How do you gauge reliability when you buy a car? In the past,l I have often purchased used vehicle. This often mean there was an existing track record I could look at at least for the years the vehicle was release. Consumer Report and JD power also report findings, but both are based on surveys which may be skewed. For example, may be certain groups of owners may answer survey over another group. Would there be a source from people who repair cars and see what type of issue appear for the past model?
My perception of car reliability like a lot of people are based on past experience with their brand. My parents got several GM cards in the early 80's. They were shall we say terrible. When I eventually scrape enough money to buy a car, I got a Japanese model (I think it was a used Acura Integra, back when they were cheaper). My previous car was a Ford Focus, which actually lasted over 225K miles but did had quite a bit of problems. In some ways, it was still somewhat of an improvement over the original Acura, which require greater maintenance item. Newer cars appear to have longer interval between maintenance. Are there sites on cost of ownerships and such?
Paul
My perception of car reliability like a lot of people are based on past experience with their brand. My parents got several GM cards in the early 80's. They were shall we say terrible. When I eventually scrape enough money to buy a car, I got a Japanese model (I think it was a used Acura Integra, back when they were cheaper). My previous car was a Ford Focus, which actually lasted over 225K miles but did had quite a bit of problems. In some ways, it was still somewhat of an improvement over the original Acura, which require greater maintenance item. Newer cars appear to have longer interval between maintenance. Are there sites on cost of ownerships and such?
Paul