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Millions of Britons Are REJECTING New Cars — And Everyone Knows Why

Roy Stroud

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0:00 Millions of Britons are rejecting new cars because they are unreliable, expensive to maintain, and designed to be replaced rather than repaired.
1:04 one litre Ford
2:07 Peugeots, Citroëns, DSs and Vauxhalls
3:06 light commercial vehicle
5:03 diesel particulate filter
6:08 exhaust fluid systems
6:54 dual clutch box
8:01 fifteen-month-old car
10:30 electric cars
10:48 Toyota saloon
12:09 premium German saloon
13:10 Lexus
13:47 Mercedes
14:32 touchscreens
21:40 Toyota

Watch this before you sign up for another new car payment. I examine why millions of Britons are rejecting new cars, from unreliable engines and expensive repairs to finance deals that can leave drivers paying without ever owning the vehicle outright.

I cover oil-bathed cambelts in the one litre Ford and 1.2 three-cylinder petrol engines found in Peugeots, Citroëns, DSs and Vauxhalls, along with diesel particulate filters, exhaust fluid systems, dual-clutch gearboxes and software failures. I also look at electric-car charging, touchscreens, locked diagnostic data, parts delays and rising insurance costs.

I compare premium German saloons with Lexus and Toyota, and explain why many drivers are choosing older, simpler used cars instead of disposable luxury and increasingly complex new vehicles.

20 Comments

@keithvers569 1 month ago

Still running a 26 year old Boxster and 19 year old diesel Jaguar

@minorityofone1510 1 month ago

My 25 year old 4x4 has NONE of the problems a 50k csr has. And it costs buttons to run and repair

@cliffhardie3341 3 weeks ago

Absolutely spot on, greed and nothing else from bean counters

@chandlerbingbong 1 month ago

Changing a headlight bulb costs me about £5 and 10 minutes to do - not a trip to the main dealer and £600 bill.

@ADRIANPIKE-e3r6e 3 weeks ago

If it is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving how come it is safe to scroll down a control screen?

@hotandsweaty6057 1 month ago

I'll stick with my 22 year old diesel fiat stilo estate car I bought for £700 nine years ago. Bulletproof, excellent reliable diesel engine, 55mpg. It's identical predecessor managed 350k miles... No brainer ...

@JulieAnnFelgate 3 weeks ago

Last year I came back from holiday into Manchester to find my Mokka had been slightly damaged by a courtesy bus in an airport car park. Letter on the windscreen with all the relevant information. To be honest it was hard to see the damage without a close look. Went home and asked a local repairer his thoughts. Leave it with me, 2 days and £200 quid cash. So I contacted the other party. No problem we will sort it out for you. Car collected by Enterprise the following week and very nice curtesy car sent. 7 weeks later car ready for collection from a BMW dealership. All costs covered and a very nice job, but out of interest I asked the customer service guy the cost, £3000 plus for repair, valeting and strangely new tyres. That didn’t include the curtesy car! It’s no wonder insurance costs are so eye wateringly high.

@ADRIANPIKE-e3r6e 3 weeks ago

I hope those engineers who thought this was clever got sacked. I was not thrilled by rubber timing (chain) let alone dumping it in hot oil.

@BigMick-t6u 1 month ago

I’ve owned my car since I bought it the garage who sold it me to me proper garage my car has 71000, original mileage it’s one of the best in the country in my opinion I really like your show only just come across you like it a lot I’ll definitely be back. Thank you 🎉🎉

@AlanTaylor-u4u 1 month ago

It seems to me that the situation described is going to get worse under the current UK Govt. There seems to be a move towards banning older ICE vehicles by making it increasingly harder and expensive to keep perfectly viable and reliable ones on the road eg high VED, insurance etc plus a diminishing source of spare parts etc. So, those who cannot afford to rent an EV or choose not to do so will be stuck. Whilst I myself run and maintain a reliable, mostly analogue car I'm not sure that persuading others to do so is a good idea if they end up soon being wantonly scrapped by net zero zealots. Better to wait until policy has been made clear. Whatever, I won't be running a new car, though I can afford to do so. For me it's a matter of principle.

@adriankirk4644 4 weeks ago

Absolutely excellent, you are sooo right. My VW Touran is 18 years old and never misses a beat. Serviced every year along with the MOT and it has needed nothing except consumables. Passes the MOT with no advisories. I have used the same local garage for longer than I can remember. I would not dream of changing it for a more modern computer on wheels.

@geraldarcher8194 3 weeks ago (edited)

12 yr old desiel 1.6 passat estate never failed a MOT, oil and filter changed regularly , still on original brake pads and discs, 120k miles, has never missed a beat and returns an average 54mph. You can keep the new cars full of crap electronics.

@Oldladysgin 4 weeks ago

Same guarantee of 10 years or 180, 000 kilometres as long as properly serviced.
Manufacturers warranty, at least here in Spain.

@roberthampton6438 3 weeks ago

Avoid any car with a wet belt,

@davidquinn7144 7 days ago

Made to break like everything else in this greed driven world .

@norabrady9066 3 weeks ago

Two low mileage well serviced Citroën C5 X7's great to work on, cheap parts. Love them!

@gerrysheahan1700 3 weeks ago

Cars manufactured in Japan are reliable and safe and reasonable when replacing parts —-BMWs, Audis are fab cars but are Money Pits when they go wrong , Gerard

@memylastname9972 3 weeks ago

I had to cut open the tail light of my Mitsubishi PHEV to replace a £0.20p LED instead of paying the dealer £125 plus Labour and VAT. The useless designer could have put the two tail light LED’s in parallel but the chose to put them in series so the whole light goes out.