What's the most reliable vehicle you've owned?

I always bought a GM vehicle and next a Honda or VW. After all these years in comparing the three, I have decided to never buy a UAW built car again. Lower quality, many recalls, and part failures, poor dealer service and they give to the opposite political party that I can't stand.
 
2006 Chevy Colorado, 210,000 and other than routine maintenance I've put a new water pump, oxygen sensors and a couple of coils.
 
No question about it for me it is my Toyota FJ we bought new in 2008. It has 282,000 miles on it and has only had regular maintenance and runs great.

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It would be either my 1990 Bronco or my 1997 F-250HD. Both were great trucks. My current one is a 2022 RAM 1500. I had to replace the battery in it 3 months after I took delivery but otherwise it's been good so far.
 
Had a 2004 Honda Pilot with 125,000 miles, zero issues. Traded it for an Outback.

Have a 2008 Camry we use for our around town car, it now has over 100,000 miles. I did have to put brakes on it and the AC leaked a month ago. I change oil once a year, keep the tires up and drive it.
 
I’ve owned many cars and only one stands out as a POS. It was a 1985 Pontiac Trans Am with all the trimmings. My wife (now ex) had to have it. That POS wouldn’t make it out of the county. In the first 6 months it was in the shop 45 days getting 5 sets of fuel injectors, new transmission and had an electrical system failure. I got it replaced under the state lemon law and its replacement wasn’t much better.

Other cars were great. Two old body design Isuzu Troopers, one with over 300,000 and the other blew a head gasket just under 400,000. I also had an old model Honda CRV that I put almost 300,000 on and traded it because I wanted a Jeep.

Another great machine was my 1973 International Scout II with 345cubic inch cast iron V8 and 4 speed manual. That was a beast and basically a short body school buss. Of course it only got 13mpg on the highway and 8mpg in town.

I love sports cars and 4 wheel drive machines. I bought a new Porsche in 1989 and that was a fantastic and reliable car until I divorced my wife and she took it and literally destroyed it to piss me off. It worked!

I had a 1971 MG B that I wouldn’t call unreliable but required a certain touch and understanding about British cars. It was a super fun car.

It’s almost a religion for me to keep fresh oil in my cars and do the maintenance recommended.
 
Owned Toyota Camrys up until we bought our 2007 Toyota 4-Runner. Drove that until it hit 229K. Wife bought a new 4-Runner in 2021 and gave the 2007 to our oldest granddaughter when she got her license.
The 2007 was pushing 280K and still going strong.
Unfortunately Toyota has replaced the V-6 that came in 4-Runners up until 2024 with a 4 cylinder. Since we tow our travel trailer with the 4-Runners we’re apprehensive about over working the 4 cylinder engine with the added weight of the camper.
In my opinion, bad move on Toyotas part. Time will tell.
 
I had a 1974 Honda Civic hatchback that ran with nothing more than oil changes until 1989. My mom bought it used for $200 in 1979, and gave it to me when she bought a Hyundai Pony (also a nice little car!) By the late 80s, Canadian winters with the salt roads just ate up all the steel panels. It had beautiful real leather interior seats. 4 speed manual transmission and a manual choke made it a very interactive ride.
Sure did love that little car!
 
2 Ford Explorers. Both over 150k and 10 years, both never a day in the shop. Not one single day not one single problem.
 
Bought a 2001 Yukon SLT brand new and kept it for 18 years and put 247,000 miles on it. Loved it so much I'm in another Yukon now.
 
I have 331k miles on my five-cylinder Jetta.
Never once left my on the side of the road. One time the clutch line failed and I had to get creative to get it off the interstate. Was able to drive it home in third gear.
Bought it new in 2009
 
In 1958 I bought a 1955 Mercury, red with white top and side door trim and stick shift. It was so good to me and super reliable. I loved that car.
One of the dumbest things I ever did was trade it 3 years later after college graduation.
I wish I had it back.
Today I drive Honda.
 
1974 Norton Commando 850. In 1975 while trying to blow of a Ducati in New Mexico I blew an ignition coil instead. Sold it in 1993.
In the 19 years I had it that ignition coil was the only repair. Stone axe reliable.
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I had a 1995 Dodge 3500 Cummins powered. Still going at 770k it was 2wd, when my son passed I inherited his 1996 Dodge truck 4wd with only 379k, V10 powered.
 
1984 Olds Toronado, v8, had some tranny issues when I got it with 125K miles, swapped it for a non overdrive model and ran it to 317K.

96 Mazda B2300, std shift, about 280K for miles, speedo brake at 238K. Still have it, hope to get it on the road soon.
 
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