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4. "RE: A shadowy flight, etc."
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   >I care, to a certain extent, about performance. I don't want a car I
>have to wrestle with all the time. But that's most cars these days.
>No, what I want to know about is reliability. How robust is this
>model? Does it have a history of developing interestingly expensive
>transmission diseases about fifty thousand miles? Will it start
>drinking oil like an alcoholic drinks Popov? Does it have persistent
>alignment problems that weren't solved in the 2013 redesign? I live in
>the northeast, which means snow and salt and water; how protected is
>the undercarriage from that, are vital components exposed in such a
>way as to render them particular vulnerable to degradation? How easy
>is it to do basic service; some modern cars require an archeological
>expedition just to get to the battery and swap it out, or a recessed
>oil filter you don't have a prayer of getting off without a filter
>gun.
>
>And that information is hard to suss out in-between all the beating
>off over track stats. Some of us don't get a new car every three
>years, you guys. And don't even get me started over the current vogue
>for low-mileage leases for well-qualified buyers. Some of us have...
>blemishes... on our credit.

My biggest recommendation would be to dig out the most recent issues of Consumer Reports, especially their most recent "all-car" issue. The latter (and the yearly 'buyer's guide' book) has tables with the last 5 years of owner performance reports for all available cars which can help you pick out trends in what you're interested in.

--- Philip





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   RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Mercutio Jul-13-16 1
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          RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Mercutio Jul-13-16 3
             RE: A shadowy flight, etc. pjmoyermoderator Jul-13-16 4
              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. BobSchroeck Jul-13-16 9
                  RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-13-16 11
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              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-13-16 10
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