And tried to get rid of it but my parents found it so they bought her a new samurai

Damm

We do not negotiate with terrorists

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/719fGJ9yS7L._SX425_.jpg

fuck your Samurari, we have the car for you

wait why did they buy her a new car after hiding a car

if I had kids and they tried hiding / getting rid of a car

all they'd be driving is a fiat multipla

https://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100

the majority of high ranking cars are such garbage

PT Cruiser

yup

I was most surprised by the mitsubishi lancer being 2

I feel like most of the cars I like we're probably sold in too small a volume to get on there.

well its also based on a third party warranty company

Well these individual cars are really at odds with the JD Power overall brand rankings here.

The thing is

I feel like it's a certain kind of owner who pays for these third party warranties

and also the nature of the business type lends itself to not accommodate rarer vehicles

most higher end cars wont have owners paying for that kind of warranty since they're more likely to want their cars to be handled by a specialist/dealer

http://d1arsn5g9mfrlq.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/2018016a.jpg

Well that's also based on probably newer vehicles

I think warrantydirect will cover anything up to 10 years old

oh also since the reliabilityindex is based on UK cars, that means a ton more diesel engines are in that bunch

I know the diesel in the lexus IS220D is fucking junk

Yeah we don't get a single diesel Lexus here.

https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/106697-2007-is220d-head-gasket-common-problem/

Also yeah these rankings are based on problems experienced over the course of one year in 3 year old models.

from the thread:

Unfortunately the engines fitted to the IS220d appear to have serious defects given the amount of posts on here and the web which have in the past resulted in Lexus fitting new engines or completely rebuilding them.

The failed head gasket problem can result in damage to other components like the turbocharger.

Clogged up EGR valves are another along with failed DPFs

The problem was so bad Lexus extended the warranty on the engines to 107,000 miles or 7 years provided the car had a FLSH.

Replacing just the head gasket will probably not provide a lasting repair as it is thought the problem is caused by the cylinder head moving on the block and the heads cannot be skimmed.

Strangely enough Lexus no longer produce a diesel engined model having been stung by their only venture into diesels.

I think we talked about this before and it makes no sense because Toyota has made diesels in trucks forever

And they're extremely reliable

I guess they ballsed up with that engine

Was that engine purpose built for that application?

I've gotta look that up.

It was built for the avensis I believe

the problem with a lot of modern diesels sold to the EU is that they try to meet absurd emissions regulations

old diesels that didn't care go on forever

look at the old mercedes diesels and stuff

they were shit to drive but they never went wrong

now all these new ones are a mess