I remember a couple of years ago, I took my Mondeo for a cambelt change at a local garage, and I was given a battered 13 years old Ford Fiesta that:

1) Clutch pedal returns at the speed of a snail

2) Does not hold straight

3) Lob-sided suspension

4) Oversteer at any speed

I am actually surprise its got an MOT, but then again the garage I took my Mondeo too also do MOT checks...

I've had pretty decent courtesy cars from all garages. Decent in the relative sense of the word.

What I don't get is... even though you own a high performance car, the courtesy ones are always the bottom of the barrel 1.2's with less poke than a hairdryer. This was the case when I was without an Ibiza FR TDI PD for a month and had a 1.2 Ibiza to commute 90 miles a day in...............

Though, I was once given a Kia Rio which I wasn't overly thrilled about...

1986 Fiat 1.3 SX Regatta ......AKA Regretta

while my pug 206 180 was in for work i was given a 1007 and oh my god it was auto box that was slow to change and when it did it jolted into gear and the sliding doors opened while i was doing 60 down A1 lol and pug said the doors had a slight problem no poo it did lol

L plate Red Escort. Felt like two cars lightly tacked together and the clutch slipped with anything more than 1/3 throttle.

Kia sidona.. was when the cupra had to go in for the unpeenth time for slave cylinder lol

Morris Maestro. 'shudder'

When I had vauxhalls, the garages courtesy car was a pimped 1.4 astra with irmsherr false double exhausts and all that.

It was truly embarrassing!

Not actually a courtesy car but one in needed to hire whilst mine (Manta GTE) in the garage and that was a Lada (Riva) I think for a fiver a day, back in the 1980s. Massive steering wheel cause no power steering. Solid car, quite fun, good for the biceps.

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1999 Rover 45.

As soon as I drove it I understood why they were in trouble, it was terribly uncomfortable to drive with seat adjustment from 50 years ago.

One journey and I took it back. Then I got a Daewoo, which was far, far better.

That Rover is probably the worst car I've ever driven. Appauling considering what other car firms were making in 1999.

I had an Austin Montego as a courtesy car once. Rear view mirror fell off when I adjusted it, and it seemed to have a mind of its own when it came to starting.

Long time ago, I was given a Yugo 45 for a courtesy car Supposed to be a couple of weeks old but felt 20years old. i wouldn't have wished that car on my worst enemies.

Hyundai Getz.

I cant believe people buy them with their own money. 2 weeks of that I had.

Fiat Cinquecento, blew the engine up after 10 mins

Not a car but an LDV minibus, beam front axle?? Scary trying to take a bumpy corner, got banned from renting from budget due to no thread left on the back tyres, who said you can't drift a minibus??

I lend out an Estelle or Rapid to some of my customers that have work done on their Skodas.

Vw fox. 1.0. God awful car. Was brand new, so brand new that I discovered when I got home that there was no tax on it! Queue a phone call and an hour later and I had the service managers new jetta on my drive with the manager driving home on trades!

1.0 Litre Fiat Punto, the local Vauxhall dealer had them which was a bit strange. Had a couple of cars from there so got the dreaded Punto quite often.

Audi seem to be quite generous with their courtesy cars, my boss had a 2.0T Quattro A4 once and a mate had an A6 Avant S-line complete with TV upgrade!

New Shape Fabia boggo diesel.

Paid £650.00 for a 4 year service. Got the above car for the day, not impressed when I sat at the lights and an old duffer was sat in exactly the same spec Furby ii in gold!

Oh the embarrassment.

Im with gadgetman, the Hyundai Getz. Must be the slowest accelerating I have ever driven. Why people would buy one is beyond me.

Many years ago I had to use a Morris Ital for 2 weeks whilst my car was being repaired, it was only a couple of months old, yet had broken switches and wires hanging out under the dash, every corner you wondered if it would bounce around it or just wallow off the road.

More recently a Golf GTDi,for 2 days whilst the normal water leak ruining the electrics in my Superb was repaired, seats were so narrow they hurt, and the ride was so harsh you risked your back to drive over a speed bump, awful thing, What a relief to get a decent car back.

Citroen Saxo West Coast in that salmon pink colour, with full body kit on, and the dealer name plastered all over it. Hateful car!

Daewoo Matiz or chevrolet or whatever they called themselves nowadays... There was nothing broken on it as such like some have mentioned on this thread but it truly is an awful car, this one I had for courtesy car had less than 600 miles on the clock from new but somehow it just felt like the front wheels weren't connected to the back, it's a wonder how they manage to sell of those cars at all. Utter rubbish, felt like biddy of toy and driving it too.

Only courtesy cars I've had have been Skodas so all have been pretty good. The 1.4 TDi was gutless though. Got outdragged by my mate in his smiley front transit

The work vehicle we use for odd jobs and estimates is a Y reg Honda CRV. It drinks fuel faster than it accelerates, handles like a boat and brakes feel awful. It's a death trap

Suzuki Wagon R. Definitely the worst car I've ever driven by far.

Tall, narrow, plasticky, wobbly, understeered like a bugger and didn't have any poke. As some people have already said, I can't understand why anyone would pay money for one.

The worst discourtesy car I have ever had to endure was definitely a Ford Ka. Cheap, tinny and definitely nasty. Saving graces, none that I can think of.

Best courtesy car would have been the Fabia vRS, shortly after they were released.

Rob.