Comments on: Top 10 Reliable Brands

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:18:01 +0000

Ha, Subaru is the best car in my opinion. Screw the others. Symmetrical AWD ftw!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:22:02 +0000

This is a relatively old report now but the data collected is more than likely flawed as generally the more expensive the car, the more pedantic people become over minor problems.
Eg; If you’ve just spend 150K on a BMW you’re probably more likely to complain about minor issues such as squeaks, rattles, wind noise leaks, etc, far more than somebody who has purchased a KIA.
Also, the more expensive the car, generally the more complex it is and therefore the higher chance of things going wrong.
Overall, interesting figures but I don’t think they mean very much.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:33:16 +0000

Corolla’s may be reliable but they do very little heavy work and are mostly driven by motoring nerds or old people that rarely drive over 80kmh!. I reckon an EGAS BA Falcon that does in some cases up to a million km’s (as taxis) are pretty bloody good, they also can tow lots of weight and are used by heaps of tradies, fleets, familys, cop cars, etc etc and has been produced in Victoria for nearly 50 years. I would rather the comfort and safety of the big ford over the rather boring shape of the corolla its a great little car but they are incapable of doing what a Falcon can, by the way an EGAS Falcon costs less to run than a Petrol corolla

By: mrengine

mrengine — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:38:43 +0000

Most reliable car in Australia and most popular would have to be the Toyota Corolla these things seem to keep going for years and years and have no problems mechanically and are definately a car to buy for those who wish to use extra money they have for other activities rather than waste all your cash on your car, only problem about the corolla is the new ones after 2006 are getting abit too big in size to call a small car, check out the sedans and you will think its large!!

By: Hiro Matsushita

Hiro Matsushita — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:19:50 +0000

Hi all, Toyotas, mazdas, hondas, kias are like household kitchen appliances (bloody boring). Fords, holdens are #%!*&@ crap, bring back the nissan 200SX. By the way the data is getting out of date.

By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:04:27 +0000

Hmmmmmmm, i consider myself to be a careful driver but im definitely not slow (always do max speed limit, then some if conditions allow) unlike more and more toyota drivers around here (mostly camry, corolla) who are slow but definitly not careful.

Anyways, guess all the toyota lovers here will be upset to have their perceptions about toyota bieng the most reliable brand shattered.

By: hmmmmmm

hmmmmmm — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:42:07 +0000

i think its more to do with the type of people that drive the types of cars. Eg. you’d be fanging it in a porsche but obviously mazda drivers are careful and slow.

By: Charmed

Charmed — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:16:22 +0000

I’m finding it hard to pic a car because the three I like most have the CD players built into the Dash. I looked into the cost of replacing the CD player in the dash of the mazda and it was $2000 then installation. They are getting greedy. The mazda spokes person I talked to said they are doing it to make you buy their parts. I want to be able to rip out the DC player and stick a Pioneer in there when I want to and not to be limited to the in built crap they have in these cars.

Mazda have lost my money. I’m looking into some other cars now, but the other two I like have the same thing..

Grrrr

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:42:41 +0000

Note – My last comment wasn’t directed specifically at You Tomas

It was more of an attempt to try and restore some “decorum” to this website and hopefully bring an end to the constant “school yard” bickering etc that has taken over the site [virtually since the start of the year] and resulted in discussions getting way off topic etc.. not to mention made this website less of an enjoyable place to be

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:35:59 +0000

I’m not getting emotional or anything like that.

Just thought I’d see how you Toyota lovers liked it – that is if there was someone else making comments with no real point etc just simply and constantly criticising or denograting one particular make – that is all.

It appears that by me constantly making reference to Toyota and how their sales rely on 4×4s as well as how much Toyota is likely to suffer as fuel prices increase etc..

That you are apparently getting tired; annoyed of hearing it over and over again [adnauseum]….
Now you know how the rest of us feel

I mean as “real car enthusiasts” we should be able to realise that every make/model of car has its good and bad points even our beloved Holden Ford and Toyota…. we should then be able to discuss them in a civilised manner without resorting to personal insults or offensive language… we should also be able accept the fact that not everyone has the same opinion as you or I do.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:13:13 +0000

Wingnut, aren’t you getting tired of your anti-Toyota Rhetoric?? I realize you and those brands you love so much been burnt by toyota, but please stop getting so emotional and spamming all the articles on here with your one eyed rubbish!! Do you even know the fuel consumption of a Toyota D4D diesel?

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:49:12 +0000

I beleive that in a couple of years Mazda will most likely overtake Ford Holden and Toyota tobecome Australias most popular make of Car. Not only because they are far more reliable than Toyotas but they have by far better looking designs; have more features; are better value for money.

The likelihood of this occuring is even more likely when fule prices are expected to reach over $3 a litre within the next couple of years.
This will mean that suddenly owning a 4×4 is as popular as chlamidiya. As a result Toyotas overall lead will be reduced as a considerable % of their sales figures is made up of 4×4s…. and 1000s of current 4×4 owners will be forced to dump their landcruisers and Prados for which they will be lucky to get $15-20k at trade in; in favour of more fuel efficient more practical cars.. Like those in the Mazda range.

I beleieve one of the reasons Mazda has become so popular over the years is because they knew there was no real point in taking on the big boys such as Ford and Holden in the Large Family Car market – instead they focussed on what they are good; making smaller more compact cars which is why the Mazda 3 and mazda 6 are such a good cars

Unlike Toyota who is trying to be everything to everyone and spending millions of dollars entering new markets to try and fight against more well known established brands

By: Charmed

Charmed — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:02:23 +0000

I’ve been looking for 6 months now at cars. Because of the petrol thing, I’ve gone from looking at 2Lt cars to less than that.
My research has show apart from the warrenty, Mazda has the best Small car safety, Best petrol price and to me is the beat looking small car around. I have no idea why most small cars these days look so crap. It’s beyond me why they can’t make nice looking small cars. Mazda is my choice now and I’ll be getting a Brand New Neo when I can get the money together.. My biggest dislike of this car is the in dash Audio system. :(

By: Starfish

Starfish — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:21:09 +0000

I thought Honda is better then a Mazda lol

By: Acronyms

Acronyms — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:06:52 +0000

Kia? No way. I work as a mechanic and trust me it can’t be true.

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By: Oz.

Oz. — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:24:12 +0000

^
Agreed :)

By: robert

robert — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:01:05 +0000

I had a 1997 Ford Laser (made by Mazda) for 10 years – serviced myself (most dealers overcharge) 160,000km never had a problem – 1 set of new tyres – set front brake pads sold privately (the paintwork was as new) My Mazda SP23 6 speed manual with stability control is 12 months old – brilliant no problems and never get less than 8L / 100km on a run about 7.5
I have had many other cars but reliability is from Japan – same with electronics

By: Edward

Edward — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:05:00 +0000

To Nigel,

Too bad you got the “rotten apple”, but in terms of all around service, quality, reliability, Mazda has got them all beat. Try taking your Mazda 3 to another dealer to have it serviced. Maybe you’ll have better luck with them.