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- Falkirk Bairn
I believe the newest range of Honda HRVs are made in Japan, as are the new CRVs.

On the subject of corroded rear disks on a Qashqai my neighbour thought he would change the disks & pads for his daughter. Dealer wanted £300.

He bought the Pagid disks & pads for £100 (Pagid are the OEM) - jacked the car up & was snookered by the electronic brake system - you need a electronic diag tool to retract the old pads. He put the wheel on & left the car as was - he is still looking for help on this as far as I know.
- danthere

Your response to RH re buying a car that has had multiple drivers (e.g. hire cars etc) included the phrase ".... ill-founded prejudice...". In general I agree but for one important exception - you cannot know how the clutch was treated (manual and semi-automatic).
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 29-12-2018 Part 2 - GingerTom

Buying any used car is Russian roulette. They may make them all clean and shiny before they sell them on but you cannot possibly know what they are like inside all the oily bits.

- Steve Mugglestone
My own experience of Nissan Customer Service was the same. No technical experience very patronising and not fit for purpose. Until I detect a change of within the Nissan Company I will never buy another car from them.
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 29-12-2018 Part 2 - RafflesNH

Apparently it all started to go downhill for Nissan in the 1990s when they hired their (now suspended) CEO Carlos Ghosn (a.k.a., Le Cost Killer") to stave off impending bankruptcy (allegedly). Maybe his recent arrest for financial irregularities (allegedly) is just the change you seek? ;-)

All described rather entertainingly by John Cadogan in true Ozzie straight-talking style here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ENt84Uh9Oo

p.s. Viewer discretion is advised.

- Palcouk
A client who specialises in BMW/Mini and can service and keep up to date the Makers service record, has told me that many repairs, including some basic ones can only be undertaken by someone who has the makers specialist repair tools. In other words cannot be repaired by the user.
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 29-12-2018 Part 2 - GingerTom

Which is deliberate by design.

- gordonbennet
Automated Manuals? almost all large lorries now have these gearboxes, which have been around for a couple of decades now, i first drove a Volvo Geartronic lorry in the early 90's.
None of them are special to drive in all honesty, much like the cars, but what is different in the car and lorry boxes is the lorry boxes are very very reliable, 1.5+ million kms usually no bother.

Broken Springs? have you seen how most people drive over the harshest of road humps and pot holes, even when it's well below freezing point, no sympathy here, they deserve the costs of those broken springs and damaged shocks absorbers and suspension parts.
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 29-12-2018 Part 2 - SteveLee

Most lorry automated manuals are still dim-witted though, the lag in situations such as approaching a roundabout and then selecting the right gear to pull out is down-right dangerous, also found it impossible to "rock" an automated manual Merc lorry out of icy divots in poor conditions - necessitating a tow, something that's easy with a manual.

- SteveLee
Re "classic" Golf, how the hell is 5325 miles per year "high mileage" what planet are you on?
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 29-12-2018 Part 2 - doi209

It is not the mileage per annum that is the issue - it is the mileage relative to the condition of the car. Lower mileage cars tend to have better seats/carpets/body work etc ( but not necessarily mechanics). Therefore relatively, the 75000 car is a higher mileage vehicle.

Also - trolling - not nice

Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 29-12-2018 Part 2 - SteveLee

Trolling? 5,000K odd miles per year or a total mileage of 75,000K are not high in either case. I ran original MK1 golfs to double that mileage with few problems other than the usual bulkhead rust.