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

[BoulderTroll]

Anything less than 200k miles is still the break-in period for a Tacoma or a 4Runner.

My first 4Runner was a 2002 that I sold to a coworker at 270k trouble-free miles. My daughter still drives the 2009 Tacoma I gave her. It had 250k when I passed it over to her, and she's put another 30 or 40k on it since, and the only issue is the little motor on the driver's window doesn't allow it to roll down, otherwise no problems. My 2017 Tacoma I sold with about 150k miles on it, all worked perfectly when I sold it.

My current 2022 4Runner just went past 50k, and will likely be the longest-lived one of them all. Supposedly the 5th Gen 4Runner engine it's got is the most bomb-proof engine currently in a vehicle with 4 wheels. lol I wouldn't trade it for the new 6th Gen 4Runner's if they begged me. So far it's made 4 trips from California to Maine, been to Cabo San Lucas and British Columbia. One day I plan to drive the entire PanAmerican Highway with it.

 

[wyo-man]

Purchased a used 1976 Toyota FJ55 in 1977. Paid $5,000.00 for it. Drove it for 23 years.

wyo-man

 

[WildBillWJW]

Granted my 2011 Mustang GT, purchased June of 2010, only has 43,000 miles when just traded in. Other than routine maintenance, I replaced the tires once…those sticky performance tires don’t last long. May have replaced the battery once, but don’t think so. I just loved its retro look, and it would do 150+mph. Yeah baby! Just couldn’t do traffic with the 6-speed manual anymore.

 

[Frailer]

I make no claim that this is the most reliable vehicle available, but my 2014 Mini Cooper S was the most reliable I’ve owned. In 215K miles the only money I spent on it was for gas, oil, tires, wiper blades, and bulbs.

 

[mule69]

The ones I didn't work on.

 

[phils]

I wrote about my wonderful 1955 Mercury but it keeps getting wiped off.

 

[Photog]

1963 Plymouth Belvedere. In the family from 1962 to 1980. I received it in 1975 with 25000 miles on it. Sold it in 1980 with just over 230000 miles on it. Replaced the timing chain at 150000, the distributor at 200000, and voltage regulator at 165000. Other than that, it was tune ups, oil changes, brakes, and other standard maintenance and did have the rear leaf springs re-arched as the rear end sat to low for me. The re-arching brought the car "level" if you will. Still kick my self for ever selling it.

 

[mauser9]

My 2000 Ford Mustang GT. Sold it with 207,000 miles 3 years back. Kid is still driving it so not bad. Guess that 4.6 motor was pretty decent.

 

[Mike LaNier]

2001 GMC Yukon with the 327 cubic-inch engine; over 260,000 miles and still the daily driver. I lost a 1988 Jaguar XJ6 sedan in a wildfire 4 years ago, with over 200,000 miles on the clock; Mechanically it was amazing, although it did have an issue with the Lucas electrics; a short somewhere in the system; I do miss it. You know why the Brits drink warm beer? They have Lucas refrigerators!

 

[roundgunner]

Nobody wants to know about a Prius but my 09 has 180,000 miles and the only things replaced were tires, windshield wipers and the 12 volt battery. I have 2 Ford trucks a F-350 and F-550 a motorcycle and another car so I'm not a wierd tree hugger but I have to drive photo equipment to NYC + Boston and many other locations in New England so getting 50 MPG while going 75 MPH is a big savings for the business. I like everything about it except the looks.

I'll put in photos of the trucks instead of the ugly car

 

[oworthsr]

My 1994 Mercedes Benz 420E. Bought it brand new and drove the snot out of it. Bulletproof. Low tech, spartan interior and vaultlike strength. Quiet as a mouse.

 

[Model19man]

Not the best picture but my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 I bought new and then put 250,000 miles on with only tires bulbs and batteries.

 

[nll401]

My 1969 Chevy Nova. It’s a proven fact that a feature your car doesn’t have never fails.

 

[walkin' trails]

To date, it would have to be three Toyotas (2 Corollas and a 21 Tacoma). The Tacoma currently has 60k on the clock and still doesn’t rattle. Had a 95 Crown Vic that was a pretty solid car but the brakes sucked. Had an 89 F150 and a 92 Mustang that were solid mechanically.

 

[K Frame Keith]

Toyota Tacoma. 2014 followed by a 2020. One dealer visit since 2014. 150k miles on the first, 86k so far on the second. And the resale is excellent.

 

[JP@AK]

Okay. Old guy here. The older car the better in my experience.

My first car was a 1951 Chevy two door sedan. I was fifteen when I got it. Sold it when I was 20. In those days, cars were still made of steel. Thick steel, not tin-thin. And no plastic. I drove the living daylights out of that vehicle. I truly wish I still had it.

When I got back from 'Nam, my brother had a 1965 Chevelle Malibu Super Sport waiting for me. That was one of the best cars I've ever owned. Another one I wish I still had. (See picture below.)

For longevity, the prize goes to one of the several Jeep Cherokee (XJ) units I've owned. This one is a 1999. I got it with 70,000 miles on it. I finally parked it at 280,000. The motor (4.0 six) still ran fine, but the front axle was making ugly noise. It is sitting in my back yard awaiting the time I can rebuild another front axle assembly that I picked up from a Cherokee that had been rear ended. I'll tear that axle assembly down, rebuild it and install it in the 1999. Then I'll probably just sell it because we own four other Jeeps.

 

[kennyb]

2002 Ford Excursion...7.2 diesel. I purchased new has well over 200K miles with only standard maintenance.

 

[barbarosa guns]

When fleeing from the San Antonio area to remote regions in the north I bought an at the time 21 year old Ford F250 Camper Special that the peculiar relocating Air Force officer had installed a JC Whitney "dually" kit. The guy had just dropped a factory crate 390 into the truck just a month or so before he was notified of his coming transfer. Behind that engine was a 4 speed stick, the older "granny gear" type and that truck had three gas tanks and with it getting 11mpg if one drove like a little old lady, it needed all three. Upon purchase the truck had 80K on its clock and I drove it until 2010 when the odometer then indicated it had amassed over 350K (ya had to keep track of every time it passed 100K as thats as high as the gauge read). It didnt use any oil when I sold it (for almost 10 times what I had paid for it) and ran like a gas guzzling champ. I used to believe it had some form of purge valve that, if one was getting more than 11 mpg that valve would start dumping fuel so as to maintain that 11mpg max efficiency. Weighing God knows how much the truck was no dragster and the Holly that was installed up top apparently didnt help there. Wasn't slow, but fast? Nope. Drove that truck all over the country and never had an issue. I replaced a solenoid and a fuel pump during my time with the truck and thats it. I found a "dash cap" that covered the starting to fall apart semi padded dash making it look new and I paid a pretty low amount getting the bench seat reupholstered by an Indian fellah on "the rez" in the Idaho panhandle trying to keep it looking as factory as possible, none of that "tuck and roll" crap using Ostrich skin....just rayon or whatever with vinyl piping (I think thats the word).
Awesome truck and it along with a 1965 Chevy "heavy half" were the only two vehicles I actually felt love for. The Chevy I bought beat up and rusty and it stayed in about the same condition until I totaled it by doing a head on with a tree after being run off the road by some idjit. That Chevy was nowhere near the truck the later Ford was, I just had it during a more carefree part of my llfe which helps to explain my love for it. That and the fact its 230ci six cylinder was so incredibly simple to work on.
Anyway, thats the longest lasting most mileage vehicle I ever had. I wonder if its still puttering about today keeping Exxon happy?

 

[silicosys4]

1987 Toyota tercel. I bought it at 150k for $300, put 30k on it without so much as an oil change, didnt care, might have checked it once or twice before driving out of town.
sold it 3 years later for $500.
I think I had to bang on the alternator once with a stick to get it charging again, but that's it.
I should have treated that car better.

 

[Doriangray6]

A 1962 Dodge Town Wagon with an inline slant 6 engine and 3 on the column manual shift.
Though it was two drive it had a posi-trac rear end and worked great in mud and snow.
Sold it when I moved to Europe and still miss it.