Cycleops
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Heres one of his videos, you'll see what I mean.Actually that sounds quite scary
View: https://youtu.be/stgbkISNhF8
Heres one of his videos, you'll see what I mean.Actually that sounds quite scary
Have a 12 plate e class cabriolet and it is a solid car with no problems in 3 years. They are over engineered according to mechanic, and do well in reliability surveys. But had a c class hire car recently and definitely a step backwards in quality and NVH. Looked at c class cab recently and poor interior. Push the button assembly and it moves, and plastics are cheap. For 40k new! So the accountants have taken over again. But no way am going near a VAG product and so narrows the field...
my Dad had a 2002 back in the 70s
I have to walk 15 mins into work (since my m/bike was stolen), it's in BD9 which is German car city. I park up my 2002 Ford and go boggle eyed as I walk past far newer VAG cars rusty as hell, it's always VAG cars that I notice. There are a lot of E46 coupes, all rusted up wings, Passats bubbled up, an V6 Audi a convertible, 05 or 06, has holes that you can poke your fingers through on both front wings, how much was that car new £35/40K, blimey!
Skoda ! Cheaper, but seem much more reliable. Yes there are some cheaper plastics in it than the VW.
I've had a few Toyotas and they have been reliable, but I agree that, like most cars now they are becoming much less solidly built than the older ones. No doubt everything is so lightweight and plasticy to get the weight down to boost their mpg figures, but personally, I would rather have a few mpg less and have a more substantial car.I would add that Japanese cars are not as reliable as they once were. Material and paint quality along with many engine problems have changed my opinion of them, looking for a Fabia at the moment as a second car after many years of having Japanese vehicles for that purpose, the current Mazda is breeding rust.
I've had a few Toyotas and they have been reliable, but I agree that, like most cars now they are becoming much less solidly built than the older ones. No doubt everything is so lightweight and plasticy to get the weight down to boost their mpg figures, but personally, I would rather have a few mpg less and have a more substantial car.
I asked the garage I go to for servicing about car reliability and he still rates the Toyotas though.
I used to rate Toyota's up until the Avensis is replaced the Carina, does your mechanic work on new Toyota's the techs I know that do are not happy, as there seems like most makes they have many hard to find faults.
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