Recently it would be a M.G. midgetthat keeps stopping! I have had no problems with the last number of Mitsubishis I have owned, poor old intrade sucking lemons again.
bubbles52,
Mar 12, 11:25am
EA Falcon -door handles break, blow head gaskets, power windows stop working, screen leaks, steering column collapsed, rear brakes seize, headlights dim, exhaust rattles, fan belts snap, radiator blocks up, steering judders, rust everywhere, paint is thin and poor quality, panels don't line up, these were cars that were brought back from new at the ford dealership i worked at.
socram,
Mar 12, 2:03pm
Brought back memories - stopping on the UK's M1 on my fortnightly 3 hour return trip from Middlesex to the East Midlands with my first (hot) Mini 850 in the wet.I think it took an hour longer than normal.Following day, fitted the waterproofing kit and from that day on (1967) never had a damp problem ever again!I did however have one fast winter journey when the carbs iced up. But, as with most things with those BMC cars, there was always a solution, they weren't unreliable as such (and agree about looking after them and warming the oil) and lets face it, most of the medium and smaller cars we drive today are FWD and they all learned from the lessons learned from Mini.
That Mini 850 hit the market over 50 years ago and there hasn't been a single car since that had such an overall impact on other manufacturers other than maybe the Audi Quattro.
waikutaperson,
Mar 12, 2:23pm
90's range rovers!what doesnt fail -
muzzaandmich,
Mar 12, 2:33pm
FORD. driver returns on foot,
muzzaandmich,
Mar 12, 2:38pm
the most unreliable car i ever owned was a fiat bambinapushed it futher than i drove it
boss_hogg,
Mar 12, 2:54pm
Just bought a VY adventura thats fast becoming the biggest heap I've owned. Only had it about 3 months too.
icemans1,
Mar 12, 4:23pm
fifth on race day and found on recycling day hasn't though
andrew241,
Mar 12, 4:48pm
You need to cheak your facts 1,The 1hz.,s oil changes were 10000km V8 is 7500km. 2 the V8 burns 5 litres every 7500km ,yes thats right oil light comes on,and if you dont add more it would run out of oil before next service is due. Your right about how much longer they can get away with a poor product. We are a Toyota family,ie 23 Toyotas,for myself I dont see myself buying another v8 landcruiser.
thejazzpianoma,
Mar 12, 8:26pm
I think technically you may be quite correct. However the accepted change interval for avoiding problems is 5000km. If you have a google of say "1hz oil change interval" I think you will find that is the resounding consensus. If not I happily take what I said back.
By comparison the Fiat Diesels which are the ones I have the most to do with now run 30'000km change intervals (which are accepted and tried and proven) and use less than half the 1hz's 10l oil capacity. I do freely admit however the 30k change is generally for non-commercial applications, however the 20K commercial change is still not to be sniffed at. No doubt other manufacturers are similar nowdays as well.
BTW, we were a Toyota family as well, I used to drive and recommend them hand over fist in the 90's but times have have changed. Part of the change is the cars but a lot of it is the screwed up over pricing of them in NZ.
Hopefully Toyota's second attempt at Common Rail Diesels will be better, it would be nice to see them back in the game. If it were me at the helm with over a decade of lost research and development on diesels I would do what Suzuki has done and just swallow my pride and buy in some great euro diesels for their bodyshells. The SX4 is a wicked little machine with the Fiat Diesel under the hood.
vtecintegra,
Mar 12, 8:29pm
Its more likely Toyota will go the hybrid way.
Honda is apparently de-emphasising diesels in favour of hybrids too even though their current diesel is relatively competitive
andrew241,
Mar 13, 5:59am
Yeah I hear what you are saying we checked out a landrover for a laugh, dealer said 15000km between oil changes.Our mate with a scarnia truck was telling me something like 30000km between oil changes.(unreal)
thejazzpianoma,
Mar 13, 1:28pm
I know they have always favoured copying/refining technology as opposed to developing it. (Reada biography of the Toyoda family and see what I mean)
But they really need to pick their game up, they are in prime position still but it seems things are hanging in based on reputation and clever marketing as opposed to anything of substance.
VW developed a Hybrid as a little side project that absolutelyblew the Prius out of the water for economy, no doubt others are working along those lines as well.
tmenz,
Mar 13, 1:38pm
Just a couple of bucks.
vtecintegra,
Mar 13, 1:40pm
Vaporware.
Fact is nothing currently on sale can touch the Prius in a purely urban cycle.Especially not anything that has genuine passenger carrying ability.
autocars1,
Mar 13, 4:22pm
These days it's Nissanm they have the best mechanics, Toyota have the best apckage overall but not the best engines etc. I never tough Mitsubishi, mazda or Subaru.been there been burned, don't trade em, buy or sell em.keep right away. yep I know there's some that have a good run.but not me. also beware of Nissan march trans are bad, same as the Mercedes 140-160 come with bad trans and power steering problems, Honda Fit.same bad trans. if you want small, Pulsar, Sunny, Corolla, bigger. Falcon, Commodore (watch for head gaskets) .diesel is becoming popular.
biggal,
Mar 13, 6:44pm
Without a doubt, one of the worst -- Holden Camira
drog,
Mar 13, 6:50pm
Rumour has it that the 'Dog and Lemon Guide' put the Prius up against a Morris Minor.
ema1,
Mar 13, 7:49pm
There's good products for maggots, pity there's too damn many of em to kill em all .phyco git! Or is that more like Psycho Git! Aw did I frazzle a nerve then huh.If so good show.
nave12,
Mar 13, 8:33pm
holden up the traffic
Hopeless On Land Die Every Night
peter148,
Mar 13, 10:14pm
I used City Council Holdern Barina's that were about 4 years old.I was shocked at just how crappy there are. The rear compartment of most of the cars in the Council fleet had bits of plastic trim that had come off them. They were terrible on gravel roads because so many bits would fall off.
ambo11,
Mar 14, 1:11pm
Fiat Ducato vans and cab/chassis.have had many of these at work, and they are extremely unreliable, despite having great servicing. Cambelts breaking, major electrical faults, gearboxes failing at very low kms, and a huge appetite for wheel bearings. ( 50,000km or less per set). To top it off they are extremely underpowered to the point of being dangerous. The Mercedes which have replace of the Fiats are 100 times better with perfect reliablilty and impressive power. Did a comparison with a Merc Sprinter which had done 600,000km and a Fiat Ducato at 320,000km, and the Fiat had cost twice what we had spent on the Merc for half the mileage.not to mention weeks off the road at a time sometimes. That Merc has just been sold at 650,000km and was still performing well.
trogedon,
Mar 14, 5:57pm
My bro in law turned up with a Camira years ago. He??
321mat,
Mar 15, 9:30am
SO do I.LOL!
Early EA Falcons were fairly disasterous. p-p build quality - it was almost as if Ford and Holden (with the VN Commodore) were competing to see who could sell the the world's most incompetently assembled car.
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