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Most reliable car ever owned ?
« on: 30 January 2014, 15:31:22 »
So what was your most reliable car ever owned ? Mine was a Ford Cougar 2.0
 :-X Followed by Vauxhall Vectra 2.5  :o
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #1 on: 30 January 2014, 15:36:47 »
Most reliable was a Volkswagen Passat

Closely followed by a Volvo S40
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #2 on: 30 January 2014, 15:38:58 »
My 2.6 MV6 auto. :y
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #3 on: 30 January 2014, 15:39:26 »
Quote from: Emd on 30 January 2014, 15:31:22
So what was your most reliable car ever owned ? Mine was a Ford Cougar 2.0
 :-X Followed by Vauxhall Vectra 2.5  :o

What about your Pug? ::) ::) ::) :)
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #4 on: 30 January 2014, 16:08:06 »
skoda octiva ???
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #5 on: 30 January 2014, 16:19:17 »
Mk1 astra van,used to take 3 of us,all our tools,fittings,pipes and ladders,never broke down,only serviced once in the 2 years of owner ship,and it had a rear seat conversion. :y
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #6 on: 30 January 2014, 16:22:45 »
Have to say i did love my 3.2 Elite to death and even when it was not 100% which was not much  it was still get me around until it was fixed.
Was so much fun.... :y :y 
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2014, 16:27:54 »
In pure abuse terms, an F reg 1.3 Polo, never once refused to start and nothing ever broke on it. Second would be either a 1.8 Vectra C or current Omega :-\ as said yes stuff breaks, but it's usually a quick and easy fix :y
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #8 on: 30 January 2014, 16:35:05 »
Old Astra Mk1 was pretty bullet proof as well  :y
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #9 on: 30 January 2014, 16:46:48 »
Lexus is300 3.0  THE STRAIGHT 6 ONE! ::)

Can't really say the omega is reliable, what with hbv's, crank sensors, alternators and bushes etc. but it will no doubt do the most miles of any car I've owned. So on that basis, Omega.

Ha, who'd o' thought. ;D
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #10 on: 30 January 2014, 16:52:40 »
Morris Traveller! Oh how I wish cars were as simple today!! ;D
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #11 on: 30 January 2014, 16:56:49 »
Ford Consul 2.5 followed by 2.8i Granada although power steering racks used to only last about 20,000 miles on the Granada.

Most unreliable was a Volvo 960 estate, which was pre-registered with zero miles when I got it, new engine at 27,000 where there was a casting flaw in the block, blown head gasket and new head at 86,000 where the casting had started to disintegrate and along the way, just about every electronic sensor needing replacement.
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #12 on: 30 January 2014, 17:12:43 »
Escort XR3i never let me down once, nippy little drive as well from memory.  :y

Thinking about it my old Sierra Cosworth never let me down either, that was a tad nippy as well  ;D
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #13 on: 30 January 2014, 17:16:51 »
Treat the list of usual bits and bobs on an Omega as service items and actually they're not too bad :y
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Re: Most reliable car ever owned ?
« Reply #14 on: 30 January 2014, 17:23:30 »
Ford Granada 2ltr twin cam. Cost me £150 had it 2 years not a penny spent and sold it for £275.  8)
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