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Originally Posted by Huskymaniac
Like syracuse, salt is unavoidable here. But I am now undercoating my cars at Krown and I do believe that will slow down the corrosion considerably.
Ironically, Volvos and Jags seems to score low in the same area which is with the interior parts. I am looking into them more closely on a year by year basis but I don't recall either being particularly reliable in my previous research. Complicating things is that I am getting conflicting ratings from various sources. One has the Legacy, for example, rated quite high while another says the reliability is average, at best. Only the civic si rates well across the board. The same two sources completely flip for the Impreza where the first says it is horrible and the second says it is average to quite good, depending on the year.
Another thing on the Volvo S60 R is that the fuel economy is pretty bad. Not sure about the Jag yet.
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Those who "score" vehicles tend to score based on their expectations. When you rate a Japanese econobox you expect it to have a econobox crappy plastic interior as that is what you've known them to have for 40 years. If the interior exceeds that you rate it higher. Conversely when you expect a high end interior and it is on the lower side of that you rate it poorly. I trust C.R and the others who rate things as much as I trust Congress. With 120k on the odo of our x type it is in far better shape then any Subaru I had with that mileage on it, esp. the condition of the interior. Still cruises great at 120mph too.
You'd see 23 city 30 highway out of an X type 2.5 with premium gas. Ours gets better then our 03 Legacy got for the same driving which is about 18 for my wife's very short commute. Before I bought an Impreza I would check with the insurance company on rates as it is one of the highest claim rate cars on the road and you'll likely pay insane rates for what it is. Conversely, all 3 of our Jags are each cheaper for insurance from the same company then the Legacy GT Wagon and Outback Sport they replaced. Yes, 400hp is cheaper than 160hp.