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12-03-2012, 12:36 AM | #1 | |
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10 most reliable cars
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12-03-2012, 06:21 AM | #2 |
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Funny that and Impala did good I honestly would never have expected that.
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12-03-2012, 09:29 AM | #3 | |
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So the Impala gets really good just before getting fully redone. So it goes. |
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12-03-2012, 01:21 PM | #4 | |
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12-03-2012, 02:57 PM | #5 |
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12-03-2012, 04:05 PM | #6 | |
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Cars these days may actually do worse. New engines are running higher compression, leaner, and hotter than ever before in search of efficiency. Couple that with unproven (longterm) technology like DI, CVTs (which already have laughable reliability), and electronically controlled EVERYTHING. |
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12-03-2012, 04:22 PM | #7 | |
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Also, for the past twenty years engines are getting better in reliability, so your saying engineers gave up on the twenty-first year. |
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12-03-2012, 04:31 PM | #8 | |
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Plus look at modern emission controlled diesels. Their reliability SUCKS. |
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12-03-2012, 05:12 PM | #9 |
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My old MR2 might have been a rare one, but when I sold it in 2010 with 355,000kms on the clock, the only major thing it had replaced since it was bought was the clutch, which was replaced at 305,000kms (it went the day I bought it). That was a car built in 1989 and driven hard every single day.
Compared to my 2002 Alero, which has had the front hubs replaced, warped rotors replaced twice, fuel pump replaced, and now it throws an ABS/Trac/Service vehicle light randomly even though the car drives fine. I cannot wait to get rid of this. Anyway, the article doesn't really make much sense to me that they're comparing a bunch of 2010-2011 models for reliability when they haven't even been on the road that long. |
12-03-2012, 07:03 PM | #10 | |
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Subaru's CVT has not been going wrong often. |
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12-03-2012, 07:18 PM | #11 |
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12-03-2012, 07:31 PM | #12 |
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yay subaru!!! where is ford?
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12-03-2012, 07:37 PM | #13 |
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12-03-2012, 07:52 PM | #14 |
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Nice to see Hyundai moving up in the world. I wouldn't even consider them back in the 90s
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12-03-2012, 08:21 PM | #15 | |
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Loved that series. A guy at my firestation got one because of that. My question had always been "Sure, it had better mpg and can tow better; but, can it do both at the same time?". Meaning, what kind of mpg is it getting while towing 10,000lbs vs the mpg of the V-8s while doing the same thing. My friend loved it, but found out the MPG wasn't working for him. He wasn't getting near what was said. He drove it aggressive though, so that is why I still have that question. Real world mpg on the EcoBoost compared. Just like that last part racing in the desert. They said it was using half the fuel, but didn't say if they were going as fast as their V-8. Did they finish in the same time they would have with the other engine? |
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12-03-2012, 08:25 PM | #16 |
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My Tundra has been the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned--and I have well over 6000 miles at 8000 GVW, not including the countless miles towing.
The AIP replacement mentioned by CarMD is somewhat strange as Toyota has extended the warranty on these items to something like 10 years. |
12-03-2012, 08:36 PM | #17 | |
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I just watched the video where they remove the engine from the Baja truck to have it shipped out for the teardown. They pull the engine out and put it in the bed of a Silverado to haul away...... |
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12-03-2012, 09:05 PM | #18 |
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12-03-2012, 10:05 PM | #19 | |
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The Justy used a CVT way back when. EDIT: I'm not saying that the Justy's CVT was anything like modern CVTs, just to be clear, Clarence. |
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12-03-2012, 10:20 PM | #20 | |
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Nissan's CVTs are so bad they had to extend the warranties of nine models 10 years/120k miles. Ford ditched CVTs (tried them out in the Freestyle) due to huge reliability issues. MINI ditched CVTs due to reliability issues. Toyota style hybrid CVTs are a completely different beast. They rely on planetary gear sets instead of belts. CVTs offer little benefit over a modern torque converter automatic or DSG. They suck to drive, have little to no benefit for efficiency, and are impossible to repair for the most part. |
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12-03-2012, 10:39 PM | #21 |
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Thanks for the distinction between the Toyota CVT and others. I didn't know that.
It seems to me that CVTs are becoming more popular as a whole, so I would think the auto industry would have some reason for it. |
12-03-2012, 10:45 PM | #22 | |
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Trading a few percent more in fuel efficiency for less overall lifetime would be a poor trade in the total energy cost for a car. |
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12-03-2012, 10:50 PM | #23 | |
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Towing is where the EcoBoost really shines. It's better than any truck I've ever towed with that had a gas engine. So far I've gotten 1.5 mpg better than my average in an older F150 with the 5.4L, 1 mpg better than the Nissan Titan, 2 mpg better than the Chevy 1500 (w/ the 5.3L), and 3 mpg better than a V6 Chevy Blazer hauling an open 5000lb car trailer. It's not so much the improvement in mpg when towing, it's the POWER. Even vs. the new dodge I tried it feels a lot stronger towing. The racing in the dessert I have no idea. But real world I like this engine. Hopefully it holds up after 200K miles. (crosses fingers) |
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12-04-2012, 10:01 AM | #24 |
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12-04-2012, 02:26 PM | #25 |
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