Sorry I forgot, also new clutch pedal under warranty too to fix grating/squeaking noise.

in comparison my wife’s Suzuki Swift had next to nothing done over ten years.

Her Audi A1 has been pretty faultless over seven years too (but is bound to blow up now I’ve posted this). Had to have the heater resistor replaced at 5 years old. £300 I think which I gather was a rip off.

Edited by RobertT on 11/09/2023 at 22:52

Hondas seem to often need an aircon condensor or some part of the system renewing, my daughter factors the cost in when she buys another one because sooner or later it will be needed.

Chain cam VTEC Honda engines appear to be bombproof so long as they see some fresh oil once in a while and owners keep an eye on the level, daughter has thrashed all of hers mercilessly over high mileages and has yet to be let down, her highest mile 2 litre VTEC was above 150k and running perfectly but accident saw it scraped....edit, really?

Not great on rust protection though, so if you want a long trouble free life get some underbody treatment applied, and keep the braking system serviced properly to avoid caliper issues, the latter applies to all Japanese cars.

I know nothing about the 1.0 litre Honda lump but the above posts tell me all i need to know and will avoid like the plague.

Audi 1.4T should be decent enough too, factor in some £400/700 for cambelt change, presumably a manual box is on the cards.

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Edited by Xileno on 13/09/2023 at 17:39