Lounge Lizard 0 Posted February 23, 2015 The worst Ford ever made? Sorry if this upsets anyone but my vote goes to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardJ 59 Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Am torn between voting for the bugeye or the early model Ka with the big plastic bumpers. Hopefully I'm not breaking any forum rules linking to this Edited February 23, 2015 by RichardJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 647 Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) looks wise agree but very comfy & value for money used buy. KA for being a complete pain to get to anything in the eng bay & the fact the rsend of everyone was dipped in the sea before painting. worst car ever made messrina/s :poo: tal, i'm surprised they managed to make the glass see through. Edited February 23, 2015 by sheffieldcortinacentre Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danish 294 Posted February 24, 2015 The worst Ford ever made? Sorry if this upsets anyone but my vote goes to - No, no. Sure they were UGLY, but very high spec and very low second hand value and you couldn't see how ugly they were when you were driving them :) Also of course the Scorpio has donated untold numbers of Cossie V6s to Cortinas. Most of the later range would get my vote, later Fiestas, C-Max, Focus, the 4-door Focus ST, all bland family cars. :thumbdown: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nmonkey220 23 Posted February 24, 2015 Love the scorpio great for comfort and value had a few now, Hate the Ka just a rot box but got to say the worst for me is the 2.0 mk3 diesel mondeo great while working but a nightmare once the injectors or fuel pump start to fail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ale06 7 Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) I hate US models, specially from 70s, 80s and 90s, and I don´t like Brazilian Fords. Our Falcons MK6 and MK7 are ugly too, I mean, I see them everyday, but I hate Ford Argentina didn´t invest design and money in the model as Australia did. Edited February 24, 2015 by Ale06 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfrace 116 Posted February 24, 2015 The Ka is awkward to work on and some of them rust like it's a race but they made them for 12 years! I've owned a couple, They handle better than a fiesta, no cambelt and you rarely have to get in the engine bay as they are pretty reliable and the IB5 gearbox is one of the best Ford ever made imo, right up there with the T5. Even the scornio has decent levels of spec and the 24valver is a good engine too. I'd say the Mustang II was a bit of a disappointment but my award goes to the Ford Pinto, (not the engine.... the car) which would, following a minor rear end collision, trap it's occupants while the car set alight. Ford bean counters basically used algorithms and logic "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" to avoid spending a few dollars making the Pinto safer. Many did burn to death due to the specific fuel tank design flaw although oddly they still sold many cars and because the fatalities were less than predicted, (but still relatively high) the subsequent lawsuits cost them less than they projected so they came to a conclusion the car was a success. Odd eh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lounge Lizard 0 Posted February 24, 2015 I really meant the worst to look at. I should have stated that in my original post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfrace 116 Posted February 24, 2015 If it's any consolation the Pinto looked rubbish too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danish 294 Posted February 24, 2015 If it's any consolation the Pinto looked rubbish too. Oh no, it's so ugly it's endearing! I'd have one given half a chance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teletubby 7 Posted February 24, 2015 1424787130[/url]' post='575229']Oh no, it's so ugly it's endearing! I'd have one given half a chance. I quite like it too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 5 Posted February 24, 2015 Ford KA K wins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V6Ghia 37 Posted February 24, 2015 Love the scorpio great for comfort and value had a few now, Hate the Ka just a rot box but got to say the worst for me is the 2.0 mk3 diesel mondeo great while working but a nightmare once the injectors or fuel pump start to fail I think the mk3 Mondeo is the best of the Mondeo's although my engine failed at less than 140,000 miles, it was the best diesel car I had driven until it went over 100,000 miles. The scorpio and jelly mould Granada's looked awful but are great mechanically. The worst Ford in my opinion are C max, S max, Kuga, Probe, Galaxy all hideous, hard to choose between them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teletubby 7 Posted February 24, 2015 1424735465[/url]' post='575174']looks wise agree but very comfy & value for money used buy. KA for being a complete pain to get to anything in the eng bay & the fact the rsend of everyone was dipped in the sea before painting. worst car ever made messrina/s :poo: tal, i'm surprised they managed to make the glass see through. Not sure I agree about the Marina/Ital being the worst car ever made. I thought the Talbot Horizon/Alpine/Solara were utter garbage and would actually rather have a Marina than one of those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the-ford-cortina.com 226 Posted February 24, 2015 Not sure I agree about the Marina/Ital being the worst car ever made. I thought the Talbot Horizon/Alpine/Solara were utter garbage and would actually rather have a Marina than one of those. Me too though I doubt there would be a choice - I think all them Talbots have been scrapped now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
