by "Patrick Nichols" (pnichols)
Published 02/01/2017 at 12:42
by "Patrick Nichols" (pnichols)
Published 02/01/2017 at 12:42
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I suppose this is mostly because your average Saab owner has 3-5 parts cars in his yard and his mechanic is nice enough to tell him that his electrical gremlins will never be gone. More observations:
It’s weird how Toyota owns the bottom three slots but Honda and Nissan are relatively removed from the very similar luxury brands. Do they just have a bigger markup on the Acura/Infinity parts and labor?
Also how many people do you know that joked about German reliability when it came to economy cars that proceeded to then buy American or Korean?
I assume the Mini data set is too small to rely on this chart as I’d imagine they would likely slot in around the Audi/Volvo range.
I say all of this as a current Taco owner and a former owner of a suburban (blew the engine after 115k), 9-3 (wrecked and sold to a saab guy with 3 others in his yard), Jetta (never had an issue), Volvo S80 (oh go the depreciation, sold for $500), and Golf (again no issues besides some minor electrical work done myself and probably caused by me). My father also has a mini (he’s gone to the dealership a lot).
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 0
There’s not enough Saab owners to make it statistically significant enough.
"Patrick Nichols" (pnichols)
02/01/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 0
You think there are more Mercury or Mitsubishi owners?
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
02/01/2017 at 13:16, STARS: 0
It’s weird that saturn is on the list, they’ve been gone since 08, two years earlier than SAAB.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 13:39, STARS: 0
Yes. Do we need to check production numbers?
"Patrick Nichols" (pnichols)
02/01/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 0
Maybe it is regional bias since in New England I rarely see either, but still regularly see a ton of 9-3s, 9-5s, and even a lot of 900s and 9000s
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/01/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0
I think you just don’t notice the Mercurys. There are tons of Sables, Mariners, Montereys and Grand Marquis on the road in Maine.
"Patrick Nichols" (pnichols)
02/01/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 1
You’re probably right on the mercuries (because Panther), but mitsubishis? I see the occasional evo or outlander sport, with the odd galant or 3000gt maybe once a year. But Saab hoarding is a serious thing in NH.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
02/02/2017 at 03:35, STARS: 0
i can believe the Mitsubishi ranking.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/02/2017 at 07:46, STARS: 0
Yeah no one has just one Saab.