French rubbish....urban myth ?

[sevenfourate]

Just clocked up 50'000 miles driving my spaxo (2nd owner). Car now on 64'000 miles. In those miles and 8 years its only 'broken down' twice (?) :

Once whe boot light switch got stuck,interior light was on for a few days; flattening the battery,and once when fuel line came off due to a jubilee clip coming loose.Apart from that couple of driveshafts, droplinks,a battery,pair of door-hinges and not alot else apart from fuel and tyres etc

So all the tales off woe on here about French shit,Paxo's being unreliable etc: Is this due to the high percentage of young owners (Due to low prices / insurance and bang-per-buck on VT? models,) and cars perhaps being driven around with minimal maintainence. Would the same not ring true whatever cars some owners had ???

Harsh but fair ????

Discuss

[yorkie]

i have 158.000 and never broke down lol

[furiomike]

There's not a lot to a Saxo though, the bit's that have broke on yours are the only bits to break. Unless you expect the roof to drop off. I think your's has done all right though.

My mum's done 40k miles in a Honda jazz, and nothing at all has broke or gone wrong.

[LSOfreak]

12,000 miles later with mine and, clutch, starter motor, powersteering pump, rocker cover gasket, droplink, about 20 brake light bulbs, a rust hole in the rear wheel arch looking into the boot, 3 tyres and thats about it. i think its quite reliable other than the rare times it doesnt start on first turn of the key and the ignition key flashes on the dash , but then starts the 2nd time- no idea what that is

[Munzz]

Deffo not a myth :D

[sminotVTR]

My old one was 130k ran like a beauty... Y reg can i just add!

This one 100k (03) :( had it a year only had 2 problems and that was the coilpack and a dead battery which neeeded replacing, i think its how you care for them, but they are tin cans

[Liam_LFC_VTR]

i have 158.000 and never broke down lol

On the same engine????

[qrty]

Stereo types of cars piss me off!

Jap cars: Fucking built proof - Ok they are well built and can take some shit but you still have to look after them and they can still break!

French cars: Shit - Ok, so some are but generally i think French cars are pretty good! They're well built, pretty reliable, well designed and good looking cars!

German cars: Reliable and Bulletproof - I may drive one but i dont agree with this at all. Ok so they are generally pretty reliable but they do break down all my friends have german cars and they break down on the regular! :p

Italian cars: Just shit - Haha ok so i dont like them but tbf they arent all crap, one word Ferrari!

American cars: Cant go round corners - Ok generally true but the do make some than can, Saleen! :p

Ok so generally true but not always so do my head in! :p

[shooorn94]

LSOfreak... your issue with the key flashing is your immobiliser you need to clean the key fella.

Never broke down in either of my saxo's. I've drove approximately 30k-ish in saxo's in general. Several long stints and nothing goes wrong. It's just a generalisation that some un-educated individuals believe. CV joints have gone etc. and my car is now 11 years old. No rust on the chassis and it starts first time. My chassis is on 88k now.

[andrew0510]

126,000 going strong :)

[Elliott]

iive got 157K miles never broke down.

[Elliott]

i have 158.000 and never broke down lol

on ya 3rd engine though

[Spanky]

ive literally just clocked 109k on mine (83k when i bought it) and it has never broke down on me.

Done the rocker gasket, and other little things, but i class that as just wear and tear tbh, the car itself has never let me down, not even a flat battery :D

[Tontsy]

iive got 157K miles never broke down.

on ya 3rd engine though


contradicted the living FUCK out of yourself there mate!

saying your on 157, not stating your on any other than the original engine... then going off on one for Yorkie to have mad more than one.

iirc he has still got the same engine?
although correct me if im wrong, and i retract my statement.

[Connor_scotland]

My old 1.1 saxo

I put 47k on it in 14 month and the only thing that went wrong was i hit a rod smashed the sump/oil pump but replaced it and that was it.

Was the most reliable car i have had and thats no joke.

Only had to change driveshafts as it was lowered 60mm and 90mm on rear.

[AXracing]

My old AX had 130,000 + and was still running strong before it was turned in to a race car. My 106 did some 65,000+ before a cat went. I still see it floating about now to the girl I sold it to many many years ago. My C2 has done 40,000+ and has only one problem and that was a front spring fail though apparently it was recalled for that and I just never bothered taking it back lol.

[Elliott]

contradicted the living FUCK out of yourself there mate!

saying your on 157, not stating your on any other than the original engine... then going off on one for Yorkie to have mad more than one.

iirc he has still got the same engine?
although correct me if im wrong, and i retract my statement.

not really mate.
Im on my orginal engine.

Im just saying word of mouth ive heard he's had 3 engines in it

[kcsaxo]

its all to do with how you look after it. i had mine for 11 years (seriousley) and the only things to go were:

clutch
driveshafts
water pump
radiator

not bad saying its a french car.

[Elliott]

My parents have had the car since brand new, im 2nd owner and the clutch went after 155K miles.

Ive replaced drive shaft once, engine mount twice, the usual cambelt changes etc.

Nothing major apart from clutch

[Stissy]

i had a 106 1.1 for alittle over a year
and i've had my saxo for about 4 months

none have ever let me down, starts first time everytime, runs like a beauty

[lakey_xs]

not that god realy is it as on any other car i would not be expecting to replace both drive shafts and some door hinges at 64k hell just done the first drive shaft on my 405 at a 167k but give's me something to do on a weekend fixing my piles of french wank feel the love lol