Just found out that my current car will die any day now due to a known defect. It’s out of warranty and I have no money to replace it right now.

I’ve been cursed with car problems my whole life, no matter how well I take care of them, I keep getting screwed.

All of the cars have been Fords because I always heard they were generally dependable and cheap to repair/upkeep, but so far they have all failed me.

What cars do y’all recommend? What cars do you have that just won’t give up the ghost no matter how old/beat up they get? If your life depended on your car lasting as long as possible, what car would you drive?

I want whatever car I get next to last me 10-20 years. I want to be that person posting a picture of the odometer hitting 300k miles. I also don’t care much about features, reliability is key.

  • Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    I’m kind of surprised nobody said Kia (and for that matter, Hyundai) yet?

    JD Power has ranked Kia in the top 3 in dependability for the past few years and gave them the #1 spot last year. They also have a 10yr/100k mile warranty so theoretically they’ll survive for a very long time.

    They do have a bad wrap with the car thefts going on, but that issue is addressed with their newer models. I do suppose though that to a dumb “thrill seeker” that doesn’t mean you’re immune to attempted thefts.

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Totally agree. I worked at a few lube shops over the years and was always impressed with Hyundai and Kia as they rarely ever had as many issues as a lot of other manufacturers. They totally screwed the pooch with the interlock decision, and have had some recent reliability issues with certain engines, but I think they build pretty good cars overall. Hyundai has also been doing some pretty good styling with their newest models

      • Dog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Would you like to retract this statement by any chance? I mean a family member of mine’s kia caught on fire, so I’m wondering if you’re still firm on your decision or not.

        • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
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          9 months ago

          If you can name a single manufacturer that hasn’t had a recall for an issue that lead to death/injury/property damage maybe I’d consider it, but I know there isn’t one so I stand by my statement.