Only had to replace the hamster wheel under the hood once in the last 30 years. ;)
Posted on 11/09/2006 1:20:48 PM PST by eraser2005
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Ford Fusion midsized car and its Mercury Milan sibling scored big in Consumer Reports' annual new car reliability survey, just beating out the industry's quality standard-bearers, the Honda Accord V6 and Toyota Camry V6.
But, overall, Japanese brands are still the ones to beat. Of the 47 vehicles with the highest predicted reliability, 39 are Japanese. Of those, all but seven are made by Toyota or Honda.
American cars are continuing to improve in reliability, however, according to Consumer Reports' surveys.
The "predicted reliability" rankings appear in the 2007 New Car Preview issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
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I had a 95 crown vic, same thing, basically, hat had over 330,000 on it when I gave it to a guy to make a street-stock circle track racer out of it.
lexus - rebadged toyota...
Them lexus badges are expensive.
Reliability is usualy not known until a vehicle has been on the road for a few years. How can one new car be more reliable than another new car?
Just asking.
I wouldn't think you could keep a 426 Dart between the ditches. That can't be a factory car, can it?
I replaced the timing belt on my 2001 Chrysler 300M at 100k. It is highly recommended at that point.
Meanwhile we have 126k on it and I haven't even replaced the plugs.
But I have had three brake jobs, which may not be unusual considering the very hilly terrain and stop and go driving.
I think new shocks would make it feel like a new car. It still looks like one.
In 1963, I bought the new, 1964 Dodge Dart GT with the floor mounted manual transmission. As I recall, we called them four in the floor at that time. It was a gas to drive. I really loved it, but traded it for the 66 Dodge Charger with the 383 engine. That was a car.
Those figures may be a bit deceptive. Full-size trucks are likely to score poorly in that kind of analysis not because they aren't well-built, but because the high cost of fuel has made buyers steer clear of them. Dodge in particular has had a very hard time selling its full-size trucks, which drive down the value of used ones as well.
I am a Chevy man.
But, I used to have an 83 Toyota Celica GT.
Everything (driver controls) was where it should be. Very intuitive.
I had to replace the engine because I ran it too low on oil.
Easiest thing I ever did. You opened the glove box, removed a panel,and unplugged the wiring harness from the computer. Unbolted the engine mounts, hoses, fuel line, clutch linkage, starter wires, and jerked the engine out.
Put the new one in, reconnected everything, and it started on the third try. Ran like a top, didn't have to adjust a thing.
It was a stick, and with just a couple of sandbags in the rear, it went anywhere. I went offroading with it.
In one of the worst ice storms we had, I was running around, and went up this long hill. I passed by a jeep (4wd) that was off in the ditch. He asked me how I was able to keep going. (and my tires were almost bare).
And it could haul more than you would think. I put a Snapper riding mower in it, and closed the rear hatch.
What a sports car. If only the body had lasted longer. The engine was still good to go.
1998 Toyota Tacoma 4WD w/supercharger. 131K miles with basic maintenance only.
Built in America by Americans for Americans.
Was that the Toyota 22R engine?
Only had to replace the hamster wheel under the hood once in the last 30 years. ;)
I'm trying to find a 2003-2005 4Runner, but nobody is selling.
For the same reason I am buying.
I will never buy a vehicle assembled by the UAW. Never.
Toyota, in my opinion, is the best value for the money.
Number of breakdowns/defects discovered in first 90 days of ownership, etc.,etc.
'97 Explorer
175K and no backflips over the left rear tire.
Isn't the Ford Fusion and the Mercury Milan the same car with a different emblem?
How can CR even be considered reliable if they can't even recognize this?
Same chassis and powertrain, some minor sheetmetal differences, and major interior differences. The Mercury has more accessories and options than the Ford version.
My friend had a recall on her Echo that took three days to replace the floor because of faulty undercoating. On the positive side, it's run for 5 years without a hiccup (unless you call its off the line performance that.)
That was my very first car.
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