Originally Posted by
vaughant
Tbh a German engineered land rover was always gonna be a pretty good bet for reliability.
Two cars I broke down the most in we're my fiat UNO turbo and my first series one.
Never broke down in the second series one or any cossie,xr2i failed a few times and my mk1 gti engine blew but it still got me 10 miles knocking its tits off!!!
Modern car reliability should be pretty good as long as you service them well,I'd say most things 1998-2005 should be relatively bombproof if well cared for,older and your seeing sensor issues,rot etc newer things get a bit too complex and beyond the level of the home mechanic.
I'd say my Nissan vanette is pretty damn reliable,I've heard of them doing huge mileages with no issues mainly cos their so basic,there's not a lot to break!!!
I actually think alot of modern cars are actually less reliable, especially in the case of modern dervs compared to older generations!
With older cars if something goes wrong it's simple to sort out at the roadside, we have a Sierra that we have had from new virtually, done about 150K now and it's been 100% reliable, I really don't think you could say that about modern cars.
My Cosworth has done 113K, and too has never let me down.
As you say as long as you have a decent car to start with and maintain it, it should look after you accordingly.
Martin