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Crap Cars (Hardcover)

by Richard Porter (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (14 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563522100
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563522102
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 15 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 89,948 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the Austin Allegro to the Renault Safrane, and from the MGB to the Volkswagen Beetle, this book brings together 50 of the worst cars ever to grace the roads of Britain. The book features everything from the aesthetically pathetic to the mechanically misguided and includes tales of the most bizarre and appalling cock-ups in motoring history. With full-colour photos to illustrate each entry, this chronicle of classically Crap Cars will transport you back to the beige and brown world of the seventies and eighties and your very own Morris Marina.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very short, very uninformative but very funny, 28 Nov 2004
This cult book seems to be selling mainly on word of mouth. Don't expect a lot of information in it. The remark on the Rolls-Royce Carmague on page 36 for example is just 12 words which tell you precisely nothing about why it is allegedly a bad car. If information is what you want, try "Worst cars" which it has to be said is technically a much better book, larger with plenty of information for the same money, but only intermittently funny.

There is also a certain amount of bad language in "Crap cars" (not for the kiddies or the vicar), some poor grammar and a lot of pictures which pad out what is very short in any case. Basically what you have here is Richard Porter being savagely, wickedly funny in insulting fifty cars that in his humble opinion are among the worst ever built. There were misses - the remarks about the Trabant for instance - but most of it is gloriously, hysterically funny, probably one of the funniest books ever written, even (and perhaps especially) if you know nothing about cars. I laughed so hard at some of it I had trouble seeing the page through the tears of mirth. The neighbours must have wondered what was going on.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For those who don't even LIKE cars..., 22 Jan 2005
I am a forteen-year-old girl. I have absolutely no interest in cars, crap or not. But I ADORED this book! My younger brother was given it for Christmas and one dull afternoon I picked it up to have a read- I seldom laugh so much at litriture! Though, I felt, less informitive on cars than insulting, it was highly amusing. Beautifully written and full of great one-liners, even those who have no interest in cars what so ever should have a read!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and amusing, 17 Nov 2004
I smiled all the way through this book. The author obviously knows his stuff when it comes to cars and his ready wit and 'take no prisoners' humour make for an excellent read. Personally, having worked at British Leyland, I would have liked the Allegro to have been number one but despite this it is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in cars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pithy.
The two things I look for in a book are that they be:
i) funny
ii) short
Crap Cars has each of these attributes in spades, so I loved it. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Stephen Jones

1.0 out of 5 stars Crap Cars, crap book more like
I agree with a great number of other people that reviewed this book. It's very opionated and not very factual, hardly even funny. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2006 by Mr. David C. Russell-wilks

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed til I cried
Had to buy it because I was laughing too much in W.H. Smiths and making a fool of myself. Couldn't believe Beetle came bottom but was so glad my car wasn't mentioned !!
Published on 2 Jan 2006 by Mary

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh till you cry
There are not many books you have to put down every so often to wipe away the tears. this is one of them. Extremely funny
Published on 8 Feb 2005 by mlb5414

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter Nonsense
Was this book written on the bog in 5 minutes or something?

Opinionated, moronic, unfunny book written by an equally opinionated, moronic and unfunny man. Read more

Published on 19 Jan 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and amusing
A very well written and witty little book that had me smiling all the way through. The author obviously knows his cars and is not afraid to use his ready wit to put down the... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2004 by derek4tw

5.0 out of 5 stars One Smitten, Twice Try
I 'lost' my first copy of this when (I presume) one of my 'friends' nicked it from my toilet, so I ordered another. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2004 by chalkydowns

3.0 out of 5 stars "...in the eye of the beholder!"
An interesting, if somewhat subjective trip down memory lane in a motor car! The author's venom is doled out in equal quantity to luxury supercars and family runabouts alike... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2004 by Mr. T. Walden

1.0 out of 5 stars Below Average
Oh Dear, What aload of hype over nothing. The author at best seems ill informed on most things motoring. Most of the facts are worng and the book is completely personal. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential purchase for all car buffs
I'm sure this book will horrify many classic car buffs: the VW Beetle is voted No. 1 Crap Car - even the MGB doesn't escape; it is described as 'spectacularly rubbish'. Ouch! Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2004 by P D Westcott

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