Your most reliable car and your lemons

[BrightonCorgi]

1 minute ago, kwsaw63 said:

...then you have slain the prince of darkness!

Lucas was decades ago.  Once Ford got involved, they made a car a reliable as anything else on the market.

[kwsaw63]

2 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Lucas was decades ago.  Once Ford got involved, they made a car a reliable as anything else on the market.

I know, I was just being cheeky   

[earthson]

Most reliable: 1998 Volvo V70

Least reliable: 2000 Volvo S70

When Ford bought Volvo, they really screwed the brand up. Once they fully got their hands into production and design, you started having the transmissions failures, throttle failures, computer failures...

FORD:

Fix

Or

Repair

Daily

[SigmundChurchill]

I have had many cars since getting my drivers license in 1985.  American, German, Japanese, and British, and they have all been reliable.  I hope I’m not jinxing myself, but there has not been a lemon in the bunch.

<edit>. I dont know if this counts.  I had a BMW M3, with the low profile runflat tires, and every time I hit a pothole I would get a flat.  You cant repair runflats (or at least you couldnt at the time), so I had to get a new tire.  At the time, I was living in Hoboken NJ, and there are a lot of potholes in Hoboken NJ.  Over the course of the 3 year lease, I had to go to the shop 7 times to replace tires.  Thank God they let me still buy the tire insurance after the first flat.

[BellevilleMXZ]

On 6/7/2018 at 8:30 AM, kwsaw63 said:

On the positive side, Lancia were in the latter half of their multi-year winning streak in the World Rally Championship with the Lancia Delta Integrale when I worked there. Used examples were in high demand in the UK due to the hefty depreciation on new units and at one point I used to fly over to Germany to bring back used units. All the Integrales sold in the UK were LHD anyway, so bringing back German units was no issue.

I used to blast from Cologne to Vlissingen on the Dutch coast at around 180km/h to 230km/h (depending on traffic conditions). My favorite trick was to accelerate down the slip road to the autobahn and overtake cars already on it, such was the phenomenal acceleration enjoyed by the Integrale.

 

That looks good! We never got that stuff over here....What powertrain in them?

[BellevilleMXZ]

BEST 2002    Volvo V70 2.4t  Still have it, as a beater, with 515k klms on it. Has been solid as a rock.Still looks great and works well. Now have a 13 XC60 T6 and a 2015 V60 Polestar....hopefully they turn out as well

WORST   1981? Volks rabbit diesel....oh mannnn what a POS. A buddy raved how good they were so I bought one from him, as young with a new kid and driving alot....though, hey great mileage!! Major engine and electric issues were just the beginning of the problems. I still remember the day it ran away driving home from work, drinking its own oil/blowby. Took off like a raped ape until i got it shut down. I still shake my head at getting talked into that thing!,

And I'm a Tech at a Chrysler/Fiat dealer, and Fiats blood creeping into Chrysler, has not been good, even if Chrysler was never the best to begin with.

[dicko]

Most reliable - toyota hilux and corolla
Lemon - jeep Cherokee

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[Lotusguy]

...you are the exception that proves the rule!

My 2001 XK8 has 250k Miles and everything still works - heated seats, electric antenna, cd changer, navigation,... included.

[kwsaw63]

11 hours ago, BellevilleMXZ said:

That looks good! We never got that stuff over here....What powertrain in them?

It had a 4 cylinder 2 litre Turbocharged engine producing 200 bhp that was good for 220 km/h and 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds. Transmission was a 5 speed manual. Doesn’t sound like much these days but in 1989 for what was essentially a souped up hatchback, this was huge. It also had 4wd which allowed all the power to be put down efficiently. It was a real blast to drive. The Subaru WRX of its day.

[BellevilleMXZ]

1 hour ago, kwsaw63 said:

It had a 4 cylinder 2 litre Turbocharged engine producing 200 bhp that was good for 220 km/h and 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds. Transmission was a 5 speed manual. Doesn’t sound like much these days but in 1989 for what was essentially a souped up hatchback, this was huge. It also had 4wd which allowed all the power to be put down efficiently. It was a real blast to drive. The Subaru WRX of its day.

Nice.....yes back then that's quite respectable!

[Frozen North]

The best vehicle I’ve owned to date was an 07’ GMC Yukon Denali. Drove it for 8 1/2 years. Never spent 1 minute in the shop. No lemons.............yet. Although we do have a Porsche and 2 BMW’s right now.

[NSXCIGAR]

Best: 2005 Ford Focus. Still have it. Bought in 09 w/ 80,000 miles. Now has 205,000 miles. Other than wear parts and battery I've spent a total of $25 on repairs and it was last week (coolant overflow tank hairline cracks). 

Worst: 1985 Mercury Cougar. Bought it in 1998 with 70,000 miles on it. Made it 20 miles from the seller and the engine seized. 

[Orion21]

Worst - 2011 BMW X5 M. A dream to drive, but a nightmare to own. It’s matinance history read like war and peace...and I still miss that beast.

 Best - 2000 Audi S4. Fun to drive and never had any issues with it what-so-ever. Oil, brakes and tires - repeat.

[Lotusguy]

Worst - 2011 BMW X5 M. A dream to drive, but a nightmare to own. It’s matinance history read like war and peace...and I still miss that beast.
 Best - 2000 Audi S4. Fun to drive and never had any issues with it what-so-ever. Oil, brakes and tires - repeat.

Didn’t I warn you about that BMW before you bought it?

[Orion21]

3 minutes ago, Lotusguy said:

Didn’t I warn you about that BMW before you bought it?

Yes you did. Lmao! You and many others, but I wanted it. Was it inconvenient to be in the shop every quarter, sure, but it was so much fun to drive. When my lease is up on my current X5 (5.0 vs M) I’m going back to a performance model. I’m a glutton for punishment, but I’m a HP addict. But I will shop around the different brands.

[Winchester21]

Best

2007 Porsche Cayman S Drive it for 6 years Zero trips to the shop

2010 Porsche911 s cabriolet Bought the extended warranty Never used it. Totally trouble free

2009 MB C63. Bullet proof reliability. Drove it like I stole it the whole 5 years of ownership no prolems

2015 MB MB C73 S Edition 1. Scary fast and bulletproof. No issues. Upgrading to E63s. Somebody is going to get one fine car when I trade it

 

Losers

2009 Chevy Tahoe LT  Total POS  problems with stabilitrac that dealer could not fix  Steering box failure  power seat failure  Electrical issues  You name it  this junker convinced me to say goodbye to American cars  Traded for MB GL63 AMG Glad I did

 

1979 Ford F-250 Maybe the worst truck ever Overheated at the stop of a hat  Cheap knobs fell off all the time Never again

Ford Tarus company car  This one was so bad that employees would use their own cars and burn their own gas not to be stranded in this junker  Favorite spot to die was drive thru lines at banks and fast food joints  A great way to make friends with people stuck in line behind me

89 Chevy K Blazer  Great 350 small block engine but terrible Tranny and brakes I was on my :rd tranny when I sold it