Has the 'Lemon' story affected your buying decision?

[Olivero]

For those of you who have read the 'Is my car a Lemon' thread, has it changed your outlook on the company?
Would it change what car you might buy next?

Is my car a Lemon -
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[kambites]

No. Every manufacturer produces "Friday afternoon" cars and I've seen and heard of car worse than that story from far "higher quality" brands.

[mat777]

Exactly - and to be honest japanese car makers aren't infallible as said. A friend had a Mazda 6 estate a few years ago that had a hypersensitive alarm ( touching the door handle set it off) and then an engine belt snapped

[yahtzee]

i had a 2006 mazda 3 2.0 sport for 18 months great car if a tad slow for my taste , cant complain, my sister got same car on my recommendation shes had no bother for last 3 years or so. Mum got 2008 mazda 2 ts2 great little car for shopping and stuff .... i would buy another mazda if thats what i wanted..

[sinizter]

Every manufacturer has stories of cars like this.

I'm no less likely to buy a Mazda now than I was before (which was unlikely to begin with).

[MX7]

I haven't read the whole thread, but one story isn't worthy of shifting my opinion. I'm sure that others have read the thread about suspension problems on a certain Audi. That would make me think.

[SuperHangOn]

The problem looks like a crappy dealer rather than the car.

A leaking roof and a few niggles is annoying but not the end of the world.

[Superhoop]

Why would one story, of which we only hear one side put you off buying a car from a brand?

If you search the web for any manufacturer, they'll always be stories about a 'problem car' - would that mean you'd never buy another car ever again?

In fact, if you spent enough time looking for bad news stories, you'd never buy anything ever again

[Odie]

read the op of the other thread and first thing that came to mind is 'cut and shut' or perhaps a major crash that been badly fixed

[Six Fiend]

My Mazda 6 was faultless.

A friend has a 12yr old 626 which apart from the auto box recently needing replacement is again faultess and now clocking up 1000 miles a week never missing a beat.

[anonymous-user]

Does anyone remember the Car magazine back in the day with the 'Golf VR6 is a Lemon' headline plastered all over the front cover? I'm told by a VW HO mate that it actually hit sales quite badly back then.

[Eggman]

Was this the story about a 5 year old convertible that leaked slightly and suffered from occasional trivial problems, but didn't exhibit a rapacious appetite for engines and gearboxes?

I couldn't vote; there was no option for 'I'm impressed with the apparent patience of the dealer and delighted I don't work there'.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Any manufacturer can make a duff car once in a while. Just give any car a good look over and get a professional AA/RAC check before buying.

[Olivero]

Odie said:

read the op of the other thread and first thing that came to mind is 'cut and shut' or perhaps a major crash that been badly fixed

It was meant to be a new car. I do agree with you that something is really not right with that car.

Eighteeteewhy said:

Any manufacturer can make a duff car once in a while. Just give any car a good look over and get a professional AA/RAC check before buying.

Would you do this with a brand new car? Can't say I even thought about doing this with the last new car I bought.
Even the Fiat 605c just got a bit of a tire kicking and a drive round the block.

Edited by Olivero on Friday 13th April 21:52