Post by jonzPost by DarylPost by jonzPost by DarylPost by Keithr0Seems to contradict the world's greatest licenced mechanic
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-
satisfaction/ who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/
Not surprised by that but surprised Audi and BMW being 7th and 8th,
neither brand has a stella reliability record.
Even more surprising is Volvo only 15th, my experience with a couple
of Volvo's has found them to be very reliable but I did hear that
their newer 4 cyl engines can be problematic.
Some cars do surprise me though, a mates son hasn't got a lot of
money to spend on a car and he's known for mistreating cars, he
bought an old Peugeot 308 for not much money and I didn't think that
it would last very long but so far its defied my prediction and has
lasted around 3 yrs without giving much trouble, I've replaced its
thermostat housing and a valve cover gasket and not much else has
gone wrong.
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Hey Daryl You being the VW guru around here, what do you know about
the earlier Touareg diesels?Any good, stay away?. what do ya reckon?.
Hi Jonz, Not had any direct experience with those, friends had one and
I never heard any bad stories about it but they aren't the sort of
people to whinge about car problems.
I have seen reports on line that say it depends on the exact model,
some are bullet proof others not so much, also depends on how well
they have been maintained so buying one with a good service record
would be advisable.
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All the ones i`ve seen online *look* OK. (Books and covers tho) They
appear to be a solid vehicle, and with low range 4x4 on the ones i`d be
looking at.
Something like this vintage and price. (Cant go overboard on the
spending ;) )
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1104793497837572/?
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Looks pretty good in the pics but pics can be deceiving, do you know
what suburb in Melb its actually located?
Post by jonz Reckon they`d be a good off roader.
Depends what your "off road" needs are, I doubt that they would match a
Landcruiser or a Patrol off road but with the right tyres they would do
okay in many off road situations.
Post by jonz There was one in Canberra $7000, 2012, looked just the one All
receipts and books and spotless......Gone by the time I enquired! :(
Buying something like that can be a gamble, if you are willing to take
that gamble you could get very lucky.
I thought that buying my MB C240 was a gamble, only previous experience
I'd had with the MB was with trucks and buses, turned out to be a very
good gamble, had it nearly 8yrs, done about 70,000km and had bugger all
trouble with it and despite being 22yrs old its still drives very well.
For the sort of money you are talking about IMHO its worth the gamble,
in today's money $7k is bugger all to pay for any car.
BTW the Porsche Cayenne of the same era is pretty much the same car
mechanically so if you can't find a VW then look for a Porsche with the
same spec.
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Daryl