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re: A car dealer’s scientific guide to the 10 worst and 10 best used vehicles
Posted on 1/28/14 at 2:47 pm to dewster
Posted on 1/28/14 at 2:47 pm to dewster
list is shite...no Jeeps in the top ten? ...Jeep Grand Cherokee has one SUV of the year how many times? and i see Wranglers and CJ5s and CJ7s everywhere.......bullshite list...and like was stated b4...no Tacoma? WTF?
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Posted on 1/28/14 at 2:52 pm to dewster
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the C/K Chevrolet and GMC trucks from the 1990s were very good products,
350 with throttle body injection was one of the most dependable engines out there. I know several guys that got over 200,000 miles on them and they are still going strong.
I had a 1988 GMC Sierra when I was in high school, and that was the most reliable, low maintenance vehicles I ever had.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 2:58 pm to Tear It Up
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350 with throttle body injection was one of the most dependable engines out there. I know several guys that got over 200,000 miles on them and they are still going strong.
I had a 1988 GMC Sierra when I was in high school, and that was the most reliable, low maintenance vehicles I ever had.
GM had a run of great engines.
The 350 with throttle body, the 4.3 (which was the 5.7 with two cylinders cut off)
The 3800 multiport v6 they were using in the 90's.
The 305/5.0 v-8 was also a good one. Gm had these great pushrod engines and just switched them up.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 3:04 pm to SthGADawg
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list is shite...no Jeeps in the top ten? ...Jeep Grand Cherokee has one SUV of the year how many times? and i see Wranglers and CJ5s and CJ7s everywhere.......bullshite list...and like was stated b4...no Tacoma? WTF?
You are citing anecdotal evidence to debate this study.
The Tacoma is the highest rated truck....read the study. LINK
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GM had a run of great engines.
They still do, according to the study. LINK
If I'm reading that correctly, Chevrolet trucks have similar statistical defect rates as they did in the late 1990s.
This post was edited on 1/28/14 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 1/28/14 at 3:27 pm to SthGADawg
quote:
list is shite...no Jeeps in the top ten?
dude, its not a 'feel good' list or popularity contest. did you actually look at the how the research was done?
Posted on 1/28/14 at 3:45 pm to SthGADawg
quote:I wondered this too - top ten worst.
no Jeeps in the top ten?
Posted on 1/28/14 at 3:46 pm to CAD703X
Posted on 1/28/14 at 3:59 pm to dewster
We have three of the top 10, including a Prius that many of you bash at every opportunity. Of course, there is a big difference between reliability/resale value and "fun to drive." The Prius is the former, the latter...not so much.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 4:35 pm to How I Roll
The Land Cruiser is probably one of my favorites. They are very expensive though....I'd like a late 1980s model as a 3rd vehicle.
This post was edited on 1/28/14 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 1/28/14 at 4:56 pm to Janky
Had a Hyundai Genesis. Fell apart at 50 thousand miles. In warranty but got told over and over that since the problem did not show up on their computer, Hyundai would not allow a repair. Never again.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 5:01 pm to dewster
I currently have the best used care for sale, 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser. I can say it's a damn good car
Posted on 1/28/14 at 5:09 pm to dewster
quote:You made a funny. If you only knew how much power people have put through the 04+ transmisisons without trouble. Hell, that is one of the only things that hasn't gone wrong with my truck(08)
Transmission on Ford, you just know you will have to change it eventually
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GM had a run of great engines.
quote:The new AFM trucks disagree. Losing one quart of oil in 3000mi is acceptable as per GM. The VortecMax 6.0 would knock like a mf'er on most trucks when it was cold. Non-AFM 6.2 and the 6.0 they put in the 2500 trucks are the best they have right now. They 6.0 is the best by far
They still do, according to the study. LINK
If I'm reading that correctly, Chevrolet trucks have similar statistical defect rates as they did in the late 1990s.
This post was edited on 1/28/14 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 1/28/14 at 5:23 pm to dinosaur
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Had a Hyundai Genesis. Fell apart at 50 thousand miles. In warranty but got told over and over that since the problem did not show up on their computer, Hyundai would not allow a repair. Never again.
Hyundai have improved their "new car quality" score tremendously (and they've got some nice looking models), and I've asked friends if they would consider buying a Hyundai, and most seem open-minded about it. But I tell them that there's no way in such a short amount of time that Hyundai could produce cars that compete in long-term quality/reliability with manufacturers that have been producing high-quality cars for far longer. Of course I could be wrong, but your experience is supporting my theory.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 5:26 pm to dewster
one of the only cars i regret getting rid of is #1 on the best...it was, however, a bit of a guzzler.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:18 pm to Hammertime
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he new AFM trucks disagree. Losing one quart of oil in 3000mi is acceptable as per GM. The VortecMax 6.0 would knock like a mf'er on most trucks when it was cold. Non-AFM 6.2 and the 6.0 they put in the 2500 trucks are the best they have right now. They 6.0 is the best by far
Link
GMC, Chevrolet, and Toyota have the fewest powertrain defects in the business right now according to the linked study in the OP. Nissan and Ford have some of the highest.
The study includes everything manufactured from the mid 1990s to 2009 as it stands today, so that's 3-4 years of 300,000+ sales for a statistical sample.
I've got a 2007 5.3L AFM model with 130,000 miles. It's the best vehicle I've ever owned by far...but I'm diligent with maintenance. I've had no trouble at all.
The older C/K models from the 1990s do have a higher score.
For all trucks:
This post was edited on 1/28/14 at 6:43 pm
Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:29 pm to dewster
IIRC, AFM was 2007+. They really start to get bad when the trucks hit 50-100,000mi. Most people don't drive that much in 2 years so...
Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:36 pm to How I Roll
Run from this one.
Ownership History
The number of owners is estimated Owner 1 Owner 2
Year purchased 2012 2013
Type of owner Rental Personal
Estimated length of ownership 5 months 20 days
Owned in the following states/provinces Florida Texas
Estimated miles driven per year --- ---
Last reported odometer reading 14,994 ---
That thing must be a time machine, b/c it is showing less miles now.
Ownership History
The number of owners is estimated Owner 1 Owner 2
Year purchased 2012 2013
Type of owner Rental Personal
Estimated length of ownership 5 months 20 days
Owned in the following states/provinces Florida Texas
Estimated miles driven per year --- ---
Last reported odometer reading 14,994 ---
That thing must be a time machine, b/c it is showing less miles now.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 6:37 pm to islandtiger
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We have three of the top 10, including a Prius that many of you bash at every opportunity.
The people I know who have one love them.
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