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Topic - All the major car firms ranked for reliability! - RGA 21:59:56 10/18/20 ( 57)

RE: All the major car firms ranked for reliability! - Inmate51 03:08:53 10/20/20 ( 0)
I purchased my first Honda - E-Stat 14:08:39 10/19/20 ( 20)
- Cruise control? - PabloP 18:09:41 10/19/20 ( 2)
  - Cruise disengages when you push the clutch pedal down. - ghost of olddude55 05:36:43 10/20/20 ( 0)
  - RE: Cruise control? - grantv 10/19/20 23:18:44 10/19/20 ( 0)
- My ex-wife and I both had Civic GL hatchbacks. - ghost of olddude55 14:25:31 10/19/20 ( 16)
  - RE: My ex-wife and I both had Civic GL hatchbacks. - painter27 17:29:52 10/19/20 ( 5)
    - Eh, wot?!! - ghost of olddude55 17:35:21 10/19/20 ( 4)
      - RE: Eh, wot?!! - painter27 18:22:43 10/19/20 ( 3)
        
        There weren't any. - ghost of olddude55 04:10:55 10/20/20 ( 2)
        
        RE: There weren't any. - painter27 17:39:40 10/20/20 ( 1)
        
        Might have only been one bolt holding the steering knuckle to the strut. - ghost of olddude55 04:02:37 10/21/20 ( 0)
  - Just saw pics of the 2021 Ridgeline - E-Stat 15:44:40 10/19/20 ( 9)
    - The problem with the Honda Ridgeline.... - AbeCollins 18:08:19 10/19/20 ( 8)
      - It fits my needs nicely - E-Stat 19:32:43 10/19/20 ( 7)
        
        RE: It fits my needs nicely - AbeCollins 21:17:05 10/19/20 ( 6)
        
        I really like the Passport, too - E-Stat 08:03:38 10/20/20 ( 5)
        
        OK, so it's a f***king SUV but I like old Pilots. - ghost of olddude55 10:23:11 10/20/20 ( 4)
        
        A brother in law drove one past 250k - E-Stat 13:39:23 10/20/20 ( 3)
        
        Nephew's isn't pretty any more. - ghost of olddude55 14:07:53 10/20/20 ( 2)
        
        One nice thing about that platform - E-Stat 15:26:34 10/20/20 ( 1)
        
        RE: One nice thing about that platform - ghost of olddude55 15:45:44 10/20/20 ( 0)
My next car ... - reelsmith. 10:15:57 10/19/20 ( 2)
- RE: My next car ... - RGA 17:47:21 10/19/20 ( 0)
- I'd be happy with a clean '99 Accord. - ghost of olddude55 10:56:42 10/19/20 ( 0)
And reinforces again.... - JDK 03:11:42 10/19/20 ( 31)
- "Don't buy a German car for reliability!" - Chris from Lafayette 12:04:20 10/20/20 ( 0)
- Exactly! You buy them for fun, then dump 'em! - AbeCollins 10:15:39 10/19/20 ( 0)
- who drives the 9 year old BMWs and Audis? - Jim Pearce 09:17:46 10/19/20 ( 17)
  - RE: who drives the 9 year old BMWs and Audis? - b.l.zeebub 16:26:39 10/20/20 ( 0)
  - BMW and Audi have 4 year warranties and both depreciate more than a number of other cars. - Rick W 12:42:45 10/20/20 ( 0)
  - I don't own them out of warranty. - Inmate51 13:57:28 10/19/20 ( 0)
  - Poor people. - ghost of olddude55 10:54:51 10/19/20 ( 12)
    - I don't think I'm poor and I've owned 4 used BMWs.... - AbeCollins 11:52:47 10/19/20 ( 5)
      - You've owned the after they were decade old? - ghost of olddude55 12:03:33 10/19/20 ( 4)
        
        RE: You've owned the after they were decade old? - AbeCollins 12:32:18 10/19/20 ( 3)
        
        They still make transistor radios? - ghost of olddude55 12:44:19 10/19/20 ( 2)
        
        They do. I have a relatively new China cheapie.... - AbeCollins 17:45:49 10/19/20 ( 1)
        
        My Dad was a Scotsman through and through... - ghost of olddude55 04:14:24 10/20/20 ( 0)
    - That's a pretty broad brush. - grantv 11:37:08 10/19/20 ( 5)
      - You don't need to put words in my mouth... - ghost of olddude55 12:00:46 10/19/20 ( 4)
        
        Re-read it, I said IME... my experience, not yours. - grantv 12:43:10 10/19/20 ( 3)
        
        "Poor" isn't an insult. - ghost of olddude55 12:47:33 10/19/20 ( 2)
        
        Too good for certain brands? Who said that? I'm a GM guy more than anytjhing. - grantv 13:03:51 10/19/20 ( 1)
        
        "Out to impress" isn't an insult either. It's the truth. - ghost of olddude55 13:41:52 10/19/20 ( 0)
  - RE: who drives the 9 year old BMWs and Audis? - fredtr 10:03:27 10/19/20 ( 0)
- Buying a car for reliability is in a completely different world than - tinear 08:35:01 10/19/20 ( 0)
- Don't buy European or British in general. - ghost of olddude55 03:57:08 10/19/20 ( 9)
  - RE: Yeah, but, my '77 99L was so much better to drive than any American (nt) - B. Scarpia 04:14:09 10/19/20 ( 8)
    - They're great to drive. - ghost of olddude55 04:25:21 10/19/20 ( 7)
      - Everyone has built/sold their share of "turds"... - dark_dave56 05:04:52 10/19/20 ( 6)
        
        I wouldn't call them turds. - ghost of olddude55 05:32:35 10/19/20 ( 5)
        
        Volvos, however, would be on the road decades - tinear 08:38:14 10/19/20 ( 2)
        
        I think you raise a good point - RGA 18:01:19 10/19/20 ( 0)
        
        Old Volvos. Not new ones. - ghost of olddude55 10:20:34 10/19/20 ( 0)
        
        yea, but my Vdub has many companies making parts - Story 06:21:08 10/19/20 ( 1)
        
        Your Ghia, yeah. Same with the other air-cooled VWs. - ghost of olddude55 06:46:57 10/19/20 ( 0)