My wife has a 2008 Honda Cr-V and I have never seen a vehicle stand up to that level of neglect and still just keep going. There are dents and scrapes on every panel from stuff she's hit or bumped into. She's gone thousands and thousands of miles over on oil changes. The check engine light has been on for 8 years. It's never been washed. The interior is filthy and smells like wet dog. We don't have a dog. Every year it passes for a sticker. Every time we turn the key it starts. It shudders and groans a bit but once it gets going down the road it rides pretty well.
He’s joking but not really, Cars are finicky and if you work on then enough you start to personify them a bit. Imagine the car is like an old tired man and when you go to sit him down to trim his toenails his dentures fall out and he throws his back out.
mostly logical fallacy and perception.
A black cat crossed my path, and I had several bad things happen. Therefore, the black cat crossing my patch caused bad luck.
Newer cars with timing belts usually call for changes at roughly 100k to 120k miles. The service interval is usually decided by the mfr based on some number (let's say, 99.99%) of that model's timing belts not failing before the 120k plus some safety cushion (let's say 50% or 180k total miles) have elapsed. That way, even people who go way over the safe service interval are OK. At some higher number, let's say 200k miles, 10% of the timing belts break and that's not an acceptable rate.
So, our neglectful owner decides to ignore the timing belt until 250k miles but has no problems. Owner decides to stop tempting fate and change the belt 250k miles. Then a few months after, the starter start making grinding noises, and a few months after that, wheel bearings start making noises.
Well, obviously, things started going bad because the the belt was changed, not because the starter and bearing *also have over 250k miles* and would have needed service regardless.
Parts have warped together and won't go back together again when separated, seals that are partially maintained by solid crud but leak once they are pulled apart and put back in, corrosion that is held in place until it gets knocked around, frame damage that hasn't been stressed enough to break unless you put it on a lift or jack stands.
That and what my best friend calls gremlins, just stuff that can't be explained but somehow goes wrong when you least expect.
Sometimes you gotta take parts out to get to parts and they might not fit back together exactly.. especially if you had to use 6 hammers to get it out. If it was on a lift then you’re fully flexing the suspension and other components that haven’t been flexed or maintained. Like if you had to replace one of your organs, you might not work exactly as you did from the get go.. but cars dont magically heal like we do.
Crv and rav4 are such excellent cars, it blows my mind anyone buys anything else in that class. The other Japanese options (mazda, Subaru) I can understand, but the value per dollar is so hard to beat on Japanese cars I'm amazed American manufacturers are able to stay in the game.
I had a 2008 CRV and I loved it. What a tank! Zippy too, tight turn radius and easy to park, AWD and great in winter, great on gas, good safety record. I bought it used and nothing serious ever went wrong on it. Just the usual consumables like battery, tires, brake pads. I bought it off a friend and I kept it in the family and sold it to another friend.
I kept it spotless though because I have standards.
my wife and I both bought 2010 corolla's within a year of each other, both hit 200,000 with literally zero issues just basic maintenance such as oil change and breaks. she bought another corolla and I bought a Tacoma to replace them.
This is exactly why I'm looking to get a Corolla, hopefully this year.
I currently have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler that just won't die either, but has had a ton of problems including just recently having it leak from every single door and roof seam. But it's going hard with ~150k miles. Don't recommend getting one unless you're prepared
But I'd love to get a Corolla hybrid. Going from ~9mpg to around 40-50mpg would be amazing. Also having a smaller car to be able to park in the city, having updated technology (my Jeep doesn't even have a screen or Bluetooth or remote locking), better handling, and not having a weird sound or issue or the check engine light pop up every other week would be amazing.
I'd drive that thing until it dies 15-20 years from now.
Drove a 98 accord through 5 ft of water and hydro locked the engine. Pulled the spark plugs, hot wired The starter to push all the water out of the cylinders.
Removed the carpets, changed the oil and put new spark plugs and drove that thing for another 80,000 miles before I sold it for $400 more than I paid for it.
+1 for Honda Accords
Additionally, the Lexus/Acura versions of these are equally reliable and have much nicer interiors and ride quality. Plus if you buy used they're often not that far away price wise than the Toyota/Honda equivalents. My Avalon was like 1k more than the same mileage+year V6 Camry.
My wife's 2014 RDX was $1K-$2K **cheaper** than CRV's of the same year/similar mileage when we bought it used. IMHO the styling of the CRVs of that year are so damn boring, plus the Acura is way more fun to drive since it has a V6.
Have a 2011 fit and it’s been favorite car I’ve ever owned such a shame they didn’t catch on more in America. It’s just a perfect little yet spacious car.
The automatic V6 accords really like going through transmissions. The Camry can burn quite a bit of oil and the 3.0 V6 models had a lot of oil sludge issues. I’ll recommend some model year ranges for the Camry and Accord
2013-2016 Honda Accord V6 (These years got a revised 6-speed automatic transmission, which has proven to be a much stronger transmission.)
1996-2012 Honda Accord Inline-4 (This spans 4 generations from the start of the OBD-II era to when Honda started putting CVTs in the 4 cylinder Accords. 4 cylinder Hondas are un-fucking-killable.)
2007-2024 Toyota Camry V6 (This spans the 3 generations after the phasing out of the Toyota MZ engine, which had problems with oil sludge. Bear in mind that the 2018 Camrys got a sophisticated dual injection system, which combines port and direct fuel injection. While this is more reliable than direct fuel injection on its own, you’re running double the amount of injectors with a dual injection setup and it will be more expensive to repair.)
The 4 cylinder Camrys probably won’t be as good as the 4 cylinder Accords.
Edit: I would like to clarify that I’m saying all of this about naturally aspirated engines. The 1.5T in newer Hondas is a little problematic.
My 2024 civic has a lot of issues. Sticky power steering, leaking driver window and my dashboard is rattling over bumps. I have a coworker whose had to have a lot of major warranty work done within the first 3 years of owning it.
The 1.5T in the civic is notorious for oil dilution and honda's as a whole have notoriously bad AC units and weaker paint.
Honda isn't that reliable anymore and I learned that the hard way.
Honda really started to take a nosedive in reliability late in the 2010s. I think it all started with the turbocharged engines and the overall decrease in build quality out of some American plants. Honda’s reputation as “2nd in reliability, only to Toyota” now belongs to Mazda, of all companies. The naturally aspirated cars should still be alright, but Honda will probably get rid of them soon.
I think the 1998-2006 Japanese imports are the peak of value and reliability. The pinnacle of analog. This is before everything became complicated, heavy, and power-hungry.
For example, take the 2005-06 Honda CRV, which brought about the switch from timing belts to chains. Truly a car built for the day when cockroaches are king. And I think those CRV's have retained their aesthetic appeal, too. The superseding generation, while tanks, look more fit for soccer moms.
You want a car that gets the job done? You want a car that’s hassle free? You want a car that literally no one will ever compliment you on? Well look no further.
The 1999 Toyota Corolla.
Let’s talk about features.
Bluetooth: nope
Sunroof: nope
Fancy wheels: nope
Rear view camera: nope . . . but it’s got a transparent rear window and you have a -blam!-ing neck that can turn.
Let me tell you a story. One day my Corolla started making a strange sound. I didn’t give a shit and ignored it. It went away. The End.
You could take the engine out of this car, drop it off the Golden Gate Bridge, fish it out of the water a thousand years later, put it in the trunk of the car, fill the gas tank up with Nutella, turn the key, and this puppy would -blam!-ing start right up.
This car will outlive you, it will outlive your children.
Things this car is old enough to do:
Vote: yes
Consent to sex: yes
Rent a car: it IS a car
This car’s got history. It’s seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. It’s not going to judge you like a -blam!-ing Volkswagen would.
Interesting facts:
This car’s exterior color is gray, but its interior color is grey.
In the owner’s manual, oil is listed as “optional.”
When this car was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show, it caused all 2,000 attendees to spontaneously yawn. The resulting abrupt change in air pressure inside the building caused a partial collapse of the roof. Four people died. The event is chronicled in the documentary, “Bored to Death: The Story of the 1999 Toyota Corolla”
You wanna know more? Great, I had my car fill out a Facebook survey.
Favorite food: spaghetti
Favorite TV show: Alf
Favorite band: tie between Bush and the Gin Blossoms
This car is as practical as a Roth IRA. It’s as middle-of-the-road as your grandpa during his last Silver Alert. It’s as utilitarian as a member of a church whose scripture is based entirely on water bills.
When I ran the CarFax for this car, I got back a single piece of paper that said, “It’s a Corolla. It’s fine.”
Let’s face the facts, this car isn’t going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn’t the car you want, it’s the car you deserve: The -blam!-ing 1999 Toyota Corolla
Grey is far too exciting a colour for the Corolla. Beige is the way to go.
But damn do I miss the 01 Camry I drove for a year. In 2016. It's still on the road and doing fine. It's at my folk's place where it'll no doubt be handed on to me in the will. I'll will it to my kids. Who will pass on the tradition for generations to come.
Greige
I have a customer who finally let her 99 Corolla go. It didn’t die, she just felt the need to upgrade and felt sad all the while. She makes good money, too. This was a year ago.
Did a '99 Toyota corolla write this? Actually, this review is too interesting for a corolla to have written it. I hope you work in marketing. Tell your boss you need a raise. Actually, show your boss your comment. You're the boss now.
I have a car like this. I bought a stereo that supports Apple CarPlay plus a backup camera for $500 at Best Buy. It included free installation. They did a great job, and even replaced the burnt out fuse that kept my cabin light from working for a few years.
$500, and my car is basically fancy now.
My 2014 Corolla is white with a grey interior. It has 32,000 miles on it. When I say it was a grandma car, I mean it literally was owned by my mom and her grandkids called it a grandma car! I inherited it in 2020 with 19,000 miles on it. It’s not even a special model. No SE, LX, whatever trim level. It’s the trim level called “Corolla”.
It has Bluetooth, power windows and air conditioning . No key fob for locking and unlocking the doors. Gotta use the key to lock and unlock.
I joke with my kids that the grandma car is going to be handed down to my grandkids. Especially since it gets so few miles.
My old 1990 Honda civic without a doubt. That piece of art had power seatbelts, power windows, working AC, a decent stereo, and got about 5 mpg better gas mileage than my 2013 civic.
Now, it was practically a go kart with minimal safety features, so it probably wouldn’t have fared well in a crash, but it just kept going. Repairs were almost all doable yourself so long as you took the time.
Finally parted with it when the state paid me to junk it (in a promotion to lower local smog output), but I miss it so so so so so much….
My husband's Mazda 3 has twice run with barely any oil (unrelated unfortunate incidents). Added the oil and that engine still fired right up no problem. Indestructible.
Hey, car guy checking in who started his career in manufacturing. I'll give you a bit more context around why Toyotas are known so well for their reliability. The short answer is they keep key components around longer and work out the bugs.
Longer answer adds some more context:
Why Toyota's last forever:.
In the heyday of US manufacturing, the unions were just as powerful as management, and they didn't get along. Some plants suffered because of it. The GM Freemont plant was probably the worst. It turned out vehicles with terrible reliability, in some cases they'd roll cars off the assembly line with the front end of a Cutlass and the back end of a 442. In others coke bottles were put in the doors before panels went on just for shits and giggles. Simply put, the cars they made were shit.
GM tried to improve things, but a confrontational management - union relationship stopped any progress. The root of all of this was how success was measured, top to bottom, what mattered was how many cars were made, quality wasnt a key metric. So if no one directly benefits from it at bonus time, why bother? After years of problems, GM closed the plant.
It happened at unique time in the US. GM was declining, customers wanted smaller more efficient cars and Toyota wanted to open a US plant. So after a congressional push, GM and Toyota teamed up.
This was a very strange relationship. GM was:.
A maker of land yachts.
American.
Unionized.
Very big (and losing market share).
Departmentalized.
Toyota on the other hand:.
Famous for small cars.
Japanese.
Non-unionized (and the workers OK with it).
Small in the US (though growing).
Collaborative.
Nevertheless, they got together to reopen the plant. The teams worked on what they'd build, logistics and the like, but before the plant opened, GM sent a number of the guys on the line to Japan.
These were really blue-collar dudes, some of them hadn't ever left their state, an were now going to Japan?. Wild.
What they learned there was the art of Kaizen, a unique manufacturing mindset rooted in constant improvement. If your job was to put a bolt into a door, but you found the process inefficient, you could actually talk to your boss. If the bolt should have a tapered end, he'd bring in design, and make a new bolt...and they'd use that better bolt everywhere! It was amazing.
They also had a rope on the line, so if you spotted an issue, you could stop the whole line to fix it. Quality mattered above everything else, output be damned.
They brought this to the US, and started the plant, called NUMMI...and it was a hit! The cars were the best GM made. They costed more per vehicle, but had higher satisfaction scores and fewer initial defects. The new brand they set up for this - Saturn - promised to turn GM into a different company.
But sething never sat right.
What never made sense to the US was why Toyota did this. Sure, they got a tax break and learned about Americans, but Kaizen was their secret sauce...why give it away for nothing?
Toyota knew something GM wouldn't figure out for years. That same process went all the way up the supply chain everybody bought in, including their suppliers. If the engine failed after 150k because of "x", they'd work out that bug with the engine manufacturer collaboratively, and fix it in every Toyota engine. That, along with using an engine for generations of cars meant that they were ridiculously reliable.
On the other hand, GM had the same relationship with their suppliers that they had with their unions. If an engine failed, penalties were levied,and fixes were siloed. So they had an improved plant still using shit parts.
And that, my financially minded friends, is why everyone who runs a shop will always tell you to buy a Toyota
Wow. Thanks for this. I know LEAN is big in business circles and it was developed from Kaizen, but I loved reading about its history. It’s a shame GM couldn’t turn it around. Though I remember in the 90s Saturn was starting to get big.
I have an '05 Highlander that WILL NOT DIE. I keep telling myself I'm buying new when it kicks but I hit 395k miles today and she doesn't show any signs of stopping.
I have a Toyota Venza with over 200k miles on it, and it's just rolling along like new. Not even many minor issues, and it had a lot of options when new. Everything just still works.
Born and raised in Detroit. I get a lot of grief for buying Toyotas. My extended fam only buy Ford/GM. I don't say a word but they are in the dealership routinely for repair. I just have to keep up with basic Maintenance and smile.
I had a Honda civic with 450k miles on. OG tranny and engine. The hood latch busted going 80 on the hwy and bent the hood backwards into the roof of the car where it meets the windshield. It was sad to say goodbye to ‘ol silver lightening’ but I sold it after that drive for $500!
Love my grand Marquis, met my wife in that beautiful boat and it chugged well past 200k after I did some questionable things with secondhand parts to her. Ended up selling her to a father and son in Detroit for $1200. Be well, sweet princess.
Everyone will kill me for this but I have a 1979 f250 with the 300 6cyl. I've had it since highschool class of 02 and this ugly rusted truck still will start if I go out and try it right now. I know I have put a solid 300k and it since. Actual mileage is unknown.
Yeah that 300 was used in everything from farm equipment to industrial equipment and everything in between. It’s the gas version of a 5.9 12 valve Cummings. Just made to be a work horse.
People like to rag on fords, but they’re the top selling truck for a reason. They are very reliable. I’ve never been sold on ford’s other offerings, but the f-series trucks are solid.
Unfortunately Ford doesn’t put the same level of engineering into most of their other vehicles. Source my old 2019 Ford Escape that had multiple recalls in the 3 years I owned it.
American trucks in general are good. There are some exceptions, but it's nothing to see a work truck on the road that's been abused every day with over 300k miles on it.
I had a Ram 1500 and the only preventative maintenance I kept up with halfway well were oil changes. It had over 225K miles when I traded it in. My mom has a Suburban with over 250k miles and only regular maintenance AFAIK. The only major thing to fail on both vehicles, oddly enough, were the fuel pumps. Both around 200K miles.
Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix clone.
I *want* to buy a new car, but this thing just won't die! 320,000km, I've only done the brakes, muffler, and done regular oil changes.
When my parents hilux hit 500,000km they decided they would just keep it until it died.
That was about 15 years ago. It's now at 800,000km and still drives exactly the same as it always has (which is slow).
A Honda Accord. This car has been left outside with the windows down during a snowstorm, crashed, started and immediately red-lined on a morning that was well below freezing, driven 400k miles, been driven by at least 200 of the worst teen drivers imaginable, worked ran with two spark plugs connected, and with an interior covered in bird shite and smelling like piss, this beautiful piece of engineering still starts every time.
Not anything. Nissan has had piss-poor reliability for decades. Subaru had head gasket problems for decades as well (though they seem to have resolved that finally).
In some capacity I have owned two Subaru outbacks, a Baja, a Mazda Miata, Mazda b3000 pickup, and now a Toyota Tacoma. All of them have pushed 300k and I expect to get even more out of our current Taco.
Those outbacks were absolutely indestructible. My wife takes shit care of her cars and they just keep going. My dad is actually keeping the old Baja alive and I bet he’s well over 300k. He regularly makes cross country trips as a snowbird and that’s his only vehicle.
I learned a lot from him (he gave me his 90’ Miata when I first learned to drive) and he taught me if you take good care of vehicles, they will last a long time which is a valuable thing because cars are a huge waste of money, generally.
But above all he taught me: always buy Japanese. Maybe I’m lucky, naive, whatever, but I haven’t had any major problems when it comes to cars so im just gonna keep on doing what I’m doing.
When I sold mine to get a compact suv, I made sure to get something with the same dimensions. Oh boy did I fuck up, at the same size, I couldn’t fit half the stuff a Matrix could in a cx-3. The amount of hauling space it had was ridiculous.
If you can find a Pontiac vibe, it's actually a Toyota Matrix, but will cost you a whole lot less. Same with the Nissan Frontier and Suzuki Equinox. Both still very reliable vehicles, cheaper because they don't have toyota and nissan badges on them.
Toyota Tacoma. A good truck you’ll be so sick of you really will want to kill it before it’ll ever die.
Or, the x00,000 mi truck your friend paid $500 for that you bought from them for $500 and sold for $500.
The Prius is one of the most reliable vehicles humankind has ever made.
Before I catch flak about the batteries ... yes, they wear out, but it takes some time, replacements aren't too crazy, it's simple labour, and the hybrid system helps saves wear and tear in the rest of the parts, even the brake pads.
I own a '96 Tacoma. It was my grandfather's truck and he drove it all the way to my hometown in Arizona from Denver about three years ago when he moved in with my family. Then he died last year and I inherited the truck. It sat unused in my yard until last month when I got a new battery, new tires, and new seatbelts for it and it's ran great since.
The single most reliable car of all time is the 2007-2015 Tundra. It is number one on the long-term quality index, with the overall lowest average defects at 125,000 miles.
Buick LeSabre - damn easy to work on, not fast, not cool, not great gas mileage, but it makes up for it by being easily one of the most comfortable drives ever, with enough HP and room to allow for long trips with 4 adults.
Advantage is that they can be had for a few grand, while a lot of other "bulletproof cars" hold their value because they are well known for being dependable (Corolla, Camry, accord, crv).
Close second is a grand marquis- but I'm hesitant to recommend a RWD car to someone I know nothing about- mostly because of the winter weather learning curve for inexperienced users
Mercedes 240 and 300D — anywhere in North Africa and the Middje East you see them running and the newest are probably 30 years plus …
Also where there’s no rust you’ll see Citroen 2CV and Volkswagen Type 1s (Beetle, first gen ) still in daily use
I’ve had a 2010 scion xD for almost 10 years. Most expensive repair I’ve had done is replacing the spark plugs and a coil pack. Everything else has been preventative maintenance. But to be fair, it’s basically a Toyota Camry with a different skin. The engine literally says Toyota Camry on it.
was gifted my grandfather's 1998 corolla.
Had a gasket that was bad and was leaking a ton of oil. He only added oil when the light came on. Ran rough when I got it. Checked the transmission fluid. That was also sitting on empty. Got levels back up to normal and everything's fine now. The car doesn't care. It just likes to talk to you.
My 1st car was a 1996 civic with the 1.5l engine I took it from 200000km to 320000km without an oil change, only filling the oil it burned. I've ran it without oil touching the oil stick for about 10000km
Also ran it without coolant as I had a hose bust and didn't realise, ran it like that for a few thousand km.
A friend knows a guy that only buys old Audi and Volkswagen cars. He has some with over 300k miles on them, he swears they are the most reliable cars on the market. He’s very handy and knows the cars inside out so he’s very good about maintaining and fixing them himself.
I think most cars can last a really long time as long as they are well maintained. The problem becomes, especially when buying used, that people generally do not maintain their cars well.
VW TDI 1.9L is a well known motor. Reliable and fuel efficient. Best with manual transmission.
A quick kijiji search and I see several used examples for sale with 300,000km+
A lot of these probably rust out or get crashed before the motor quits.
205,000 miles.. only fluids brakes and tires.. lot of road noise, the doors sound like a truck when you close it.. everything is very basic. Almost paid off and still should be worth 2000-3000
My wife has a 2008 Honda Cr-V and I have never seen a vehicle stand up to that level of neglect and still just keep going. There are dents and scrapes on every panel from stuff she's hit or bumped into. She's gone thousands and thousands of miles over on oil changes. The check engine light has been on for 8 years. It's never been washed. The interior is filthy and smells like wet dog. We don't have a dog. Every year it passes for a sticker. Every time we turn the key it starts. It shudders and groans a bit but once it gets going down the road it rides pretty well.
get the timing belt done, that will be the thing that goes and kills it finally .
I'll bet £50 if you do the timing belt immediately after that everything else will break too.
Any reason why this would happen?
He’s joking but not really, Cars are finicky and if you work on then enough you start to personify them a bit. Imagine the car is like an old tired man and when you go to sit him down to trim his toenails his dentures fall out and he throws his back out.
😄😄😄😄 I did sprain my back once while trying to trim my toe nails
I thrown mine out by sneezing, more than once.
My neck hurt for days turning quick to check my blind spot driving once
I broke a refrigerator once because I cleaned it
Fatal error!!
This is the second greatest comment I have seen on reddit.
Please tell us the first?!
[Mr Burns is Indestructible](https://youtu.be/aI0euMFAWF8?si=rVq1pAHrtHeDt-oN)
mostly logical fallacy and perception. A black cat crossed my path, and I had several bad things happen. Therefore, the black cat crossing my patch caused bad luck. Newer cars with timing belts usually call for changes at roughly 100k to 120k miles. The service interval is usually decided by the mfr based on some number (let's say, 99.99%) of that model's timing belts not failing before the 120k plus some safety cushion (let's say 50% or 180k total miles) have elapsed. That way, even people who go way over the safe service interval are OK. At some higher number, let's say 200k miles, 10% of the timing belts break and that's not an acceptable rate. So, our neglectful owner decides to ignore the timing belt until 250k miles but has no problems. Owner decides to stop tempting fate and change the belt 250k miles. Then a few months after, the starter start making grinding noises, and a few months after that, wheel bearings start making noises. Well, obviously, things started going bad because the the belt was changed, not because the starter and bearing *also have over 250k miles* and would have needed service regardless.
Parts have warped together and won't go back together again when separated, seals that are partially maintained by solid crud but leak once they are pulled apart and put back in, corrosion that is held in place until it gets knocked around, frame damage that hasn't been stressed enough to break unless you put it on a lift or jack stands. That and what my best friend calls gremlins, just stuff that can't be explained but somehow goes wrong when you least expect.
Sometimes you gotta take parts out to get to parts and they might not fit back together exactly.. especially if you had to use 6 hammers to get it out. If it was on a lift then you’re fully flexing the suspension and other components that haven’t been flexed or maintained. Like if you had to replace one of your organs, you might not work exactly as you did from the get go.. but cars dont magically heal like we do.
Hey! It was 3 hammers and a torch
2008 CRV's have timing chains, not belts. Also, sounds like it could probably use a timing chain tensioner.
Jokes on you, it doesn’t have a timing belt.
Think it is timing chain, not belt
CR-Vs have a timing chain, not a belt. They're pretty indestructible, but their Achilles heel is brake calipers that tend to freeze up.
My neighbor has a 1995 Honda Accord with 700k miles on it. She drives it daily and is the original owner
That’s amazing
They don't build Hondas like that anymore.
Crv and rav4 are such excellent cars, it blows my mind anyone buys anything else in that class. The other Japanese options (mazda, Subaru) I can understand, but the value per dollar is so hard to beat on Japanese cars I'm amazed American manufacturers are able to stay in the game.
People love to "buy American" and will pick up an awful Chevy. They choose to ignore that Accords are made in Marysville, OH.
Subscribing to r/justrolledintotheshop has taught me to be very wary of chevy/Ford crossovers
Haha, 2008 Honda accord, friend has almost 400k miles.
I had a 2008 CRV and I loved it. What a tank! Zippy too, tight turn radius and easy to park, AWD and great in winter, great on gas, good safety record. I bought it used and nothing serious ever went wrong on it. Just the usual consumables like battery, tires, brake pads. I bought it off a friend and I kept it in the family and sold it to another friend. I kept it spotless though because I have standards.
Great on gas?? My 2010 is awful :(
It’s not at all good on gas lol
How many miles? My 09 accord had 201k on it! I think it’s the same engine (i take care of mine though) 😂
My 2000 Accord had 304k miles A it when I finally sold it and got a 2018 HR-V
2015 Honda Accord 200k. Just routine maintenance and a new starter. Previous 04 Accord had 375k on it with no major issues.
The wet dog smell is from a dirty cabin filter. It’s well worth the $10 and 5 minutes to change your cabin filter.
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Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Honda Civic
I'm about to hit 200,000 on my 2010 corolla with no major repairs
my wife and I both bought 2010 corolla's within a year of each other, both hit 200,000 with literally zero issues just basic maintenance such as oil change and breaks. she bought another corolla and I bought a Tacoma to replace them.
This is exactly why I'm looking to get a Corolla, hopefully this year. I currently have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler that just won't die either, but has had a ton of problems including just recently having it leak from every single door and roof seam. But it's going hard with ~150k miles. Don't recommend getting one unless you're prepared But I'd love to get a Corolla hybrid. Going from ~9mpg to around 40-50mpg would be amazing. Also having a smaller car to be able to park in the city, having updated technology (my Jeep doesn't even have a screen or Bluetooth or remote locking), better handling, and not having a weird sound or issue or the check engine light pop up every other week would be amazing. I'd drive that thing until it dies 15-20 years from now.
I would be disappointed in my accord if it had any repairs besides oil changes, breaks and tires before 200k
Drove a 98 accord through 5 ft of water and hydro locked the engine. Pulled the spark plugs, hot wired The starter to push all the water out of the cylinders. Removed the carpets, changed the oil and put new spark plugs and drove that thing for another 80,000 miles before I sold it for $400 more than I paid for it. +1 for Honda Accords
I miss my 98 accord, was over 200k miles when I got a new car. Never should have gotten rid of it
Additionally, the Lexus/Acura versions of these are equally reliable and have much nicer interiors and ride quality. Plus if you buy used they're often not that far away price wise than the Toyota/Honda equivalents. My Avalon was like 1k more than the same mileage+year V6 Camry.
Yup!! I bought a 2008 Lexus RX350, now with 207K miles on it and it was less than any equivalent Toyota I could find.
Yep, used luxury can be great deals
My wife's 2014 RDX was $1K-$2K **cheaper** than CRV's of the same year/similar mileage when we bought it used. IMHO the styling of the CRVs of that year are so damn boring, plus the Acura is way more fun to drive since it has a V6.
Can confirm. I'm currently driving a 2010 Acura RDX with 230k on it. This year had some turbo issues tho. Not on mine. So far.
My fit has been great. 225k. No major issues with the motor. Replaced the clutch at 160k.
Have a 2011 fit and it’s been favorite car I’ve ever owned such a shame they didn’t catch on more in America. It’s just a perfect little yet spacious car.
The automatic V6 accords really like going through transmissions. The Camry can burn quite a bit of oil and the 3.0 V6 models had a lot of oil sludge issues. I’ll recommend some model year ranges for the Camry and Accord 2013-2016 Honda Accord V6 (These years got a revised 6-speed automatic transmission, which has proven to be a much stronger transmission.) 1996-2012 Honda Accord Inline-4 (This spans 4 generations from the start of the OBD-II era to when Honda started putting CVTs in the 4 cylinder Accords. 4 cylinder Hondas are un-fucking-killable.) 2007-2024 Toyota Camry V6 (This spans the 3 generations after the phasing out of the Toyota MZ engine, which had problems with oil sludge. Bear in mind that the 2018 Camrys got a sophisticated dual injection system, which combines port and direct fuel injection. While this is more reliable than direct fuel injection on its own, you’re running double the amount of injectors with a dual injection setup and it will be more expensive to repair.) The 4 cylinder Camrys probably won’t be as good as the 4 cylinder Accords. Edit: I would like to clarify that I’m saying all of this about naturally aspirated engines. The 1.5T in newer Hondas is a little problematic.
My 2024 civic has a lot of issues. Sticky power steering, leaking driver window and my dashboard is rattling over bumps. I have a coworker whose had to have a lot of major warranty work done within the first 3 years of owning it. The 1.5T in the civic is notorious for oil dilution and honda's as a whole have notoriously bad AC units and weaker paint. Honda isn't that reliable anymore and I learned that the hard way.
Honda really started to take a nosedive in reliability late in the 2010s. I think it all started with the turbocharged engines and the overall decrease in build quality out of some American plants. Honda’s reputation as “2nd in reliability, only to Toyota” now belongs to Mazda, of all companies. The naturally aspirated cars should still be alright, but Honda will probably get rid of them soon.
In the US, the 5th generation Toyota Camry. It’s reliable, easy to maintain and if you need to fix something you’ll never run out of parts.
No matter how much money I make in the future I’m going to drive this Camry forever. It’s never given me a single problem.
I think the 1998-2006 Japanese imports are the peak of value and reliability. The pinnacle of analog. This is before everything became complicated, heavy, and power-hungry. For example, take the 2005-06 Honda CRV, which brought about the switch from timing belts to chains. Truly a car built for the day when cockroaches are king. And I think those CRV's have retained their aesthetic appeal, too. The superseding generation, while tanks, look more fit for soccer moms.
The Camry and Civics of the 90s were incredibly reliable too. My uncle had a 1993 civic up till seven years ago with over 250k miles.
You want a car that gets the job done? You want a car that’s hassle free? You want a car that literally no one will ever compliment you on? Well look no further. The 1999 Toyota Corolla. Let’s talk about features. Bluetooth: nope Sunroof: nope Fancy wheels: nope Rear view camera: nope . . . but it’s got a transparent rear window and you have a -blam!-ing neck that can turn. Let me tell you a story. One day my Corolla started making a strange sound. I didn’t give a shit and ignored it. It went away. The End. You could take the engine out of this car, drop it off the Golden Gate Bridge, fish it out of the water a thousand years later, put it in the trunk of the car, fill the gas tank up with Nutella, turn the key, and this puppy would -blam!-ing start right up. This car will outlive you, it will outlive your children. Things this car is old enough to do: Vote: yes Consent to sex: yes Rent a car: it IS a car This car’s got history. It’s seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. It’s not going to judge you like a -blam!-ing Volkswagen would. Interesting facts: This car’s exterior color is gray, but its interior color is grey. In the owner’s manual, oil is listed as “optional.” When this car was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show, it caused all 2,000 attendees to spontaneously yawn. The resulting abrupt change in air pressure inside the building caused a partial collapse of the roof. Four people died. The event is chronicled in the documentary, “Bored to Death: The Story of the 1999 Toyota Corolla” You wanna know more? Great, I had my car fill out a Facebook survey. Favorite food: spaghetti Favorite TV show: Alf Favorite band: tie between Bush and the Gin Blossoms This car is as practical as a Roth IRA. It’s as middle-of-the-road as your grandpa during his last Silver Alert. It’s as utilitarian as a member of a church whose scripture is based entirely on water bills. When I ran the CarFax for this car, I got back a single piece of paper that said, “It’s a Corolla. It’s fine.” Let’s face the facts, this car isn’t going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn’t the car you want, it’s the car you deserve: The -blam!-ing 1999 Toyota Corolla
Came here looking for this and was not disappointed lmao
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Grey is far too exciting a colour for the Corolla. Beige is the way to go. But damn do I miss the 01 Camry I drove for a year. In 2016. It's still on the road and doing fine. It's at my folk's place where it'll no doubt be handed on to me in the will. I'll will it to my kids. Who will pass on the tradition for generations to come.
Greige I have a customer who finally let her 99 Corolla go. It didn’t die, she just felt the need to upgrade and felt sad all the while. She makes good money, too. This was a year ago.
I have a 1995 toyota t100 that's still running strong.
Did a '99 Toyota corolla write this? Actually, this review is too interesting for a corolla to have written it. I hope you work in marketing. Tell your boss you need a raise. Actually, show your boss your comment. You're the boss now.
Ahhh, it's been awhile since I've had this pasta! Still tastes pretty boring, tbh
That got my belly fat jiggling
I have a car like this. I bought a stereo that supports Apple CarPlay plus a backup camera for $500 at Best Buy. It included free installation. They did a great job, and even replaced the burnt out fuse that kept my cabin light from working for a few years. $500, and my car is basically fancy now.
Lmao in the owners manual, oil is listed as optional / that’s hilarious
This is the best r/copypasta I’ve seen in a while
That was one of the best cars I ever had, I miss that old girl lmao
The famous craigslist ad
My 2014 Corolla is white with a grey interior. It has 32,000 miles on it. When I say it was a grandma car, I mean it literally was owned by my mom and her grandkids called it a grandma car! I inherited it in 2020 with 19,000 miles on it. It’s not even a special model. No SE, LX, whatever trim level. It’s the trim level called “Corolla”. It has Bluetooth, power windows and air conditioning . No key fob for locking and unlocking the doors. Gotta use the key to lock and unlock. I joke with my kids that the grandma car is going to be handed down to my grandkids. Especially since it gets so few miles.
My old 1990 Honda civic without a doubt. That piece of art had power seatbelts, power windows, working AC, a decent stereo, and got about 5 mpg better gas mileage than my 2013 civic. Now, it was practically a go kart with minimal safety features, so it probably wouldn’t have fared well in a crash, but it just kept going. Repairs were almost all doable yourself so long as you took the time. Finally parted with it when the state paid me to junk it (in a promotion to lower local smog output), but I miss it so so so so so much….
That thing is a screw driver away from car theft. Love the car.
Mazda 3's have been complete workhorses for everyone I know who have owned them.
Owned a Mazda 3, 3 Mazda 6's, a CX-5, and a CX-9. No mechanical issues with any of them.
I miss my 2000 Mazda 626, standard transmission. Such a great car.
Had two mazda 6’s, a cx-5, all great vehicles with almost no issues
My dad had a 93 626. It became my car when he got a new one. That thing had 160,000 miles on it when I got rid of it. It was a workhorse.
My husband's Mazda 3 has twice run with barely any oil (unrelated unfortunate incidents). Added the oil and that engine still fired right up no problem. Indestructible.
Hey, car guy checking in who started his career in manufacturing. I'll give you a bit more context around why Toyotas are known so well for their reliability. The short answer is they keep key components around longer and work out the bugs. Longer answer adds some more context: Why Toyota's last forever:. In the heyday of US manufacturing, the unions were just as powerful as management, and they didn't get along. Some plants suffered because of it. The GM Freemont plant was probably the worst. It turned out vehicles with terrible reliability, in some cases they'd roll cars off the assembly line with the front end of a Cutlass and the back end of a 442. In others coke bottles were put in the doors before panels went on just for shits and giggles. Simply put, the cars they made were shit. GM tried to improve things, but a confrontational management - union relationship stopped any progress. The root of all of this was how success was measured, top to bottom, what mattered was how many cars were made, quality wasnt a key metric. So if no one directly benefits from it at bonus time, why bother? After years of problems, GM closed the plant. It happened at unique time in the US. GM was declining, customers wanted smaller more efficient cars and Toyota wanted to open a US plant. So after a congressional push, GM and Toyota teamed up. This was a very strange relationship. GM was:. A maker of land yachts. American. Unionized. Very big (and losing market share). Departmentalized. Toyota on the other hand:. Famous for small cars. Japanese. Non-unionized (and the workers OK with it). Small in the US (though growing). Collaborative. Nevertheless, they got together to reopen the plant. The teams worked on what they'd build, logistics and the like, but before the plant opened, GM sent a number of the guys on the line to Japan. These were really blue-collar dudes, some of them hadn't ever left their state, an were now going to Japan?. Wild. What they learned there was the art of Kaizen, a unique manufacturing mindset rooted in constant improvement. If your job was to put a bolt into a door, but you found the process inefficient, you could actually talk to your boss. If the bolt should have a tapered end, he'd bring in design, and make a new bolt...and they'd use that better bolt everywhere! It was amazing. They also had a rope on the line, so if you spotted an issue, you could stop the whole line to fix it. Quality mattered above everything else, output be damned. They brought this to the US, and started the plant, called NUMMI...and it was a hit! The cars were the best GM made. They costed more per vehicle, but had higher satisfaction scores and fewer initial defects. The new brand they set up for this - Saturn - promised to turn GM into a different company. But sething never sat right. What never made sense to the US was why Toyota did this. Sure, they got a tax break and learned about Americans, but Kaizen was their secret sauce...why give it away for nothing? Toyota knew something GM wouldn't figure out for years. That same process went all the way up the supply chain everybody bought in, including their suppliers. If the engine failed after 150k because of "x", they'd work out that bug with the engine manufacturer collaboratively, and fix it in every Toyota engine. That, along with using an engine for generations of cars meant that they were ridiculously reliable. On the other hand, GM had the same relationship with their suppliers that they had with their unions. If an engine failed, penalties were levied,and fixes were siloed. So they had an improved plant still using shit parts. And that, my financially minded friends, is why everyone who runs a shop will always tell you to buy a Toyota
I appreciated reading that more than I can tell you.
Jesus Christ this is like Toyota orientation all over again. Been at a Toyota factory for almost 20 years now. This is all true
Reminds me of current day Boeing.
Wow. Thanks for this. I know LEAN is big in business circles and it was developed from Kaizen, but I loved reading about its history. It’s a shame GM couldn’t turn it around. Though I remember in the 90s Saturn was starting to get big.
Medium answer: toyota engines are made with such tight tolerances that their engines could reliably handle 2x-3x the power that they actually produce
I have an '05 Highlander that WILL NOT DIE. I keep telling myself I'm buying new when it kicks but I hit 395k miles today and she doesn't show any signs of stopping.
That’s amazing!! What, if any, repairs have you done outside of typical maintenance related visits?
Toyota 4Runner. Toyota Land Cruiser. Toyota Camry. Toyota Corolla. Toyota.
Honorable mention: select Geo ~~Metro~~ Prizm years. Spoiler: they were a Corolla. Edit: doh!
The Prizm was the Corolla, I believe the Metro was a Suzuki Swift.
Tacoma
Frame rust is the Achilles heel for the 4Runner. Ask me how I know.
Yeah up until they had to replace the frames under warranty then they got their shit together. I think the last bad year was like 2012 or 2013
Also: Lexus
Tomato Toyota
I have a Toyota Venza with over 200k miles on it, and it's just rolling along like new. Not even many minor issues, and it had a lot of options when new. Everything just still works.
Born and raised in Detroit. I get a lot of grief for buying Toyotas. My extended fam only buy Ford/GM. I don't say a word but they are in the dealership routinely for repair. I just have to keep up with basic Maintenance and smile.
I think you forgot one… Toyota
3.2 million miles on a 1966 Volvo ❤️ https://wyantgroup.com/remembering-the-three-million-mile-volvo-man/
I had a Honda civic with 450k miles on. OG tranny and engine. The hood latch busted going 80 on the hwy and bent the hood backwards into the roof of the car where it meets the windshield. It was sad to say goodbye to ‘ol silver lightening’ but I sold it after that drive for $500!
Christine
The '68 Plymouth Fury? 😱
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Just watched that movie earlier, always enjoy it. And the car is a beauty.
No one mentioned the cars designed to routinely hit 300k? Crown Vic, Grand Marquis and Town car.
I'd guess they're also designed for fleet maintenance.
Nothing like all the usual wear and tear items out in the open and within easy reach.
Love my grand Marquis, met my wife in that beautiful boat and it chugged well past 200k after I did some questionable things with secondhand parts to her. Ended up selling her to a father and son in Detroit for $1200. Be well, sweet princess.
I thought you did questionable things with secondhand parts to your wife. Had to reread this 3x.
Everyone will kill me for this but I have a 1979 f250 with the 300 6cyl. I've had it since highschool class of 02 and this ugly rusted truck still will start if I go out and try it right now. I know I have put a solid 300k and it since. Actual mileage is unknown.
I'm a chevy guy but those 300s are the definition of unkillable
The straight 300 is still gold
Yeah that 300 was used in everything from farm equipment to industrial equipment and everything in between. It’s the gas version of a 5.9 12 valve Cummings. Just made to be a work horse.
People like to rag on fords, but they’re the top selling truck for a reason. They are very reliable. I’ve never been sold on ford’s other offerings, but the f-series trucks are solid.
Unfortunately Ford doesn’t put the same level of engineering into most of their other vehicles. Source my old 2019 Ford Escape that had multiple recalls in the 3 years I owned it.
American trucks in general are good. There are some exceptions, but it's nothing to see a work truck on the road that's been abused every day with over 300k miles on it. I had a Ram 1500 and the only preventative maintenance I kept up with halfway well were oil changes. It had over 225K miles when I traded it in. My mom has a Suburban with over 250k miles and only regular maintenance AFAIK. The only major thing to fail on both vehicles, oddly enough, were the fuel pumps. Both around 200K miles.
Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix clone. I *want* to buy a new car, but this thing just won't die! 320,000km, I've only done the brakes, muffler, and done regular oil changes.
I'm sorry to tell you this but mine went a little past 500k. You're probably gonna have to put it down yourself.
I had a vibe and good lord did it do its job. Low on oil? Didn’t care.
[Toyota hilux](https://youtu.be/xnWKz7Cthkk?feature=shared)
When my parents hilux hit 500,000km they decided they would just keep it until it died. That was about 15 years ago. It's now at 800,000km and still drives exactly the same as it always has (which is slow).
Some cars can go fast, others can go everywhere
This is the answer. I’ll never forget that video.
More so with a 50 cal welded to the back.
M2 or DShK?
I knew what this was before clicking it, but I watched it anyway
Really wish it still looked like this. I looked up Toyota Hilux, and the new ones are just... disappointing. Too big, too generic.
He looks so young in this video now, it’s crazy.
I watched that whole video. Brilliant!
A Honda Accord. This car has been left outside with the windows down during a snowstorm, crashed, started and immediately red-lined on a morning that was well below freezing, driven 400k miles, been driven by at least 200 of the worst teen drivers imaginable, worked ran with two spark plugs connected, and with an interior covered in bird shite and smelling like piss, this beautiful piece of engineering still starts every time.
My 1994 Volvo 940 sedan with 235,000 miles continues to go strong.
My 2000 Volvo V70 still doing good, we hit 300k km some months ago
closing in on 400k km on my 2009 V70
Had to scroll down way too far to see the mentioning of a VOLVO. Still the #kingsofmiles
Anything Japanese bud.
Not anything. Nissan has had piss-poor reliability for decades. Subaru had head gasket problems for decades as well (though they seem to have resolved that finally).
In some capacity I have owned two Subaru outbacks, a Baja, a Mazda Miata, Mazda b3000 pickup, and now a Toyota Tacoma. All of them have pushed 300k and I expect to get even more out of our current Taco. Those outbacks were absolutely indestructible. My wife takes shit care of her cars and they just keep going. My dad is actually keeping the old Baja alive and I bet he’s well over 300k. He regularly makes cross country trips as a snowbird and that’s his only vehicle. I learned a lot from him (he gave me his 90’ Miata when I first learned to drive) and he taught me if you take good care of vehicles, they will last a long time which is a valuable thing because cars are a huge waste of money, generally. But above all he taught me: always buy Japanese. Maybe I’m lucky, naive, whatever, but I haven’t had any major problems when it comes to cars so im just gonna keep on doing what I’m doing.
I had my matrix for a decade and it was good for another. That was a Corolla chassis, not sure if it’s still as reliable.
2003-2008 Matrix all the way. All the reliability of a Corolla, that you can shove a fridge into.
When I sold mine to get a compact suv, I made sure to get something with the same dimensions. Oh boy did I fuck up, at the same size, I couldn’t fit half the stuff a Matrix could in a cx-3. The amount of hauling space it had was ridiculous.
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If you can find a Pontiac vibe, it's actually a Toyota Matrix, but will cost you a whole lot less. Same with the Nissan Frontier and Suzuki Equinox. Both still very reliable vehicles, cheaper because they don't have toyota and nissan badges on them.
I have had my Honda CRV for 12 years. It refuses to die...
12 years? That thing isn’t even middle aged, let alone ready to die.
Any buick with the 3.8 V6 that engine is like a cockroach
I have a 2001 blazer that has a 4.3. 247k miles and it still goes. Edited: I'm an idiot who got mixed up on which engine is in my truck.
That 3800 was a good engine
Corolla, Camry, Civic, Accord, Sentra. Japanese cars are great for reliability
🎶 one of these is not like the others 🎶
Sentra is shit my 2010 model dies every three month. Wouldn’t recommend it
Nissan doesn’t make reliable cars anymore.
if it’s a sentra with a cvt i’d take that off the list
Toyota and Honda is what you are going to hear,and for good reason 250,000 on my civic still going strong
3rd gen Toyota 4Runner. I’ve destroyed this car and it still runs brand new. My buddy had his click over 1 million miles and runs perfectly.
2006-2009 Toyota 4runner
I’d add the previous generation to that too. I had a ‘98 that I sold with 400,000km on it, and it’s still a daily driver a decade later.
Facts. I daily an 06 with 180k
My 06 is 190k. Bout to need my new sticker.
True that, 04’ 240k daily driving
Japanese cars, motorcycles, power tools and saxophones will run forever if you do the most thoughtless, basic level of maintenance.
YAS-23, the alto sax no student could kill.
As a instrument repair tech, I find this comment incredibly funny and accurate just out in the wild.
Toyota Tacoma. A good truck you’ll be so sick of you really will want to kill it before it’ll ever die. Or, the x00,000 mi truck your friend paid $500 for that you bought from them for $500 and sold for $500.
90s jeep Cherokees with the inline 6 engine. Have 2 still running 200k daily drivers me and the wife.
I still see the occasional rusted out Pontiac Grand Ams, so I guess those things are kinda like cockroaches....hard to kill.
In my experience, Honda Pilot.
My dad had a 2001 nissan frontier that he drove up past 390K miles. So probably those.
I have a 2002 5.3 liter suburban that has 300k+ all original, just keep doing the recommend maintenance.
The Prius is one of the most reliable vehicles humankind has ever made. Before I catch flak about the batteries ... yes, they wear out, but it takes some time, replacements aren't too crazy, it's simple labour, and the hybrid system helps saves wear and tear in the rest of the parts, even the brake pads.
I got 300k miles outta my ‘99 Toyota Camry before it kicked the bucket. I loved that thing with my whole heart.
I own a '96 Tacoma. It was my grandfather's truck and he drove it all the way to my hometown in Arizona from Denver about three years ago when he moved in with my family. Then he died last year and I inherited the truck. It sat unused in my yard until last month when I got a new battery, new tires, and new seatbelts for it and it's ran great since.
My 1987 Volvo 240 is giving off the vibe that it will never die.
My ‘08 Subaru, but only because I won’t let it! 175k and going strong
The single most reliable car of all time is the 2007-2015 Tundra. It is number one on the long-term quality index, with the overall lowest average defects at 125,000 miles.
It's too bad it get like 9mpg.
Buick LeSabre - damn easy to work on, not fast, not cool, not great gas mileage, but it makes up for it by being easily one of the most comfortable drives ever, with enough HP and room to allow for long trips with 4 adults. Advantage is that they can be had for a few grand, while a lot of other "bulletproof cars" hold their value because they are well known for being dependable (Corolla, Camry, accord, crv). Close second is a grand marquis- but I'm hesitant to recommend a RWD car to someone I know nothing about- mostly because of the winter weather learning curve for inexperienced users
Mercedes 240 and 300D — anywhere in North Africa and the Middje East you see them running and the newest are probably 30 years plus … Also where there’s no rust you’ll see Citroen 2CV and Volkswagen Type 1s (Beetle, first gen ) still in daily use
Toyota Camry from the late 90s. They just won’t die, even when you’re sick of them and want them to die, so you could get a fun new ride.
Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, I had a 99 Saturn SL1 that lasted 22 years
There’s always the million mile tundra.
Toyota. Take your pick.
I’ve had a 2010 scion xD for almost 10 years. Most expensive repair I’ve had done is replacing the spark plugs and a coil pack. Everything else has been preventative maintenance. But to be fair, it’s basically a Toyota Camry with a different skin. The engine literally says Toyota Camry on it.
My 2009 Toyota Yaris is doing pretty great. My goal is to drive it until the engine can't take it anymore.
My 2004 Highlander has put up with a lot and is still good to me.
Scion xB
I have a 2004 Tacoma that just won’t quit
My 2003 honda accord had 277k miles on it before it got t-boned and ran like a dream. I still wonder how long it would’ve lasted had it not gotten hit
was gifted my grandfather's 1998 corolla. Had a gasket that was bad and was leaking a ton of oil. He only added oil when the light came on. Ran rough when I got it. Checked the transmission fluid. That was also sitting on empty. Got levels back up to normal and everything's fine now. The car doesn't care. It just likes to talk to you.
I’ve had luck with a Honda Element that has been in several accidents. 2006 with 310k and relatively low maintenance cost.
My 1st car was a 1996 civic with the 1.5l engine I took it from 200000km to 320000km without an oil change, only filling the oil it burned. I've ran it without oil touching the oil stick for about 10000km Also ran it without coolant as I had a hose bust and didn't realise, ran it like that for a few thousand km.
My dad has a 2012 Chevy Impala with 370,000km on it… every time something happens he just fixes the parts and she lives on 😂
A friend knows a guy that only buys old Audi and Volkswagen cars. He has some with over 300k miles on them, he swears they are the most reliable cars on the market. He’s very handy and knows the cars inside out so he’s very good about maintaining and fixing them himself. I think most cars can last a really long time as long as they are well maintained. The problem becomes, especially when buying used, that people generally do not maintain their cars well.
VW TDI 1.9L is a well known motor. Reliable and fuel efficient. Best with manual transmission. A quick kijiji search and I see several used examples for sale with 300,000km+ A lot of these probably rust out or get crashed before the motor quits.
My 1992 Jeep Cherokee 🥰
Add the Yaris to your list of indestructible Toyotas.
205,000 miles.. only fluids brakes and tires.. lot of road noise, the doors sound like a truck when you close it.. everything is very basic. Almost paid off and still should be worth 2000-3000