Japanes cars more reliable

[BrilloPad]

So how long have you been driving a beaten up old Austin Allegro, then?

Probably as long as you have been on your bike.

You would think with that exercise you would not be so fat.

[sasguru]

Probably as long as you have been on your bike.

You would think with that exercise you would not be so fat.

Speak for yourself. I'm one of those lucky sods that don't put on weight whatver I do. About half a stone heavier than when I was 18. Feel sorry for you fat bastards, I really do.

[IR35FanClub]

My 3rd to last car was a 330Ci with 77k on when i bought it. cost me £2k over 2years in repair bills. The ESP/central locking/cruise computer went. 3 sets of suspension bushes. Air Temperature sensor went. Reverse parking sensors went. And consumables like discs and pads all rounds.

My current car is an Xtrail. with 75k on. Just spent £2,700 on a new cylinder head (due to a stuck valve), disks and pads all round, plus the usual oil and air.

So id say neither jap or german are particularly reliable.

I had a Cmax for 4 years and that blew its turbo @ 40k and that was built in Germany. I think it was something to do with caning it on the autoroute back to calais the week before when I realised i had to do 180km in 2 hours with a full hoiliday load in the back! A least that one only cost £1,400, LOL.

The only car that hasnnt broken spectaculary was a Navara that i Nad for 18 months. But it was lucky to get over 23mpg and was boring to drive.

I dont mind the costs as I always buy older cars.. so theyre a lot cheaper than new. My theory has always been your better having 2 or 3 older cars on the road that cost 5k each. than a new one that cost 30k. You will always lose money in depreciation on a new motor. Where as you might get away with no repair bill on an older one.

[escapeUK]

I dont mind the costs as I always buy older cars.. so theyre a lot cheaper than new. My theory has always been your better having 2 or 3 older cars on the road that cost 5k each. than a new one that cost 30k. You will always lose money in depreciation on a new motor. Where as you might get away with no repair bill on an older one.

It doesnt sound it with your examples, especially when you can buy a nice one year old car for £10k. I like to buy nearly new cars (like a year old) and then have them for 4 years ish, which is the point where they usually start to have the odd problem.

The cost is secondary to reliability, and although any age car can break down, newer ones do it less. When I was young and poor I ran old cars, the feeling was whats going to go wrong next? Its worth paying imo not to have that feeling.

[ZARDOZ]

My 3rd to last car was a 330Ci with 77k on when i bought it. cost me £2k over 2years in repair bills. The ESP/central locking/cruise computer went. 3 sets of suspension bushes. Air Temperature sensor went. Reverse parking sensors went. And consumables like discs and pads all rounds.

My current car is an Xtrail. with 75k on. Just spent £2,700 on a new cylinder head (due to a stuck valve), disks and pads all round, plus the usual oil and air.

So id say neither jap or german are particularly reliable.

Your mistake here is buying fairly high mileage cars when somebody else has had all the trouble free motoring and you are taking over when things are going to start failing or need replacing. I would never buy a car with more than 30k on the clock unless it was a banger that I was expecting to last a short period.
Disks and pads will need replacing on all cars with age.

[d000hg]

You have to consider how a Toyota Corrolla is typically driven vs an Audi A4 or 3 Series.

The sort of person who buys a Corrolla is going to live an extremely long and dull life, and bit like the car really.

Or doesn't really care about cars and/or showing off for superficial adulation.

And no I'm not a Corolla driver.

[SantaClaus]

So you define yourself by what you drive. An ugly cock in a BMW is still a ugly cock as Dim has discovered.
I think your primary ambition should be to lose your virginity. No I really do.

[AtW]

So you define yourself by what you drive.

No I don't - I currently drive 10 years old PUG 307 and by no means that defines me!

[gingerjedi]

Choose your cars like you choose your women.

Reliable or thrilling?
Cheap or classy?
Wobbly or great ride?

I know which I prefer.

Reliable
Cheap
Great ride

Phwoar look at that Mazda, bet she goes.

[Pogle]

Reliable
Cheap
Great ride

Phwoar look at that Mazda, bet she goes.

I have a Mazda, she's far from cheap, but she is a great ride and she growls..