I have only bought one car that I did not like, in 1974 my ‘hero’ car was the new LH Torana. The LC / LJs were Bathurst heroes with Peter Brock, so the bigger model must be better.
Foolishly, I traded my 186S on a SLR 202, sight unseen apart from publicity. BIG mistake.
Who thought that a foot operated parking brake was a good idea in a manual ?
Why was the steering wheel offset and on an angle ? and the front seats made you feel like being on a slippery dip.?
Why would the windows get pushed out of the frame by wind pressure when not fully wound up ? Why couldn’t the dealer fix the ventilation, so that the heater was not always on.?
The gearbox ratios and engine rpm just didn’t work. The positioning of the spare wheel was done by ..... ?? ....nobody.
Worst of all, the handling, or complete lack of it. After 12 months, I had had enough of it and it was gone.
I look at the survivors at car shows and think “That looks great”, but then memories came back, and I think “but, they were crap”. Apologies to any-one who has a LH, and who may be offended by my comments.