My Toyota ran for 25 years until it got hit N run by a Jeep
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A civic. They just don't break.
What is your budget?
Unpopular opinion, but Tesla model 3 has been the best car with the lowest total cost of ownership.
Electricity is cheaper than gas by a lot, no moving parts or fluids to replace except washer fluid, brakes last forever since itβs Regen braking.
Itβs also pretty fun to drive.
Not a fan of the dude, and never bought into the hype on the tech side, but itβs a solid car.
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Ford Crown Victoria.
Big and comfy. Bulletproof engines. Easy to work on. Only issue is itβs a gas guzzler. But youβll be saving that money on cheap insurance and cheap parts. I suggest to get the LX trim and not the police car.
I've had 2 Chevys 1 Ford & 2 Hondas. I had multiple breakdowns and expensive mechanical issues with Chevy & Ford.
The only thing I ever paid to repair on either Honda was a windshield because a rock hit it.
Swear by? Is that like a drive by but with swearing?
Honda and Toyota sedans are extremely well known for their longevity. Double check their SUVs or minivans if you want that, some were misses. If the model has a CVT (continuously variable transmission) look into the reliability of it.
I'm kind of surprised nobody said Kia (and for that matter, Hyundai) yet?
JD Power has ranked Kia in the top 3 in dependability for the past few years and gave them the #1 spot last year. They also have a 10yr/100k mile warranty so theoretically they'll survive for a very long time.
They do have a bad wrap with the car thefts going on, but that issue is addressed with their newer models. I do suppose though that to a dumb "thrill seeker" that doesn't mean you're immune to attempted thefts.
Totally agree. I worked at a few lube shops over the years and was always impressed with Hyundai and Kia as they rarely ever had as many issues as a lot of other manufacturers. They totally screwed the pooch with the interlock decision, and have had some recent reliability issues with certain engines, but I think they build pretty good cars overall. Hyundai has also been doing some pretty good styling with their newest models
Would you like to retract this statement by any chance? I mean a family member of mine's kia caught on fire, so I'm wondering if you're still firm on your decision or not.
If you can name a single manufacturer that hasn't had a recall for an issue that lead to death/injury/property damage maybe I'd consider it, but I know there isn't one so I stand by my statement.
All the cars my family has owned have never caught on fire until now.
Unless you've owned millions of cars, that has no statistical relevance.
To be honest, even though you brought up them and the car thefts, the car thefts are what ruined Hyundai Motor Group for me. Their lack of caring about the safety of others and their lack of spending a couple more dollars to put in immobilizers means more to me than them being "dependable." Their vehicles looked cool, but they ruined their chance with me as a potential customer. The way Hyundai Motor Group has been handling the situation has been a complete pigsty and everything else after that means nothing to me as a consumer. They could have the best safety/longevity, but at what cost? Thousands of innocent lives being taken because they were too cheap to put in immobilizers? Cars can be replaced. Humans cannot.
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Had a Honda that we sold after 16 or 17 years. It was not without problems, but it was cheap to fix and ran very well for it's age. Have a Chevy Tahoe now (but any full size truck is comparable) that is going on the same record. Haven't had to do anything outside of regular maintenance, runs great.
Here's the thing: don't buy a really cheap car because those probably have problems and it will always be one thing after another. A big truck will run forever (I see dozens of 30+ year old trucks on the road) if you take care of it, but they're sometimes expensive to fix and usually impractical if you don't already need a truck. Any car you really take care of -- and that means doing all the maintenance on time or early, sometimes whether it needs it or not -- should last a long time. My Tahoe I take care of meticulously because it was very expensive, and that has paid off with stress-free ownership. Had a Jeep that was a pain in the ass every other month.
You can Google for a list of the cars that will go past 200k. Most of them are Hondas and Toyotas, but some American cars are on the list too. If you can find someone who works for a car rental agency, they'll tell you the cars that are always getting repaired and the ones that never do.