Hi. I am finally trading my 2006 Kia Picanto for a brand new car because it has required a lot of repairs and is somewhat unreliable.
Firstly, I wanted to change the engine (it has a manufacturing fault from the factory), but taking into account the cost of such a job I believe it would not pay off.
So I finally gave up on the car. I am buying one of the mentioned vehicles. Which one, is the most reliable in the long run and boasts the best build quality? I don't want a lemon again....
The cars: (Model Year 2021)
Hyundai i20 (1.2, 62 kw)
Kia Picanto (1.2, 62 kW)
Mitsubishi Space Star ( 1.2, 59 kW)
Citroën C3 (1.2, 61 kW)
Škoda Fabia (1.0, 70 kw)
Suzuki Ignis (1.2, 66 kW)
Thank you for any recommendations.
None of them. I’d get a Honda Jazz/Fit and have 15-20yrs of fuss free ownership.
congrats on 1000 posts!
Lol it’s just a number. What matters is if people are benefiting from my advice..
Congrats on making me think about what I wrote...
I laughed out loud Kerem. Thank you. I benefitted from this entire interaction between you two so you both achieved your goal. {black}:smile:
Hahaha
I would consider more options.
Maybe the Skoda might be a bit more reliable but that is just a VW so not great in the first place I would consider a Honda Jazz.
Yeah, I do not know much about which cars in America are also overseas, or what the price difference is. But I assume they have something like an Accord or Camry in Europe, right? I would go with one of those if I could.
@thefloridian
The Accord or Camry is huge! We are talking Honda FIt size at most here;)
Ohhh, smaller cars. Got it sorry. Yeah then, go with one of those. I just assumed any normal American size car.
@thefloridan
His Kia Picanto is a car smaller than a 15 year old Kia Rio I must adress that. I think he should go with the Honda Fit which is called the Honda Jazz in Europe.
Yeah, just looked it up. That is probably a good idea.
May I ask what country you are from?
Id recommend a Honda or Toyota product.
if I had to choose from that list, and I know nothing about the actual cars, I’d probably go Suzuki or Mitsubishi. Caveat, I have no experience or knowledge of those cars in comparison. Just basing it on country of origin. As Japanese owned and operated companies seem to usually have better quality.
I think he is from somewhere in Europe and I think the best choise would be a Honda Jazz (Fit).
Regarding size of cars in your question, what about Honda Civic?
Mr @mountainmanjoe recommended you go with the Fabia and he also literally bombed the comments to make me write my own answer loL so here me go:
So... He has experience with a Fabia. After one month with it it was perfectly reliable! So you should buy the Fabia as you will be comfortable with the thought about living with a Fabia for one month. Hope that helps.
But if you think that VWs have lower quality then I would skip on the Skoda are Skoda is part of VW and the powertrain of the Fabia is from the VW Polo and based on the Audi A1. Sounds reliable?
My opinion is consider the Honda Jazz.
kaboom! It's one month more experience than you have.
Fabia. 💡
You realize Skoda is part of VW and the Fabia is like a Golf/Jetta?
no, it is nothing like golf/jetta. When I rented the Fabia I loved it. So much better than the piece of crap Yaris they gave me before.
The engine and transmission are from a VW Polo and the Audi A1 is based on it. It could be good to drive but what do you know about the reliability?
The powertrain is literally identical to a VW Polo
it worked great for a month {pear}:smile:
Ok so we now know that if you buy a new VW Polo, Skoda Fabia, or Audi A1 it will be perfectly reliable for at least one month. If that gives you @kristtboda peace of mind that it is a very good car then go ahead and buy it Joe here is saying it had no issues in the 1 month time period.
hey post your own answer. Lets hear YOUR vast wisdom and experience with euro cars.
Hahaha you guys! The old Fabia with the petrol 1.6L NA was not half bad to be honest, especially in Europe. The new Fabia/Polo with the 3 cyl turbo GDI 1.0L engine is a disaster waiting to happen once the car starts ageing.
The VAG diesels are actually quite good, especially with a manual. Since VAG now uses the Toyota Aisin 6 speed torque converter in some markets with their turbo petrols, the death-knell of the DSG no longer remains.
I can't remember all the tech specs. It was a gasser, around 2L, auto. It accelerated very nicely, smoothly, and had good pep on the highway. I could pass with ease.
The Yaris hybrid was a slug and sounded like a turbo lawnmower. Looked like a child's toy too.
I'm going way off topic ...