Funny thing is that I've owned two Volkswagens that both went well past 400,000 km before I sold them. Sure, they were in the shop the odd time, but nothing out of whack for something with that mileage on it. (Brakes, tires, wheel bearings, strut bearings, timing belt/water pump. The Passat had some door latch and lock issues and instrument-cluster power supply nuisances which that model was known for, but in the grand scheme of things, no big deal.)
can someone explain why Honda...
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That may not sound like a big deal to you... and you were lucky. My friend bought previous-rental corolla - he got it to over 500k and didn't have any of those issues... And he paid probably less than one tenth of what you paid for it.
It's all relative, but numbers don't lie.
Those JD Power and Associates numbers are spot-on.
Since we are on the subject of the Big H........
In this day and age of car manufacturers opening more plants in Mexico.... ahem, Ford and its $700m engine plant that Windsor lost
Honda invests another $857million in Ontario car plant Over $4 billion invested in Ontario.
Great cars, built in your backyard. Embrace it.
In this day and age of car manufacturers opening more plants in Mexico.... ahem, Ford and its $700m engine plant that Windsor lost
Honda invests another $857million in Ontario car plant Over $4 billion invested in Ontario.
Great cars, built in your backyard. Embrace it.
I would rather drive something that I actually like, even if it needs fixing now and again.
That Corolla would have had a major malfunction long before 500,000 km if I owned it. It would have gone over a cliff because I was sick of it. Too dull.
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THIS. If you can take care of your own cars VW/Audi is very affordable. Aftermarket parts are not that much more expensive. If you are the typical condo owner (
) that throws the keys to the dealer owning a VW AG can be brutal. I got my B6 A4 for $5k 160 000KM. Even if I get only two years out of it I am ahead of a Hyundai owner that pays $25K for let's say 8 years. Considering my audi B4 90 cost me $3k (car and parts) over 7 years it should work out.
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To keep your warranty you need to follow their maintenance schedule. It's frequent and quite expensive. Nothing like paying $300 for someone to peak at your hoses.
What maintenance?
$40 oil change?
I just had a steering wheel replaced because the leather was peeling
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Providing you have receipts they can't do anything .
Oil change at every 6,000kms for Hyundai? In this day and age that's very low mileage for an recommended oil change.
Manufacture recommended and dealer recommended are often two different things.
Had it since 2012.
Nowhere in the manual did they say this. This is scared tactics employed by the dealer. I buy my parts by the dealer if it goes bad I'm prepared to bring things to corporate Hyundai
i wouldn't know what its like to take a car to get repaired...........it happens so infrequently.
well played
Decent foremen were few & far between during my 'stint' at OAP.
When that Mexican plant finally opened for production (several years late), several people from Ford mgmt throughout N.A. were chosen / asked / forced to do a tenure down there, to "get things going".
At the time, my boss, who oddly was a decent guy, went down for a few months. I'd be lying if I put an exact number on it. Likely 3, or 4 months.
The stories he had upon his return were priceless.
I've heard & read on gtam that auto companies don't need skilled labour. Guess that isn't so, is it?
Working people are physically similar - here & in Mexico.
It's not "skilled" workers they lack in Mexico. They lack workers who will commit to doing what they're supposed to be doing for more than one shift.
Being hired & thrown on an auto assembly line is not an easy thing to swallow.
I'm sure the culture difference is the major problem.
Again - I hope Ford's Mexican engine plant has the same outcome as their assembly attempts.
Bring back the "Cleveland / Windsor" V8 wars!!!!
BTW. I know a few "family men" who get by with a Civic!! I think you should give it a go.
Yes, we tried that. SUV's typically weren't suitable, because of the tightness in the back seat. 3 teenaged boys, with size 14 feet, plus any stuff on a trip. The oldest is 6'4". In some of the vehicles his knees were up around his ears.
We ended up buying in Toronto, which is four hours away,
because of the handling we got from a salesman at the nearby dealership, but that's another story.
I think you need a Bus!
