Good Cars in 50k-70k range (3 Viewers)

[seremify007]

Aston Martins are notoriously unreliable and I still want one. Case and point, car purchase is more than just logical reasoning, if it were that we'd all be driving VW Golfs. There's more than just performance/reliability.

It's all about finding a balance between the different needs.

 

[Havox]

It's all about finding a balance between the different needs.

You're right of course but if an Aston Martin breaks down, its just as well because it means you'll have more time looking at it

 

[hungwell1337]

after reading posts on many alfa forums, the reputation comes from this

the reason why a lot of alfas were unreliable and broken, is not because of the build quality itself, rather it was built to be broken, in a sense. when trying to make their car's more exciting, they asked themselves, how can we make them seem faster? ok lets build the chassis in a way so that the car will wobble and shake more than if we built a very strong one. as a result, many of the reliability/quality issues result from the way they designed the car.

that being said, alfa realized the problem, and the 147, 156, 159, mito, spider, brera, GT, GTAs all have reinforced chassis.

the ones that break down, tend to be the older GTVs, old spiders, 155s, 146s etc etc

srsly, the spider looks the best, and the newer alfas are as reliable as other makes.

 

[Havox]

Only time will tell and until then, Alfa's will continue to suffer their crap rep. If the current Alfa's survive to the next decade I may believe you. Just like the way Toyota is squandering their previously good reputation - I'm just waiting on the rest of the world to see current Toyotas for what they are. Crap.

 

[hungwell1337]

That defeats the purpose of being "good".

thats like saying, you date a girl because of her fertility and punctuality

 

[Havox]

thats like saying, you date a girl because of her fertility and punctuality

An excellent analogy

 

[seremify007]

Having lived with an unreliable car (all of our Protons) I know what it's like to go to the car and not know what to expect. Sometimes the alarm doesn't turn off. Sometimes electric window decides to not work. Sometimes you can't turn air cond down. Sometimes can't turn headlights on. Sometimes even with headlights on, the interior light on the buttons in the dash won't work.

Alfa can't be that bad but if it's anything like this... well..

On another note though, my Dad's friend has an Alfa and a few years down the line the costs of maintenance and repairs build up very quickly.

 

[Havox]

My old VR6 Jetta used to be like that, loved it to bits

 

[xmangx]

thats like saying, you date a girl because of her fertility and punctuality

not date, but marry, yes, marriage needs a lot more thought than "normal" dating.

 

[hungwell1337]

reason being, parts are all imported from italy, and alfas are notoriously hard to work on, and a lot of workshops refuse to do alfas

however, if you supply the parts yourself, order online from germany, its much cheaper...

 

[hungwell1337]

not date, but marry, yes, marriage needs a lot more thought than "normal" dating.

so when it comes to marriage, fertility and punctuality are your top concerns?

 

[Havox]

reason being, parts are all imported from italy, and alfas are notoriously hard to work on, and a lot of workshops refuse to do alfas

however, if you supply the parts yourself, order online from germany, its much cheaper...

Problem is that many enthusiasts just buy another car they like just as much but much less of a maintenance hassle.

 

[Azamakumar]

Sometimes the alarm doesn't turn off.

oh man, sitting in traffic, you stall, go to restart and the alarm goes off
awesome


the best (worst) I've had was a friends 89 camry, all of a sudden one night he'd engage reverse but it wouldn't move. Came to pick me up and drive me to a friends house, hadn't been there before so he made one of the passengers scout out a road to make sure he didn't have to do a 3 point turn to get out of there.


being 18 years old at the time we said he'd be fine every single time when he only managed to get through the first street he asked us to check over. being 18 we also didn't realise that we'd have to push the car. so worth it though

 

[seremify007]

I think it adds charm... and brings lots and lots of memories

 

[xmangx]

so when it comes to marriage, fertility and punctuality are your top concerns?

Yes, offcourse.

 

[Havox]

I think it adds charm... and brings lots and lots of memories

*reminisces*

It was a sad day when the mechanic told us she was dead.

 

[Azamakumar]

I think it adds charm... and brings lots and lots of memories

hahahahahahah so good
another car had to be started with a coathanger - key in the ignition, then pop the hood and use the hanger to complete the relay for the starter motor


one night we got rushed by 5 cops, it was the most awkward thing ever. had to sit on the kerb while they checked the rego, if it was stolen, and even rang his dad to find out if he was telling the truth.
at the end of the it all they were like "oh lol" and got back in their patrol cars. we tried to start it (With the hanger ofc) and we turn around to see them all laughing at us.






good times

 

[Havox]

one night we got rushed by 5 cops, it was the most awkward thing ever. had to sit on the kerb while they checked the rego, if it was stolen, and even rang his dad to find out if he was telling the truth.
at the end of the it all they were like "oh lol" and got back in their patrol cars. we tried to start it (With the hanger ofc) and we turn around to see them all laughing at us.

I lol'd

 

[hungwell1337]

OP, if you care about reliability, buy a lexus

 

[Havox]

OP, if you care about reliability, buy a lexus

Buy a Subaru I'd say.