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yesimon t1_izovru6 wrote

>since Nissan is Japanese, it is reliable

Nissan build quality went downhill after Renault bought it, and is also associated with scandal-ridden Carlos Ghosn. If you wanted to buy a Japanese car, why not Toyota and Honda? They sell much higher volume overall so parts availability and mechanic familiarity will be much better than Nissan.

Those looking for a reliable car who don't drive much wouldn't want to pay slight premium (for some reason Nissan is marginally more expensive than Toyota/Honda) for Nissan just to differentiate themselves. That decision might pan out different for different demographic groups in different parts of the US.

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member_member5thNov t1_izp468l wrote

Lots of multimillionaires with Honda Civics in Cambridge.

Buy a reliable car with all cash and then never think about it again until you do it again two decades later.

Cars, clothes, and other extravagant displays of wealth offend both WASPs and Academic sensibilities.

If it’s your hobby then fine but we’ve got a noticeable lack of car consumer culture here.

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MussleGeeYem OP t1_izq06u3 wrote

Mazda is reliable as well, not only Toyota and Honda. And maybe even Subaru, which is very popular in Cambridge.

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