Most reliable and worst reliable cars

[rynryn]

Some people say the H6 is very reliable and quiet. Lot of torque, don't need to push the engine. But not great in fuel economy.

Yeah it's not great but mine is worse, so it's all relative. My driving habits are not optimized for economy anyway lol.

 

[10Ducky10]

2001 Jeep Cherokee with an inline 6.
290000 on it and expecting another 150000.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

My Mazda 3 S GT was very reliable until the gasket went and coolant got into the engine/oil. .
Quoted at 6500 to repair, but could sell the car for more if I replace it with the quoted 25k mile engine vs getting basically nothing for it. Very undecided.

How many miles when the head gasket went?

 

[TGWL]

How many miles when the head gasket went?

160k. I went and got the engine replacement. Every used Mazda 3 here for 10k and under has between 110-160k, so it was not worth buying another.

 

[biturbo19]

Worst car I've owned (cost of ownership-wise) was a 2006 Audi allroad. Horrid. Spent over $20k in a few years after warranty to keep it running.
Best car I've owned is my current Audi s3. 10 years--i thought for sure I'd ditch it as soon as the warranty was done but it has been so solid. Far, far, far far far more reliable than the civic's and subaru's we've had.

scheduled maintenance at the dealer is expensive but lux brands (BMW was the same) are night and day better/less frustrating and skeevy than every non-lux dealer i've been in.

lol that said i'm considering getting a new car and I'm all over the place. Volvo xc40? Mazda cx30? Audi sq5?
driving on unplowed roads or through partially plowed roads and having to get over burms in a low car sucks so i'm looking at better ground clearance while trying to maintain a more car-like feel.

Jaysus B'y, how'd you spend $20k on that? Was it new originally and you ran out the clock on the warranty? That's insane. That's like...the entire value of the car at some point, in repairs or keeping it on the road. Or did you get a used one that had just been absolutely bagged on and clapped out?


Best little "car style" SUV/CUV type things that handle properly with a little extra clearance are basically just the old BMW X1 before they turned it into a Mini Cooper, or...an A4 Allroad probably.

 

[rynryn]

Jaysus B'y, how'd you spend $20k on that? Was it new originally and you ran out the clock on the warranty? That's insane. That's like...the entire value of the car at some point, in repairs or keeping it on the road. Or did you get a used one that had just been absolutely bagged on and clapped out?


Best little "car style" SUV/CUV type things that handle properly with a little extra clearance are basically just the old BMW X1 before they turned it into a Mini Cooper, or...an A4 Allroad probably.

Warranty ran out, and it was always a matter of "everything looks great besides this thing that just broke!" That car was great in the snow and i loved everything else about it. just a cascade of stuff. both turbos, all of the suspension. blown radiator hose. They had to take the entire front end off the car a couple times to get to stuff. Wasn't smart. Bought new, it had a few minor things repaired under warranty, then boom.

Bought a Volvo xc40. Sounds terrible, but it's reasonably quick and I love the interior. Minnesota weather since i've bought it has been from 50 degrees to -20 and back up to near 70 today. Ground clearance was very welcome last snowstorm where i was one of the few people out in the middle of it when they weren't even plowing yet.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Warranty ran out, and it was always a matter of "everything looks great besides this thing that just broke!" That car was great in the snow and i loved everything else about it. just a cascade of stuff. both turbos, all of the suspension. blown radiator hose. They had to take the entire front end off the car a couple times to get to stuff. Wasn't smart. Bought new, it had a few minor things repaired under warranty, then boom.

Bought a Volvo xc40. Sounds terrible, but it's reasonably quick and I love the interior. Minnesota weather since i've bought it has been from 50 degrees to -20 and back up to near 70 today. Ground clearance was very welcome last snowstorm where i was one of the few people out in the middle of it when they weren't even plowing yet.

Ground clearance is like a good kicker in football: it isn't relevant all the time but when you do need it, boy does it help.