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| Thread ID: 64710 | 2005-12-24 04:00:00 | Buying a used Car - Galant vs Primera | Fergie (6508) | PC World Chat |
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| 415456 | 2007-12-27 07:03:00 | My mate see's about 2 Toyotas a year for overhaul in his transmission shop and they are generally high milage taxis. As someone has mentioned stay away from anything with a cvt trans in it as they are very expensive no matter what make they are. while on the subject my parents have just brought themselves their first brand new car a Toyota Yaris at a nice price of $16,500 thats $3000 grant off retail price thanks to a bit of haggling from my brother. Lesson don't take the sticker price We got over 20% off the price of a new toyota at a field day, and there was no need to haggle. Aren't Yaris made in France these days? I would never buy another french made car as they are unreliable. I would personally try to get a Japanese made Toyota. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 415457 | 2007-12-27 07:07:00 | Yep, Toyota's are the only thing to buy if want reliability. Mitsi's are about as durable as an iceberg in the Sahara!!! Unless you go for a Lexus of course, which is obviously a toyota anyway. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 415458 | 2007-12-27 07:13:00 | So if anyone was thinking of buying a Honda Jazz don't, as they have CVT. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 415459 | 2007-12-27 07:17:00 | So if anyone was thinking of buying a Honda Jazz don't, as they have CVT. :) I have never liked Honda. They do however appear to be very popular with Asian drivers. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 415460 | 2007-12-27 10:31:00 | Honda build quality and reliability is excellent. I have owned Hondas for the last 17 years, never had a problem: City (190K km), Accord (110K km), CRV (40K km - and counting).... (I'm not Asian BTW). | johcar (6283) | ||
| 415461 | 2007-12-27 18:14:00 | So if anyone was thinking of buying a Honda Jazz don't, as they have CVT. :) Do tell us the source of info on the undesirability of CVT. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 415462 | 2007-12-27 20:20:00 | So i'm wanting something that'll last next 5 yrs with no major probs/expenses, and isn't fuel hungry and low insurance cost etc. Nissan Primera Camino 96 2nd one is a Mitsi Galant 96 80k Neither. Friend had a Mitsubishi, cost her thousands. I had a Nissan once, the hoses all went, one by one, cost heaps as you have to almost dismantle everything to get at them. Get a Toyota with no extras, no aircon, no electric windows etc,. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 415463 | 2007-12-27 20:29:00 | Neither. Friend had a Mitsubishi, cost her thousands. I had a Nissan once, the hoses all went, one by one, cost heaps as you have to almost dismantle everything to get at them. Get a Toyota with no extras, no aircon, no electric windows etc,. You pay a premium for name,same quality from Nissan. Hoses from same source,you had bad luck. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 415464 | 2007-12-27 22:28:00 | Primeras are very reliable by all accounts (I know a few people who own one, and the car dealers told me the same thing when I was looking to upgrade my mirage) I was talking to a friend of my father's (who is a mechanic) the other day & he said that the imported mitzis don't last the distance, but the NZ new ones are very good. I drive a 2001 Mazda Capella now, but I haven't had it for long enough yet to tell you if it is reliable or not. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 415465 | 2007-12-27 22:41:00 | My mate see's about 2 Toyotas a year for overhaul in his transmission shop and they are generally high milage taxis. As someone has mentioned stay away from anything with a cvt trans in it as they are very expensive no matter what make they are. while on the subject my parents have just brought themselves their first brand new car a Toyota Yaris at a nice price of $16,500 thats $3000 grant off retail price thanks to a bit of haggling from my brother. Lesson don't take the sticker price :) |
Trev (427) | ||
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