Car made in the last 3 years that's likely to last a decade?
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My in-laws bought an almost new 1.2 Corsa (yeah, I know) nine years ago. In all that time they put petrol in it and changed the tyres a couple of times. After eight years of absolutely no servicing whatsoever, bar a couple of top ups when the oil light came on, the engine 'started making a noise' so they traded it against a nearly new Polo.
Moral of the story; I think you'll be safe in pretty much anything modern... Especially if you service it.
Moral of the story; I think you'll be safe in pretty much anything modern... Especially if you service it.
DervHead said:
My in-laws bought an almost new 1.2 Corsa (yeah, I know) nine years ago. In all that time they put petrol in it and changed the tyres a couple of times. After eight years of absolutely no servicing whatsoever, bar a couple of top ups when the oil light came on, the engine 'started making a noise' so they traded it against a nearly new Polo.
Moral of the story; I think you'll be safe in pretty much anything modern... Especially if you service it.
Every time I read a story I like this I do think that maybe those of us who spend a fortune maintaining our cars are stupid! Moral of the story; I think you'll be safe in pretty much anything modern... Especially if you service it.
If you are worried (which you don't need to be) but a Kia you'll have 7 years bumper to bumper warranty
Or buy a Vauxhall its a lifetime warranty for the first owner up to 100k miles
But every modern car will easily last ten years they are made so well now that 100k plus miles on the clock and they still look and feel like they came out of the showroom. That is engineering progress and higher tolerances
Or buy a Vauxhall its a lifetime warranty for the first owner up to 100k miles
But every modern car will easily last ten years they are made so well now that 100k plus miles on the clock and they still look and feel like they came out of the showroom. That is engineering progress and higher tolerances
dsuk said:
What cars manufactured in the last 3 years are likely to last 10 years without mechanical defect?
Assuming manufacturer servicing and replacement of wear and tear items e.g. Brakes, clutch etc
On most cars you won't need to change a clutch in 10 years unless you abuse it. I have a 24 year old Porsche 944 Turbo on the original clutch which has plenty of it left after 96000 miles and I have recently done the first clutch replacement on a 14 year old BMW 530i at 137,000 miles.Assuming manufacturer servicing and replacement of wear and tear items e.g. Brakes, clutch etc
Some cars may struggle if they're being used out of their operating window, or are abused, but I'd warrant most of them will still be around. My father's '02 CRV is on 150k and still drives like new, and my '03 Impreza is still an awesome car. The biggest issue I see is not that the electrics have 'built in failures' but instead because some cars are now so close to being bought with the same mentality as if they were microwaves or washing machines they will also be treated like such and thus have no servicing done and be generally a bit abused. This is what will kill them off. Electronics are pretty damn reliable now and we're well past the point that a lot of the items fitted to cars were experimental or brand new technology.
Sensibleboy said:
But then somebody invented dual mass flywheels which can often have a shorter life than the clutch but it all has to be replaced. Something small and petrol engined sounds like the answer to the OPs question.
My old 530i has a dual mass flywheel, and that still did 140K and 14 years and wasn't completely shagged out then.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff