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Hi all,
Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS |
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On 7/30/20 1:36 PM, Martin James Smith wrote:
Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS A 1965 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 6' bed pickup truck. -- "I am a river to my people." Jeff-1.0 WA6FWi http:foxsmercantile.com |
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But only one from inland Texas.
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How high is "UP"?
About any vehicle above a minimum standard will last, effectively forever with proper maintenance and appropriate driving techniques. As you are specifying current production by implication, and are not focused just on cost, I suggest you start with the Toyota Prius family, then look at various of the Hyundai family. All of which get good reports, and Hyundai has its very long warranty. Then, there is the entire Subaru family - if AWD is an attractant. With proper care-and-feeding, you should get a reliable 200,000 miles (322,000 km) out of any of them. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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Martin James Smith wrote:
Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? I've had fantastic luck with Toyota and Honda. I am driving a Honda Civic hybrid now with over 160K miles on it. Other than standard maintenance, the only thing needing service was the hybrid battery, covered under manufacturer's warranty. We are still running our 2000 Toyota Sienna van with 250K miles. The plastic door handles are crumbling, and new old stock replacement handles can be had, but they are also deteriorated, so there's no point in it. The only service on that one, other than normal stuff (tires, brakes, battery) is a radiator that I can chalk up to a deer collision years before. Before that, I had a Toyota Corolla stick shift station wagon that I kept for 19 years! I got at least 160K miles out of that one, and it was still running after 2 accidents, when we decided to retire it. Jon |
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systems.com says... About any vehicle above a minimum standard will last, effectively forever with proper maintenance and appropriate driving techniques. Well, we had several "US label" cars that needed a lot of work, both under warranty and after warranty expiration. Stuff like engine block water leaks, AC constantly leaking refrigerant, $3000 transmission overhauls, and on and on, even before reaching 100K miles. Some vehicles have known major problems. Like my son had a Nissan Rouge. The transmission went out at around 135,000 miles and cost him $ 4000 to replace. Turns out that transmission was known to go bad in many of them and the company had extended the warrenty to 120,000 miles. That did not help my son. I have only bought Toyotas for the last 30 years. Other than normal wear items like brakes and tires and batteries and scheduled maintence my 1991 needed a $ 500 sensor at 130,000 miles. Sold it off at slightly over 190,000 miles with no other problems. I would never buy anything but a Toyota or Honda unless I needed a full size truck or some other thing they did not make. I have had reports that KIA is also good,but not sure. |
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On 2020/07/30 2:24 p.m., Jon Elson wrote:
wrote: How high is "UP"? About any vehicle above a minimum standard will last, effectively forever with proper maintenance and appropriate driving techniques. Well, we had several "US label" cars that needed a lot of work, both under warranty and after warranty expiration. Stuff like engine block water leaks, AC constantly leaking refrigerant, $3000 transmission overhauls, and on and on, even before reaching 100K miles. My 1994 Mercury Villager soccer-mom/dad van has almost 300K kms on the odometer, no major engine work that I know of, but I bought it used about ten years ago.... Mind you one of the engine mounts has split. John :-#)# |
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On 7/30/2020 11:41 AM, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
On 7/30/20 1:36 PM, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS A 1965 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 6' bed pickup truck. I've owned a Toyota pickup truck (18R engine), Corolla, Celica, an 89 Acura Integra, and I'm driving a 2001 Civic Ex. I thought they were all great: reliable, low smog, good power and mileage, decent handling, low maintenance, no surprises or egregious design flaws, and I could do most of the work on them myself. I guess I would say Honda or Acura, and then Toyota coming in a very close second. |
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On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote:
Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? |
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On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote:
On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# |
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz wrote:
On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? Is "reliablest" even a word? Is any of this even OT? |
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Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? These new folk, perhaps? https://www.axios.com/kandi-model-k2...40cb89732.html -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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On 7/31/20 1:59 PM, Terry Schwartz wrote:
Is "reliablest" even a word? It would be for oldtubeguy. But he'd have to find a pair of shoelaces first. -- "I am a river to my people." Jeff-1.0 WA6FWi http:foxsmercantile.com |
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On 1/08/2020 6:14 am, John Robertson wrote:
On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# **Well, Lada copied Fiat (under licence, I believe), so, that answers that question. The Italians are renowned for building the least reliable cars and the Russians made them worse. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sat, 1 Aug 2020 15:19:20 +1000, Trevor Wilson
wrote: **Well, Lada copied Fiat (under licence, I believe), so, that answers that question. The Italians are renowned for building the least reliable cars and the Russians made them worse. During the latter part of the 1980s I worked with a group of guys who all drove Ladas, loved 'em to bits and would not hear a bad word said about them. So each to their own, I guess. I never met anyone who ever owned a Wartburg, though. I'd imagine they were a tougher proposition to defend, but I'll wager there are folk out there who're just as passionate about even those old bangers. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 1:19:23 AM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 1/08/2020 6:14 am, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# **Well, Lada copied Fiat (under licence, I believe), so, that answers that question. The Italians are renowned for building the least reliable cars and the Russians made them worse. -- Trevor Wilson LOL I never owned an Italian car and there aren't all that many here in the States either. My dad spent some time in England during WWII while on leave, and he always said the English loved the Italian cars even though they hated the Italians. The only car I can recall that was truly a rolling toilet was the Yugos imported to the States during the '80s. |
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John-Del wrote:
On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 1:19:23 AM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 1/08/2020 6:14 am, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# **Well, Lada copied Fiat (under licence, I believe), so, that answers that question. The Italians are renowned for building the least reliable cars and the Russians made them worse. -- Trevor Wilson LOL I never owned an Italian car and there aren't all that many here in the States either. My dad spent some time in England during WWII while on leave, and he always said the English loved the Italian cars even though they hated the Italians. The only car I can recall that was truly a rolling toilet was the Yugos imported to the States during the '80s. The Italians are probably the only remaining country who still haven't managed to produce reliable cars. In the past, there were several countries that had quite a bad reputation, e.g. cars from France would appear to be nice but would always rust very quickly and their technical gadgets would be unreliable. But that has changed. My French (Peugeot) car is now 16 years old and it does not rust and is reliable. However, Italian cars still are a disaster even today. |
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The only car I can recall that was truly a rolling toilet was the Yugos imported to the States during the '80s. Or, to quote from the movie Dragnet, 1988: Joe Friday: After losing the two previous vehicles we had been issued, the only car the department was willing to release to us at this point was an unmarked 1987 Yugo, a Yugoslavian import donated to the department as a test vehicle by the government of that country and reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092925/quotes/ -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:14:41 -0700, John Robertson
wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# When I was in Iceland in 2000, there were quite a few Ladas on the road plus Lada Nivas (a sturdy 4 wheel drive jeep-like vehicle.) A documentarian,who filmed on the country's glaciers, claimed they were far more reliable than Jeeps. |
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On 2/08/2020 3:53 am, Chuck wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:14:41 -0700, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# When I was in Iceland in 2000, there were quite a few Ladas on the road plus Lada Nivas (a sturdy 4 wheel drive jeep-like vehicle.) A documentarian,who filmed on the country's glaciers, claimed they were far more reliable than Jeeps. **Yeah, well, that doesn't mean much. Jeeps are always at or near the bottom of the list in reliability surveys. They often swap positions with Fiat and Alfa. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 8/1/2020 6:11 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 2/08/2020 3:53 am, Chuck wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:14:41 -0700, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# When I was in Iceland in 2000, there were quite a few Ladas on the road plus Lada Nivas (a sturdy 4 wheel drive jeep-like vehicle.) A documentarian,who filmed on the country's glaciers, claimed they were far more reliable than Jeeps. **Yeah, well, that doesn't mean much. Jeeps are always at or near the bottom of the list in reliability surveys. They often swap positions with Fiat and Alfa. Well, now that FIAT owns Chrysler who owns Jeep, some Jeeps (I believe the Renegade in the US market) are MADE by FIAT, - in Italy, and shares a platform with one of the FIAT 500 SUV's, so why wouldn't Jeep be right up there with FIAT? Best regards, Tim Schwartz Bristol Electronics |
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On 2/08/2020 10:43 am, Tim Schwartz wrote:
On 8/1/2020 6:11 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 2/08/2020 3:53 am, Chuck wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:14:41 -0700, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# When I was in Iceland in 2000, there were quite a few Ladas on the road plus Lada Nivas (a sturdy 4 wheel drive jeep-like vehicle.) A documentarian,who filmed on the country's glaciers, claimed they were far more reliable than Jeeps. **Yeah, well, that doesn't mean much. Jeeps are always at or near the bottom of the list in reliability surveys. They often swap positions with Fiat and Alfa. Well, now that FIAT owns Chrysler who owns Jeep, some Jeeps (I believe the Renegade in the US market) are MADE by FIAT,Â* - in Italy, and shares a platform with one of the FIAT 500 SUV's, so why wouldn't Jeep be right up there with FIAT? **It is DOWN there with Fiat and Alfa. [Aside] A lot of Toyota Landcruisers have stickers on their rear windows that read: 'Jeep recovery vehicle' -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 1:28:34 AM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 2/08/2020 10:43 am, Tim Schwartz wrote: On 8/1/2020 6:11 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 2/08/2020 3:53 am, Chuck wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:14:41 -0700, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# When I was in Iceland in 2000, there were quite a few Ladas on the road plus Lada Nivas (a sturdy 4 wheel drive jeep-like vehicle.) A documentarian,who filmed on the country's glaciers, claimed they were far more reliable than Jeeps. **Yeah, well, that doesn't mean much. Jeeps are always at or near the bottom of the list in reliability surveys. They often swap positions with Fiat and Alfa. Well, now that FIAT owns Chrysler who owns Jeep, some Jeeps (I believe the Renegade in the US market) are MADE by FIAT,Â* - in Italy, and shares a platform with one of the FIAT 500 SUV's, so why wouldn't Jeep be right up there with FIAT? **It is DOWN there with Fiat and Alfa. [Aside] A lot of Toyota Landcruisers have stickers on their rear windows that read: 'Jeep recovery vehicle' Our homeowner's association actually banned Landcruisers from our development. The sound of those things rusting in the night was keeping babies from sleeping through the night and suspected of poisoning ground water. |
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On 8/2/2020 5:49 PM, John-Del wrote:
Our homeowner's association actually banned Landcruisers from our development. The sound of those things rusting in the night was keeping babies from sleeping through the night and suspected of poisoning ground water. Sound of rusting? |
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On 2020/08/02 5:43 a.m., Pimpom wrote:
On 8/2/2020 5:49 PM, John-Del wrote: Our homeowner's association actually banned Landcruisers from our development. The sound of those things rusting in the night was keeping babies from sleeping through the night and suspected of poisoning ground water. Sound of rusting? Trump's tweets... (couldn't resist - and now I'm in for it!) John ;-#)# |
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 18:13:45 +0530, Pimpom wrote:
On 8/2/2020 5:49 PM, John-Del wrote: Our homeowner's association actually banned Landcruisers from our development. The sound of those things rusting in the night was keeping babies from sleeping through the night and suspected of poisoning ground water. Sound of rusting? It was a humorous remark, Pimpom (I L'dOL anyway):-) |
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz
wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? Only in N. America - the country that invented the ghastly "normalcy" in place of *normality* for no compelling reason whatsoever. |
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On 2/08/2020 10:19 pm, John-Del wrote:
On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 1:28:34 AM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 2/08/2020 10:43 am, Tim Schwartz wrote: On 8/1/2020 6:11 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 2/08/2020 3:53 am, Chuck wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:14:41 -0700, John Robertson wrote: On 2020/07/31 11:59 a.m., Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? How is the Lada doing these days? I recall when everyone was talking about the little Russian car... John ;-#)# When I was in Iceland in 2000, there were quite a few Ladas on the road plus Lada Nivas (a sturdy 4 wheel drive jeep-like vehicle.) A documentarian,who filmed on the country's glaciers, claimed they were far more reliable than Jeeps. **Yeah, well, that doesn't mean much. Jeeps are always at or near the bottom of the list in reliability surveys. They often swap positions with Fiat and Alfa. Well, now that FIAT owns Chrysler who owns Jeep, some Jeeps (I believe the Renegade in the US market) are MADE by FIAT,Â* - in Italy, and shares a platform with one of the FIAT 500 SUV's, so why wouldn't Jeep be right up there with FIAT? **It is DOWN there with Fiat and Alfa. [Aside] A lot of Toyota Landcruisers have stickers on their rear windows that read: 'Jeep recovery vehicle' Our homeowner's association actually banned Landcruisers from our development. The sound of those things rusting in the night was keeping babies from sleeping through the night and suspected of poisoning ground water. **Never seen a rusty Landcruiser. My next door neighbour sold his when it was around 15 years old. It was kept outdoors for it's entire life. We live on a (sal****er) river. No rust. Japanese cars don't rust (for the most part). You're thinking of European cars. They rust. That said: I hate Landcruisers. They are nonsensically huge and heavy. The have no place on city roads. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 3/08/2020 2:58 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? Only in N. America - the country that invented the ghastly "normalcy" in place of *normality* for no compelling reason whatsoever. **Oh, my favourite US idiocy is: 'anesthesiologist'. And, don't get me started on: 'burglarize' or 'aluminum'. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 3/08/2020 6:34 am, Mike Coon wrote:
In article , says... On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz wrote: Is "reliablest" even a word? Only in N. America - the country that invented the ghastly "normalcy" in place of *normality* for no compelling reason whatsoever. Or, my favourite, "burglarised"! Mike. **SNAP. 'Cept they spell it with a 'z'. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 07:01:13 +1000, Trevor Wilson
wrote: On 3/08/2020 2:58 am, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? Only in N. America - the country that invented the ghastly "normalcy" in place of *normality* for no compelling reason whatsoever. **Oh, my favourite US idiocy is: 'anesthesiologist'. And, don't get me started on: 'burglarize' or 'aluminum'. Aloominum they say. And "nucular" - Dubya in particular made me shudder when he said that. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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On 3/08/2020 9:41 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 07:01:13 +1000, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 3/08/2020 2:58 am, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? Only in N. America - the country that invented the ghastly "normalcy" in place of *normality* for no compelling reason whatsoever. **Oh, my favourite US idiocy is: 'anesthesiologist'. And, don't get me started on: 'burglarize' or 'aluminum'. Aloominum they say. And "nucular" - Dubya in particular made me shudder when he said that. **There is no excuse for not pronouncing nuclear correctly, since Americans do manage to spell the word correctly. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 4:57:44 PM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Japanese cars don't rust (for the most part). You're thinking of European cars. They rust. Saying Japanese cars don't rust is equivalent to saying the earth is flat, and Toyotas are by far the worst of the bunch. Google Tacoma frame rot. The entire frame must be replaced. |
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On 3/8/20 7:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 3/08/2020 2:58 am, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Terry Schwartz wrote: On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:36:58 PM UTC-5, Martin James Smith wrote: Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever break down on me in the future, what would it be? cheers, MS Is "reliablest" even a word? Only in N. America - the country that invented the ghastly "normalcy" in place of *normality* for no compelling reason whatsoever. **Oh, my favourite US idiocy is: 'anesthesiologist'. And, don't get me started on: 'burglarize' or 'aluminum'. Sorry, but the British used to call it Alumimum too - the original name - before deciding to change it to make it consistent with the other metals. Which is more correct? Who cares? |
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On 3/08/2020 11:35 am, John-Del wrote:
On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 4:57:44 PM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote: Japanese cars don't rust (for the most part). You're thinking of European cars. They rust. Saying Japanese cars don't rust is equivalent to saying the earth is flat, and Toyotas are by far the worst of the bunch. Google Tacoma frame rot. The entire frame must be replaced. **Typical American crap construction. The Tocoma was not a Japanese vehicle. Clearly Toyota should have been taking more care with their American workers. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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In Clifford Heath writes:
[snip] And, don't get me started on: 'burglarize' or 'aluminum'. Sorry, but the British used to call it Alumimum too - the original name - before deciding to change it to make it consistent with the other metals. Eyup. Metals should end in "ium". Like chromium, thorium, uranium, iron, copper, manganese... Oooops. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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