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[philcruicks]

Toyota, Vauxhall are good, VW's are good...but if they do go wrong the repair costs are stupidly high.

Fords are also quite good.
Stay away from French makes and British makes (Rover/Jag etc..)

[mbowman]

I've had two fords, both very reliable, never had any faults. first was a fiesta, 52reg 89k miles (no problems besides a new clutch but expected at that many miles - wear and tare rather than fault). wanted something a little faster and better mpg so upgraded to a focus 08 reg, very good car.
My friend has a Clio and he's always got problems with it, only a 55reg with 25k miles on it and its had 2 sets of 4 new tyres, new battery, some part of the wheel was snapped as well so that got repaired, pump for the washer jets doesn't work either, windscreen never clears properly like its got a gap/leak some where, interior falling apart, head unit doesn't work when cold, sure can think of some other reasons haha.
Another friend had a C1 always having some sort of problem. 3 friends HAD cosras, all had major problems each paying out a good few hundred £ to fix them.