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| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Eventually decided to ditch the French cars (also saw a Renault Fluence later on, but it was too much of a petrol guzzler).
Last question: What about Chevy's? The sole reason we haven't settled for the Nissan Versa yet is because we found out it is very similar to a Chevrolet sold exclusively in emerging markets called Chevrolet Cobalt. The only reason we're even considering a non-Japanese car is because Chevrolet is the most popular car brand in Brazil right now, so it is easier to get new car parts should we need some. And because the Americans got to the freaking moon, so I guess they know a thing or two about transportation 
Here they are, in case you want to know what the Cobalt looks like:
(yeah, neither of them is exactly a "looker", I know) |
German TUV report often give a nice indication regarding reliability as they categorize it over years. Especially when cars get old you can see all the Japanese types appear at the top of the list.
TUeV_Report_2017.pdf
Also found this: http://www.anusedcar.com/
Mazda, but also Mitsubishi are on the same level as Honda, Toyota and Nissan. Mazda maybe even at the top of those.
Not much left of that moon travel advantage I think 
I'm not sure about Chevrolet. Over here they mainly are Korean and not very good. But since General Motors also owns Opel/Vauxhall they could use Opel's technology, which is good.
At this moment PSA (Peugeot and Citroën) is taking over Opel/Vauxhall from GM by the way.
Depending how long you want to drive it, it would be good to have a look at secondhand prices as well for those brands. Cheap parts and availability is also important, expect if you don't need new parts
To be honest in the model range you are looking at I think there won't be a lot of difference and expect competition to be close to each other. They don't have all the fancy stuff that's expensive to replace when broken. Probably you also need a bit of luck.
I do expect some Adidas striping at yours though
Edit: links added.
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Last edited by Trance-M on Mar-05-2017 at 12:12
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