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The world of film and TV has given us a plethora of visually and mechanically upsetting cars. This top 10 is as disputable as any – so let us know if you agree with our choices or not.
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From one of the coolest films of the 90s comes one of the silliest looking motors. Yes, it's where Wayne and co bang their heads to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, but it's still a terrible car.
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This tired, mustard-yellow bucket – with mismatched burgundy rear passenger door – perfectly reflects its owner's position in the world. Better Call Saul takes place years before Breaking Bad, back when Saul Goodman was struggling to start his legal career. His car, bearing the ironic badge ‘Esteem’, has similar starting issues.
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It's a school teacher's car, no mistake – and so it was the perfect cover for a narcotics kingpin. As cool and beautifully-made as Breaking Bad was, it only served to highlight the Aztek's ugliness.
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The Jeep Renegade isn’t so bad in itself – but why on earth is Batman driving around in a mid-market SUV? Product placement, we hear you cry…
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David Jason's sombre detective initially drove a Ford Sierra GL – a car which could only be made less boring by being crashed – which Jason duly did. However, the producers of A Touch of Frost managed to find an even duller vehicle for him to drive: a Volvo 240.
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The MK 2 looks nice, in an antiquated sort of way, but it could be outrun by a push-bike; this 2.4 straight-six petrol-guzzler couldn't even reach 100mph.
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It's got three wheels – which is kind of cool – and it only requires motorbike road tax (if Delboy remembered to buy it) – but those are the only redeeming features of this silly little car.
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Another cop with a rubbish car, Bergerac had to tootle around the island of Jersey in this 75mph heap of disappointment. In Midsommer Murders he upgraded to a Rover 75 – which actor John Nettles much preferred.
The producers of Batman and Robin arguably gave the designers of this car a little too much leeway. The over-the-top lines of this monstrosity look even worse when compared to our hero's ride in Batman Begins (2005), which is a lot cooler.
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The boxiest, most uninspiring family car ever built? While it was a perfect match for the Griswalds, it should be filed away under 'bad stuff from the Eighties', alongside shoulder pads, big hair, and Dallas.