Aron9000

For me it was my old 1991 Cadillac Brougham D'Elegance. It was a very pretty car of an era long gone, it averaged 18mpg, cost me a headliner, front brakes, a set of tires, and a $20 engine sensor. I drove this car for almost 5 years, from 101k to 131k. Seriously, this car cost me about $1000 in repairs/maintenance over 5 years.

Granted when I sold her she needed a new top and a little bit of paint work. Still, these were the photos I used to sell that car with, she was still superfly!!!

Harbinger

I have never owned a true domestic car. I did however learn to drive stick at 15 in a 79 Chevette - a project car of my grandfather's that he gave to my mother for whatever reason. It had a 3" lift in the rear equipped offroad truck tires, and was lowered about an inch in the front with whatever the oem size wheel/tire was for that car. She let me drive that thing to pick up my sisters from school and run back an forth to the neighborhood grocery store because she knew that that we would never get far. The car would overheat and shut off after about 30 minutes and you had to sit around for about 30 minutes before restarting it. Fortunately the schools were only about 10 minutes away, so we had a 10 minute window as a grace period. Once and only once did we try to press our luck and use that window to do something else, figuring that we could still make it home before the car shut off... and the car died at a stop sign at the top of a hill in after school traffic. We had to wait until everyone cleared out of the way before we could roll the car backwards down the hill and into a safe spot while we waited for it to cool down. The resulting *** whooping was more than enough to dissuade us from trying that again. Loved that car.

dc893

My 1980 Chevy Stepside is my favorite domestic I've owned. This is my first vehicle and I got it when I was 15. Came with a l6 250 and my father and I dropped a small block into it. Still got it but need to get it shipped to FL. Almost no power anything, 4 speed, no carpet or headliner, and no A/C. That is the funnest hot rod pickup truck. 12-13MPG kinda sucks though.

mikersoft

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That Caddy looked fantastic for its age/mileage.

The best domestic car I've owned was my '97 Ford Explorer Sport. I drove it for 7.5 years and put 95K miles on it. It was virtually trouble free. These photos were taken right before it was put up for sale in '04.

-Mike

lamar411

Wow, that is a clean Explorer. I like the color.

Hoovey689

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2003 Ford Explorer - which I gave to my sister - 100,000 miles and no major issues.

I couldn't fit my explorer in this picture frame during the summer (it's off to the side), but these are all my family's vehicles. The middle one a 2002 Explorer is my grandmothers - mine looks like it but in Silver Birch

bitkahuna

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my (currently owned) 2006 v8 rwd explorer has been trouble free (and it was the first year of the last style). had one transmission issue when near new (fixed) and the cd changer isn't the best (discs get stuck sometimes).

considering it's 2006, the nav is still surprisingly good (upgraded the s/w a couple of times), the car has no squeaks or creaks, just did brakes (at 83k, first time), and new tires (second time - would have lasted longer but i've been sloppy about rotating). i put in an ipod adapter that works with steering controls which is awesome (haven't used a cd in years).

i would like to get something else, but it's very hard to justify.

Hoovey689

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lmao we got 3 Explorers in a row now!

mmarshall

Gotta be my 2012 "Buick" Verano, though it is, in actuality, an Americanized Opel Astra sedan with a domestic GM drivetrain and (by compact-car-standards), LOTS of Buick sound-insulation and refinement. I also liked my 1999 Saturn SL-2 quite a bit, with its dent/corrosion resistant plastic body panels, superb water-borne paint job, and its easy-to-service features like the unique spin-off transmission filter. When Saturn dumped the S-series cars and replaced them with the Ion (a POS in my book), it was the start of the company's long decline that eventually led to its demise.

FrankReynoldsCPA

Hard to say. Our 92 F350 is a beast. I learned to drive a manual transmission in it. Super reliable.

My dad's 67 Firebird had to be my favorite though. Can't beat a classic muscle car.

Right now, I do enjoy driving the 06 Chrysler 300C too.

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mmarshall

I agree that 60s muscle-cars can bring a strong sense of nostalgia. I grew up with them (always liked Road Runners and the 1970 rubber-front-end GTO myself, though late-60s Chrysler products were very poorly built).

But, in my experience, once one experiences modern steering/braking/suspension systems, electronic fuel-injection, breakerless ignition systems that don't need regular tune-ups, form-fitting seats instead of flat-slabs, clearcoat paint that doesn't need constant waxing, precise assembly-quality, and a number of other recent improvements, one usually does not want to go back to half-century-old technology.

But, man, did those big, heavy, softly-sprung 60s-era luxury cars RIDE nice. That's the one thing from that era I DO miss.

bitkahuna

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Aron9000 - love your old Cadi - classic!

bagwell

loved my 06 C6 MN6; only had a couple of years but zero issues.

Joeb427

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'99 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer model.

Hoovey689

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That brings back memories. Wish Ford still had Eddie Bauer trims