Mercedes have chronic electrical problems. BMW has fuel injection problems. Cadillac design sucks.
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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Mercedes have chronic electrical problems. BMW has fuel injection problems. Cadillac design sucks.
I've owned three Ford cars with 302 engines and drove each one until 200,000+ miles then sold them to the Mexicans. (They love those eight cylinders!)
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Woo-hoo! A 1974 Dart Swinger! Drove one in H.S. Then Dad (ever a gluton for punishment) bought us a 1978 Aspen wagon that spent more time in the shop than our carport.
Ah, the good old days....
94 Ford Ranger, 192,000 miles. Had to replace the brakes, alternator, and clutch along with the usual stuff so far. I think I'll spring for a muffler at 200K. Still drives very well.
I own a 98 Toyota Tacoma with 274k miles. Aside from having to keep it in compliance with emissions, I've never had to do any work on it (albeit it could use some shocks).
I just purchased a 03 BMW 325i. It's my first German car and I love it. Heck, it's my first luxury car as well. It's a great balance of luxury and performace. Haven't had it long enough to judge reliability.
I am curious as to how they are able to get reliability ratings on cars that are no more than a year old.
Ask you BMW salesman the expected lifetime of the rubber disk between the transmission and drive shaft and what happens when it fails.
The "beater" in this household is a '91 Volvo 740 station wagon with 196K on it. Starts every day and gasoline, tires and oil changes are all I ever pay for.
Too bad there was no factory warranty on the options list.
I currently drive a 98 Mustang that wish had front suspension grease points on the options list, otherwise with ~120K it runs fine.
The company I work for had a 86 F-700 that was replaced after it was insufficiently reliable, by a 2005 International 4300.
This was reliability on wheels, once upon a time.
As long as you didn't mind the rust in the wheel wells.
>>>BMW has fuel injection problems.<<<
I have not heard of a BMW with a fuel injection problem. My wife and I both drive BMW's, and they are superb cars.
Mine is not as old.
Especially if it had a 'slant' 6.
5.0L Ford small blocks are legendary for performance and durability. They can take a licking and keep on ticking.
Or the electrics that failed, or the alternator that died every few years, or the water pump you had to replace every few years...
I have a 1970 Swinger if anyone is interested
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I've had my Accord for 3 years. No mechanical probs. Just crap on the interior (sunglasses holder, dash lights) breaking.
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