counting the days till I can drive it (my Yaris) again (Winter Rant)

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by sheekeebut

I, for a guy who can only drive one car, and with the means to only drive one car, have decided to drive that one car wherever my adventures lead me. My Yaris has seen much more than all my other previous cars combined, and doubtless the winter driving with it has taught me much more.

That's the best part about the Yaris, it's such a cheap car, that you could punish it, mod it, baby it, or even outright disrespect it, and no matter what kind of owner you are, I'm sure you'll still like it over many other cars in and out of its class.

.....and on the opposite end of the spectrum.....

MSN - 10 Least reliable cars (per Consumer Reports...and MSN only lists 9)

1. Fiat 500L - 217% less reliable than average
2. Jeep Cherokee 4 Cylinder - 176% less reliable than average
3. Ford Fiesta - 162% less reliable than average
4. Nissan Pathfinder - 154% less reliable than average
5. Chevy Cruze 1.4T - 143% less reliable than average
6. Dodge Dart 1.4T - 140% less reliable than average
7. Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel - 134% less reliable than average
8. Infiniti Q50 - 127% less reliable than average
9. Mercedes Benz S-Class - 127% less reliable than average

The article plus (ranking = via slideshow) also indicated that the least reliable Fiat 500L is 16 TIMES more likely to have problems than the car at the opposite end of the spectrum...the Scion xB.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos...ars/ss-BBezB2q

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

.....and on the opposite end of the spectrum.....

MSN - 10 Least reliable cars (per Consumer Reports...and MSN only lists 9)

1. Fiat 500L - 217% less reliable than average
2. Jeep Cherokee 4 Cylinder - 176% less reliable than average
3. Ford Fiesta - 162% less reliable than average
4. Nissan Pathfinder - 154% less reliable than average
5. Chevy Cruze 1.4T - 143% less reliable than average
6. Dodge Dart 1.4T - 140% less reliable than average
7. Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel - 134% less reliable than average
8. Infiniti Q50 - 127% less reliable than average
9. Mercedes Benz S-Class - 127% less reliable than average

The article plus (ranking = via slideshow) also indicated that the least reliable Fiat 500L is 16 TIMES more likely to have problems than the car at the opposite end of the spectrum...the Scion xB.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos...ars/ss-BBezB2q

The 'Best and Worst of 2015' Consumer Reports 'Book" is on sale now at Barnes and Noble....

Compact Car: Most Reliable - Scion xD
Least Reliable - Fiat 500L

Sub-Compact Car: Most Reliable - Toyota Yaris
Least Reliable - Ford Fiesta

[matti]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

The 'Best and Worst of 2015' Consumer Reports 'Book" is on sale now at Barnes and Noble....

Compact Car: Most Reliable - Scion xD
Least Reliable - Fiat 500L

Sub-Compact Car: Most Reliable - Toyota Yaris
Least Reliable - Ford Fiesta

I think the Fiestas look awesome, but I've heard too much s*it about them that I would never, ever consider one.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by matti

I think the Fiestas look awesome, but I've heard too much s*it about them that I would never, ever consider one.

If I could own a Fiesta ST for the first 20k miles on the odometer and then be guaranteed that someone would buy it from me for the same amount I paid, then yes.....otherwise, no .