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most reliable 1.4L car?

  • 03-09-2012 9:36am
    #1
    nino1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭


    what is the most reliable 1.4L car?
    I have no interest in preformance or appearance, just reliability


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  • #2
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    New or second hand?


  • #3
    pedro7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭pedro7


    The Nissan Sunny!! I'll sell you one for €350?


  • #4
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Most cars are reliable if properly maintained.

    Japanese(maybe not nissan)/Korean especially so


  • #5
    ogriofa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 353 ✭✭ogriofa


    Got to be the Honda Civic.
    I'm at 80k and its perfect. Not 1 thing wrong with it.


  • #6
    OldPeculier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭OldPeculier


    Gotta agree on the Civic. 140k km's on our 06 Civic and very happy with it. No plans to change or upgrade for the foreseable future either


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  • #7
    nino1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭nino1


    Stallingrad wrote: »
    New or second hand?

    second hand


  • #8
    nedzer2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭nedzer2011


    As another option, I'd have a look at a Ford Focus. 130k miles on mine and it flies the NCT every time. Couldn't recommend it enough.


  • #9
    Tea 1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Tea 1000


    Civic 1.4 is legend, older 1996 one and newer one.


  • #10
    renofan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 866 ✭✭✭renofan


    Wife has a Jan '05 Focus II 1.4, currently 250k kms on it and going perfect. Buy a looked after one and you should do ok. Everything, apart from the tyres of course, is still original on ours.


  • #11
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Corolla....Civic etc


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  • #12
    Rich11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 441 ✭✭Rich11


    astra 1.4, have a mk4 one with 145,000 miles on it, and its running like a clock, only bad thing have to bring it to the NCT EVERY year, I know they're bad for the head gaskets but doesnt every car have a fault


  • #13
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    ogriofa wrote: »
    Got to be the Honda Civic.
    I'm at 80k and its perfect. Not 1 thing wrong with it.

    80k should be nothing to a modern engine. I'd expect nothing to be wrong with it


  • #14
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Rich11 wrote: »
    astra 1.4, have a mk4 one with 145,000 miles on it, and its running like a clock, only bad thing have to bring it to the NCT EVERY year, I know they're bad for the head gaskets but doesnt every car have a fault

    the thread title is most reliable 1.4L car...and whilst you've had a good experience of yours which is good to hear, on the whole giving my numerous/countless exchanges with them, I'd not rate them as the most reliable of 1.4L cars.


  • #15
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,544 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    02-07 corolla


  • #16
    enumbers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭enumbers


    Would go with the civic have several that I look after and never need anything other than service items. The corolla s are good but have have some trouble with some of the engine eletrics


  • #17
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,479 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Mazda 3 1.4 litre would be pretty bomb proof also


  • #18
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    I am going to say Civic also


  • #19
    The_Honeybadger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,220 ✭✭✭The_Honeybadger


    I had a 1.3 Lancer and for a few years, was doing 600km a week and never had a single problem with it, you'll pick one up for peanuts too as they don't seem to hold their value very well. It was a bit underpowered but fine to drive if you are not bothered about that.


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