There is no doubt that nowadays, with the effects of a spreading economic crisis that does not seem to be diminishing in its impact on our pockets, citizens’ liquidity is less and less.
Making gods large investments of money, therefore, in every area, it becomes more and more complicatedif not impossible in some cases, unfortunately, due to force majeure.
Whether it’s taking out a mortgage for purchasing a home or to finance the purchase of a vehiclefor example, the difficulties are more or less equal and evident.
It is true that at the level of investmentsfor those who are thinking of buying a car, there are also other factors to keep in mind, such as expenses lives and fixed to which we are exposes.
Obviously the big part is the initial investment, but all the others expenses impact: from those for the fuels, passing for car insurance.
Cars, brands and the study of the consumers union
Buying a machine therefore means budgeting for a whole series of further expenses over time, but also those of a possible nature, due to accidents or breakdowns: and for this reason the choice of model is crucial, especially from the point of view of reliability. . In this sense many times, many studies try to give a directiona route or even just a advise.
For example, he recently tried there‘Consumers Union, or OCU, which analyzed a number of car brands to understand which ones could be the least reliable. There are also some well-known Italian names in this list, which however must be analyzed with particular attention and scruple to avoid hasty judgments. What did he say OCU study? Let’s see it now.
OCU, the study on the reliability of car brands
According to what the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) says, there would be less reliable cars and brands in reference to 2024 on the basis of surveys conducted on around 30 thousand motorists from 9 different European countries, following questions relating to tastes experienced, year of purchase, and how satisfied they feel.
Based on 276 different models it would seem that there would be less reliable indices Land Rover with 64 and Opel with 76, with Peugeot and Citroën, Volkswagen it’s still Ford and Lanciyear 80, and immediately after, all at 82, the Renault, Skoda, Volvo, Alfa Romeo and Seat 82. However, they are high scores according to the approval standards, which makes OCU say that “all brands obtain the maximum score in reliability, with small differences between them”.
