Five cars that won't last 100000 miles (The Gospel according to Saint Scotty)

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#249082 24-Apr-2019 15:52

Check out Scotty Kilmer's video that went live about 12 hours ago. When he says they won't last 100000 miles he means without major problems.

To save you time they are:

1. Range Rover

2. Chevy Cruze (Presume it's very similar to Holden Cruze)

3. Fiat 500

4. Nissan Altima

5. Mini

The common threads in this litany of low quality seem to be blown head gaskets, multiple electronics problems, cheap wiring, cvt transmissions. Oh well, give the video (9 minutes) a watch it might save someone making a costly mistake!

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#2223290 24-Apr-2019 16:31

Are u sure Nissan shouldn't be Audi, And they obviously never have owned a Mercedes or Bmw

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#2223296 24-Apr-2019 16:42

JeremyNzl:

Are u sure Nissan shouldn't be Audi, And they obviously never have owned a Mercedes or Bmw

Speak for yourself – my 2003 BMW has 205,000 km (just shy of 130,000 miles) on the clock and the engine is in perfect nick.

Also, have you ever wondered why many taxis in Europe are Mercedes? The engines last forever and ever.

Edit: can you paste in a link to the video, amiga500?

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#2223309 24-Apr-2019 17:31

Benjip:

JeremyNzl:

Are u sure Nissan shouldn't be Audi, And they obviously never have owned a Mercedes or Bmw

Speak for yourself – my 2003 BMW has 205,000 km (just shy of 130,000 miles) on the clock and the engine is in perfect nick.

Also, have you ever wondered why many taxis in Europe are Mercedes? The engines last forever and ever.

Edit: can you paste in a link to the video, amiga500?

I think Scotty could make a top 10 list of dodginess fairly easily..

Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePrK9FseGk

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#2223319 24-Apr-2019 18:06

I always look at the dog and lemon guide., as that is spot on with the problems I have had with European built cars. For many it listed all the problems I had, central locking died early, dashlights fail quickly. All are expensive faults to get repaired in NZ as often only the dealer can do the work and they appear to be able to charge what they like. Just to get a few dashboard lights replaced was about $1k. Generally I have had good experiences with japanese built cars, except for some of the software that is now built into their onboard user interfaces. GPS systems built into cars tend to suck compared to dedicated units like the tom tom ones.

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#2225077 25-Apr-2019 22:49

Dog and lemon guide 🤣 anyone who actually knows cars in NZ knows not to listen to that halfwit Clive Matthew-Wilson!

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#2225078 25-Apr-2019 22:53

i think hes talking about American models of those cars. the european models are likely better quality.

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#2225134 25-Apr-2019 23:36

Benjip:

JeremyNzl:

Are u sure Nissan shouldn't be Audi, And they obviously never have owned a Mercedes or Bmw

Speak for yourself – my 2003 BMW has 205,000 km (just shy of 130,000 miles) on the clock and the engine is in perfect nick.

Also, have you ever wondered why many taxis in Europe are Mercedes? The engines last forever and ever.

Edit: can you paste in a link to the video, amiga500?

My Mercedes Vito is up to 376,000k. And it is a commonrail diesel. Still has good compression, all of the glow plugs work. Although 1 of the injectors is on the way out. Still drives fine, only know about the injector due to checking the idle balance compensation values. (The ECU adjusts the fuel delivery on a per injector basis to keep the idle smooth).

Have been told that St John keep their Mercedes Sprinter Ambulances up to 400,000k. And afterwards, they probably all get converted into motorhomes. (I know someone who did exactly that. That big rectangle box on the back is an excellent base for converting to a motorhome).

Supposedly the Vitos also get driven completely around the clock 1,000,000+K driving around Russia.

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#2225141 25-Apr-2019 23:58

Why are we seeing so much Scotty Kilmer stuff on here. :S

Pretty sure the Altima had the VQ series of engines that won wards best engine design several times.

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#2225145 26-Apr-2019 00:22

lxsw20:
Why are we seeing so much Scotty Kilmer stuff on here. :S

Pretty sure the Altima had the VQ series of engines that won wards best engine design several times.

Yeah but the VW 1.4 TSI won so many awards for being turbo and supercharged, grungy and yet economical. Then after a few years owners started to suffer cracked piston heads and warped cylinder heads en mass.

The engine awards should only be given after 6 years of use. Or however long the initial warranty is.

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#2225147 26-Apr-2019 00:36

It first won it in 1995 and last won it in 2016 by the looks.