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Worst steering wheel you have ever experienced in a car?

Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:32 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:32 am
This thing from the Monte Carlo was a complete POS for me. Wide bar on the bottom means no 6:00 hand position when cruising. Wide bars on sides mean the grip is compromised there as well. One wonders how designers can get it so wrong.

This post was edited on 10/26/17 at 7:35 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:33 am to
Honorable mention for ugliest wheel goes to this pillow top thing from the mid-90’s Corvette.

Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:33 am to
The club
Posted by shotcaller1
Member since Oct 2014
7501 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:36 am to
Let me ask my chauffeur which of my cars he hates the most
Posted by WhuckFistle
Member since Jul 2015
3429 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:38 am to
2014 Mercedes S-Class, has been branded the creepy clown.

Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:39 am to
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Posted by drexyl
Mingovia
Member since Sep 2005
23421 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:39 am to
Extended paddle shifters on my McLaren are a bit over the top and actually get in the way when taking a tight corner.

Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:40 am to
Holy shite I can’t unsee that
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74904 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:42 am to
The Subaru with half a wheel.I also once drove a friend's old cutlass with a small chain wheel.

Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:44 am to
quote:

small chain wheel.



Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
41386 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:50 am to
Could that Monte Carlo hit 140? At what speed did shite start falling off?
This post was edited on 10/26/17 at 7:59 am
Posted by SidewalkDawg
Chair
Member since Nov 2012
10308 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:52 am to
I'm starting a company to develop a steering wheel with text capabilities built in. That way you don't have to mess with your phone while texting and driving.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74904 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 7:53 am to
Exactly like that.
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
17210 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:04 am to
Don’t remember the wheel, but when I worked construction I’d have to drive a titan sometimes. Holy frick this thing was bad. To drive straight I had the wheel turned to 4 o clock.
Posted by chicano12
Member since Jun 2010
1003 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:16 am to
My worst experience is when the golf cart at the golf course is completely vertical.
Posted by bigrob385series
B. Aura
Member since May 2014
2636 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:19 am to
that whole interior looks like it was designed by some fruitcake engineering drop out student.
Posted by NewIberiaHaircut
Lafayette
Member since May 2013
12548 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:34 am to
The Pontiac Grand Prix has to be near the top.

Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82755 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:40 am to
All the ones that start disintegrating after a few months in the heat, leaving shite all over your hands
Posted by DeoreDX
Member since Oct 2010
4382 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:40 am to
90's Pontiac steering wheels were pretty universally atrocious with their buttons in the center of the wheel that would randomly activate themselves.



Mid 80's Subaru XT get's my strangest wheel I've used award. Can't say it was horrible. But it was horrible.



Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
26236 posts
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:46 am to
1971 Mercedes 280 SL - the steering wheel was disproportionately big and the car had a short wheelbase with a swing axle. Moreover, the automatic transmission acted just like a manual without a clutch (when you let up on the gas, it would gear down rather than coast).

In icy or wet conditions, the big wheel plus the other factors made the car a real bitch to drive. On a clear but cold day, I came upon a icy bridge and thought I was gone. Couldn't do anything with the gas pedal because if you let up, it would gear down and you might as well have hit the brakes.

This post was edited on 10/26/17 at 8:49 am
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