Halloween

Halloween quiz: Cars in horror movies

Horror movie quiz

Halloween is almost upon us. For those that like to get into the swing of things and indulge in a spot of trick-or-treating, we’ve come up with a themed quiz for fright-night.

Based around cars that have appeared in some of the best-known horror movies of all time, it’s perfect for anyone who may have spent more nights than they care to admit to, cowering behind the sofa as horror flicks unfold.

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Halloween horror car: Think your car’s bad? Check out this nightmare

Halloween horror car

Fright Night: What the Halloween horror car looks like (Picture © Warranty Direct)

If you reckon you’re experiencing woe on four wheels, check out the Halloween horror car. It gives up the ghost every other month and costs nearly £500 every time it needs repairing. Thankfully this dodgy device doesn’t actually exist. It’s a Frankenstein’s monster of an unreliable motor that’s been put together by car guarantee company Warranty Direct.

The firm has imagined just how unreliable a car could be. It has taken data from 50,000 live policies and put together a motor built of components from the worst performing models in each category of its Reliability Index. Surprisingly, Japanese motors – usually feted for their bullet-proof reliability – feature prominently.
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