Moan, moan, moan,moan

bl52krz · 22nd August 2020, 23:28

We do a lot of moaning about our carsalways breaking down. Well feel sorry for Nissan squashy,and BMW 5 series. According to Which, the Nissan is the worst new car for breakdowns. BMW 5 series have their share of breakdowns also. I feel so sorry for them, don’t you.

baxlin · 23rd August 2020, 04:31

(I caught your sarcasm, btw)

But to answer, no, not really, tbh, as I’m not a fan of either SUVs, large or small, nor of BMWs.

And just think, will any of them still be on the road at around 20 years old, let alone breaking down? And not looking old-fashioned?

Or am I wearing my rose-coloured Rover glasses?

BoroRover · 23rd August 2020, 07:36

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Originally Posted by baxlin

(I caught your sarcasm, btw)

But to answer, no, not really, tbh, as I’m not a fan of either SUVs, large or small, nor of BMWs.

And just think, will any of them still be on the road at around 20 years old, let alone breaking down? And not looking old-fashioned?

Or am I wearing my rose-coloured Rover glasses?

My thoughts too. Not only will the vast majority not reach 20 years old, but I think cars of the last ten years ( approx), and of today, are absolutely soulless.

I can't think of any of them that would endear themselves to their owners, they are just something to get from A to B.

Our 75/zt's have all the class and styling that none can match. I especially like the chrome on my MK 1, it looks " the biz ".

Rev Jules · 23rd August 2020, 08:08

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

We do a lot of moaning about our carsalways breaking down. Well feel sorry for Nissan squashy,and BMW 5 series. According to Which, the Nissan is the worst new car for breakdowns. BMW 5 series have their share of breakdowns also. I feel so sorry for them, don’t you.

HELL NO?

Rev

coolguy · 23rd August 2020, 08:43

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

We do a lot of moaning about our carsalways breaking down. Well feel sorry for Nissan squashy,and BMW 5 series. According to Which, the Nissan is the worst new car for breakdowns. BMW 5 series have their share of breakdowns also. I feel so sorry for them, don’t you.

...and it will cost them a lot more to fix them than ours, let alone the depreciation! Win, win.

bikerdude666 · 23rd August 2020, 10:39

The Nissan really doesn't surprise me. I was on a couple of Qashqai pages on facebook as my wife had one. I noticed that from probably around 2016/2017, there seemed to be a lot of problems getting reported. Cars not recognising keys for keyless entry, emergency braking randomly activating while driving along (seem to remember it causing an accident with 1 owner when it happened at 70 on a dual carriageway), multiple problems with the 1.2l engine, issues with the head unit/built in maps.

My wife's 2010 model on the other hand was actually very reliable. She had it for 4 years, it only refused to start once, and that was when one of the kids left the interior light on overnight and drained and killed the battery. Probably didn't help that my wife would jump in and turn the key instantly, rather than waiting for the glow plugs to warm, which would end in it turning over and over, and then a cloud of smoke as it finally got going.

Apart from that it, aside from brakes and tyres, it needed a front suspension arm, a couple of bulbs, and a CV boot. The CV boot ended up being a big job as the drive shaft was stuck in the hub so they had to remove the whole part as one piece.

SideValve · 23rd August 2020, 18:34

Most today I'm feeling sorry for the driver of the Jeep I saw on the hard shoulder of the M25 this afternoon.
His nsf wheel was quite a bit further down the road!

must have been scary.

bl52krz · 23rd August 2020, 21:23

I have never liked B*W. Don’t really know why, but I know people who have had them and wished they had bought a wheel barrow instead. I suppose any car can have irs troubles, but when I look around at what car would I buy if I had to get rid of the Rover. I find like most of us that today’s generation of vehicles are nothing but metal boxes with little if any character. Young chap has a civic next door to us,and every now and again it goes missing. When I see him in it again, I ask him how it’s going, the answer is’iv just had so and so done . Cost me arm and a leg to get it back on the road. As a matter of fact, it has been missing for the last week again. More problems? I will only give my Rovers up when I peg out or can no longer drive because of health issues. I hope that day never comes. Oops. Don’t know what happened with the colour of the print..

Ian G · 23rd August 2020, 21:39

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

I have never liked B*W. Don’t really know why, but I know people who have had them and wished they had bought a wheel barrow instead. I suppose any car can have irs troubles, but when I look around at what car would I buy if I had to get rid of the Rover. I find like most of us that today’s generation of vehicles are nothing but metal boxes with little if any character. Young chap has a civic next door to us,and every now and again it goes missing. When I see him in it again, I ask him how it’s going, the answer is’iv just had so and so done . Cost me arm and a leg to get it back on the road. As a matter of fact, it has been missing for the last week again. More problems? I will only give my Rovers up when I peg out or can no longer drive because of health issues. I hope that day never comes. Oops. Don’t know what happened with the colour of the print..

Must be those rover coloured glasses your'e looking through Dave

p2roverman · 23rd August 2020, 22:50

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

I have never liked B*W. Don’t really know why, but I know people who have had them and wished they had bought a wheel barrow instead. I suppose any car can have irs troubles, but when I look around at what car would I buy if I had to get rid of the Rover. I find like most of us that today’s generation of vehicles are nothing but metal boxes with little if any character. Young chap has a civic next door to us,and every now and again it goes missing. When I see him in it again, I ask him how it’s going, the answer is’iv just had so and so done . Cost me arm and a leg to get it back on the road. As a matter of fact, it has been missing for the last week again. More problems? I will only give my Rovers up when I peg out or can no longer drive because of health issues. I hope that day never comes. Oops. Don’t know what happened with the colour of the print..

I'm in complete agreement wih you. I would not normally work on a modern car but do on mine only because it is a Rover, as have virtually all my cars been previously.
As well as some older Rovers I have four KV6 models, two are fairly low mileage which I would aim to keep in good order for the remainder of my driving years. If government regs make driving them non-viable i switch to an older model which is mot and tax exempt!

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Moan, moan, moan,moan We do a lot of moaning about our carsalways breaking down. Well feel sorry for Nissan squashy,and BMW 5 series. According to Which, the Nissan is the worst new car for breakdowns. BMW 5 series have their share of breakdowns also. I feel so sorry for them, don’t you. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

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baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,960 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	(I caught your sarcasm, btw) But to answer, no, not really, tbh, as I’m not a fan of either SUVs, large or small, nor of BMWs. And just think, will any of them still be on the road at around 20 years old, let alone breaking down? And not looking old-fashioned? Or am I wearing my rose-coloured Rover glasses? __________________ Only my opinion, obviously, so please don’t shoot me if it doesn’t match yours! Last edited by baxlin; 23rd August 2020 at 04:34..

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I have never liked B*W. Don’t really know why, but I know people who have had them and wished they had bought a wheel barrow instead. I suppose any car can have irs troubles, but when I look around at what car would I buy if I had to get rid of the Rover. I find like most of us that today’s generation of vehicles are nothing but metal boxes with little if any character. Young chap has a civic next door to us,and every now and again it goes missing. When I see him in it again, I ask him how it’s going, the answer is’iv just had so and so done . Cost me arm and a leg to get it back on the road. As a matter of fact, it has been missing for the last week again. More problems? I will only give my Rovers up when I peg out or can no longer drive because of health issues. I hope that day never comes. Oops. Don’t know what happened with the colour of the print.. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

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23rd August 2020, 10:39	#6
bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	The Nissan really doesn't surprise me. I was on a couple of Qashqai pages on facebook as my wife had one. I noticed that from probably around 2016/2017, there seemed to be a lot of problems getting reported. Cars not recognising keys for keyless entry, emergency braking randomly activating while driving along (seem to remember it causing an accident with 1 owner when it happened at 70 on a dual carriageway), multiple problems with the 1.2l engine, issues with the head unit/built in maps. My wife's 2010 model on the other hand was actually very reliable. She had it for 4 years, it only refused to start once, and that was when one of the kids left the interior light on overnight and drained and killed the battery. Probably didn't help that my wife would jump in and turn the key instantly, rather than waiting for the glow plugs to warm, which would end in it turning over and over, and then a cloud of smoke as it finally got going. Apart from that it, aside from brakes and tyres, it needed a front suspension arm, a couple of bulbs, and a CV boot. The CV boot ended up being a big job as the drive shaft was stuck in the hub so they had to remove the whole part as one piece.