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 Sat 9 Jun 12 08:54 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dog
And 4 of them are ... French! (who'd have thought it)

www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/9317194/The-10-least-reliable-family-cars.html#?frame=2241925
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 08:58 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Zero
3 of them are German.

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 Sat 9 Jun 12 09:04 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - R.P.
Have these cars got axles ???
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 09:23 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Zero
According to warrant direct.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 10:17 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - L'escargot
>> Have these cars got axles ???
>>

I assume they mean stub axles rather than beam axles.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 10:19 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - movilogo
Skoda Superb and VW Passat feature in this list yet they are among 10 most satisfying cars to own in another Telegraoh article.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 11:30 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - mikeyb
I assume that these figures are only based on those with a aftermarket warranty, so pretty worthless. Probably far more of these models do not have a warranty with this company than do, so a very skewed view of the world
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 13:05 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dutchie
Breakdown due to Axels? First time i've heard of that one.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 13:10 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - R.P.
This looks like an advitorial for Warranty Direct. Wonder how many Skoda Superbs they have on their books..?
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 13:11 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - L'escargot
>> Breakdown due to Axels? First time i've heard of that one.
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Axels (sic) presumably includes everything in the axle sub-assembly such as bearings etc.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 13:21 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dutchie
Could be Les.I can understand front bearings wearing out,depends how the car is used.

Had a look at the Skoda Superb.What a car.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 13:39 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dutchie
I like my Focus but if I had to drive through a desert or round the world trip.The Aircooled VW I used to have would be my choice.>)
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 15:06 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - DP
A Skoda in the list? Whatever next? These are normally the darlings of the surveys. ;-)

Renault I would expect to see here, but sad to see Peugeot feature so prominently. Apart from various bits of interior trim falling off, my various 90's Pugs were generally faultless.
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 Tue 12 Jun 12 05:44 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - MD
A mate was a Pug Top Tech and he says they are crap now.
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 Mon 11 Jun 12 09:19 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - TeeCee
As they've got that excuse down for the big Renault bus, you have to bet it includes the 'box and final drive too. Legendary for failures in that area they are.

Congratulations are due to Renault here, for managing to build a French car where mechanical failure exceeds electrical faults for breakdown causes.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 19:41 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dave_
>> I assume that these figures are only based on those with a aftermarket warranty, so pretty worthless.
>> Probably far more of these models do not have a warranty with this company than do,
>> so a very skewed view of the world

I agree mikeyb. The article should be entitled "most claimed-for cars covered by a warranty direct policy".

If I were running a minicab or courier firm, I'd buy a 3-year-old ex-lease Superb or Passat with 80,000-90,000 miles on the clock*, take out a warranty direct policy and drive it non-stop until the axle went bang.

*WD stipulate the mileage must be under 100,000 at policy inception. How many modern cars suffer catastrophic breakdown at under 100,000? Not many, I'll wager.
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 Sat 9 Jun 12 20:54 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dave
It would be good to see a survey of what percentage of claims WD actually coughed up (the full cost) for, compared to how many they wriggled out of under the wear and tear getout, I mean clause.
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 Sun 10 Jun 12 19:57 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - madf
I am glad my prejudices against French cars and Renault in particular are founded on facts.


(And VW as well)

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 Mon 11 Jun 12 07:37 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Duncan
Why was "The ten most reliable family cars" thread locked?
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 Mon 11 Jun 12 10:05 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - VxFan
>> Why was

No idea. Wasn't me, btw. Have now unlocked it.
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 Mon 11 Jun 12 14:54 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - apm
I loved this quote from one of the comments:

"...My father has a Modus. It may be small, but it has the fuel economy, responsiveness and turning circle of a car twice its size."

Made Oi laaarf.
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 Mon 11 Jun 12 22:08 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Boxsterboy
A Mercedes joint least reliable with a Renault. Still, you can't beat German reliability. Or perhaps you can?
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 Mon 11 Jun 12 22:24 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Dog
((A Mercedes joint least reliable with a Renault. Still, you can't beat German reliability))

Ass-embled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Toluca, Mexico.
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 Tue 12 Jun 12 06:16 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - swiss tony
>> ((A Mercedes joint least reliable with a Renault. Still, you can't beat German reliability))
>> Ass-embled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Toluca, Mexico.

Yup, R Class's are built along side M and GL's.
In fact they are basically lowered ML's.

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 Tue 12 Jun 12 21:49 
 The 10 least reliable family cars - Boxsterboy
And I bet the diesel engines are shipped out from Germany, and the design is all German, etc. etc.
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