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| Thread ID: 124561 | 2012-05-04 01:15:00 | New car for the wife | ManUFan (7602) | PC World Chat |
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| 1273478 | 2012-05-04 16:31:00 | Corolla reliability is legendary but still it's 7 years older, done higher mileage, and it's more expensive . . . . Buy the Toyota . Never buy a car beginning with the letter M . You're closer to a fact than it appears to the untrained . "M" cars have notably higher parts costs than almost all other permutations of the alphabet . Mazda, ESPECIALLY the Miata, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, etc . , have always cost more for after market-replacement parts . Take the MAP sensor . Same unit on a Cadillac as it is on the Mazda and a few Mitsubishis and a smattering of M/Bs . Cost for that MAP at the GM/Cadillac dealers (typically higher than auto parts houses) is just $57 . 00 . Auto parts houses here sell two quality lines of that part - one higher than the other for about $18 . 00 & $23 . 00 . The same part - physically and totally interchangeable - is $160 . 00 for the Mazda, $126 . 00 for the Mitsubishi, and on the M/B (those that use the same piece): $225 . 00 . In all, the Toyota lineup is more robust and although it may have more miles on it, it is usually a better choice for a used vehicle, as sooner-than-later, parts will be required when it ceases motivating . Although all Toyotas are cookie-cuttered and look like clones of each other, then are grossly consistent in parts interchangeability and availability since they 'evolve' rather than pop out new-revolutionary-radical design changes, and that lowered parts inventory and higher interchangeability keeps the prices lower . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1273479 | 2012-05-04 21:03:00 | Mazda aligned with Ford so its not a hard choice. Sort of a choice like if someone puts a gun to your head and says do you want me to kill you? :stare: |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1273480 | 2012-05-05 09:31:00 | "M" cars have notably higher parts costs than almost all other permutations of the alphabet. Mazda, ESPECIALLY the Miata, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, etc., have always cost more for after market-replacement parts. Subaru are far, far worse at this than either Mitsi or Mazda. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1273481 | 2012-05-05 14:07:00 | Subaru are far, far worse at this than either Mitsi or Mazda. Maybe there - but here they are fairly competitive price-wise for parts. I noticed a day or so ago that the LADA is now out of production. Prepare youse guys - NZ! You've got some new cars, er ---- a-coming! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1273482 | 2012-05-05 20:42:00 | Mazda aligned with Ford so its not a hard choice. Sort of a choice like if someone puts a gun to your head and says do you want me to kill you? :stare: Yes, husband had a Ford ute once. Mazda motor. What a heap of ****, best thing we did was get rid of it. |
pctek (84) | ||
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