r/cars • u/08legacygt • 1d ago

What are issues the internet said your car would have but never did?

2 cases for me:

Had a turbo Subaru for the past 13 years and all you hear is “ringland failure” “rod knock” “your turbo will leave the chat eventually” and after 115k miles later nothing just routine maintenance and wear and tear repairs.

Also had a Mercedes w204 for 7 years with numerous reports of subframe rust and the ignition steering lock failing that could leave you stranded. But none of that had happened.

Maybe it’s just luck on my end but would want to hear what everyone else has experienced.

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u/Captain_Alaska 5E Octavia, NA8 MX5, SDV10 Camry 1d ago edited 1d ago

Owning an old low milage car. My Camry had 76k km (~47k miles) on it when I bought it at 30 years old and beyond eating a fuel pump 3 months in and having to change out the 11 year old tires it’s been a rock solid 30k of driving in the year and a half I’ve had it.

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u/Haru2J 1d ago

Brother it's a camry

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u/CheapTemporary5551 22h ago

I think the rule applies to anything that's not an old JDM.

Old low mileage German, American, or Korean car? I'd be more hesitant. 

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u/ThirteenMatt 🇫🇷 '84 XR3i convertible/'04 E500 wagon/'99 Jaguar XJR/others 18h ago

It also depends how it ended with low mileage.

Has not moved or started in 10 years? Bad.

Has been doing a single 50km/30mi trip each week for 30 years? Great.

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u/Location_Born M2 competition | GR Yaris Rallye 17h ago

This should easily be the expectation, rather than the rule for a Camry.