Consumer Reports top 10 cars for making it to 200k miles
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curious, how has the maintenance been on this >>>> 2007 Mercedes Benz S550, PPackage II, AMG Sport Package, 19" staggered
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This isn't necessarily so, and even if it was,, it's nice to know that u could if u wanted to without the insecurity, inconvenience and expense of breakdowns.
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most people don't want to drive 9 times around the equator in the same vehicle so these ratings are pretty pointless. there's TONS of cars on the road that aren't toyotas and hondas with 200k on them. for CR to leave the ford f-150 off the list for example is beyond stupid. but to be expected.
ok CR, how about coming out with...
top 10 cars for driving across antarctica
top 10 cars with A/C cold enough to free the ***** off a brass monkey
top 10 cars for transporting 100 ferrets across country
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ok CR, how about coming out with...
top 10 cars for driving across antarctica
top 10 cars with A/C cold enough to free the ***** off a brass monkey
top 10 cars for transporting 100 ferrets across country
...
The idea that people don't care about such studies is ludicrous. Many people buy cars for the long haul. Toyota doesn't sell the most cars because they are the most exciting. A majority of people are not in the position of many Club Lexus members where a new Lexus is routine. I see tons of 25+ year old Civics, Corollas, Camry's, & Accords running around. Real people need these to keep going.
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Pretty sure a Ford F-150 can't go to 170K with 0 repairs. F-150 shouldn't even be on a top 25 list.
my explorer (i just sold with 110K mi.) has 0 unplanned repair costs. it had a couple of items under warranty (cd player wouldn't eject, not a crisis), and 1 recall in the first few months, and that was it. i did no major service except oil changes until 100k. sure that's just one data point, but again, i know tons of people with old cars other than honda/toyota that are similar in reliability.
and the f-150 is after all the highest selling vehicle in the u.s. for the past couple of decades or more so it must be pretty reliable or reliable 'enough'.
I see tons of 25+ year old Civics, Corollas, Camry's, & Accords running around. Real people need these to keep going.
anyway, no doubt people with no interest in vehicles or little money still need cheap transportation and there's plenty of it out there. if not, there's uber.
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I think the ratings are quite useful. Most of my friends and family are not new-car buyers. My parents own 3 vehicles that have 200,000 or more miles on them. They didn't put all the miles on them, they buy them in the 100-150,000 range. It's nice to know which ones will keep going.
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My 2006 ML500 has 170K on the clock, the goal is to until it dies. I bought the car with 30k on the clock and aside from some air suspension issue the car has been pretty good to me.
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my 07 accord, while mechanically great, is rusting along the wheel wells and clear coat painting on all of the bumpers. never been in any accident before, but never garaged. no doubt the car itself will make it to 300K+, but how much of it is going to be a rust bucket
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while vehicles on the list may be less likely to break down, it certainly doesn't mean they won't. friend with a well taken care of '07 civic with just some 70k mi. on it just had the a/c system fail. not picking on the civic but of course it's on CR's list and generally considered extremely reliable.
And when Toyotas do have a problem, my experience has been that they are a real bear to work on, and parts are pricey.
Would like to backup what you said earlier about Fords being more reliable than most people think. Our F-350 is a tank. Nothing can stop it. I've seen TONS of F-150's with 300k+ miles on them. Ford knows what they're doing.
I look forward to many more trouble free miles with my Fusion(only have 30k right now).
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I thought the FJ Cruiser was unreliable
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a yaris has nothing on it to go wrong.
again, i don't know of anyone except maybe you that EXPECTS a car to run 7 times around the equator of the earth with 0 repairs. i assume you mean unplanned costs too because all vehicles have maintenance costs.
my explorer (i just sold with 110K mi.) has 0 unplanned repair costs. it had a couple of items under warranty (cd player wouldn't eject, not a crisis), and 1 recall in the first few months, and that was it. i did no major service except oil changes until 100k. sure that's just one data point, but again, i know tons of people with old cars other than honda/toyota that are similar in reliability.
and the f-150 is after all the highest selling vehicle in the u.s. for the past couple of decades or more so it must be pretty reliable or reliable 'enough'.
25+ years, you mean from 1990 or earlier? those are pretty darned old! i also see cars even from the 90s that may still be running but they look like crap. i see lots of ls400's and acura legends around - great cars, but they look so old, fading paint, cracked trim, obviously completely lacking in today's conveniences, but yeah, they'll keep running, and running, and running...
anyway, no doubt people with no interest in vehicles or little money still need cheap transportation and there's plenty of it out there. if not, there's uber.
again, i don't know of anyone except maybe you that EXPECTS a car to run 7 times around the equator of the earth with 0 repairs. i assume you mean unplanned costs too because all vehicles have maintenance costs.
my explorer (i just sold with 110K mi.) has 0 unplanned repair costs. it had a couple of items under warranty (cd player wouldn't eject, not a crisis), and 1 recall in the first few months, and that was it. i did no major service except oil changes until 100k. sure that's just one data point, but again, i know tons of people with old cars other than honda/toyota that are similar in reliability.
and the f-150 is after all the highest selling vehicle in the u.s. for the past couple of decades or more so it must be pretty reliable or reliable 'enough'.
25+ years, you mean from 1990 or earlier? those are pretty darned old! i also see cars even from the 90s that may still be running but they look like crap. i see lots of ls400's and acura legends around - great cars, but they look so old, fading paint, cracked trim, obviously completely lacking in today's conveniences, but yeah, they'll keep running, and running, and running...
anyway, no doubt people with no interest in vehicles or little money still need cheap transportation and there's plenty of it out there. if not, there's uber.
Unlike ls400's, those Acura legends usually leave a trail of blue smoke behind them.
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Originally Posted by Pamperme
Unlike ls400's, those Acura legends usually leave a trail of blue smoke behind them.
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