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

[SMSgt]

It sure as heck wasn't a jeep product! Those things sit in your driveway contemplating what to do to you next.

Probably the 1980 Corolla station wagon we owned. What finally lead to it downfall was when the wife noticed "green stuff" puddling under the car and decided to try to make it home. She didn't. It seized a block from the house. I replaced the radiator hose--the only repair it ever needed--and filled the radiator. She got another 25,000 out of it before it puked its guts.

 

[Leslie Sapp]

'm driving a 2003 Chevy Tahoe with a Vortec V8

Those early 2000's Chevy's were good trucks. The wife had a 2004 Tahoe that had 264,000 on it when we drove from Florida to Wyoming and back in 2017.

Gave it to our daughter in law and I don't know how many more miles she put on it.

 

[Doug M.]

My sister and BIL have had multiple Toyotas that went to 200K. We had a couple that went pretty far, but it has has been so long that I don't recall the mileage. Our Subarus have been stellar. My wife's Outback wagon went over 100K of hard (mostly local) use and was replaced by a Forester that has shown no problems. I had a Legacy Sedan that went 187K before I started considering replacement, and the Ascent has been great (and also I have been informed of how well they do in crashes).

 

[JET4]

2011 Toyota 4Runner, has 150,000 miles on it and it drives like new. The only thing I've done is regular maintenance.

 

[wood714]

I traded it in on my Tacoma, but I had a 2000 Jeep Wrangler I bought used and I kept for 16 years and only replaced a radiator. It had over 200K miles when I parted with it.

 

[mk70ss]

1987 Mazda B2000 pickup. Drove it 244,000 miles and only had to replace tires, brakes, and one tune up.

 

[LVSteve]

Out of all the cars I've purchased since I've lived in the US, all except one have either needed fixing from the factory, broken something, or needed a poor OEM part replacing. Even my trusty Nissan Xterra had to have the radiator replaced as a precautionary measure because of the potential failure of the transmission cooler in the bottom tank.

So, my most reliable car in the US has been (are you sitting down)...a Jaguar XKR.

 

[pharmer]

I've had 4 Chevy p/u trucks in the last 40 years, zero major problems with them and the 4.3 V6. Most reliable though was a 2002 Impala with a 3.4 V6. Except for replacing the ignition switch ($10 part with $600 labor) zero problems. I bought it new as my "office" and drove it 1K miles/wk for 3 years. After my pharma career ended I gave it to my son who drove it to about 250K. Traded it away but engine still ran like new. Joe

 

[Rustyt1953]

A 1992 Toyota Paseo 5 speed manual I took in trade in 2000 on a guitar and amp deal.

It was like a water skimmer. It would dart through traffic. It was stupid fun to drive. I sold it to a nephew in 2014 and he still drives it.

 

[bovw]

2000 Toyota Landcruiser I currently drive. 300k plus and going strong.

 

[Martyk]

Bought a pair of new Ford Focus's, a 2007 wagon for my wife, and a 2007 hatchback for myself, both w/5 spd manual transmissions. Both engine cradles rotted out at around 245K. And both were running mechanically just fine, with the original clutches, starters, and water pumps in both, I figure due to the 95% highway miles on both, also.

 

[ladder13]

Two Mazda’s, unsung great value in the automotive world.

 

[yaktamer]

2011 Toyota Corolla.

 

[SweetMK]

1961 SCHWINN was the best..Anything with an engine in it always let me down.

Now,, tell me the SCHWINN still keeps up with traffic,,,
or did its power source fail??

 

[SweetMK]

This truck is 26 years old, I bought it new,,
it was the sixth 3/4 ton with a 6.0 engine that was delivered to Roanoke VA

I was scared to death to buy such a new version of anything,, but, this was the truck my wife wanted,,

It has had one brake line installed, and two sets of brakes,,
I just installed new tires,,
It is the main hauler for three families,, any building project,, this truck hauls it,,.

It has way over 200,000 miles on it now,,

 

[Farmer17]

Had a 2004 Nissan Titan with 260K miles, very minor repairs. 2012 RAV4 great car until 200k miles then the engine burned a quart of oil every 10 days and it also started having expensive electrical problems the mechanics could never fix. In 2018 I bought a Ram 1500 quad cab and it has 215K miles and has been excellent and only paid $24k brand new out the door. I shopped for months before buying, and at the time an equivalent Ford or Chevy pickup was about $7,000 more and a Toyota was about $10,000 more. The Ram has had a few repairs but I'm still a lot of money ahead versus buying one of the more expensive brands.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

1988 Toyota Camry 4-cyl stick shift. 357 or 358K miles before the salt-induced rust made windshield repair shaky. Donated to charity with original clutch plate, engine still doing fine.

 

[GypsmJim]

2011 Chevy Equinox with the 4 cyl engine. Replaced the tires at 60,000 miles and the brakes at 94,000 miles. Other than oil changes and tire rotations I had not replaced a single part when I sold the car at 150,000 miles.

1980 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe with the Pontiac 4.9 L. V8. He had his 45th birthday just last week. Came home on Leap Day 1980. One set each of tires, belts, hoses, radiator and water pump. Never driven in the snow, so that accounts for some of the longevity. And only has 87,000 miles to date, but he runs like a champ even without ever having a carb rebuild. The second battery lasted 24 years.

 

[Telecaster]

I had a Kia Sportage for six years. Zero problems. I can't say that about any other vehicle I've owned.

 

[Tom Kent]

I bought a brand new Ford F150 that I sold to a friend at 100,000 miles. He gave it to his son who still has it with over 300,000 miles on it. I replaced it with a 2012 F150 that I still have with 350,000 miles on it. Just routine maintaince and oil change every five thousand miles.