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I love my 2007 Tacoma Access Cab 4X4 with the 4.0L and 76K miles more with every passing year. I think its still worth what I paid for it in 2008 and 17K miles.
I drive a 2007 Tacoma 4.0L 4X4 with only 76K miles. As a 53 year old, I know this will be the last truck I ever have to buy. Not an SUV, but the drivetrain is the same as the 4-Runner.
how to be as stupid as possible with your money...life choices that will certainly keep you poor. Range Rover should come with a lifetime "Sucker" tattoo on your foreheasd.
Here again, forgot to say I am elderly, live in Argentina, gave my camper van to my daughter. In Scotland. It's about 25years old now, Toyota Granvia, it's used every day for my son in laws work, and most weekends they're away from Edinburgh to the highlands and islands. Again everything original, and never a problem with it. I bought it second hand one owner. That should tell readers a lot.
In the past I've owned two Honda accord tourers. Diesel. Never a problem with them. Great cars. Now we have a Toyota Etios hatch back. Fits into our garage nicely. It's seven years old, regularly serviced, only needed a new battery. Apart from that, again no problems.
2007 Lexus GX470. At 195k miles it's still reliable enough to drive it from California to Cabo and back without even thinking about it, *BUT* they *DO* have parts that wear out (beyond tires/brakes/fluids/batteries) - and over the 16 years we've owned it (and with a nowhere-near Lexus dealer cost independent tech) I've averaged just over $700/year in regular maintenance and just under $500/year in repairs (front driveshafts, a leaking radiator, the SAIS system, broken rear air bags, etc). So budget $1200/year maintenance for rigs like this. Reliable? YEP. Cheap? Not really. Also: 15mpg but on regular (87) unleaded with the first-gen. Second gens are premium for the same MPGs. Go Forester, CRV or RAV - and all of their tinny, underpowered, loud-as-heck highway personality for the cheapest alternative.
To me, it’s sad that Chrysler has tarnished the legendary Jeep brand so badly. I’m surprised that Mercedes-Benz products did not make the list. Perhaps they need another year more.
i sold my mb e450 after it was leaking water from the moonroof, which went into floorpan and wiped out the electronics under there. After it was "fixed" i had check battery light come on with no reason, all the windows and moon roof opened by themselves in the middle of the night, again, nothing wrong. I got a red macan s, 81k, no moonroof, great car.
High-end SUVs and luxury cars historically have a high first-year turnover rate. They represent a small part of the market, and they can afford to swap cars annually. Upper to mid-level buyers, are the majority of SUV owners Tell me the Top 10 SUVs under $80k or under $50k that have a high 1st year turnover rate. I can't afford to make that kind of a mistake. I'll bet the Kia Telluride/Hyundai Palisade make the list.
Land Rover's are bullet proof??????????????? Notice your list 8 out of 9 are European and Nissan(?) went to the toilet when Renault took control in 2002
I had a 2017 Ford Escape 3 and a 1/2 years old and the engine failed on me left me stranded put a new engine in and that 1 almost broke down to disgrace grace I'll never buy an American vehicle again😢😂😢😅
these vehicles still create fossil fuels, this was a bid from car companies so they had a reason to survive. american couldve built a lot of railroads but we let companies buy politicians out, just sad. don't trust anything the gov pushes, right or left. It's all a game to the rich
I have owned a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland since new. I have Only replaced battery, wiper blades, oil / filter and tires, brakes and fluids - all as needed as normal maintenance or wear. 6 cylinder has plenty of power and decent gas mileage using regular gas. Looks great. This is the Best, least service-prone vehicle I’ve owned!
My Most Reliable Rig? ❤ 1980 Square Body Chevrolet Scottsdale 4x4 Heavy Half Ton Pick Up Truck. Still Solid & Still Going. I Love My Truck! 😊 1975 Ford Pinto Wagon. I Still Kick Myself Every Day For Nearly 40 Years Now For Trading It In On My 1983 Square Body Chevrolet S10 Blazer. (Also A Good Rig)
@Ra Don’t sum it up. Tell us in detail how CU’s "Best Car Ever" is anything but the best car ever. Tell us how cars that repeated polls show 90% of owners say they’re hooked on for life are anything less than great. "With torque so powerful you feel like you are getting bottomed by Captain Planet” The acceleration produced by these cars will end up attracting a lot of gearheads when they get tired of seeing their beloved supercars being beaten by unsophisticated 4-door sedans on the track. I see the need for a law limiting the power of these cars. Who wants a teenager behind the wheel of a car that goes 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds? A 2020 survey of UK EV owners by Zap-Map found that 91% said they would never go back to a gas-burner; a 2020 AAA survey of EV owners found that 96% would buy or lease another EV the next time they were in the market; and a 2020 survey by fleetcarma found that 89% of respondents said the range of their EV was sufficient for their daily needs (for owners of long-range EVs such as Teslas, the figure was 98%). EV next car: 96% Will never go back to gas: 91% EV range enough for daily needs [without recharging]: 89% Tesla range enough: 98%
Hang in there Chevy, I forsee a huge increase in sells due to the dissatisfaction of all thos Tesla Truck buyers. Watch, it's coming, TESLA truck drivers will all be heading to chevy, which has kept it promises and delivered what the people are paying for and want. TOWING is what's going to make it happen.
Not surprised that GM, Ford and Chrysler dominate the JUNK Pile. For 2 decades I owned GM and Ford junk. Finally got tired of being bent over and bought a Japanese car. No problems yet...
I have a 2007 Honda Civic I named Simon Car-funkle. He is still going strong after over 150,000+ miles put on him. It's a seventeen year old car, acting like he's only 5. I'm completely sold on being Team Honda.
Jeep = Junk, Each & Every Part. There hasn't been a real Jeep made since Chrysler killed off AMC's square-bodied Cherokee. Most Jeeps now are just Dodge's with Jeep-looking bodies, and the rest are Fiat's with Jeep-looking bodies.
@do Counting everything including battery, EVs are cheaper to both fuel & maintain than ICVs. On average, EVs are 7% more now to buy but TCO is cheaper, & some are already about the same purchase price as supposedly comparable, actually vastly inferior ICVs. With battery prices falling about 10%/year, price parity has been moving down through the models & they’ll all be cheaper than ICVs within a year or 2, probably. You need better sources & help figuring out why you’re vulnerable to the lies of psychopaths but won’t trust scientists & actual experts.
Definitely waiting until the bugs are worked out. Boss and his wife have been through 3 EVs, all of which have had major problems. They now have hybrids. Also saw the results of an EV that caught fire on the road. Took FD over two hours to put it out. Also see the lines at charging stations - no thanks. After news stories, I don’t trust them in our cold winters. Also worry about expensive battery replacement and resale value. Lots to work on!
@user Everything you said is nonsense. Hybrids have many times more moving parts to fail, & perpetuate fossil fuel use at a time when we have to stop using it as fast as possible. ICVs burn 20-60 times more often peer 100,000 Vs than ECVs & ICVs & are more likely to hurt & kill people when they do. ICVs have more trouble in cold weather, too. Counting everything including battery, EVs are cheaper to both fuel & maintain than ICVs. On average, EVs are 7% more now to buy but TCO is cheaper, & some are already about the same purchase price as supposedly comparable, actually vastly inferior ICVs. With battery prices falling about 10%/year, price parity has been moving down through the models & they’ll all be cheaper than much worse ICVs within 2 years, probably. You need better sources & help figuring out why you’re vulnerable to the lies of psychopaths but won’t trust scientists & actual experts.
@ha Comparable for the purchase price, & EVs' are falling fast. Vehicle, home, & other insurance is collapsing all over because of climate catastrophe caused by burning fossil fuels. Massive subsidies, & health & ecological damage externalities to the tune of $13 trillion a year aren’t counted in the price of ICVS, gasoline & other fossil energy but you pay them, along with more than $3500 a year for the military from every family (the EPA gets $39). Latest of Peter Sinclair's many posts on failing insurance: "Insurance is the Canary in the Climate Coal Mine” This Is Not Cool, 04/10/2024
