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| Thread ID: 86544 | 2008-01-20 15:16:00 | Choice of 2nd hand car | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 632187 | 2008-01-23 11:02:00 | I've got a german friend, and he says stay away from all german cars, as they aren't as reliable as japanese, and parts are expensive. I recommend staying away from all european cars. Not to mention that they are expensive to service in NZ. If you encounter an electrical problem, you may have to go to a dealer garage to get any problems fully sorted, as usually only they have the computer and equipment to hook it up to. I've owned a few euro cars, but after reading the dog and lemon guide, never again, unless I become rich and don't intend keeping it for more than 3 years from new. If you read the dog and lemon guide the only car you should buy is a Toyota. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 632188 | 2008-01-23 19:58:00 | If you read the dog and lemon guide the only car you should buy is a Toyota. Jeremy Clarkson FTW. :D |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 632189 | 2008-01-23 20:40:00 | You don't need either of the above to work out that Toyota make the most reliable cars. The fact is due to there ubiquity we tend to risk another make,just to avoid being common. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 632190 | 2008-01-23 21:57:00 | Most cars are mechanically very reliable now, if it drives well chances are it will last a bit longer. It is more important to get one free of rust as WOF checks are very strict about any sort of rust and this is more likely to be what costs you money. Even if the WOF fails a frayed seat belt or a delaminated windscreen these items are expensive to replace. There is more to consider about a car than how reliable it is mechanically. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 632191 | 2008-01-24 02:21:00 | Careful recollection leads me to believe that cars leaving the Renwick Tavern were a bit accident prone on the best of days. They often tended to attempt a non-bridge crossing of the river just west of Woodbourne. If Ted Kennedy had been driving a VW at Chappaquiddick (www.answers.com), then Mary Jo Kopechni (www.cnn.com) would still be alive. Chappaquiddick Incident. (www.answers.com) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 632192 | 2008-01-24 02:27:00 | I would go for something like a Triumph 2.5, Morris, Wolsley, MG, Riley, Hillman, Humber, Swedish, French cars ok. Dont buy Jap or German remember the war. C1 |
chicken one (6501) | ||
| 632193 | 2008-01-24 02:31:00 | Careful recollection leads me to believe that cars leaving the Renwick Tavern were a bit accident prone on the best of days. They often tended to attempt a non-bridge crossing of the river just west of Woodbourne. My Norton Dominator was particularly bad in that respect too. A very nasty stretch of hazardous terrain there. (If your car hadn't been a white one, it probably would have been belly up in the tavern carpark.) Yep the ford got quite a few people after a big rain. I remember a 105 Anglia actualy drifted 100 metres downstream. It used to be the drunks escape route going from Renwick to town bypassing main road. But I think the cops knew about it. I dont know if the ford is still there. C1 |
chicken one (6501) | ||
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