Non smoking gun
Honorable
Lotus - Lots of trouble usually serious
Found on Road Dead. First on Race Day.
Mopar - My Old Pig Ain't Runnin'
Fiat - Fix It Already Tony !!
I have a 1961 Ford F100 pickup. It is not running currently but when it was new (the first 20 years) it was easy to maintain, and did not break down. When my daughter drove it in the 80's it sometimes left her stranded. After that a lot of work was done but it still ran on the original engine. Now it is not running and needs some body work, new brakes, tires and front end (axle et al). It is on my list but not very high up right now.When I was a young man FORD stood for fix or repair daily....
I would like to think they are better these days but I have never owned one.
Dodge, Olds, Toyota, Honda for many years, Jeep....
Lotus - Lots of trouble usually serious
What is the price difference? My opinion is that Hondas are built to last and Hyundai are cheaply built. I have a friend who drove he Honda civic for 15 years and still got 40 miles per gallon on the freeway. I suspect new cars of any type are not as durable, and too many electronics make it expensive to replace parts. An example, my daughter's new car costs 1000.00 to replace the windshield because of all the electronic sensors in it. In that respect the Honda and Hyundai are probably the same, but do you want a car you can drive for 10 years or one you have to trade in after 5 years?Ok...I'm thinking a new Honda Accord or a new Hyundai Tucson.....discuss.
Well..we have always had Hondas for over 25 years now but I like the reports on the Hyundai Tucson....and we are thinking about SUV's. The Honda CRV is similar in price but I like the way the Tucson looks....perhaps not a great reason to get one...but many cars rate similar these days.What is the price difference? My opinion is that Hondas are built to last and Hyundai are cheaply built. I have a friend who drove he Honda civic for 15 years and still got 40 miles per gallon on the freeway. I suspect new cars of any type are not as durable, and too many electronics make it expensive to replace parts. An example, my daughter's new car costs 1000.00 to replace the windshield because of all the electronic sensors in it. In that respect the Honda and Hyundai are probably the same, but do you want a car you can drive for 10 years or one you have to trade in after 5 years?
Before you buy it drive it for long enough to tell if it is comfortable. I rented a Tucson when I wrecked my car and had to take a trip. It is the most uncomfortable car I have ever driven. I do have to say that it depends on how you are built. If you are small it is probably ok, but if you are tall or long legged it might not be a good fit. I had to stop at a Walgreens and buy a lumbar support device (not a cushion, it was a mesh thing that went between the driver and the seat) so that I could finish my trip.Well..we have always had Hondas for over 25 years now but I like the reports on the Hyundai Tucson....and we are thinking about SUV's. The Honda CRV is similar in price but I like the way the Tucson looks....perhaps not a great reason to get one...but many cars rate similar these days.
The Tucson is getting very high ratings on reliability.
Ok...I'm thinking a new Honda Accord or a new Hyundai Tucson.....discuss.
Uh....you're supposed to change the oil on cars...? Even the ones built after 2010..?Got sick of dealerships nonsense and finally did the oil and filter on my truck. Big weird fibrous rock shield. Oil pan feels like plastic and the plug definitely is. You can pop it in with your fingers with a click, no wrench. The filter is not a spin on it's a cartridge mounted directly on top of the engine with a couple of fiddly o-rings. Easy peasy.
Swine dealerships. They can keep their free coffee and donuts.
Uh....you're supposed to change the oil on cars...? Even the ones built after 2010..?
Apparently that's the case with push lawn mowers anymore, they tell you just to top it off when it needs it. Most don't even have drain plugs. I change the oil anyway in all my stuff anyway. Not doing so is subversive talk and the terrorists will win with that sort of wrong thinking.
I will admit the twice-a-year oil & filter every 3000 miles is a thing of the past. 5K and maybe once a year is fine with the synthetics in use now. Doing it myself gives me a chance to give everything the Big Eyeball. Last year we tried a local shop to get the state inspection done on ,y wife's Forester and they said the car had an oil leak and probably needed a head gasket. I thanked them very much and will never go back. They popped a rubber hose off a crankcase breather and let it dangle. If I hadn't already known what was under there and the condition it was in they would've really raked us over but good.
There are a lot of crooks out there. I am lucky, now that I am back in Albuquerque, my nephew owns a repair shop. Usually they only work on Subarus but all his guys know that I am special and I can bring my Nissan in when I need to. My friend has a Toyota that they have worked on when they were slow.And you're not even female. The last time I went to my favorite "trustworthy" mechanic. He kept the car for 6 weeks. I had to call and remind him 3 times to replace the exhaust. He never did do a diagnostics on the car like I asked. And when I took it to him it had a full tank of gas when I got it back it only a little more than a quarter left in it. I wish I had written down the milage but honestly I never thought I would have to worry about it.