Autos Discussions

If I were going to buy a used car (though I've never actually done it), I'd go Honda or Toyota.  Those are the kind of cars that you can easily get 200,000 miles out of. 

When our leased Jeep Grand Cherokee was totalled in a hit-and-run during the middle of the night this past spring, we wound up buying a Toyota 4Runner.  Leasing was crazy and Toyota was a brand that we felt confident buying simply because those things last forever. 

I think thats the way that I am gonna go.Thanks alot for your help and good luck wiht your car.

Don't think you can go wrong with either a Honda or Toyota.

Thumbs up on Toyota and Honda here too. Got a lot of miles out of the Nissan as well.

I own a 2005 Ford Freestyle with 75,000 miles on it and its still going strong.  Never a serous issue with the car and I commute with it every day.  I had a Honda at one point and it rusted out from under me; owned a Nissan as well and two busted fuel injectors cost me $500.00 a piece to repair. 

I would expand my search if I were you to include Chevy and Ford.  American cars are every bit as good as their Japanese counterparts.  Do not discount them without doing your due diligence.    

May give them a try thanks.

I drive a 19 year old Toyota pickup and I bought her brand new.  She's outlasted every vehicle I've ever owned collectively.   We need her here for when the 2002 Ford Ranger (POS) is in the shop. 

Google "Killing a Toyota"...thanks to my bud RustAddsFlavor for that one ;) After watching that series of videos, I'll never sell her.  Seems you can't beat a 22RE engine,  and they don't make Toyotas with those engines in them anymore from what I understand.     

My Lil' Red is a 1991 4x2, before the name Tacoma existed...stunning example of fine, Toyota craftspersonship, new or used IMHO.  Lots of ppl try to buy her, she's not for sale.   IF I ever wanted to replace her, I would try to get one with that same 22RE engine, that seems to be the ticket.

I agree Toyota or Honda. We've had both. Right now we have 3 Toyotas, a Corolla, a Tundra, and a Lexus. I wouldn't buy the Lexus again but not for Toyota reasons. My mom had a Camry which my daughter now has and she had a Solara. Guess we are Toyota people!

I am gonna buy a toyota or honda next time to many great things and reviews it is sealed.

I didn't Google "killing a toyota" but that's probably from a British car show called "Top Gear." It's a great show and they once did some unspeakable things to a Toyota pickup. Over and over again. It got swept into the ocean, they ran it into a tree, they dropped it 10 feet and had it on the top of a 20-story building when the building was imploded. Each time, the truck could be started (with some basic maintenance) and move on its own power. Very funny and reassuring about Toyota's quality.

I'm with Vincent, though. Most car companies are much better today than they were 25 years ago, including the US car companies. Consumer Reports magazine now rates the reliability of most Ford models as "average to above-average." The Ford Fusion has the highest reliability rating from Consumer Reports, higher than the competing Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.

I have a 1996 Mazda B3000 pickup, which is a re-badged Ford Ranger. It has had just one problem during my eight years of ownership, other than maintenance items such as a new battery and oil changes. Still looks good, too.

--Bob

Awesome,thanks.

I have a 1994 turcel It is running very well. But my family sold me a 2006 Camney and so I want to see Turcel, Can any one suggest the best way to sell? Thank you

gave me alot to thank about thanks.

Get a new or used BMW for maximum longetivity.  There are BMWs from the 70s still driving around.

My husband and I both had Toyotas that had over 200,000 miles on them when we sold them to others who ran them even longer!

Latest Toyota issue, bad engines in two models!  

We have had great success with our Hondas- even the Acura. [same company]

Our sons have respectively a Honda Ridgeline, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Camry, Toyota Sienna, Scion [made by Toyota]... can't say one is better than the other. They just keep going and going and going.