have the smooth and refined feel of say a 2.5 TD BMW engine but no, it was noisy, coarse, and hated to rev. Gearbox was so slow witted, kickdown literally took 4-5 seconds. Body control was abysmal, and the steering was dead. Mercedes aren't really known for driver involvement but this made mine feel like an MX5. And it was ugly, the W124 it replaced was a better car in every way!