is your car??
we are considering buying a new car and have only ever owned renaults but find them quite exphensive if things go wrong so i am considering persuading mr b to be unfaithfull to his fave manufacturer and try a new make so i'm hoping you can all help me in my research for our new car
what car do you drive?
how reliable is it?
is it cheap or pricey when things do go wrong?
is it cheap or pricey to run?
we currently have a renault laguna and as much as i love it it is quite pricey when things go wrong although it has been fairly economical to run so not sure if its going to be a case of better the devil you know
Its a booklight which you attach to, your knickers. !!
We have a Honda civic sport from new 5 years ago and nothing has gone wrong so far we also have a '52 plate Suzuki vitara and that has been the same. Both have proved very reliable.
The parents in law have a Toyota yaris and swear by it, my parents have a Toyota Auris but only had it a couple months - neither have had any problems and we have a Skoda "that's nearly a Volkswagen" Octavia
Well I have to agree the Japanese cars are going to figure high in the reliability stakes although possibly not so cheap if something does go wrong.
I have to agree with Tan n Kinky don't dismiss Skoda Octavia, Superbe or Fabia they are ostensibly made from Volkswagen Golf and Passat parts but have a better build quality. They tend to be in cheaper insurance groups too. I have an Octavia which has done 120,000 miles and it's just sailed through it's MOT.
i always buy fords, my newest one is a fiesta and i love it, iv had fords ranging from a ka to a mondeo
they have all been cheap to run, reliable and economical on fuel
they have always been easy to drive and comfortable to use
iv had one other make of car but i didnt buy it or choose it, it was a nightmare, unreliable and expensive to fix
when buying my latest car, i got a really good deal cus it was just as the new number plates were coming out
when some idiot crashed into my car i was given a yaris to use while it was being fixed but i hated it, was awful to drive and park and felt so akward
i caught the bus to work instead, and anyone who knows me knows how much i hate using buses so that shows how much i hated the yaris
i have driven a corsa and that was nice to drive and comfortable but iv no idea on the running costs
I don't think I have driven enough cars to know what to compare with. I have a toyota estate made in japan, which has been generally reliable over the years. It pays to know a decent independent garage, where the owner either knows or likes you.
But now with the new cars coming in its all going to change anyway.
Peoples car preferences are always going to be subjective, but it can't be pure coincidence that there are a lot of very high milage VW and Audis still going strong.
Had a fair few cars over the years
lotsa diffrent manufacturers and models
vauxhall
toyota
ford
renault
volvo
volkswagon
datsun
honda
and right now a nissan
I can honestly say hand on heart that the japanese cars have always seriously impressed me - they are consistantly easy and cheap to maintain - mainly due to the fact that they just dont go wrong - I currently have a primera and its stunning
Oh and just as a point of interest Nissan did a colaboration thing with Renault not too many years ago and as a result the whole Nissan range was based on Renault design for about 4/5 yrs - 2000 to 2005. Nissan just took what Renault did and as with all japanese companies made it work better and put it in their cars
As a result my current car has the Renault 2.2 diesel engine (finetuned and upgraded by Nissan) and runs like a dream - I think its indestructable. perhaps this is what you can use to persuade your hubby to look outside the Renault box ....
as he's very dependable and reliable but just a tad boring. If I had the money I'd buy another Golf with hesitation :thumbup: