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accidentprone · 26-30, M
Buy a new one or buy an old one. Does not matter, it will be the best car you ever had. They almost never break down.
Might cost a little more to buy one, but you will spend almost nothing keeping it on the road the rest of its 20-30 year life.
You can get 300,000 miles or more before the engine or transmission wear out.
If you ever have any body tell you a Toyota needs a lot of work done, you better get a second or third opinion, because those cars almost never break.
I love my Hondas, but I would say Toyota is the best and Honda is second. Mazda is probably 3rd, depending on the model.
I have fixed my own cars exclusively for 40 years, and I ran a shop for 7 years. So I know my cars.
Might cost a little more to buy one, but you will spend almost nothing keeping it on the road the rest of its 20-30 year life.
You can get 300,000 miles or more before the engine or transmission wear out.
If you ever have any body tell you a Toyota needs a lot of work done, you better get a second or third opinion, because those cars almost never break.
I love my Hondas, but I would say Toyota is the best and Honda is second. Mazda is probably 3rd, depending on the model.
I have fixed my own cars exclusively for 40 years, and I ran a shop for 7 years. So I know my cars.
Lilnonames · F
@accidentprone all new cars are junk I have an old 99 Honda I got 450,ooo miles on it and a 2002 Pontiac with 391,ooo ibough both for $300 a piece the Honda I've had two years the Pontiac 4 years
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supersnipe · 61-69, M
Just had a quick look at "which?" here in the UK and they give Toyota a good reliability rating: four stars out of five. They stand up well over time; even 10-15 year old cars do well. Lexus are basically bigger and pricier Toyotas and they're equally as good.
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
I hope it gives you that "feeling."
(old commercial reference)
(old commercial reference)
1490wayb · 56-60, M
find one 8-10 years old...save LOT on insurance and tax
Lilnonames · F
@Lilnonames When my late ex fiancee and me had a 1994 Rav4, her older brother gave it to us after our minivan caught on fire xmas season 2004, it belonged to his wife that died. From february 2005 to may 2008, it snapped four OEM timing belts.
accidentprone · 26-30, M
@Lilnonames I agree, the newer the car is, the harder and more costly it is to fix. They are mostly all electronic now, and it needs high dollar scanners to diagnose them, and what if a wire rubs on the frame and grounds out? Nothing makes sense on the scanner.
I work at a delivery place, and they constantly want me to buy a newer vehicle, but it is hard enough to keep my 2006 on the road with my own knowledge and skills. No way I want a new one.
When I get out of delivery, I am going back to my 1995 Honda Civic, or Toyota Camry if you like that better.
I work at a delivery place, and they constantly want me to buy a newer vehicle, but it is hard enough to keep my 2006 on the road with my own knowledge and skills. No way I want a new one.
When I get out of delivery, I am going back to my 1995 Honda Civic, or Toyota Camry if you like that better.
Musicman · 61-69, M
Most definitely if you can afford one.
They have timing belts that snap like rubber bands.
accidentprone · 26-30, M
@NativePortlander1970 That was the old days. They are or are almost all chains now, even on Hondas.
The good thing about most of the Toyotas that did have them, the valves did not overlap and it did not harm the valves/engine if it did break.
The good thing about most of the Toyotas that did have them, the valves did not overlap and it did not harm the valves/engine if it did break.