Cars & Transportation Is this a good first car?

[DTRAIN87]

Have a 1999 Magna if you want it lol and can get a roadworthy on it too if easier for you for $2200. With rego, if you haven't got all the money at once, get a Health Care Card and pay 6 Months. You get $90-$100 off per year.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Parts cost a bomb for Hondas though. And they're put together like Lego - dent a panel and the whole section has to be replaced.

You get what you pay for, not that I have noticed because I haven't had to buy many.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Car no longer available for sale

 

[Caesar]

You get what you pay for, not that I have noticed because I haven't had to buy many.

Well... not really. A panel on Camry is no worse than a panel on a Honda, but they're very different prices. It's about sourcing etc., not quality.

Don't get me wrong, I own a Civic and I love it, but repairs are nasty.

 

[HarryTiger]

Car no longer available for sale

Yeah he took $2000 for it, a good deal it runs like a mofo. Thanks

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Well... not really. A panel on Camry is no worse than a panel on a Honda, but they're very different prices. It's about sourcing etc., not quality.

Don't get me wrong, I own a Civic and I love it, but repairs are nasty.

I was addressing the first part of your statement, thinking you were talking about mechanicals. Panels I have no idea about.

 

[Caesar]

I'd say it holds true for most mechanicals as well. Toyotas and Mazdas are not exactly unreliable cars - or at least nowhere near unreliable enough to justify the price disparity on some parts (others are quite comparable). The stupid thing is that it mainly seems limited to Australia.

Like I said, I get the impression it's mostly a sourcing issue.