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At ReDriven, we’ll be taking you through the pros and cons of a huge range of used cars to see how well they’re going now that they’re a few years old, have thousands of kilometres on the clock, and are coming toward the end of their warranty, or maybe don’t have one at all.

Plus, thanks to our resident mechanic, Jim, you’ll find out what commonly goes wrong with them and what might need to be fixed.

Most importantly, we want to make ReDriven a voice for the most in-the-know used car experts there are...you guys.. See, you’re the ones that actually buy, live with, love and sometimes unfortunately hate the cars we’ll be reviewing.

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[Braaaiiinsss]

The writing in this video, particularly when describing the "shitbox" nature of these cars, is an outstanding 10/10.

[arcturus]

Had an aunt with a brand-new Holden Cruze back in the day. After years of bi-monthly trips to the mechanic for the latest demonstration of "Holden Ingenuity" she finally wisened up and got a camry. Avoid like the plague. No wonder their ads had nothing better to say about the car than "the door thud is satisfying every time"

[SuperMattb]

How oh how did the Craptiva not make the top of this list? True story - I kid you not - I had one of these following me down the hill yesterday...I looked in the mirror and saw a lovingly polished red Craptiva and thought - you poor bastard. Pulled up at the lights next to me. He goes straight ahead, I am turning right and out of the corner of my eye see black plumes of smoke that the special effects team from Oppenheimer would have been proud of. Shiny Crapriva convulses across the a smoke screen...hazard lights come on and it lurches to the side of the road. So wish I had it on dashcam! The empty box trailer it was towing must have been too much for it.

[dw]

As a mechanic i can say Holdens and jeeps bring in great income for me.

[MitchTube]

I remember my dad looking at a new Holden Cruze. Even in the sales yard I could see plastics fading on the rear vision mirrors, poor fitment and our test car had a misfire under acceleration. Dad was inexplicably still keen but I finally talked him into Camry…phew

[jaemonson]

How every Peugeot ever made has avoided this list I'll never know. The best thing that ever happened to my old 308 was it meeting a (far superior) Pajero in a head on.

[btnk]

as a cruze owner, DON'T BUY A CRUZE

my coolant reservoir literally burst at the seams 2 days ago, coolant everywhere 💀

[marcbungener]

having own a BMW 550i touring I totally agree, after 11 years and 133’000 km (not miles) both the BMW dealership and an independent repair shop agreed that the damage to the motor was not worth the expense of repair. Thank you for you work and Best Regards from Switzerland.
to be fair when I purchased it my commute to work was on foot (15 min) - then I moved to the suburb which meant my commute became 15 minutes with the car. V8 are not made for 15 minutes commute, particularly so in winter (even though I would not accelerate hard during a commute too short for the motor to really warm up in winter)

[wasabigun]

I would absolutely love to see a cost of ownership video. I appreciate it’s not always the cheapest cars or the most fuel efficient cars that make low cost of ownership. Although I also appreciate that this would be a harder research project. From a kiwis perspective, your videos are outstanding. Thank you!

[bbgpsvi]

Absolutely agree on E60. I have a 2006 530i with 150, 000 kilometer and face lots of problem like head gasket, gearbox, cylinder leakage. Even the dealership suggest not to repair the engine problem because it not worth it. So I swap a new engine in it. And this is the reason that less people drive old BMW in Taiwan.

[NicholasRourke]

Having been a previous owner of a Captiva I feel like part 2 is going to be quite cathartic for me.

[Pucknuckle]

I've thankfully never personally owned one myself, but i don't believe it's a true worst car list without a PT Cruiser

[rsoul]

One of the more positive takeaways I get when watching your videos, is that being a mechanic is not going to be a profession that ceases to exist just because of the greater prevalence of electric vehicles in the future. There are so many potential points of failure other than just the driveline. Someone or something is going to have to rectify these, it’s just going to be another skill set.

[travisstewart]

I’m hoping to see a Series 1 Feeelander in the next episode.

[geoffreycoury]

Had a 2009 model HSV Ute, purchased second hand from Holden in 2011 with 25, 000km.
Battery problems, electrical problems, car would stall when placing foot on accelerator indiscriminately.
Made turning right a nightmare if any oncoming traffic were within visual range!
Holden couldn't fix the problem and the battery kept going flat despite 2 replacements.
In the end I asked the dealer-principle if he would be satisfied.
Also 2 panels on the left side started to bulge for no reason.
For the "elite" engineering arm of Holden this vehicle was woefully assembled and even their "best" mechanics couldn't troubleshoot.
Fortunately Holden did a deal in buying back the car for very close to the purchase price after the consumer authorities became involved.

[montyspearo]

GM Spark. Work had fleet of these from new, they spent lot time in workshop. Eventually management got wise and upgraded to used ex lease Yaris. NB fleet is now Vitara an Yaris which are slowly being replaced with Aqua.

[mpsftmfw]

First gen Mazda cx5 diesel. Oil rise issues. Google it, first lemon we ever bought, 5 oil changes under warranty with under 3000 kms.

[goldfools]

I am glad you started with the E60.
I had a 535. Such a nice car to drive. What a shit box to own.
So happy when mine drove away after selling.

[JMRope]

Interesting. I had a 2013 Opel Astra GTC Sport that I did almost 200, 000km in. Did have a couple of issues in that time but they were sorted out quickly without too much expense.

[mrnicktoyou]

Haha, this is timely. I have just been looking at BMW 5 series from the era you just talked about on an auction site and now I'm going to stay away. Thanks ReDriven.