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re: Cars most likely to reach 250,000 miles: Toyota, Honda, Chevy, and GMC dominate the list
Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:38 pm to frequent flyer
Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:38 pm to frequent flyer
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Nowhere in the top 30 list will you find a Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, VW, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, or Volvo.
Some of those I get but some may fall into the
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models with insufficient data were excluded from further analysis
mentioned in the article.
Consumer reports reliability by brand looks like this
Best car brands by consumer reports based on overall scores of their models, which include road tests, reliability, satisfaction, and safety
I don't really care about green choices and some of the garbage that CR sometimes uses but reliability and owner satisfaction numbers are based on actual data.
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Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:40 pm to frequent flyer
My 14 f150 still rolling at 243,000
Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:43 pm to frequent flyer
156K on my car.
This post was edited on 8/15/24 at 7:38 am
Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:46 pm to Bronson2017
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I’m hanging onto my Tacoma till I’m dead. Couple more months and it’s paid off. Love that truck.
Christian Bale still drives his 2003 Tacoma.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:50 pm to frequent flyer
My daily driver is a 2008 Silverado that is about to hit 399,000. It has been very good truck.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:01 pm to frequent flyer
You could have stopped at Toyota and Honda
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:07 pm to kywildcatfanone
2012 Tundra Crewmax with 340,000 miles. Hoping to hit at least 500K.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:11 pm to frequent flyer
Does Toyota have to replace all the engines in the new tundra?
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:14 pm to frequent flyer
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BMW used to make super reliable cars 25-30 years ago. They are lucky to make it past 120,000 miles these days.
The biggest issue with BMW and all Euro cars, in general, having a reputation for poor durability is deferred maintenance. The majority of people think that oil changes are the only real maintenance a car needs. They avoid paying for lots of maintenance on the schedule because it is expensive. Pretty much every car has pattern issues, even the most reliable ones, but you can't postpone scheduled maintenance and expect a car to last, Euro cars are more finicky than Toyota in this area. It is like people postponing a timing belt change on an interference engine, the maintenance schedules are usually very conservative and it is usually expensive but a lot less expensive than having the valves get married to the pistons in a shotgun wedding.
If you want to keep a BMW, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes, et al keep up with the maintenance, yes it is expensive but so are the cars. If you want to keep these cars well over 100k miles follow the schedule and spend some time in the specific car community online and learn exactly what needs to be done and 3rd party solutions that extend or make certain maintenance a non-issue. If you are buying used keep in mind most people treat the mechanical parts of their cars like shite and deferred maintenance is the rule rather than the exception.
As an aside the worst case of a manufacturer making a non-consumer-friendly choice in engineering was when Ferrari made the F355. It had headers that were very thin and made of a semi-exotic material: Inconel. They actually wore out and developed holes, exhaust leaks near the head are very bad for valves! At the time no sane human thought exhaust manifold/headers were a wear item. Ferrari designed them as such. Super light and they sounded fantastic but there was a cost. The headers were expensive and required an engine out process to replace them. You gotta pay the cost to be the boss. Today Ferrari to combat all the maintenance fears now includes standard maintenance for 7 years and it is transferred to subsequent buyers. They also don't make disposable headers out of unobtanium anymore.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:16 pm to Obtuse1
We've had 3 that went over 250k, a Tundra, an Accord, and a v70.
The Tundra may never stop.
The Tundra may never stop.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:47 pm to frequent flyer
The irony is that the Mercedes 580s seems to be junk.
I call it the JR Ewing mobile. Love those.
I call it the JR Ewing mobile. Love those.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:49 pm to fallguy_1978
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can't decide if I like the new ones yet.
I just bought a TRD Sport and I love it so far.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:54 pm to frequent flyer
Doesn’t surprise me with BMW and Mercedes as only two groups of people drive them these days:
1. People who lease a brand new vehicle every 2-3 years so they rarely go above 30-40k miles anyways.
2. Basketball Americans who finally have the income to upgrade from an old Altima or Kia and are too old for a Charger. They don’t do any of the maintenance requirements for German vehicles.
1. People who lease a brand new vehicle every 2-3 years so they rarely go above 30-40k miles anyways.
2. Basketball Americans who finally have the income to upgrade from an old Altima or Kia and are too old for a Charger. They don’t do any of the maintenance requirements for German vehicles.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:56 pm to frequent flyer
My 2005 Tahoe has 309,831 on it.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 6:58 pm to Nutriaitch
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how is there a noticeable difference between the Silverado and the Sierra? mechanically they're the exact same truck.
Depends on the owners. Escalades have a problem with their demographics not taking care of the vehicles. More worried about rims and shitty tinted windows than oil changes and tire pressure.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 7:57 pm to Dairy Sanders
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Depends on the owners.
I would also think that Silverado owners drive more miles that Sierra owners. Time probably kills Sierras before mileage does.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 8:10 pm to BHM
Hit 200k on our 2006 Sierra today. It’s not our daily driver. Only things wrong are electrical and stupid plastic pieces breaking - the gauges are wonky at times and the AC has had some issues. Nothing wrong with the engine or transmission. Great car.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 8:13 pm to frequent flyer
266k on my 01 Yukon baby, ride till she dies
Posted on 8/14/24 at 8:19 pm to frequent flyer
Those percentages seem low. How do they define last? Without major drivetrain issues or just avoiding the junkyard?
Posted on 8/14/24 at 8:20 pm to frequent flyer
My girlfriend’s 2005 Honda Civic was at 180k until she go into an accident. Bought another Civic.
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