My Impreza is the best car Ive EVER owned, and Ive owned quite a few in my years. Japaneese cars that are actually made in Japan seem to be really well built.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur I would say maintenance is even more important. You can drive your car hard, but if you take care of it, it'll run well. Unless you get unlucky with it. Some cars are just gremlins - no matter what you do they keep breaking.

That is also true. Maintenance plays a very important role. If you maintain the vehicle, get it properly inspected, oil it when it needs to, keep it clean, avoid rust, etc. the car should keep working.

But its true, if you get a lemon, your screwed! My GFs dad had a Jag, and his car had to of been a lemon. No matter what he did, it kept having problems.

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Originally posted by exstasie But its true, if you get a lemon, your screwed! My GFs dad had a Jag, and his car had to of been a lemon. No matter what he did, it kept having problems.

But then, Jags were never the most dependable of cars. I'd say their takeover by Ford has significantly increased their reliability.

Hmm...I drive a Mazda...that was built by Ford..so I'm either good to go or fcuked.

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Originally posted by zokissima But then, Jags were never the most dependable of cars. I'd say their takeover by Ford has significantly increased their reliability. Hmm...I drive a Mazda...that was built by Ford..so I'm either good to go or fcuked.

Depends on where it was built. My mom has a 2000 Protege, and its engine was built in Japan. We haven't had one problem with it yet.

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Its a 2006 mazda6s, which is the V6. All the V6 cars were built in NA. Only the 4 cylinder ones are built in Japan.

how is mazda #1 on that list

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Originally posted by geroin how is mazda #1 on that list

I wonder how much this list would change if they did the study in the US rather then the the UK

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Originally posted by geroin how is mazda #1 on that list

because they make turds...namely rotary powered ones

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Originally posted by jeeper_095 this list is bogus, I had a 95 Jeep for 5 years and didn't have a problem with, hell I even hit the 300k mark with it. I've also had a mustang, no problem. Currently I own an Audi A4, and again, not one problem, runs a bit rough in winter for the first 2 minutes but that's because she doesn't like cold........

consider yourself lucky.

especially with that a4.

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker I guess Chevy is the car to buy then. It's not on that list...

I know this list isn't Canadian, but considering how old my car is, I really am surprised that I haven't had to put THAT much money into my Cavalier.

*knocks on wood*

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Originally posted by locodawg I wonder how much this list would change if they did the study in the US rather then the the UK

i agree, i have a 2002 mazda and i already had so many problems with it..