for a long while Subaru held the title of most unreliable car in the uk by not only their propensity to break down but also the average cost of repair, please stop making the mistake that your experience of life applies to everyone else, also making a comparison to an 18year old budget car in terms of reliability isn't exactly a very good indicator, an 90 year old mans prostate is probably more reliable than most L reg fiats.
Really because that was pretty much your implication when you said
so you mentioned 'DPF' three times then said about a 'salesman' mentioning the problems associate with a DPF then said again about a sales man and stating 'this could happen' and posted a link to a video of an old X5 without a DPF on overrun?
You are basing your entire argument against Diesel engine cars on a DPF and a video of a non DPF car with a failing engine. My first statement said you have to take each make and model on its merits some petrol cars will be better value than there diesel counter part, but then again some Diesel engines are far superior to the petrol equivalent, but your opinion with little or no real world investigation or experience is some diesels have a DPF or a turbo so will automatically explode and are thus not as cheap to run or own? And you expect people to take you seriously?
Why is it that you're constantly allowed to make statements without any real world investigation (you know, like when I made reference to that thread in the Panda forum) about how Subaru's are supposedly the most unreliable cars. I've known plenty of people with Subaru's and the only time I've heard of people having any trouble is when they modify them. Then again, you obviously know more by virtue of you
not having owned one yourself
I love our 500 and think it's a great car and generally reliable but due to the fact the suspension is made out of cheese I couldn't recommend them to a friend who wasn't going to be understanding when the rear dampers needed replacing and the strut tops went every 2 or 3 years. Subaru's however, I would certainly recommend as long as we're not talking the 2.5 litre which likes its head gaskets.
I'm not saying that all diesels are crap and that all diesels will die a horrible DPF fuelled death.
I was simply pointing out that with the addition of DPF's, previously very reliable and very simple diesel engined cars were now more expensive to maintain and more likely to fail which means they make less sense than they previously did, not to say they don't make sense for everyone....... Prior to DPF's, diesels were for everyone, whether you did small mileages or big ones. Now with DPF's you have the issue of missed regens, DPF's not getting up to temperature with short journeys and more frequent oil changes. If you've been on any of the forums which deal with more modern DPF equipped diesels you can know how much of a nightmare it can be for some people.
grimwau had loads of issues with his 1.3 MJ 500 and was having to take it for extra journeys at speed to attempt to clear the DPF. You can't tell me that this isn't a negative.
As for the X5, the cause wasn't the point of me posting the video, the reason for posting it was the result which would scare people more than they actually need be scared. If you really want to I can find a video of a DPF equipped diesel consuming its own oil if it pleases you
Food for thought, which funnily enough you've actually seen because you've posted in it.
https://www.fiatforum.com/500/308196-1-3-deisel-went-bang.html
Again, I'm not completely against diesels, I just think that modern emissions have made diesel engined cars less advantageous than they previously were.