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X Trail - It is to do with not allowing the turbo to stop spinning before turning off the engine etc apparently.  You should not thrash them at the beginning or end of the journey to prolong the lifespan and it is documented in the manual I believe.  However most people assume with modern turbos that isn't the case and hence a lot of them have been trashed.

Add in Renault build quality = grand catastrophe!  The Quashqai forum doesn't report much better with gear box failures within 1000 miles, leaks, squeaks and rattles.

Alan you are right, the old ones were the best, anything post 2000 odd forget it.

Ali

If i remember correctly Warranty Direct do a league table of which makes cause the most/least warranty claims. I seem to remember that Honda and Mazda were joint top.

Hang on a minute .........................

http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/

There you go, have a hunt around.

Alan

I've got the Volvo v50 2.0 diesel, the engine is a ford tdci diesel, and pulls like a train but  the car is too small with regard to storage etc. the mondeo diesel (tdci) is superb, the new ones (had a 08 hire car last week) are superb and i was wishing mine was due for change so i could have one!

One thing to note!! mine is in for a new clutch tomorrow at 85000 miles (yes I do the mileage, its only a 55 reg!) its not slipping but the release bearing is sqeaking and the clutch 'clicks' when taking up the drive, its still under warranty but i was shocked at the clutch change as it mainly sits on a mway.

I used to have a 2001 passat 1.9 100hp, I found it very unreliable!! more so than the next car I had which was a laguna! it was also noisier. The laguna was great, just a turbo replaced at 65000 under warranty.

I would go for a mondeo 2.0 tdci.

Thank you Everyone!!

Your all stars ..thanks for the patience and all the advice

I have decided!!!

Oh gawd here we go, gonna keep us in suspenders again then Skats?????

ali

HONDA

Had a CRV and it was the best car we've owned. If I was to recommend a make of car to someone, the only one I would is Honda.

Never had a problem in 3 1/2 years and 60,000miles. Dealers were friendly and not to costly for servicing. Just remembered, the CD player would throw a wobbly occassionally, but that was on month 36 of buying new and Honda replaced the unit no fuss. It didn't help that my daughter fed a grubby CD into it  before hand!

Chaz

nah a robin kitten