In last month’s newsletter we asked our readers for their horror car experiences , and we were surprised at the response. We have shown that modern cars are much more reliable than their classic counterparts (here), but, it seems, even the most dependable makes have their ‘off’ days. The best story last month won a TomTom Live Sat/Nav, so we are offering the same prize this month for the best “Great Car’ experience.
You may recall last month that I had my own worst car experience with a Holden. Surprisingly that same make gave me my best car experience, too.
Ten years ago I bought a Holden Statesman. It was just over two years old, and had a mere 18,000kms on the clock, so I thought I was pretty safe. But it didn’t turn out that way – at least initially.
The engine had a strange knock on start up, so I took it to the dealer to investigate. The result was that they kept the car for two weeks whilst they replaced the engine. So I reluctantly thought I’d bought another lemon and was getting prepared to sell it.
And sell it I did, but 240,000kms and six years later! It’s hard to recall if I ever kept a car that long, as I simply didn’t know what to replace it with. Its only demand on my wallet was for petrol, regular servicing and tyres. That’s it- not an extra cent to spend and not a drop of oil between services.
So Holden gets both the winners and losers guernseys in my book.
What about you?
Do you have a stunning reliability story to tell? If so we’d like to hear from you, and there’s a Tom Tom sat/nav for the best answer.
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