I don't understand why this comment unvoted :-)
Basically "never breaks/reliable" and "easy to fix/repairable" is orthogonal things.
Lada Niva (4x4) as basically all Ladaa is really easy to fix, but not reliable. If you are riding Lada you have to have toolbox and be ready to perform small repairs weekly, if not daily. But every repair is easy, spare parts are cheap and available (at least in Russia in time of Lada popularity).
Modern car: basically visit dealer once per year, something rarely breaks, but if they do, car not fixable w/o expensive special tools
leosarev|6 years ago