>> The additional problem is that, in he last 28 years, I have only bought 1
>> brand new car that was not Japanese and that was a disaster. I find myself
>> struggling with a handful of brands as I exclude UK, French, Italian, German brands
>>
>> I have had some 40+ brand new cars since the early 1960s (Some company, some
>> for wife/children) and it is only in the last 28 years have I found what
>> a reliable car is - Japanese!.
>>
It's odd this breakdown thing. In all the years I have been driving I can count on one hand the number of times I have broken down:
1. Hillman Hunter - engine seized due to failed oil pump circa 1981.
2. Renault 18 - broken clutch cable 1984 (in Belgium - luckily I had a spare as they were known for this due to tortuous cable route, so I wasn't delayed for long while the local garagiste did his stuff).
So to me reliability is not a problem and I don't have to restrict my choice of car as a result. Well apart from VW group cars. 6 years ago the engine on a Transporter I owned from new was worn out after just 4 years/60,000 miles due to bad engineering. I sold that before the engine seized. No more VW group cars for me.
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