Who makes the most reliable new cars?

Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by bane on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @08:55PM (#38468298)

I think it's interesting that reliability seems to have two common semantic meanings:

1) Doesn't break

2) Easy to repair

I've had this discussion numerous times over the years and the second meaning, while surprising, seems to come up frequently.

"My Toyanda is ultra reliable"

"So is my 76 Esquinot. It's really easy to fix, <insert reason why>."

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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by samplatt on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @09:10PM (#38468445)

1) can be a result of 2).

When a car makes regular maintenance really easy and/or cheap, it's going to be more likely to never break. My Toyota Prado had the oil filter easily accessible at the top of the engine bay instead of being a PITA deep underneath near the sump, and had a "lip" around the seal to catch oil drips and divert down a hole to a catch line.

Makes me actively angry that this design isn't universal.

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