According to Consumer Reports (FWIW) the 2006 MINI made the list for most reliable Sporty/Sports Car. Break out the champagne.....

Most Reliable Sport/Sporty car


Most reliable (Best score first)
Lexus SC
Toyota Camry Solara (4-cyl.)
Subaru Impreza WRX
Honda S2000
Mitsubishi Eclipse*
2006 Mini Cooper hatchback

Least reliable (Worst score first)
Pontiac Solstice*
Mercedes-Benz SL
Mercedes-Benz CLK
Mercedes-Benz SLK (V6)
Chevrolet Corvette
Porshce 911 Carrera
Ford Mustang (V6)

Only one European car, the Mini Cooper, made the "Most Reliable" list overall. Of the "Least Reliable" cars, 19 of the 45 are European models.

Here is the link:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/auto...able/index.htm

 

The 911 surprises me. Porsches are usually very reliable and most reliable by a long shot in that sector.

 

Do you have a link to where you got that info?

 

banjoez, hate to break it to you, but the convertible isn't on the list, nor is the S...

 

I agree.

I'm also wondering how the Pontiac Solstice takes the title of the LEAST reliable car, yet the mechanically identical Saturn Sky is not even on the list?

Consumer Reports is pointless...however, it IS good that we finally made it.

 

Here is the link:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/auto...able/index.htm

 

That's ok, we still like to see our cousins win......

 

Maybe to CR a MINI is MINI and they didn't test the Cabrio or the S.....

 

So the mustang V6 is the least of the worst?

WOOO!!(*&*(%&@%@!)~!!!

PARTY!!!!

 

 

Isnt that an oxymoron?:impatient

 

i think its awesome, i wonder if that will help make resale values even better (not that we want to sell our beloved cars)

 

+1

 

That comment you referenced encapsulates perfectly what we've both been saying - everyone around here talks about how irrelevant CR is and how cars that make their lists are boring and have large cupholders - until your car makes the list - then it's a badge of honor........

So I must therefore conclude either:

(1) Mini Coopers, since they made the list, are boring ala the Camry.

(2) CR is now a viable rating source.

 

Not with the R56 coming out.

 

Affirmation, cognitive dissonance. Best decision I ever made.

(I knew it all along. )

 

REad your report and checked out the CR website (I have a sub). They don't have it on the site yet.

 

Skip ... I was trying to be nice

But Ya ... you got it. Hmm, where's C4. About now he should have something to say. Oh wait ... Toyotas were #1 and #2 in that categoy. Shucks ... I guess he wont have anything to say

 

What I think is funny is the the corvette was listed as one of the least reliable cars. My coworker will fight tooth and nail that her corvette is the best. I fight back as a covette is still a GM car and all the GM's I've owned have been crap...any my stepfather works for GM and I still wouldn't buy any more GM's even with the discount.

Ok...stepping off my soapbox now.

 

A Z06 is one of the best buys for the $$ you can ever make.

Unfortunately, it still has a chevy interior

 

My dad almost bought one of the new ones last year so I got to check it out a bit...the C6 ZO6 interior isnt TOO bad...it's def much nicer than the old.

Still, nothing special for a car like that.

 

I disagree. I think GM builds very reliable cars...but thats a debate that's already been had on this forum way back...lol.

What GM cars have you owned that you are basing it on though? The older ones were junk but GM has made an AMAZING turnaround in the last 5 or so years.

 

My S10 hasn't had even a hint of anything going wrong mechanically in the 62,000 miles I've had it. Of course the paint is scratched to hell and bits of the interior have been replaced, but that's not really a big deal to me.

 

Our '91 Corvette has been a great car. We are the original owners and the only things we've had to get repaired were the Bose speakers (not very good) and the a/c went out because hubby didn't use it enough. It's been a really fun and reliable car, but not as fun as the MINI.

 

I'm curious to know why CR is thought of as "pointless"...?