Quote Originally Posted by StockEngine View Post
after a certain number of years some parts do degrade. the quality of rubber and seals then arent as good as what we have now. hello mechanical wear and tear...
Yes, that is true, parts will eventually wear out but I find it irritating that the vios is worshipped as one of the most reliable cars when in fact its reliability is actually below average. Forgot to mention, we also had a 2004 lancer cedia at the same time back then which was also subjected to the same road conditions as the vios, and that lancer cedia was never known for its reliability but surprisingly it held up better than the vios. Lumabas lang kalampag after 8 years pa.

Maybe the subsequent gen vios has better reliability. Never owned one again after selling ours.