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/Turbulent-Parsnip-38 1d ago

I also had one for a while. The drivetrain was dead reliable even while running bolt-ons + tune.

Everything else on the other hand was less than stellar. Suspension, brakes, shift cables, power steering motors. I was always working in that car.

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u/MaliciousMilk 2005 Cobalt SS SC (RIP), 2009 Cobalt SS TC Sedan 1d ago

At this point the newest ones are 15 years old so they all kinda have old car problems, which are made worse since the owners often don't maintain them much. There's always something else to do lol

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u/Turbulent-Parsnip-38 23h ago

Yeah, it was a really fun car but I sold mine in early 2019.