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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by dunco on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @07:27PM (#38467516)
Tell that to the all the ~80s w118's etc. around the world still working as taxis and running off vegetable oil
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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by LegitShady on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @08:10PM (#38467862)
the 80s started 40 years ago.
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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by floydnoel on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @09:11PM (#38468448)
If my calculations are correct, 40 years is actually less than always
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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by metabagel on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @09:49PM (#38468834)
This comment doesn’t say anything about the maintenance/repair cost to keep those cars running.
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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by dunco on Thursday November 30, 2023 @05:37AM (#38471923)
They're (were?) a popular choice in very poor countries due to their reliability. They did used to be built to a higher standard. The story I heard which I have no idea about the truth of, is that competition from lexus coming along in the 2000s made merc more price conscious, and reliability suffered as a result.
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