The Reliable Car Thread

[QuartzDad]

Nissan Note auto. 65,000 miles in 6 years. Changed the front discs and pads once, will need doing again shortly. Think it'll be the 3rd thing left after the cockroaches and K11.

[nickfrog]

Agent XXX said:

oh god, cue another list of "I've got a BMW E/F/Z whatever"

Your acute and irrational hatred for BMW is one of the most bizarre things on PH, and that's despite a lot of competition.

Where does it come from ?

[anonymous-user]

nickfrog said:

Your acute and irrational hatred for BMW is one of the most bizarre things on PH, and that's despite a lot of competition.

Where does it come from ?

[8V085]

I had a Dacia for a month once, fantastic reliability gave me no trouble at all.

[bodhi]

nickfrog said:

Your acute and irrational hatred for BMW is one of the most bizarre things on PH, and that's despite a lot of competition.

Where does it come from ?

If we got a doll maybe we could get him to show us where the BMW Driver touched him?

Oh and just to add to his misery, I'll add two, my E46 330d (took it from 108k to 166k, just needed a propshaft guibo), and my current 125i which has only needed two brake calipers going from 56k to its current 115k.

[bodhi]

austinsmirk said:

nissan leaf. try and find a person who has problems with one.

Easy, my sister's 66 plate model has been back to Nissan twice now on the back of a low loader, both times with electrical issues.

[graham22]

nonsequitur said:

One word: The Honda Jazz.

Or Civic.

Had a '98 1.5 LSi as a temporary car, serviced & cam-belted it at 75k before selling it to my sister. She took it to 175k, oil checked/changed annually when she visited my folks.

Only died as was down on power which her local garage diagnosed as blocked cat. Turned out to be blocked (original) back box - ran well with it off. Still on same cam belt I put on, original clutch too (can't remember discs being changed). Cost her more in the 3 speeding fines she got in it.

Sold it to someone who put a VTEC motor in it (poss 2.2), next owner stuffed it into a wall drunk & killed himself.

[Car-Matt]

Mk2 Octavia VRS Petrol pre facelift

Bought on 14k miles, sold after 5 years and on 113k miles

Other than consumables and servicing I replaced one ABS sensor and that was it......

Great car

[MalcolmSmith]

RobM77 said:

I make that 3.

Minus 2 the mother in law had one for 4 years, lots of issues with rough running and eventually the bearings went in the gearbox - at 25,000 miles, out of warranty.

Parents neighbour had one same rough running and misfiring, plus his was constantly letting in rainwater, worst car he ever had, traded it in at 18months old.

I’m not anti-Honda, but these are the only people I know who had a Jazz!

[nonsequitur]

MalcolmSmith said:

RobM77 said:

I make that 3.

Minus 2 the mother in law had one for 4 years, lots of issues with rough running and eventually the bearings went in the gearbox - at 25,000 miles, out of warranty.

Parents neighbour had one same rough running and misfiring, plus his was constantly letting in rainwater, worst car he ever had, traded it in at 18months old.

I’m not anti-Honda, but these are the only people I know who had a Jazz!

Obviously Japanese Friday afternoon cars. Sumimasen, gomen nasai.

[MrGTI6]

Bought an N-reg 306 D Turbo (think it was about £500) in 2014. Took it from 101k to 155k in just under three years and all it needed was a battery, an alternator belt and consumables (tyres, discs, pads, filters, etc.). A fantastic little car and it could do 700 miles on a tank! Sold it for more than I paid for it with an exhaust blow and I suspect it's still going strong!

Also, my current car (306 GTI-6) has been faultless so far. Bought it at 128k last May. Now at 140k and all I've had done is the front brake pads. Oh, and I had to clean out the ICV! Feels tight as a drum despite being a 20-year-old French hatchback!

No rust whatsoever on either.

[p4cks]

Josho said:

This one time I bought a K11 Micra.

This. They should be renamed the cockroach.

[cheesesliceking]

I've put 50k miles on my 02 Prodrive Bugeye (now on 121,000) over the last 6 years and it's only ever needed standard service items & tyres.

Whilst in stark comparison the 2010 207 SW I bought new fell apart at an alarming rate and finally died last year despite FSH & being well looked after. #bagof$hit

[BGarside]

My BMW E36, bought a year ago on 33k miles. Has only needed a replacement engine, gearbox, most of the cooling system, ABS sensor and numerous suspension parts. Oh, an electric window has just failed.

My first car, a 13 year old Fiat Uno, was much more reliable....

[kuro]

Put 50,000 on a 2013 astra 2.0 cdti 165. Other than a couple of tyres, brake pads and a bulb nothing went wrong