Posted on 09/12/2010 7:39:28 PM PDT by ThinkingBuddha
These are the cars that cause us to mumble under our breath when they drive by. So smug. So reliable. Sure! Drive right past our shop! How's a mechanic supposed to make a monthly boat payment with so many of these things on the road?
Yes, the cars we hate most, as mechanics, are the cars that provide us with the fewest repair dollars. I mean, you see a '99 Jeep Grand Cherokee roll into the shop and you can practically smell the transmission rebuild. But the cars on this list? You'll be lucky to sell their owners a set of brake pads or a muffler.
If you're looking for a car to buy, however, this list might provide you with some good clues. Oh, sure ... don't worry about us!
P.S. This list reflects our own experience, of course. So when we cite the ready availability of parts, we're talking about the typical repair experience in metropolitan areas in the Northeast. We're not sure the same is true in North Grainbucket, Iowa.....
(Excerpt) Read more at autos.yahoo.com ...
AMC Pacer
Pontiac Sunbird
Chevy Citation
Anything Chrysler
No Chevy’s on the list.
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Special Mention
Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Peugeot and AMC:
These are cars we fondly remember as rolling boat payments. We’d see them coming into the shop — usually on the back end of a tow truck — and we’d know it would be a good month. Unfortunately, these manufacturers are now on our fecal roster because they’ve pulled out of the U.S. market. Fiat and Alfa may come back in the next few years, even if they have to sneak in disguised as Chryslers. We just hope they haven’t improved too much.<<
I had a Fiat X-1/9. Properly named “Fix It Again Tony.”
Acura, 60k miles and all I’ve done is change the oil, an air filter and wipers.
Does need new tires though.
LOVE my 2000 Honda Accord V6 with 175,000+ miles. Plan to do another 175,000.
You know what those vehicles have in common?
They’re all as boring drive as can be. Which is fine, as long as all you care about is reliable basic transportation and stay in the slow lane.
They’ll love the Prius as soon as those expensive batteries poop out and the dealer tells the owner it’s time to buy a new car.
Yeah I love the excitement of being stranded on the side of the interstate.
That's one of those cars you need to have two of...one to drive and one for the shop...Lazy Susan Cars.
My 2002 Honda Accord V6 can hold its own quite well in the fast lane. I live in an area with a lot of steep hills, and I regularly pass flashier cars that can’t maintain speed uphill.
I’ve kept my 1991 Toyota Tercel with 223,000 miles. It’s great for city and short trips. My 2005 Camry is great all around.
Every GM product I ever owned.
Chevy van - had to carry a spare altenator with me always.
Chevy Caprice - nylon reverse gear goes out.
Chevy Vega - Aluminum cylinder walls. Quart of oil every 50 miles after 30,000 miles on the engine (never owned it but could not pass up mention of it).
Gasoline enginer converted to diesel that blew up at 35,000 miles (did not own that one either).
IROC Camero z28. To give it 10 more hp they put an electric fan. Overheats at idle. This one was towed into the garage so many times I finally told GM to fix it free - and they did.
this list is nonsense. I remember reading the consumer reports list of most trouble free cars. the list went something like this
cadilac something or other(svt maybe)
mercury grand marquis
a couple toyotas
one honda
ford fusion
ford 500
I think there was one european car
a lincoln something or other.
Had a Gremlin and a Fiat. Kept several mechanics happy.
>>Lazy Susan Cars.<<
LOL! That is great!
Triumph TR7
#1 junk..BMW
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