DASH GREEN according to the Straight Bloke’s colour palette naming convention corresponds to FLURO GREEN!!

Not surprisingly, by ‘simply googling’ surveys from Europe etc that sell the Japanese made models, Mazda is right up near the top for reliability. Yet when you look at the surveys from North America where they are made in country, that drops to around average. You will also find exactly the same thing with other Japanese brands that manufacture models in the US. Nissan is another perfect example of this. We all know about the quality, or lack thereof, of cars made in the US!!!

I will not even mention that in reality, surveys can be made to read whatever you want!

It’s true that Toyota’s “superior reliability” thing is a bit of a myth according to the surveys (although Lexus’ is deserved compared to BMW/Mercedes), but that’s what time does. Holden benefits from the same thing with the Commodore, which sells out of all proportion. BMW and Mercedes benefit from it to the tune of massive markups over similar or better vehicles (and surveys suggest there is not a particular reliability edge there, either). People are quick to mock advertising and marketing spending, and don’t like to admit how much their spending choices are based on reputation and marketing rather than a cold hard unbiased look at the facts, but that’s just how things are. And hey, I fall for it just as much as anyone, because I didn’t even bother looking at Hyundais when I bought a new car earlier this year, even if intellectually I should have done.

If u follow this to it’s logical conclusion vehicles such as taxis that see 800,000klms should all be Camrys instead of Falcons.

How old did u say u were?