2024 LEMON VEHICLES LIST: Worst carmakers named. Do not buy! | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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I just know to stay away from Chinese brands
U2 - Lemon
Thanks for the worst vehicle manufacturers. Could you do a list of the best? Perhaps one on commercial vans too :)
I'm intrested in that, Maybe at close to 50 I should try something new. Your email link from the website isn't working for me (I don't run a browser email) I don't know how else to contact you.
To further add to the GMW we’ve opened two a H6 and now a Joilon. Not bad cars. Bang for buck really good way better then a lot or mainstream. We’ve had on issue with a battery in jillion customer service was great. He even a a courtesy car when the car goes in for service
Some highlights with approx timing:
04:50 can start here
5:00 Ferrari
5:40 Vans
6:35 Ram Renault LDV
8:35 Alfa Romeo, Citreon, Lotus, Peugeot
10:25 Cherry
10:54 Volvo
11:14 general Euro comment - ""European quality - epic oxymoron"
11:30 Polestar
12:30 SsangYong
14:01 jeep
15:20 - Land Rover and Jaguar
16:40 - Mercedes
19:40 - Honda
21:00 Tesla
23:13 VW Skoda Audi "Volkswagen is a criminal organisation."
25:00 Nissan
29:00 Summary
30:00 GWM
And continuing summary
Do you have a timestamp for what JC says about MG? Can't seem to find them haha
Seems to use a lot of words with very little content
Thanks!
You are the best
Thank you, sir!
These are by far my favourite vids made by John, everyone loves a shit list
Every time I see a Jeep in traffic, I think... there is someone who spent $80,000 without spending 5-10 minutes on Google, prior to purchase.
Yep.
Such ignorance ! I have been driving my grand Cherokee for the last 9 years now and it has hardly ever skipped a bit ! Such a fun to drive and way ahead of its time in technology !
Yep 👍 ,fools are born every minute 😊
@nadeemshah7298 You might have the unicorn Jeep, but with a cash strapped CHRYSLER making horrible compromises they can't afford to fix after manufacture, statistically they are a losing proposition for the second biggest investment you are likely to make in your life.
@@bend3rbot I have a 12 year old Chrysler 300 SRT8 which also hasn't had an issue besides cracked plastic moulding on the heater hose. By the way the 300 shares a heap with the Cherokee
Your description of Alfa Romeo is perhaps the best I've ever heard.... lol
yeh makes me want one even more.
It takes too damned long to get to the points...
Few years ago my in -laws sold their house and decided to shout the 3 kids new cars.
The missus had her mind set on a Jeep Cherokee. I could not change her mind no matter what I did. I offered to pay the extra amount for a Toyota Prado but I could not win the argument.
Here we are 4 years later and the Jeeps gearbox is probably rooted and we are getting the usual corporate stuff around about who is responsible. I am not surprised. I am beyond angry as I know that 99% chance that a Toyota would have given us no problems. And a Toyota Prado would still be worth at least 70% of what we paid for it.
Women ( and some blokes ) should not be allowed to choose vehicles, they often go for style/ hype over function...
Toyota doesn't sell Prado in the US, so she probably thinks your not very bright. I recommend you check your blinker fluid. 😊
Pretty sure he's in Australia, hence the au at the end of his name.@@buning_sensations5437
Toyota sell Prado in Australia
@@buning_sensations5437hot tip , AU isnt a state of the usa 😂
In America, if you get stuck with a lemon. You can just park it in LA.
We put ours in Canberra.
problem is they end up with their snouts in the troughs running the country.. 😁
@@AutoExpertJCIn 2022 and 2023, Canberra was the car theft Capital of Australia. Net exporter of cars and not in a good way.
Beetroots, that’s another story
@@AutoExpertJC & Find drunken Barnaby Gumble under it "Hey Homer I found a pretzel"
I thought they could also get the award for cars that should have been scrapped decades ago but still run ‘sort of’ on the road still.
Watching you disect the quality of cars in the Australian market is hilarious John well done!
Just bought a Y62 Patrol TiL. I was going to purchase a Cruiser again, but couldn’t cop the price differential of over $35,000.00 for the top of the range Cruiser. On and off road, the Patrol is just as good, if not better at all things. It is more roomy, as well, but also more thirsty. Still, $35,000.00 means that the price differential might take me 30 years to use up on fuel, and spare parts are cheaper as well. As silly as some might call me, I love the feel and performance of the Patrol’s naturally aspirated V8. In any event, it’s my money and I get to drive the best large off-roader in Australia, or anywhere.
Nissan’s premium range are pretty good. Talking Patrol, Z-car and GTR. You chose well.
Have you thought about resale value.The depreciation will make the extra 35k look good.
I own a Jeep Wrangler JK and I have to say I enjoy having the skills as an ex mechanic and generous bank account to support this fine vehicle. The previous owner spent a fortune on this thing a I feel comfortably delusional that I’m on the cheaper end of this ownership, at 184,000 km. Feel free to wish me luck.
I have a 2013 JKU CRD, had it since new and its done 190k. I have it regularly serviced and its been a fantastic vehicle. Ive kept it stock and i use it as my everyday car, plus it tows my camper out on trips approx once a month. I’ve never treated it harshly or done heavy 4wd’ing, which i think is the reason its been so reliable.
95% of all Jeeps ever made are still out there on the road.
The other 5% actually made it home.
Jeeps are awesome. Don't believe the BS. Good BASIC MAINTENANCE GOES A LONG WAY!
The old straight 6, yes. But the new govt mandated plush, 4 f'in door, auto trans, vee engined Fiat parts ridden soccer mom modern Jeep is not that. Jeep as have all big businesses has become just a corporate entity devouring profits like a cow eats grass. No soul to modern Jeeps, see also Harley-Davidson.
Beware the Dana final drives in the wrangler and the Cherokee they eat the lsd components at 200k which then get fed through the crown wheel and pinion, beware also of the inhibitor switch on the shift mechanism, they cost $600+ and the long six distributor brgs and shaft (non servicable) chuck in the towel. Dunno what a new dizzy costs, although the cars I'm mentioned are old, the general trend of garbage mechanicals shine like a light house through the gloom, anyway, I've retired ❤😂😅
Always thoroughly entertaining, thanks again John.
I own a Volvo XC60 and as you say it's roolly nice to drive, but service is second rate expense BS. Had an electrical fault due to me jacking the car up on one side for too long (kid you not). I asked the service team to just do a DEL/ALT/DEL on the electronic park brake. They wouldn't. Charged me $223 to tell me they had no idea how to fix the issue. I bought a $30 OBD2 tool, reset the EPB and job done. One more warranty service to go (mistake of pre-paying service) and then I'll never go back to Volvo for my servicing
Sounds like to me micro management of a ride
I’m actually considering a 2019 or later XC40 T5 once the price drops a bit more. The resale value is a joke and the annual servicing fees are eye watering. I service my own vehicles and while this is a bit more complex, I’ve managed worse. I just need to find someone who doesn’t want the bills and hasn’t rotted out the sun roof rails
Why would you need an electric parking brake?
@@theairstig9164I’d find an earlier XC40 before they switched from Belgian to Chinese production. 2018s should all be Belgian
@@raykuipers3146 Over 90% of new vehicles have them. Even manual transmission equipped cars. They are cheap. Probably no less reliable than a cable that can corrode, freeze or stretch.
It is ALWAYS GOOD to see the RUBBISH car makers NAMED AND SHAMED!
Except if your a trash manufacturer...
@@AutoExpertJCYou're.
John!!!! Your???? You meant to write. " you're"@@AutoExpertJC
You forgot gm and ford lol@@AutoExpertJC
@@jon88and97His list is actually brands that are even worse than those owned by General Mistakes Corporation and Ford Motor Company.
A Ford Ranger, while nowhere close to a Toyota's level of indestructibility, is actually dependable when compared to a Ssangyong, a Chery, or a Land Rover. That's a fact.
Great video, very accurate. Can I just add a personal experience. Bought my Ssangyong Musso new in 2006. Over 18 years it has been a family truckster, carried over a ton of dirt, towed race cars, hauled many racing bicycles. 180,000km and never, ever let me down. Fit and finish is average, paint is fkd and resale value is worthless but, after 18 years I've had my moneys worth and it was HALF the price of a Hilux at the time.
My Sangyong Kyron did 440,000 Km. I am advised that this is rare.
2021 Musso done 110000klm no problems.
Best car I ever iwned
@@franko3006 If it's diesel, you've just broken the engine in. Still a toddler in car life time... petrol, another story...
@@franko3006 My sparky neighbour uses a Musso for work and has had no problems, says it drive much nicer than his former Ranger..
@@adoreslaurel But then you have to look at it....... The Kyron was even worse, uglier than a hat full of A-holes.
There is some good advice in this segment. What ever car or truck you buy make sure the service and parts supply chain is robust. Modern vehicles are loaded with electronics and if a chip goes bad your vehicle is dead until a new replacement can be acquired. This is especially important if you live out in Dingo Piss Creek where the roads are rough and the distance are great.
Much enjoyed your thinning of the "rank." Which rhymes with "stank."
Glad to be enjoying vintage Toyotas over here in California (land of fruits and nuts). I expect our Avalon and Tacoma to outlast us, unless destroyed by some wayward driver, and their numbers seem to be on the increase. With a combined total of 538k miles, looking forward to seeing that number reach a million. Ever the optimist, I will be 75 this year, but plan to go past the 100 my father reached, so plenty of time to reach that million mile mark. BTW, he drove until he was 97, and a few thousand of the miles he drove were in Australia and New Zealand after retiring.
abso-so-lutely! rock on! With good calif living it IS possible to live well until extremely old, i sense. I may actually move there from the PNW where i'm from and still live in the wet damp cool/cold, which just is not good whether 14 y.o. or my current over 50 age. Easily will get to million miles on the toyotas, but per my mechanics, u actually want to do 3K oil changes almost no matter which oil u might be using. That number 3Kmiles to about 5K tops if all highway miles and not daily driver, is also what famed reknowned engine /car designer/engineer of the Nissan GTR says. Incidentally, part of why the seemingly low miles oil change interval is bcuz the quality of the engines since 25 yrs ago is not as good as they were before when they were seriously rugged/indesructible at both Toyota and Honda in many cases.
my 2004 avalon 488,750 miles , truoble free.
Mahindra announced today that they are new sponsors to Volleyball Australia, and I fully endorse their commitment to boobies in lycra.
They also own an airplane building company in Australia. Boobies in planes. Mostly while skydiving
Was mahindra on the list ?
@@aaronm2705I don't recall it being on the list, but that might just be because my teenage kids tell me my memory is gone...but if I can remember that they tell me that, is it truely gone?
@@aaronm2705 My S11 should be. It leaks lemon juice all over the road.
@@aaronm2705 Isn't Mahindra part of Tata which was mentioned
🎶 Timothy Rigby, sweeps up the rust in the carpark where his car once had been...lives in a dream (aka nightmare)🎶
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that says "Service is poor"
Broken my door......
All the auto lemons
Where do they all come from....?
All the auto lemons
They're all just total bombs
Ahhh look at all the auto lemons....
Johnny Cadogan sits at the desk
where he's typing the scripts to this vid...
Testing the junk car
tries a big brake test and just ends up doing a skid
And he'll be in an auto lemon
Where do they all come from ?
Driving an auto lemon
I think he's going to vom....
My mate became an apprentice mechanic in 1988 and the first thing he told me when I asked him about his first day, was "never buy a Jeep". Great advice on day 1.
The American built jeep of old are a good car don't buy other country built jeep..
@@shanebaldrys134 Roger that. Cheers
There's a South African 🇿🇦 national 4x4 safari tour guide that won't allow them, as breaking down in some place can lead to fatalities. So, Jeep is for the playgrounds 15 minutes outside of Cape Town or Pretoria.
you talk a lot without meaning for poor information
Next, we need to know the top 20 best cars!
Nope. Best at what? Carting fat people who don’t own bicycles around? Rolling over? Parking?
It's a safe bet to assume that as a brand, Lexus/Toyota is at or near the top.
BMW
Genesis
Hyundai
Kia
Lexus
Mazda
Subaru
Mini
Mitsubishi
Toyota
BMW???Junk
@@JJ-wi2uw Agree there. Had a visit from a guy who had a '97 Camry with 930k km on the odometer. Always serviced by the book and only replaced consumables. Looked like a well worn car though. I had an '84 Corona that I couldn't kill. Traded it in another Toyota after it got to 600k km. The AC still froze you on a Brisbane summer's day. We've got a 2023 Lexus NX hybrid, and a '09 Toyota Kluger with 160k km. Never had so much as a minor issue with the Kluger.
The 3 prong: Observation is the current choice of Lebbos and Indians, most likely all on novated lease to make them look cool as they punch the throttle down the road, making them sound like a large fart. Also, those modern black mercs look like a cockroach on wheels. Have a look next time you see one. Once you see, you won't be able to unsee.
Spot on .
Well described and they do sound like a large fart when throttled
Ohh yes, lots of Three-Prong Lebo Fanboys driving higher end/loud Mercs in the inner West of Melbourne. You can often hear these knobs from quite some distance away. I doubt most of them actually own these cars, as they seem to give them the beans at every opportunity.
I'd hate to be buying one of these thrashed three-prong suppositories when they come onto the second-hand market. Lebs really have a thing for German cars.
Modelled off the AU falcon.
I too would be a disappointed racist if people who started with nothing eclipsed my achievements in less than half of my lived time.
These are the carmakers left (although I'm at 19, perhaps Caterham or BYD is erroneous?):
BMW
BYD
(edit: removed)
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Ford
Genesis
GWM
Hyundai
Isuzu
Kia
Lexus
Mazda
MG
Mini
Mitsubishi
Subaru
Suzuki
Toyota
Cheers mate.
Let's hope John can upload a video about these and the positives of why they are 'not shit'.
Caterham was eliminated for having too low a sales volume
Chrysler was also eliminated for selling less than 50 cars. Your list is also missing Mahindra.
MG = LDV. Both are SAIC products. Some models swap badges in different countries
They had three BYD electric 2 cars one SUV. in an area at our local Plaza They are really nice beautiful colors
I’m a 73 yr old yank and just discovered you. Lovely. 👍🏿😊🕺🏿😲❤
Love the description of RAM owners. EXACTLY like Harley owners - the ONLY machine on the planet that turns fuel into noise.
You wish you could afford a RAM Bozzo , my 1500 Limited is a DREAM car
@@martinaston8044I’d have the diesel version tomorrow if I had the money
Several aircraft types do just that.
I’ve missed the frequent doses of JC wisdom. It’s hard to find common sense anywhere else. You’re the last bastion of hope for us all.
Great video thanks John after putting the VZ Commodore Ute to sleep my vehicle aspirations are leaning these days towards a Toyota Camry Ascent which is pretty sad I think but then I’m 61 and as you can’t buy a new Commodore or even Falcon Ute and I’m not interested in twin cab diesels or SUVs it’s probably my best option. With the chunk of change I could pick up a great new Japanese bike or even 2. Great information just the same thanks again.
I miss proper Holdens too
I sold my VU during the 'rona second hand madness, it was just too much money to pass up for an old, fairly unremarkable but reliable beast.
Look on the upside, no one's ever going to ask you to help you move heavy things for them again and its something to look forward to
@@krissteel4074 I loved my old Ute but it just became too much of a money pit. 😂🤣😂 As for people asking me to help them move I’m an angry old bastard so only a few close friends ever asked or I offered and members of my family knew if I would say yes or no so didn’t ask.
Toyota HiLux or ranger work ute 2x4. They exist
@@theairstig9164I bought a new poverty pack dual cab Hilux Workmate petrol auto. Hopefully at 63 it will see me out. I didn’t trade my 26 year old Corolla still going strong.
A video not slagging off ev's? are you alright dogesy
You can not like Tesla and Elon and still like EV's, like me. But it works for my lifestyle. Not for everyone though!
Lol...lmao...
Must be no little brown paper baggy this week from the guys with towels on their heads out Mid East way. They must be sh1tting themselves.
My last 3 cars. Alfa Romeo 156, apart from regularly changing the light bulbs I had no issues. Next was VW Golf Plus (got married and had a kid) no issues, currently Mazda 2 so far no issues apart from a couple of fob problems.
Ive noticed that wherever you pause the video, he's always snearing. Love it !
I was driving home from work today hoping id see one of these lists again.
The AutoExpert hath answered 🙏
I was listening to your thoughts with my mind.
Same here. Is it strange that I get a little trouser teepee when I see there is a new video
YESSSS🤘
@@AutoExpertJC Do you work for Knee-San?
The Cupra Formentor is both the best and worst car I have owned, but I love it. A mix of luxury and poor build quality in a package that goes like a stuck rat, corners with an accuracy not found in Audis' and has a sense of humour with bangs and pops in Cupra mode. You are right and about VW on the whole, but I don't think any car company is without sin, once they have your money, they don't give a rat's rectum.
We had a VW Golf in our work fleet - the seat had 1,000 adjustment options. Trouble was, 999 of them were uncomfortable.
Isn't that exactly what you want? The 999 others are for others 🙄
@@miskatonic6210 it would take me 6 hours of driving to find that exact adjustment - then I would hand the car over to someone else, who will then readjust it to suit themself.
@@richard7071 Electronically multi-adjustable seats without a memory function (or two) are the work of the devil.
I’m a Tesla fanbois
Nice praise there jc
999 problems & a vw Ain't 1 😂
This guy is telling the awful truth in a hilarious way 😂
Ford is a lemon company lots parked on side of road had 10 new ones at work they didn’t last long 😂😂😂
Those of us about to buy, salute you.
Would someone be into Acka Dacka ??👍
I was in the local LDV dealership last week. One of the local smash repairers, one of the best ones, was there. I know him quite well, I said "G'day, what are you doing here, upgrading to a Chinese ute hey?"
He replied "nah, just quoting rust repairs on LDVs again."
It's sort of encouraging that they're at least getting a good panel beater to quote, rather than a kid with a wire brush and a spray can.
Lol upgrade to China box
Downgrading.
LOL. sideways is it?@@AdmissionGaming
Look at the rust in the Tunlands! I saw one with rat sized holes all over.
54 is certainly more than I would have guessed. However, 90% could quite easily be thrown under the bus as garbage without further ado. The remaining 5 or 6, coz you cant have 0.6 of a car, could be quickly rendered down to Mazda.
Would be nice to know which 18 were left as the least shit coz we didn't have the starting list to begin with.
😂😂😂
@@lasseeloranta439 What's so funny?
Any carmaker not mentioned that sells a decent amount of cars is what's left on the list. It's not hard.
I'm pretty sure the list was on the screen a couple of times, lemme check.....yup, the list was up from 0:15 to 0:55, to be honest it was fucking hard to miss.
Mitsubishi Triton warped discs from new , no warranty, won't fix because Hey the 18 year old service managers look it up and say brakes are not covered , so see ya Felicia
Sounds like Toyota to me.
The criticism here is broader than automative. One can only wonder how piss poor a technology that should be state of art after post war technology development. But most cars sound like shitboxes made by evil manufacturers who have decided the car buyer is a total idiot. Seems we are. But what bus maker?
In VW's defence we have two 2010's era vehicles that have done almost 300000km each with no major issues, heck, they've had few minor issues... Extremely reliable highway machines and both still a dream to drive with great fuel economy, both were purchased with 50000km on the clock and have been very impressive with how they hold up over ten years.... Can't fault them really...
Nice 2 car example... LOL
@@brent1835 I'll add, for the dozens I've worked on I would definitely not call them unreliable, and I've not met an owner who would say that either. No stupid issues outside of routine maintenance... Can't say the same of Ford GM or anything French 🤮
I have a 2012 Amarok with 370000km that's only had a split intercooler hose and rats ate out the injector return lines, other than that no issues, and I can't blame VW for the rats.
He's talking buying new.
Don't kid yourself, theyre absolute dogshit.
My mate's LDV had a flat battery in Ballinia. He had to get it transported on a tilt tray to Coffs Harbour to get it running again. Some lock down security code when the battery is tampered with need to be reset. Not a handy feature with a sparce deeler network.
Mate. There is an ldv/haval dealer in ballina LOL.
I asked my good friend what was his ownership experience after buying his Tesla 3 one year ago, after raving about it during his first 3 months of ownership. He doesn't want to talk about it now. Some things are better left unsaid! 😂
I had a Porsche, 3 Volvo, but the last XC70 always repaired, finally I got Kia Rio. Doing 50 miles/ galon. Im happy !
Hope you have 5 year engine warranty, may need 2 or 3 engines in that time
We have a 3 year old Mazda CX 5 2.5l turbo petrol AWD. In my very average 40 years of car ownership I've never owned a better vehicle. It puts a smile on our dials every time we use it. 😊
Even Toyota now uses Mazda's engines in LC 300.
I still drive my 2005 Mazda3. Even after all these years has never given me trouble.
I'm ready to update my '05 vz Commode with its over half a million kicks.
Think I'll just get a good bicycle.
having a 3 year old vehicle means nothing; having a 30 year old vehicle does.
Entertaining as always John. But my experience with the 3 pointed star must be the exception to the rule. I purchased a new E400D all terrain wagon in 2021. It is a great looking vehicle, drives beautifully, is extremely comfortable and quiet, and has amazing power from the 6 cylinder twin turbocharged diesel engine. I just am very impressed with the vehicle. Dealer service has been great. There was no quibbling when I needed a headlight replaced. And on last service they upgraded the entertainment and navigation system without any extra charge. Service charges are not much more than Toyota charge for my Landcruiser dual cab. So overall, after 3 years ownership, I am very happy with my Mercedes Benz. thanks again for your reviews.
Interesting, I have a 2005 Mercedes Viano Diesel bought new, serviced myself once out of warranty, and have had a couple of failures of significance over that time. Failed crank angle sensor and failed transmission conduction plate. The others have been minor, front electric window winder guides, both sides, multiple times, (shit design), a failed glowplug and a failed self park on the rear wiper (poor design). Maybe the later ones are worse because of all the electronics.
I grew up in a family with 23 Mercedes-Benz cars; I owned 5 of those and clocked 350,000 to 500,000 on most, and 768,000 on the OM616 240D. No trouble worth a mention. The others in my own family ran well. Dad sold his 1961 190 Heckflosse (fintail, to the inept) at 354 000mi in 1974. It still runs to this day at Aranos in Namibia.
😂sodom and gomora by the Sea? Surfers fkn Paradise right? I was recently lured into booking 3 nights at that place thinking it was swanky and classy. Image my surprise.
Its the (involuntarily) ex stripper of society.
I don’t know if Kia is available in Australia but if it is, it should be at the top of your list. I’ve owned 2 and both had engine failures. One at 70,000 and the other at 125,000. The older one had to be scrapped. Due to a class action settlement, Kia fixed the newer one after 9 months.
You are hilarious😂
I think that maybe, you're a "non-shit" commentator. At least that puts you in the top third, right? 😂
Just went to NAPA and bought a clutch master and slave cylinder for my 1995 Landcruiser ute. Both were available over to counter. 385000km and is still running the original engine and drivetrain. Not sure you would expect that from many manufacturers. The resale value is also rising at around 10% per year.
But you still have the crap experience of driving around in a 1995 Landcruiser ute: there is a gulf of difference between reliable and nice to drive......just ask John.
Toyota here in Australia doesn't want to know you unless you're already a gushing fan or a farmer. Not one sales person has called me back, nor been interested in showing me around a car. It was like I had do all the work. Twice now, taken my business elsewhere. Not sure I'll give them a third chance.
Well, we got a 9 year old GC, V6 petrol and its been a great car.
Kept the old ML Triton and it’s just rolled over 320,000 ks and just keeps kicking on.
Moral of the story, service and fix shit. The biggest piece of shit I had was a Landcruiser wagon, that fucker was possessed. Cost me a fortune.
Love your work.
Missed your calling as a stand up comic John.😂 Where do you get your awesome t-shirts?
I have a 2019 Tucson Hyundai under new car warranty and my Dual Transmission has gone on it the car will take over a month to fix they are not sure really it may be more. I have not done over a 100000 km yet?
I will then have no car over a month. It may be a manufactured defect they don’t really communicate that to me when I ask them, but the manufacturer will pay for it to be fixed with me without a car for over a month. What should I do?
For one thing, Never Ever buy a vehicle brand that you can't get parts for. And Avoid the manufacturers that lock out mechanics, and allow only dealerships to work on your vehicle only. You manufacturers know who you are and your days are numbered !!! 😮😊
My 2016 VF Commodore is the most reliable car I've ever owned. Only had one faulty component since I've owned it from new. That component is a stop light bulb.
Other than standard service components replaced, just a set of tyres & a lead acid battery have been replaced.
The dunnydore Holden should have given us in 1990. After that, a genuine SUV on Veta platform. Holden may still be here. After saying Australia’s first car since 1948; they finally spoke truth.
Sunrise, had exavt same experince with the heavy set and somewhat ugly(ish) Commodore VT, ownership 4 years, from being bought with 27,000ks, traded in at 187,000 ks- total extra maintenaince outside of 10k services ( kinda kept) = one brake light bulb. ( and a bit of water in the wiper washer tank when it ran out long enough to iritate me)
The VT looked amazing in 1998
@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc all holden and ford had to do to save themselves and keep hsv and fpv going was fit their v8s to the twin cab utes... Toyota and Nissan a already sells their chassis with a v8 overseas so they could have competed and Mitsubishi loves their turbo v6s (which would of given them ridiculously great sales)
love my old VT, bit rough around the edges and 340,000ks and has had a few bits replaced but still super reliable daily driver
there are many cars you can buy that DO have a good rep. I will say that, Working for a dealership that sells a number of brands, Hyundai, Kia. Isuzu, F trucks Chery and Suzuki. Too early for Chery. However We get NO suzukis coming in for repairs. The ONLY time they come in, is for service. For a while, we had engines sitting on pallets, from Hyundai/Kia (same thing)
That is worth knowing.
As a mechanic myself… everything you’ve said is entirely discredited due to saying Kia/hyundai are good… they’re either scoring bores, spinning big end bearings or shitting out DCT’s like they’re a snack… for me it’s job security, for the customer it’s months without their car.
@@MrPoogman Are you in the US? Hyundai/Kia have an OK reputation in Australia but ours are Korean or (I think) some European. US made might be different.
Suzuki has a great rep for reliability and rock bottom ownership costs.
Suzuki and Honda are both utterly reliable and also authentic.
I concur, VW ASTRAALIA are. Absolutely SHit 💩💩💩, 2017 Amarok with 133,000kms got a broken rear diff. VW deemed this fair wear and tear and requested I pay $25860.30 for a complete rear axle. A complete rear axle was required because their dealer could not source the “special” tools to replace planetary gear set or more likely the skill set to rebuild their diff. I declined their offer to repair at $25860.30 and advised NSW NCAT can determine if 130,000 km is a fair life out of a rear diff. Absolute tosses!
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Alfa Romeo is disrespected without a reason. You measure Stelvio by the stereotype of the Alfa from the beginning of 2000-th. It has already moved on, and it's not that crazy as you describe yet exciting and fun to drive.
Thank you for valuable information, you should be nominated for "Australian of the year" award. Seriously - you are helping to a lot of people, your knowledge protects them from disasters ( if they have some brain and accept you ), you are giving your expertise for free to all of us. Again - THANK YOU!
Great idea but he's too honest and too white for Albos woke green leftie helpers to reward.
Bloke loves his own voice
I've owned 3 Tesla's.
The first one was was one of the very first made, and it was great 👍.
The second was a total piece of sh¡t, poor battery life and performance, crappy build quality, horrible interior.👎
The third made the second look like a dream Mazda. It was simply the worst, most unreliable car I have ever owned. Water leaked in, the door seals created deafening wind noise over 40mph, the air-con wouldn't have blown the froth off of a beer, and anyone who trusts the self-drive system is clinically insane.
I was happy, really happy, when the battery did a dump and burnt up like a magnesium flare. Just like so many others.
John hasnt met a car he couldn't hate. Some say he was run over by a European car as a child. 😁 I have a mate who has a Jeep, it's like an inverse tardis. Drove a Tesla the other day. Worst built new car I've been in. Elon is such a douche. I have a (criminal) VW Arteon: spacious, beautiful, and am poisoning more people myself with a Stage 1 Tune. 2nd hand, so no support.
how about an updated best top 5 cars to buy Small/Medium/Suv/Ute/EV / for the average aussies! Thanks John
Agreed, this video kind of left potential consumers festering in a void.
Thats really easy to answer the question to all those catagories in one word "Toyota"
He is Captain negative , funny negative comedian really.
Choose from the brands not named as they're just shit as John said.
Toyota/Mazda/Hyundai, in this order.
Jeep... Just empty every pocket
As an old VAG product owner I can't help noticing how the quality of spare parts has deteriorated post dieselgate. Can't imagine what their new cars will be like.
In my experience as a VW owner, I got nothing to complain, actually dealership was very responsive and quick to replace the water pump, even out of warranty for free. On the other hand, my toyota van has faulty brakes rotors from brand new, and the dealership refuses to repair it, despite complaining from the very beginning , not to talk about the faulty DPF, only replaced when we got a letter from EPA about a complain from another driver beying me.
There are no saints in this business. They are all the same.
I love my 93 jeep wrangler. Nothing newer than a 2000 car is on my slate. They are shit and track you.
I have been thinking about buying a new Mahindra Pik Up. I wonder if it's a good idea vs keeping my old Navarra. I can't afford any of the mainstream 4x4 utes and the LDV, GWM and SsangYong are non starters for me. But maybe I could afford a Mahindra and they were not mentioned in today's report! Two thumbs up then! Best idea I've ever had in fact!
I had one for 6 years was a strong and reliable ute ,got absolutely smashed on resale though so keep that in mind
John may have based this report on the VFACTS list of manufacturers, and Mahindra is one of the very few who doesn't participate.
@@karlcraig7214 yeah I figured that would be a problem, and having to wait months for parts if I needed them.
Same here, except I've been thinking about a new Wagon and the Scorpio has got me thinking. Main concern for me is spare parts and aftermarket support but damn it's depressing to see what people are still asking for 2nd hand Toyota's / Isuzu's etc with well over 100k on the clock
They have a very good reputation in Africa-especially South Africa.
I love my 2015 Audi A6 Biturbo SLine Diesel V6. As long as you have a specialist mechanic(never Audi dealership), and keep ahead of your servicing schedule. They are great. Especially bought second hand.
Wolf is sheeps clothing, fast, powerful, reliable, economical, look good even after a few years. Beautiful around town and on long trips.
Our 2017 Mazda CX5 has just had its' 60,000 km service. To our horror, the service department at our local dealership, where we bought and have loyally serviced the vehicle, informed us it was unsafe to drive as the differential had failed!!! at 60,000 kms.
Surely having an undrivable CX5 at 60,000 kms is unacceptable.
Fact. No New Defender facts in this video. Clickbait.
Using one of John's favourite words 'Bullshit' click bait.
John should know better.
Every EV is an affront to the intelligence of the people of the world! when they are marketed as environmentally friendly! They would be better to be marketed as unreliable fire hazards with acceleration to mach their depreciation, or overstated range!
I'm a fan. Love the vitriol and sarcasm. I don't care much about cars, but i really didn't either when i watched Top Gear. It was all about three Pommy blokes (Hammond, May and Clarkson) making commentary when doing something blindingly stupid and funny on (mostly) four wheels (sometimes two, like in Vietnam, or ridiculously turning a car into a boat)
Love this John been a mechanic for 38years your spot on !!!!
1: Ram LDV Reno and all Atiko
2: Alpha fiat lotus peugeot citreon
3: Cherry.
4: Volvo.
5: Polestar.
6: SangYong (cannot agree with the review).Muso and Rexton are great vehicles. He says this as they are huge competition to Triton (which i own a Triton 2020 with crap peeling paint & rust and shoddy brand accessories).
7: Jeep.
8: Land Rover & Jaguar (owned by Tata).
9: Mercedes Benz. 17:11
10: Honda 19:44 criticisms but no facts. Honda now has 7yr warranty again.
11: Tesla 21:05 says cant even make the cyber truck but it has been released.
12: Volkswagen (+skoda) 23:12 "criminal org" i have to agree. Jeta was worst vehicle i have ever owned or i know of being owned.
13: 25:00 Nissan... berates range. Nissan remain highly reliable yet he can only criticise on the basis of Nissan reselling data & on data breaches.. which is valid but nothing to do with car build. continues to berate with little evidence.
14: gwm (brief criticisms).
BTW Mitsubishi have weak paint that rusts away within first 2 years of owning a new vehicle. Brand accesories such as bed liner are of poor construction.
Clasps in tail gate lock fail and take months for warranty replacement.
interior vinyl is worn within 12 months so cannot stand normal wear and tear. Many other issues. Mitsubishi is no better than these other brands.
Tesla Cybertrucks can’t even be washed in sunlight or they’ll stain, they’re actual rust buckets, dangerous and at the rate they’re being manufactured by the person who “knows more about manufacturing than anyone else alive” many will be picking up their cyber truck in the mid to late 2030’s. Tesla resale prices reflect the shitboxes that they are. And of course who’d want to give their hard earned to an underpants stain like Musk anyway.
Musso is awesome - Experts review is just for entertainment 😅
C'mon, "play the flute"? What about the ladies?! At least add offhandedly "or bagpipes"!
Mazda Australia are the worst for warranty problems, if it is just outside the 3 year warranty for the car battery. There is no ETA that they give so they can drag it out for as long as they like.
Landrover...many, many moons ago I worked as a trades assistant on military contract to the Australian Army. Back then they only had land rovers and they were easily the biggest buckets of crap on any army base. The list of problems was endless from constant rear main oil leaks, dodgey tie rods, brake discs made from cheese. Whether they were new or old in service the problems just kept cropping up. You couldn't give me one.
They had the worst engines.
Yep, don’t own a Landy unless you know your way around a set of spanners. With the modern ones, just don’t own them as you’ll need specialist kit.
4 years in, and no spanners used on our Defender. I do spin wrenches on other cars in the fleet.
Those aren't landrovers mate.....they are perenties, and they are completely mechanically different to a standard defender. They run Isuzu diesels, different gearboxes, different transfer cases and different axles and suspension.
All parts supplied by landrover australia so they are landrovers.@@gureno19
I don't get the Jeep thing myself however I have seen a 9 sec. SRT Jeep at the drag strip. That's pretty impressive when you consider this vehicle has the aerodynamics of a brick.
Great Video. Thank you. So hard to pick a car these days that are good quality and come with good service.
Tesla, is ridiculously overpriced, stupidly inefficient and will cost any new owner a big stack of cash…when it comes to battery replacement and don’t even bother trying to trade one in.
You should summarize which cars you do like, it would make the video much shorter though.
Always like that little brother Suzuki tends to evade these criticisms. Maybe they are just too small to make it to the lists with the big guys. Or maybe they are just a surprisingly decent car….
Suzuki does what it says on the tin and a bit more. Don’t care about hard plastic which lasts for years.
Certainly doesn’t stroke your ego but also doesn’t empty your wallet. After sales service is very good.
Suzuki are great reliable vehicles, they're just too small for alot of big people 🤔
Agreed - Suzuki and Land Rover are the only cars l'll touch.
If buying new, Toyota preferred, Honda if price/features are an issue or Ford if desperate. If buying used, research the history and reliability of the vehicle. One usually unmentioned benefit of buying used, is the ability to essentially have other drivers be your guinea pig for how reliable a certain vehicle is.
Lemon list 2024 worst brands to own.
Honda made this list 💩.... that's not a good thing 🤦
JC great list to avoid i would also put on the line MG i drove the HS as a rental 4 days and i felt it was under powered, the entertainment system and AC buttons were cumbersome, huge deep boot but a space saver spare. Actually i would punt any car manufacturer that doesn’t provide a full sized spare and only give Goo, inflation device or Space saver 80km spare. Anywhoo glad my Subaru lives another day
Same. The small MG SUV was the most dangerously gutless car I've driven.
@@TheSPazCORE mate i nearly had a collision on the out skits of Cairns all those Cook highway roundabouts no one slows down to 40km they at 80km and the lag caught me out twice. As well on a back arterial road i had to learn shift to Sports mode to wake up the car from eco mode.
Tesla and Elon are truly a Cult of Green Evangelists. But we have yet to see a single study to prove them right, funny… 😂
Right right right about vw, no words are bad enough for this brand in modern times.
No need to tell my experience accept to say useless repairs cost me a motza with no end in sight. DO NOT BUY.
I got burned on a 2003 VW GTI, what a piece of crap. As I drive pass the dealership I give them the finger.
I do that with Toyota. Based upon experience gained over almost five decades. The zealous fanboys are deluded.
Get on with it John I'd almost dropped off by the end.
About time! Love your lemon lists.
7:07 I once heard a truck driver over the CB radio refer to an LDV as a Little Dick Vehicle. Just sayin'...
As a rusted on Volkswagen driver since being a teenager I unfortunately think your right. Volkswagen lost its moral compass with diesel gate. Yes lots of other companies where doing the same thing but weren’t caught or got away with it as Trump doesn’t care at all about the environment but since when is that a justified excuse. You think a lesson might have been learnt at Nuremberg ? Volkswagens service department? When things go tits up is woeful. Ask any Amarok driver about their head unit screens that all go belly up when the car is parked in the hot sun as Volkswagen denies there is an issue and walks away from the table. Volkswagen is a shadow of the company it used to be 🥺 They’re now even selling out to other companies to make their vehicles ie the Ford Amarok (what a disgrace) Please have a long hard look in the mirror or you’ll deserve to go bankrupt.
What are the top 18 non shit cars?
Toyota, Lexus, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, MG, Genesis, Isuzu, Subaru, Ford, Suzuki etc. process of elimination
Where John's cheques come from 😂
GWM@@robgw
I owned, a 1996 Nissan Micra Lx built Sunderland UK , for 20 years , never missed a beat, as reliable as the best of cars and very economical. I got rid of it eventually for a Honda.
I suggest to take any advice on any vehicle with a huge level of doubt and get a mechanic report if buying a vehicle.
I bought the Nissan Micra on advice from Wheels magazine rating of the car especially its economy on petrol consumption. Experts are what they supposedly are. Ultimately make up your own mind.
Love the annual lemon list John. Keep roasting those rolling turds!
"we're down to 23.... and now we're down to 19, only one more to go" ...from 23 to 19 and then down to 1, WTF? where's the rest, the so called 18-non-shit, and who are these magical brands Bub?
This is like listening to a kid in pre-school, my uncle after he downs a 6-pack, or worse to Joe Biden
...someone's been out in the sun without a cap for a bit to long.
According to my grade 1 math, 19-1=18, not 1.
But what do i know, I failed mnost of my classes and had to gigalow myself to my flat math teacher just to get a passing grade.
PS: u forgot everyone's favorite Toyota, who charges $1600 for break job on a corolla at the dealer, or chaged a Corolla GR owner $42000 in repairs for damage on a missed shift on a car that retails for $40000 (a 3 cylinder LOL). Thank the lords I got out of that garbage brand (while drunk) with 20 year old platform under the skin, and even older engine designs.
Or recalled their trash boxes more times than VW during diesel gate scandal.
I have just looked at the Australian recall list, just on the first two pages, well over 30,000 toyotas are recalled, for something small like not shifting out of gear when put into neutral
It always saddens me when I see, what appears to be, nice people driving brand-new pieces of $hit. Why people don't research the vehicles they plan on buying, I don't get it. The only thing they seem to be interested in is how pretty the vehicle is. Nothing about reliability, NOTHING!