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Originally Posted by Realist
Chevys Trax while gas is priced right in the territory and I think a decent alternative. I see quite a few of them on the road.
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I'm not a fan of Korean vehicles. First gen trax 1.4 is probably one of least reliable engines ever built. The newer 1.5 ones I've really only seen head gaskets leaking oil and injector seals fail for no reason. Vacuum pumps lock up and take out the exhaust cam.
I'm not sure if it's the metal they use or just machining imperfections, but the Korean built cars seem to just be built around the idea that it needs to make it through warranty and that's about it.
Trax, sonic, cruze, encore all seem to be consistent with it. But surprisingly the transmissions seem to hold up pretty well.