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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought?  |
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A cat car ? 
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found. |
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By *usty8Man
over a year ago
Scunthorpe |
Mitsubishi
Last 2 I sold had over 200k |
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over a year ago
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Honda |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Loved my old Chevy that I could park anywhere without concerns of door knocks etc/load with sacks of cement/concrete slabs/grow bags…it was super reliable.
Children urged me to upgrade and I now have Volvo. I still use it as a van though  |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found."
Yes the reliable Japanese.. what's a 'cat car'? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Loved my old Chevy that I could park anywhere without concerns of door knocks etc/load with sacks of cement/concrete slabs/grow bags…it was super reliable.
Children urged me to upgrade and I now have Volvo. I still use it as a van though "
Volvo 's are renowned to be strong but are they reliable? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Honda "
Again another Japanese reliability. |
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"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found.
Yes the reliable Japanese.. what's a 'cat car'?"
It's in your post, auto correct kicked in |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Mitsubishi
Last 2 I sold had over 200k"
wow.200K any issues, clutch, timing belt? |
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I've got a skoda and it's never missed a beat in the 4 years I've had it, cheap to run as well. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found.
Yes the reliable Japanese.. what's a 'cat car'?
It's in your post, auto correct kicked in "
ha ha.. meant to be'car'.. |
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By *ockey64Man
over a year ago
Gloucester |
Last cat and current car Hyundai i30. Both diesel . Blue drive 1.6. 70 mg and no road tax. Never had a problem |
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By *ee04Man
over a year ago
Essex |
Had a 2003 golf diesel it was 20 years old when I sold it never let me down great mpg just not ULEZ compliment |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Loved my old Chevy that I could park anywhere without concerns of door knocks etc/load with sacks of cement/concrete slabs/grow bags…it was super reliable.
Children urged me to upgrade and I now have Volvo. I still use it as a van though
Volvo 's are renowned to be strong but are they reliable? "
So far so good, I certainly feel safe in it! |
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My experience, Toyota fantastic, Nissan pretty good, VW pretty good, Ford bucket of shite. |
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over a year ago
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By *r.B7Man
over a year ago
altrincham |
I work with cars.. finance or cash sales, anything you need to know just ask. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Last cat and current car Hyundai i30. Both diesel . Blue drive 1.6. 70 mg and no road tax. Never had a problem "
I meant car..lol..
Whats a 'blue drive '? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Clown car
*honk honk*"
Boom Boom |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"My experience, Toyota fantastic, Nissan pretty good, VW pretty good, Ford bucket of shite."
Ford.. is a no go..It appears the general consensus is a Toyota this far? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Loved my old Chevy that I could park anywhere without concerns of door knocks etc/load with sacks of cement/concrete slabs/grow bags…it was super reliable.
Children urged me to upgrade and I now have Volvo. I still use it as a van though
Volvo 's are renowned to be strong but are they reliable?
So far so good, I certainly feel safe in it!"
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I've got a skoda and it's never missed a beat in the 4 years I've had it, cheap to run as well. "
Ok what mosel is it? |
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Had a Honda Prelude that managed 280k on one engine. Most cars are okay today but don’t last more than five years. |
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By *dd_soxMan
over a year ago
Suffolk |
Ford galaxy 1.9TD. 272k. Clutch went at 160k, 1 injector at 150k. Consumption high 40s |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found."
This ^^ |
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Anything that i dont own.. recently had some expensive mistakes…. More time in the garage than the road |
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I'm a fan of German cars. I've had a few Golf & 3 series diesels, all reliable. My first 3 series had 285,000 miles when I sold it...the engine was fine, but the bodywork was starting to go. I've also had a Skoda Fabia, it was reliable, but the build quality wasn't quite as good as VW or BMW.
I'd never touch a Ford, Fiat, Vauxhall or Renault again. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Mitsubishi
Last 2 I sold had over 200k"
Yes to this |
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Yes I've got a octavia and fantastic car so reliable and I do around 15000 miles a year |
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By *avexxMan
over a year ago
cheshire |
toyota mazda good engines |
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Ny alfa giuliettas... I have had many new cars... I had two of the giuliettas.... both never had a single thing go wrong over 3 years ans 82k for one... 79k for the other.. (till the garage forgot to put oil back in properly after an oil change)
All my other motability cars, I've had at least 2 break-downs in... the focus was the worst |
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By *mf123Man
over a year ago
with one foot out the door |
The brum brum |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
Bad driving and not keeping up with the maintenance gives you the bad car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Bad driving and not keeping up with the maintenance gives you the bad car "
Not necessarily. I bought a new car, within the first few months the clutch broke and the brakes failed. Nothing to do with bad driving or maintenance. The garage told me it was a bad batch  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had a London taxi once. It had done 474k miles |
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Honda Prelude
I hammered the hell out of it. Only ever had to change tyres and brakes. Always started first time.
Great cars Hondas all Japanese I suspect. Mate had an MR2 that was rock solid too. |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
"Bad driving and not keeping up with the maintenance gives you the bad car
Not necessarily. I bought a new car, within the first few months the clutch broke and the brakes failed. Nothing to do with bad driving or maintenance. The garage told me it was a bad batch "
Maintenance still by the manufacturer  |
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"Ny alfa giuliettas... I have had many new cars... I had two of the giuliettas.... both never had a single thing go wrong over 3 years ans 82k for one... 79k for the other.. (till the garage forgot to put oil back in properly after an oil change."
I had a turbo blow completely on my Giulietta. And twice the inside door handle snapped clean off. Oh, and I snapped a suspension spring at the rear.
My MR2, however, is completely bulletproof. As is my Lexus. So that’s another vote for Toyota.
And my Porsches were always solid too. No issues with those. |
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Honda Jazz
Check out the table for average repair cost.
https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/honda-jazz-is-named-uks-most-reliable-used-car-in-list-dominated-by-asian-brands/271050 |
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Most Jap cars, Nissan, Toyota, Nissan.
Had my Nissan for 13 years, ashamed to say I treat it horribly. When I last got it MOT-ed I got told it would outlive me (although perhaps this says more about me?).... |
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"Ny alfa giuliettas... I have had many new cars... I had two of the giuliettas.... both never had a single thing go wrong over 3 years ans 82k for one... 79k for the other.. (till the garage forgot to put oil back in properly after an oil change.
I had a turbo blow completely on my Giulietta. And twice the inside door handle snapped clean off. Oh, and I snapped a suspension spring at the rear.
My MR2, however, is completely bulletproof. As is my Lexus. So that’s another vote for Toyota.
And my Porsches were always solid too. No issues with those."
Ooh what MR2 do you have? I had a Mk2 for a while. Loved that car so much fun to drive! |
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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago
Leigh-on-Sea |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found."
Shame I haven't had the same experience with Toyotas.
Cheap and tacky plastic interiors, the last one I drove (I'd inherited) didn't appear very well put together - the connectors literally fell out of the back of the sat nav unit.
Other than my yank, all my cars have been Fords - but then, when I started driving it made sense as my dad worked for them, so I could get a discount on parts.
Never had any real problems and nothing I couldn't fix |
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Most of the cars I have owned Nissan, Skoda and VW have been very reliable. |
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Lexus
The aftercare is 2nd to none.
That said, maintain most modern cars properly and they will serve you well.
Just avoid the scrap heap, sorry, so called classic cars. |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
Reliant robin says it in the name |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
Mitsubishi L200 15 plate cylinder head blew up at 70k miles,shit heap.
Peugeot 3008 GT Line diesel,67 plate,clutch pressure plate went at 80k,the only fault.Sold it into dealership at 110+ miles for £10k.Currently running Peugeot 3008 GT Line Allure petrol 69 plate,19k on the clock,no problems |
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"I've got a skoda and it's never missed a beat in the 4 years I've had it, cheap to run as well.
Ok what mosel is it?"
Rapid but would have gone for an octavia if there had been one in my price bracket. 60+mpg up to 84mpg |
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Honda, think I’ve had 9 over the years from a G reg with 220k miles on it to an import type r. All driven hard as well. |
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"I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought? "
Even though my current car is a BMW i believe the most reliable car ive ever owned was an Astra. |
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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago
Solihull and Brentwood |
Mercedes C class: 4 sets of (Front.)brake discs lasting 1,500 each set. Car had done 5,000 miles at the time.
Citroen DS4: After 50,000 miles everything started going wrong with it. Nox sensor, shock absorber, clutch.
Now bought a Mazda CX-30. |
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Don't know if you're buying used or new.
But a general rule of thumb S to what is cheap to run, comfy and reliable. Is look at what the taxi drivers are using. |
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Mazda every time, or just about any Jap car |
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"I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought? "
I've had skodas and bmws all been very reliable. |
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"Ooh what MR2 do you have? I had a Mk2 for a while. Loved that car so much fun to drive!"
Mine’s a Mk3. The roadster. With a beautiful quad-pipe exhaust that sounds just divine. 
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"Lexus. The aftercare is 2nd to none."
Damn right it is. Even better than Porsche in that respect. |
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Lexus.
Ok it's just a posh Toyota but so worth it.
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
Toyota all the way.
Had a Corolla turbo diesel for a few years. Did close to 180k miles with no issues. Just regular scheduled maintenance.
My gen 7 Toyota celica is 20 years old, 100k miles and no major repairs, again, just maintenance |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found.
Yes the reliable Japanese.. what's a 'cat car'?"
One that goes meeeeeeooooow as it zooms past you. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Probably red bull this season |
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"I'd never touch a Ford, Fiat, Vauxhall or Renault again. "
Definitely avoid French or Italian.
But all cars throw bills. Just get one you like and it won’t upset you quite so much.
I find Japanese ones more reliable, but they are more prone to rust with age, and parts can be expensive. Mine has decided it needs new brakes this year, which has stung a bit. |
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"MR2 roadster. With a beautiful quad-pipe exhaust that sounds just divine. "
Great cars, always trying to kill you. The hood drains block and flood the interior, and the subrames rot causing the engine to fall out if the piston rings don’t fail first causing oval bores and eventual failure through oil starvation.
Loved mine. Only needed a lambda sensor (£50) in all the years I owned it. Oh, and a new hood. |
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"Great cars, always trying to kill you."
I also have a TVR. The MR2 is a pussycat, believe me. |
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Yeah but you can’t have a TVR as a daily driver, really.
If I think of my MR2 I think of it pulling me into the truck ruts on the motorway, following cambers in the snow, etc etc |
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That’s just what a small, lightweight sports car will do though. It’s hardly a surprise. If anything the MR2 is exceptionally predictable and reliable for its type/class. |
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It’s a bugger to drift, though. |
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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago
Kettering |
Doesn't matter what car you get just has to be looked after. I drive a 14 plate astra had no problems at all |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sadly not any of the cars I've ever owned but I fall in love with looks and quirkiness. |
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"I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought? "
Toyota gets my vote. My Yaris is 15yrs old and has only cost me £50 in that time to get through MOt's.i think it was two things called drop links from memory. Not bad for my old girl |
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Ours was a Mitsubisha Carisma, never let us down. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Do not be tempted to buy German, all my Japanese cars have been super reliable I’ve since gone for a golf (utter bag of nails, what could go wrong did) 3 series bmw failed not for rust even though it was 2007 and now Audi a5 which is currently in bits because Audi wanted 1700 quid to replace a pipe that cost 28 |
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Have a 2012 astra 1.7 cdti, had from new and now done just shy of 160k, runs and drives perfectly. Only issue I had was a knackered battery and a replaced egr valve. Have all the usual items replaced which happens on any vehicle like pads and discs etc but there serviceable under wear and tear. I certainly won't sell it anytime soon as its cheap to run. |
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By *.T.Man
over a year ago
Glasgow |
I had a 1.4 Lancer Automatic that was immortal. Rediculous mileage on it and yet couldn't be killed. Must have been a good 15 years old when I bought it, topped up the oil once in 3 years, new brake pads and tyres were the only outgoings.
I'm fairly sure it is still on the road and I sold it on 15 years ago.
Dull car. Safe as houses. |
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"I had a 1.4 Lancer Automatic that was immortal. Rediculous mileage on it and yet couldn't be killed. Must have been a good 15 years old when I bought it, topped up the oil once in 3 years, new brake pads and tyres were the only outgoings.
I'm fairly sure it is still on the road and I sold it on 15 years ago.
Dull car. Safe as houses."
Same oil for 3 yrs, you didn't drive much. |
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By *.T.Man
over a year ago
Glasgow |
"I had a 1.4 Lancer Automatic that was immortal. Rediculous mileage on it and yet couldn't be killed. Must have been a good 15 years old when I bought it, topped up the oil once in 3 years, new brake pads and tyres were the only outgoings.
I'm fairly sure it is still on the road and I sold it on 15 years ago.
Dull car. Safe as houses.
Same oil for 3 yrs, you didn't drive much."
Didn't do any maintenance. It wasn't as if it was under warranty. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Japanese, especially Toyota. They still use metal parts in engines where as German manufacturers have started using more plastic. |
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By *assy69Man
over a year ago
West Sussex and Wales |
My last 2 Hyundais have been really reliable ….. i30 and an ix35 |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found.
This ^^"
Typing error. Yes I agree Toyotas a rock solid. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Anything that i dont own.. recently had some expensive mistakes…. More time in the garage than the road "
What brand / manufacturer is 'the mistake ' |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
Kia/hyundia any manufacturer that offers a 7 year warrenty has a lot of faith in thier product .currently on our second, 5 years of trouble free motoring other than usual consumables cost bugger all to run . |
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"I work with cars.. finance or cash sales, anything you need to know just ask. "
What's the best value SUV? I don't mean them small ones. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Honda Jazz
Check out the table for average repair cost.
https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/honda-jazz-is-named-uks-most-reliable-used-car-in-list-dominated-by-asian-brands/271050"
Oh that's for this a good breakdown of costs.
Who would have thought a 'swingers site'had the answer to motor concerns. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found.
Shame I haven't had the same experience with Toyotas.
Cheap and tacky plastic interiors, the last one I drove (I'd inherited) didn't appear very well put together - the connectors literally fell out of the back of the sat nav unit.
Other than my yank, all my cars have been Fords - but then, when I started driving it made sense as my dad worked for them, so I could get a discount on parts.
Never had any real problems and nothing I couldn't fix"
Discount! Wasn't Ford at Dagenham's. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Honda Jazz
Check out the table for average repair cost.
https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/honda-jazz-is-named-uks-most-reliable-used-car-in-list-dominated-by-asian-brands/271050
Oh that's for this a good breakdown of costs.
Who would have thought a 'swingers site'had the answer to motor concerns."
I meant Thanks |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought?
Toyota gets my vote. My Yaris is 15yrs old and has only cost me £50 in that time to get through MOt's.i think it was two things called drop links from memory. Not bad for my old girl "
Yes Toyota Yaris's... very popular round here,a bit compact for my likings. |
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I'm really stuck on German cars, might try Japanese car next. Looking at a Lexus ISF |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Do not be tempted to buy German, all my Japanese cars have been super reliable I’ve since gone for a golf (utter bag of nails, what could go wrong did) 3 series bmw failed not for rust even though it was 2007 and now Audi a5 which is currently in bits because Audi wanted 1700 quid to replace a pipe that cost 28 "
Well, that says a lot about German production and service.
The general consensus is Toyota or anything Japanese atm |
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I've got skoda octavia vrs best car I've driven by far and loads of toys for your cash FYI same engine as the vw golf |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I've got a skoda and it's never missed a beat in the 4 years I've had it, cheap to run as well. "
Don't mind me asking what is the model and year of your Skoda? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I had a London taxi once. It had done 474k miles"
wtf.. those 'Black Cab'? |
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We had a Peugeot 206 1.4 diesel, got it when it was 3 months old and got rid of it after 12 years with about 245,000 miles on the clock apart from servicing and a fuel pipe needed replacing it never ever let us down,still on the original clutch, brake calipers etc when we let it go. |
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"Reliant robin says it in the name "
Good to see the names in the conventional order order, for a change. |
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I've had an old Octavia diesel for 10 years, it's done over 200k, serviced it properly twice in the 100+k I put on it, done the belts and clutch a couple of times, put an alternator on it at some point, left it in a load of grass for a year...it started first time on year old fuel and passed an mot, can't really say anything bad about it! |
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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
Market Harborough / Kettering |
2008 Golf Gti Pirelli 230bhp remapped to 280bhp, had it 9 years, thrashed the balls of it, had it serviced when it was due, never missed a beat. Fantastic car |
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Had Toyota's (reliable but boring, except the mr2's) Honda (fn2 type r, but never put a foot wrong in 50k), fabia vRS, only issue it had was injector clog twice in 40k. 330d nearly 300k when got rid, two other bmw's since, with no fault on the car.
But nowadays think pretty much anything from a few years will be reliable as long as you look after it wrll |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Toyota. Can't go wrong .. |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
Dorchester |
I can tell you now a vauxhall insignia is not the best car, hope that helps |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Any car they use for taxis and as long as they serviced regularly and looked after all should be good. I prefer my vans though to be honest. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I can tell you now a vauxhall insignia is not the best car, hope that helps "
Yes very much |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My Toyota is over 20 years old and still going strong.
I'm such a high roller. |
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Had a Toyota for 6 years - spanked the mileage & never had a single warning light come on while I had it - only changed the tyres, one headlight bulb & the 2 front wipers in that time |
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A Vauxhall insignia 12 plate 20 tdi
Never missed a beat. 312000 miles on when swapped in May.
50ish mpg all day
Only two major break downs….
A new clutch at 262 k
And a split turbo pipe (which was rather fiddly but didn’t cost the earth)
Servicing cost very reasonable.
Was heavy on breaks. New set ever year (but when your doing 30+k a year it’s no surprise)
Couldn’t find another in price range with decent mileage or I would have had another in an instant.
Seat leon 1.6 Tdi now (clutch went at 140k disappointing but not uncommon) the Mpg is over 60 unless tanking it. |
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By *ashMan
over a year ago
Westhoughton |
Renault Megane was a great car for me.. Very comfortable and spacious |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"A Vauxhall insignia 12 plate 20 tdi
Never missed a beat. 312000 miles on when swapped in May.
50ish mpg all day
Only two major break downs….
A new clutch at 262 k
And a split turbo pipe (which was rather fiddly but didn’t cost the earth)
Servicing cost very reasonable.
Was heavy on breaks. New set ever year (but when your doing 30+k a year it’s no surprise)
Couldn’t find another in price range with decent mileage or I would have had another in an instant.
Seat leon 1.6 Tdi now (clutch went at 140k disappointing but not uncommon) the Mpg is over 60 unless tanking it. "
If you read the thread.. someone post that the Insignia was the worst vehicle and NOT to be touched. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"My Toyota is over 20 years old and still going strong.
I'm such a high roller."
Hey there what model is the Toyota? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Any car they use for taxis and as long as they serviced regularly and looked after all should be good. I prefer my vans though to be honest. "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lots of people knocking ford on here, I have a 18 plate mundane estate, just over 110 thousand on the clock, great loadspace, 50 to the gallon, hardly ever driven without a lot of weight in the back apart from tyres it's only needed a new battery, one abs sensor and a number plate lamp.
My second mondeo one before Had done 280 thousand, I'd probably still have that if some idiot hadn't rear ended it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My Toyota is over 20 years old and still going strong.
I'm such a high roller.
Hey there what model is the Toyota?"
Celica, gen 7. |
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According to my news feed a new Zealand man has done 2million kilometers in his 1993 Toyota |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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For sheer reliability and dependability… two brands stand head and shoulders above the rest. Toyota and Honda. Nobody else gets close. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My work horse is an old mk5 transit but love a classic |
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I have a Honda jazz 2016 hat no issues with it. Always passes its MOT with at most minor fixes |
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By *9alMan
over a year ago
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"My work horse is an old mk5 transit but love a classic "
I have a Series 3 landrover & an Austin A 35 not 100&=% reliable but easy & cheap to fix |
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By *eddesMan
over a year ago
Bridge of Weir |
I’ve had a number of VW’s over the years, very reliable and economical just sold a golf SV with 193,000 on it, serviced regularly and timing belts done no major repairs. Bought 2.0Tdi golf estate, more economical than their 1.6Tdi and a lot better drive |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have 2 Skodas since 2016, daughter now has the Fabia and we now have a Scala
No issues with either, just VWs with a different badge and you save a fortune
Really no comparison in my opinion |
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Ford. Cheap to service and insure. Go with a Fiesta or Focus. |
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My little focus. Is pretty much bombproof ( although you know what will happen now lol)
Ok it's a bit tired but it owes me no money and i service it myself
As for other makes id say anything Honda,Kia, Hyundai Mazda are hard to beat in the reliability game.. anything German seems to be made out chocolate at the moment and tend to go wrong just by looking at them.. and then don't get me started how rubbish jaguar/landrover are as a brand |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Loved my VW  |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"So op.... Any conclusions? "
Ha Kind of, Sort of..In order..
Toyota, Skoda, Honda?? Me thinks  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mom & Dads Taxi. Karen |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"My work horse is an old mk5 transit but love a classic
I have a Series 3 landrover & an Austin A 35 not 100&=% reliable but easy & cheap to fix "
Land Rovers are one of the most unreliable cars you can posses. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Ford. Cheap to service and insure. Go with a Fiesta or Focus."
But are they reliable? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I've got a skoda and it's never missed a beat in the 4 years I've had it, cheap to run as well.
Ok what mosel is it?"
Meant model? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Have 2 Skodas since 2016, daughter now has the Fabia and we now have a Scala
No issues with either, just VWs with a different badge and you save a fortune
Really no comparison in my opinion "
Are they more reliable then a VW?
And what about options, folding side mirrors.. parking sensors, auto lights?... |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"According to my news feed a new Zealand man has done 2million kilometers in his 1993 Toyota "
Well That's impressive.. |
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"Loved my old Chevy that I could park anywhere without concerns of door knocks etc/load with sacks of cement/concrete slabs/grow bags…it was super reliable.
Children urged me to upgrade and I now have Volvo. I still use it as a van though
Volvo 's are renowned to be strong but are they reliable? "
get on autotrader and FB market place and look at the number of them still going strong at well over the 200k mark- FSH is the key (also a similar story with many BMW's) |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"My Toyota is over 20 years old and still going strong.
I'm such a high roller.
Hey there what model is the Toyota?
Celica, gen 7."
Niiiice. |
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40000 plus miles per annum and I’ve had fords, bmw, Mazda, Peugeot, Volvo, vw etc company cars and all have been reliable.
But all from new and serviced to the book.
Mazda blew a light fuse leaving me without headlights once but I swapped a fuse
Only car I blew up and stranded me was a Vauxhall insignia that also cut out randomly inc on the motorway ! |
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"According to my news feed a new Zealand man has done 2million kilometers in his 1993 Toyota
Well That's impressive.."
1966 Volvo 1800S- over 3million and counting |
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"I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought? "
A Larder..watched a dronebomb fly into one and it kept on going..i mean that sounds pretty reliable to me |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I've had an old Octavia diesel for 10 years, it's done over 200k, serviced it properly twice in the 100+k I put on it, done the belts and clutch a couple of times, put an alternator on it at some point, left it in a load of grass for a year...it started first time on year old fuel and passed an mot, can't really say anything bad about it!"
Let me get this right.. you serviced it only twice with the 100K miles? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Toyota. Can't go wrong .."
Appears Toyota (on this post) has had some very good feed back. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Had a 2003 golf diesel it was 20 years old when I sold it never let me down great mpg just not ULEZ compliment "
Complient |
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My boyfriend has a PT Cruiser. He's travelled the country in it and it's never missed a beat. |
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By *osco78Man
over a year ago
Sheffield |
Honda or Toyota you can't gen go wrong
I'd kill for another mid90s corolla best car I ever had |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I know everyone whales into Fords, and quite right too.
But I’ve been lucky and have a Focus with 150k on the clock. Aside from scheduled maintenance, and repairs from pothole damage. It’s still going strong. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Honda or Toyota you can't gen go wrong
I'd kill for another mid90s corolla best car I ever had "
Yes I too I had a 2006 Carolla.. best car thus far |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I'm in the process of looking for a new car... from your experiences what has been the most reliable cat you have brought? A Larder..watched a dronebomb fly into one and it kept on going..i mean that sounds pretty reliable to me"
A Lada.. Yes.. there used be a joke about those cars. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"40000 plus miles per annum and I’ve had fords, bmw, Mazda, Peugeot, Volvo, vw etc company cars and all have been reliable.
But all from new and serviced to the book.
Mazda blew a light fuse leaving me without headlights once but I swapped a fuse
Only car I blew up and stranded me was a Vauxhall insignia that also cut out randomly inc on the motorway !"
But out of all that you have driven which have been your top 3? in order? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Honda Jazz
Check out the table for average repair cost.
https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/honda-jazz-is-named-uks-most-reliable-used-car-in-list-dominated-by-asian-brands/271050"
Nice |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Toyota or Lexus ."
Thank You Man from Bolton. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found."
I once had a cat car...you should have heard the engine purring
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"A cat car ?
Toyota are pretty bombproof I have found.
I once had a cat car...you should have heard the engine purring
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Meoooow... |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Also loving the Volvo!"
Which is your fav model? |
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"Also loving the Volvo!"
I would probably have appreciated a Volvo when Sweden was still right hand drive.
Now the only proper RHD cars are likely to be Japanese home market models. |
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Honda Civic 1.8 v..tec.superb car. |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
Cornwall |
I've had Ford focus, Vauxhall & Landrover & had issues with them - wish I'd not bought them. Nissan & Citroen though I took to over 200,000 miles each and no issues at all & enjoyed all the mike's travelled.
Depends on the car I suspect rather than a make. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Trannymobiles wont let you down |
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"My boyfriend has a PT Cruiser. He's travelled the country in it and it's never missed a beat."
and has the added advantage that nobody would ever steal such an ugly car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wouldn't look past Toyota , economical, reliable, comfortable, great drive , a lot of people want a bit of style & class so maybe Toyota may not offer that as such but totally depends on what you want but more importantly what you can afford..no point in having a car if you're stone broke from running it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My 2009 Toyota Rav4 - Its had some new tyres, some new wipers, some new brake pads oh and got a new battery about 5 years ago.
Everything else all original. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"My 2009 Toyota Rav4 - Its had some new tyres, some new wipers, some new brake pads oh and got a new battery about 5 years ago.
Everything else all original. "
Cool..Toyota, a good reliable car. |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I wouldn't look past Toyota , economical, reliable, comfortable, great drive , a lot of people want a bit of style & class so maybe Toyota may not offer that as such but totally depends on what you want but more importantly what you can afford..no point in having a car if you're stone broke from running it."
Very True.. what's the next best thing after a Toyota? |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Trannymobiles wont let you down "
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Honda Civic 1.8 v..tec.superb car."
What model & year? |
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"I wouldn't look past Toyota , economical, reliable, comfortable, great drive , a lot of people want a bit of style & class so maybe Toyota may not offer that as such but totally depends on what you want but more importantly what you can afford..no point in having a car if you're stone broke from running it.
Very True.. what's the next best thing after a Toyota?"
Lexus |
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Whatever you do don't buy a Jag
Most unreliable car and least helpful dealers
I'm going back to BMW ! |
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I’ve had Nissans over the past 12 years and cannot fault them |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"Whatever you do don't buy a Jag
Most unreliable car and least helpful dealers
I'm going back to BMW !"
OK thanks for that.. I do like the lines of Jag.. but if it's unreliable and expensive to run.. it's a no no... |
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By *lutonic OP Man
over a year ago
Leicester |
"I wouldn't look past Toyota , economical, reliable, comfortable, great drive , a lot of people want a bit of style & class so maybe Toyota may not offer that as such but totally depends on what you want but more importantly what you can afford..no point in having a car if you're stone broke from running it.
Very True.. what's the next best thing after a Toyota?
Lexus "
How stupid of me not to see that one coming.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not a fantastic car but in terms of reliability, toyota yaris. Drove it for 4 years. Bought it at 17 when it was already 4 years old. Only had to change the clutch and brakes once. Nothing else ever went wrong!
If only they built mercedes like that. My current e class is annoying af! Check engine light just came on again ffs |
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By *mf123Man
over a year ago
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I call my car the twat mobile but iv not licked it once |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not a fantastic car but in terms of reliability, toyota yaris. Drove it for 4 years. Bought it at 17 when it was already 4 years old. Only had to change the clutch and brakes once. Nothing else ever went wrong!
If only they built mercedes like that. My current e class is annoying af! Check engine light just came on again ffs"
Actually might be worth mentioning i had a tesla model 3 before this. Only had for 2 years so cant guarantee long term life but it ran absolutely beautiful and the extra technology teslas provide make long journeys very very easy. regular manc to london driver here so all my cars are always purchased with long journeys in mind.
Hope this helps! |
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Lexus & Toyota are the best, avoid anything European, and Ford, Renault have got their engines in lots of things now, and they are all terrible. Definitely don't get anything Jaguar Landover unless you want it to live at the garage
Avoid diesel unless you drive a hell of a lot of miles, EGR, DPF, and adblue systems are all crap and have to be fitted to clean up the filthy diesel emissions.
DMF, High pressure pumps, injectors, turbos, they all fail prematurely on modern cars.
Petrol doesn't need any of that generally, and ULEZ compliant from 2006, rather than 2015 for diesel.
Oh and all cars built after about 2008 are only built to last 8 years, 100k max because the manufacturers know that new car buyers would chop it in by that mileage and buy a new one.
Most modern cars are white goods, I repair engines for a living, mainly German diesel's, very rarely Japanese, and my 20 year old Lexus now has 290k |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Most modern cars are white goods, I repair engines for a living, mainly German diesel's, very rarely Japanese, and my 20 year old Lexus now has 290k"
Always wanted to ask an actual professional that works on engines. Whats your opinion on EVs? |
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I had a Mazda 6 for nearly 10 years and apart from new tyres, brake pads and discs, and topping up the oil it had nothing else done to it. It wasn't serviced in all that time, it never failed an MOT and it never failed to start.
Absolute beast of a car!
I now have a Mazda CX-5 which is proving to be equally as durable. |
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I had a volvo for many years and yes it was very reliable. Change the timing belt when its due though. |
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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago
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Both cars I have now .. RS5 had 4 years not one issue.. and golf mk3 VR6 had for 13 years |
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