What happened to old style reliable Jap cars?
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I've been thinking of buying a Jap banger recently and the P11 Primera (96-99) and Accord MK6 (98-02) really appeal. They are simple n/a petrol cars which handle well and just go on for ever. I know they weren't lookers, but if you wanted a swift good handling family car that wouldn't bust your wallet, they did the job really well. You can probably add the late 90s Avensis to that list too...
..So why don't the Japs churn out stuff like this any more? Honda has almost died a death in the UK (when was the last time you saw a new shape accord) and Nissan just ditched normal family hatches, went into Jukes and Quashqai's and lost its reputation for reliability. Does anyone else think its a shame and mourn the days of the clock work reliable - but bland - Japanese cars that you could just, well rely on?!
..So why don't the Japs churn out stuff like this any more? Honda has almost died a death in the UK (when was the last time you saw a new shape accord) and Nissan just ditched normal family hatches, went into Jukes and Quashqai's and lost its reputation for reliability. Does anyone else think its a shame and mourn the days of the clock work reliable - but bland - Japanese cars that you could just, well rely on?!
Bezza1969 said:
I've been thinking of buying a Jap banger recently and the P11 Primera (96-99) and Accord MK6 (98-02) really appeal. They are simple n/a petrol cars which handle well and just go on for ever. I know they weren't lookers, but if you wanted a swift good handling family car that wouldn't bust your wallet, they did the job really well. You can probably add the late 90s Avensis to that list too...
..So why don't the Japs churn out stuff like this any more? Honda has almost died a death in the UK (when was the last time you saw a new shape accord) and Nissan just ditched normal family hatches, went into Jukes and Quashqai's and lost its reputation for reliability. Does anyone else think its a shame and mourn the days of the clock work reliable - but bland - Japanese cars that you could just, well rely on?!
Yep, its one of the reasons I'm still knocking about in a 98 Corolla, well that an poverty ..So why don't the Japs churn out stuff like this any more? Honda has almost died a death in the UK (when was the last time you saw a new shape accord) and Nissan just ditched normal family hatches, went into Jukes and Quashqai's and lost its reputation for reliability. Does anyone else think its a shame and mourn the days of the clock work reliable - but bland - Japanese cars that you could just, well rely on?!
I'm also considering picking up another car from the same country of the same vintage
Bezza1969 said:
..So why don't the Japs churn out stuff like this any more?
Because no-one was buying them. One of the main reasons nissan switched to producing cross-over style vehicles was because there just wasn't any profit left in that segment of the market, the volume was just too low to make the sums add up. Blame everyone wanting a 3-series/A4/mondeo/vectra.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff