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How reliable is your car? (Everything before 2005)
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1989 Mini City (6 months): All I can say is
2001 Peugeot 206 (2 years): Brake light stayed on, but was a quick fix.
1999 Golf 1.4 (1 year): Constant sticky throttle cable (I think), plus many assorted annoyances.
2000 Alfa Romeo 156 1.6 (2 years): Headlights were prone to blowing on occasion. Apart from that, it was just regular servicing. Honestly.
2000 BMW e46 320d (2 years) Needed new clutch & DMF, coolant system needed a good few replacement parts. Various other things needed replacing, but it was at the 100K miles mark where these things tend to happen. I'm sure there was more as well; on reflection it was an expensive car to keep on the road, and I've little doubt a 320i would have been cheaper in the long run.
2000 BMW 525 (2 years and counting): Cooling system needed a few parts replacing. New stereo head unit. New air blower / "hedgehog". Rocker cover a tiny bit leaky, so replaced recently. Other than that, it's been rock solid and still feels really tight.0 -
All from memory so it's a struggle
1990 Rover 414si bought in June 1999 as first car, put 20,000 miles on her over the following 20 months. Needed back box, alternator, battery and CV joint in that time and a clutch, thats18 year olds in their first car for you.
1995 Rover 214SEi bought in March 2001, kept her for 5 years and put 100K miles on her. Fuel pump and gearbox went on her so stranded both those times, blocked fuel filter also had me stranded once. One or both CV joints and a wishbone needed doing, along with the catalytic converter.
2005 Mondeo 2.0Tddi, company car for a year, flywheel and intercooler hose both needed fixing under warranty, not stranded by either but intercooler issue resulted in driving 40miles at less than 30 miles / hour.
1999 Rover 600, bought in Sep 2006 and sold in April 2007. Never an issue really, think I needed a CV boot done on her for the NCT.
1995 Toyota Celica bought in April 2007 and sold the following Christmas, nothing at all (except tyres and oil change but that doesn't count presumably, most of the other cars had pads and whatnot along with oil changes and plugs etc done too obviously)
1997 Rover 400 diesel bought in late 2007 and driven until March 2009, had to replace the battery, one CV joint, other CV boot and a wishbone on her, nothing else. Actually had to have the starter looked at, new brushes or something in that.
1993 Prelude 2.2 auto non VTEC, bought in March 2009 and sold 3 or 4 month later. Nothing here either, CV boot actually now that I think of it, don't do them myself, potentially messy and pain in arse
1992 Merc E250 diesel bought in Summer 2009 and driven for 3 months until September 2009, nothing really, needed a relay for the ABS. Only a tidy up and a service otherwise, was 230 000 miles on her.
1997 Rover 216 Coupe, bought in late Summer 2009 and driven for 6 months until April 2010, had to put a battery into her, nothing else. She's currently at home off the road, needs a wiper motor for the NCT as it doesn't work on intermittent setting.
1993 BMW 520i touring, bought in March 2010 and currently my daily driver, have spent nothing on it except a tonneau cover off ebay which doesn't count really. Was serviced before I got her and she is in great condition, still need to have a look at drivers door though, won't open from the inside, she'll be for sale shortly as I only need an estate for the next couple of months.
All the above had routine servicing done, oil, filters etc when needed along with tires and that sort of stuff 0 -
Join Date:Posts: 9390
First car - 1986 Fiesta Mk II 996cc (36k miles in 18 months)
Surprising reliable car for the rust bucket that it was, apart from a few electrical switch blowing, no real problems.
Second Car - 1996 Polo 1ltr
Very reliable, put 96k miles on in 3 years, never as issue..
Third Car - 1997 Modeo 1.6LX Saloon (had for 8 years and 182k miles)
Back bushes and wishbones replaced twice in 8 years,
Front brake disks
1 light switch
Blocked valve in engine (a common thing apparently with this model)
Cause emissions to rise and failed NCT emmissions test by .5% as a result :rolleyes:
Current Car - 2001 Audi A6 1.8T (had for 3 years and 30k miles now)
Issue with remote central locking, still going (Nothing serious)
MAF had to be replaced
Still only 75k miles on it, so still a relative young one..
Thats it really, I am lucky enough not to have had too many problems yet with many of my cars..0 -
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1993 BMW 850CSi
About 5k spent in parts (not all failed, some preventative) since owning, 7mths. Its also my daily driver.
Some big ones:
Clutch burnt out on day2.
MAF sensor (1 of 2)
Rear Shocks
Rear and Front suspension arms/bushings (ie everything but the front shocks and all springs)
Rear exhaust backboxes
Im sure it will be perfectly reliable when its all fixed though. 0 -
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99 Mitsubishi Mirage Hatchback(Colt Import) - perfect till a woman pulled out in front of it on a national route one morning
98 Mitsubishi Mirage Coupe (Import) - again perfect till traded in because I needed a diesel for my increased mileage
02 VW Passat TDI - bought from what I too late discovered was a cowboy
- Problems with door locks
- Oil consumption started going mad
- Dash lit up like a christmas tree towards the end
- Later found out that despite being sold as a 130 BHP version, Cartell lists it as a 100 BHP model
Ironically despite all that, it still drove very well and was very comfortable
Eventually traded in as it was approaching NCT time and wasn't worth the money to fix it.
06 VW Passat TDI DSG
- Problems with the boot lid. Needed to be regassed
- Very sore on dipped bulbs (but I do have them on all the time I guess)
- Power has started to "surge" intermittently when the engine is cold resulting in jerky movements.
- Intermittent rattling/scraping sound from what I'm told is the dual-mass flywheel which is going to cost me a grand to get sorted 0 -
The Best:
1996 Laguna Mirage 1.8. Bought it to sell on and make a profit but the missus grabed it and kept it for 2 and a half years in which time nothing went wrong, and I meen nothing. I didn't spend a penny on that car bar a service....oh and I sold it for 200 quid profit after all that
The Worst:
1990 Citroen AX van. In my ownership for 6 months. In that time it stopped on the road twice, refused to start 14 times , various bits fell off it and in the end I crashed it. Enough said
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2000 citroen saxo,
the clutch was the only major thing that went wrong,€668 to repair in a main dealer,i think that was me learning in it that wrecked it though,it failed the nct on a rear brake imbalance no idea what caused it, and the handbrake went,i thought it was the cable but i think i pulled it up too hard and it somehow went above the ratchet part
a few niggly things are starting,,no water to the rear window washer,passenger door doesnt understand the concept of central locking,
and most worrying the clutch is making noise which i think is the clutch release bearing,that could be dodgy,
makes the car look terrible when listed like that,but its always started even at 6am when it was -6 out:)
thats over 3 years,0 -
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Why are people putting in brake pads, tyres, clutches etc?
These are wear items, they do not relate to a cars reliability whatsoever.
(Unless the clutch goes at 40K or something)
92 MK3 VW Golf 1.4 60bhp
2004-2007 Bought at 82K miles, sold at 128K miles
No problems, she liked a sup of oil now and then though
Failed starts 0.
98 VW Passat 1.9 TDI 90bhp
2007-2010 Bought at 66K miles, sold at 126K miles
Drivers door lock stuck, swapped to passanger side
Turbo air feed pipe split putting car into limp mode, new pipe €80
Ball joint
Link arms
Failed starts 0.
2004 BMW 320d
2010 Bought at 65K miles currently 72K miles
So far worn anti roll bar link, €20 for a pair
Glow plugs need changing
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01 A3 1.6. Have it about a year now.
No problems except for flucuating idle which a bit of redex sorted out last year.
131k miles and drives like new. Changed the oil and filter myself about a month ago.
A few stone chips on the bonnet but other than that, looks like new as is waxed regularly.
Probably will keep it a bit longer an maybe move on to a 1.9 A4 or Saab 93 or a TT if my insurance will cover me 0 -
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Stopped buying newer cars, prefer the pre-loved example as I own them out right and can get my hands dirty on my days off
90 1.6 Ford Orion LX
Ex-Hackney. Leopard skin seat covers. Round the block a few times. €140 can't go wrong - NCT'd too. Sold it to a old guy who lives around the corner, he's only had Orions since 1980's (Cortinas & Anglias before that), it's now like a new car!
96 Punto 1.1 SX
Freebie. Drove until NCT expired and then broke it for spares for a crashed 99 I got for free too. Sold the 99 one for €800 and got €120 for the 96 shell engine and box
97 Pug 306 1.9 XTDI
Best car I've ever owned - a few blown fuses and bulbs but I regret selling it! Only got rid as couldn't afford the tax. Xantia gearbox, front and rear discs but otherwise original. I really miss it
99 1.4 Megane RXI
1 ould fella owner, 80k. Few niggles. Exhaust kept splitting at the clamp (2 min fix), air recirculation vavle broke so a loud pop would ring anytime I started it - fixed by disabling it and fixing the valve open. High spec and really spacious came and went with a FSH.
01 Fiat Bravo Trofeo
Great car, great MPG, great spec and a wee ripper too. Needs link arms and front tyres to be done - but passed NCT as is so not in Dire Straits. Only had to replace rear wiper and aerial after some scroat nicked 'em. Current car only 48k and is apparently a rare spec
04 Focus 1.6 Zetec
Lambda probe, coilpack, x2 window regulators. Awful car.
A few others not worth mentioning.0 -
1998 Ford Fiesta 1.3 LX:
First car, bought in 2006. 67k miles when I bought it, 88k now.
- A few suspension things replaced (bushings etc.)
- Thermostat, temperature gauge sender, heater control valve, fan blower resistor pack, indicator flasher relay, rear wiper retainer clip thing (all cheap enough parts)
- Gearbox is a bit rough. When I bought it it was hard to get into 1st and 2nd when cold, got oil changed and it was much improved. Starting to grind going into 2nd sometimes now.
- Some valve is fcuked, engine rough when idling (bordering on misfiring), terrible on fuel (29 MPG avg. lol). Can't be arsed/too mechanically inept to fix it. I kinda want it to die so I have an excuse to get different car but it seems to have other plans... (NCT soon may be the end of it)
- Idle control valve was dirty, car would easily cut out when decelerating, just needed cleaning
- Failed NCT on rear brakes, self-adjuster thing was seized (no new parts needed)
- Drivers seat quite worn, lumbar support is now pretty bad (passenger seat is fine, wish I could just swap them around)
Ever fail to start: No
Rattles: When idling - everything Otherwise just the sunroof when open (cheap tilt-only yoke). 0 -
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