03-26-2008, 06:24 PM
I'm late to the party - but why the hell do people always counter a reliability claim with an "indestructible" argument? The motor in the Rabbit didn't blow up - but it wasn't reliable, now was it? My Dad's '96 Imapala SS runs a legendary motor... but that didn't stop it from needing $10,000 in repairs since '02. That's *hardly* reliable.
And it was towed there on occasion.
Now, my Accord, which I've run into all manner of SUV, curb, and off road condition I could think of - all beating the snot out of the car - has never missed a beat. Ever. I think I've spent less than $1,500 on it since '04. Before that the car belonged to my mom... and it didn't cost her much either. And I was the fourth owner. And it has never, ever, needed a tow truck. At the same mileage as the SS. THAT'S reliable.
We're in an era where a car must start every time, every single day, and go. And that's the bare minimum. When it's got a problem, it needs to be a non-crippling problem. A car is unsatisfactory when it needs to be driven to the mechanic regularly. A car is reliable when it just doesn't give you problems. A car that won't start when _______________ (insert your car's favorite picky conditions here), needs to be towed anywhere, leaves you by the side of the road, stuck without a way to get to work, whatever, is just pathetic.
So really, lets stop using the "can't blow it up" argument already.
When's the Battle Royale? I wanna come.
And it was towed there on occasion.
Now, my Accord, which I've run into all manner of SUV, curb, and off road condition I could think of - all beating the snot out of the car - has never missed a beat. Ever. I think I've spent less than $1,500 on it since '04. Before that the car belonged to my mom... and it didn't cost her much either. And I was the fourth owner. And it has never, ever, needed a tow truck. At the same mileage as the SS. THAT'S reliable.
We're in an era where a car must start every time, every single day, and go. And that's the bare minimum. When it's got a problem, it needs to be a non-crippling problem. A car is unsatisfactory when it needs to be driven to the mechanic regularly. A car is reliable when it just doesn't give you problems. A car that won't start when _______________ (insert your car's favorite picky conditions here), needs to be towed anywhere, leaves you by the side of the road, stuck without a way to get to work, whatever, is just pathetic.
So really, lets stop using the "can't blow it up" argument already.
When's the Battle Royale? I wanna come.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger