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Whats more reliable, a VW Golf or a BMW 3 series

KTdesigner · 2007-03-01 16:11:42

Whats more reliable, a 2000 VW Golf or a 2000 BMW 316 or 318? Or would you go for something Japanese, all the taxi drivers and mechanics seem to say go with Japanese cars, but the Japanese car designs don't really interest me, but then this is about reliability not design.

01-03-2007 4:11pm

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KTdesigner

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Whats more reliable, a 2000 VW Golf or a 2000 BMW 316 or 318?
Or would you go for something Japanese, all the taxi drivers and mechanics seem to say go with Japanese cars, but the Japanese car designs don't really interest me, but then this is about reliability not design.

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#2 01-03-2007 4:48pm

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If reliability is your main thing then go Japanese, a Toyota will be far more reliable than either a VW or a BMW.

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#3 01-03-2007 5:02pm

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You don't say which Golf - some are worse than others. The 1.4 is appalling. Mind you 3-series aren't the rock they once were either.........Mazda jumps to my mind as top of the pile...........see my sig for, er, proof?

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#4 01-03-2007 5:18pm

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I've owned both (still own the 3 series), and neither have been bullet proof. I think the Mazda 6 is a lovely looking car, and the Mazda 3 isn't bad either if you're looking for a smaller car.

What kind of budget are you looking at?

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#5 01-03-2007 6:18pm

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Is200?

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#6 01-03-2007 6:31pm

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Top Gear JD power survey should give answers to you question.

Google it, it should be on the net somewhere.

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