The Reliable Car Thread

[xcseventy]

Not been on here long, but constantly reading stories about people's cars having a major problem costing £xxxxx to fix, or the engine blowing up because... This thread is for cars that you've had for years with very few issues.

For example.

Ran a 2000 1.8 tddi focus for 18 months and 20k miles. Apart from 1 oil and filter service literally nothing went wrong with it. Sold on 125k

Still have a 2003 Rover 75 (cdt) on 140k. Owned for 3 year and 30K in that time apart from 2 snapped springs, and 2 new shocks it's been perfect. Serviced when needed an totally reliable.

My parents are currently running a 2005 Audi A6 (2.0tdi) bought at 60k, now on 212k. Serviced when needed, but still on original gearbox, clutch, exhaust! It's not just sat on the motorway either.

Must be plenty of stories out there.

[xcseventy]

A good mix in here, was half expecting small, simple, petrol/non turbo diesel to be in the list, but some impressively complicated cars as well. Especially that Maserati