Picture Aid
Posted on 01/19/2014 10:57:43 AM PST by cicero2k
Quality is something we all want when it comes to cars, especially older used ones. But how do we get it?
I have been studying this question in one form or another for nearly 14 years now. I began my automotive career as a car dealer, buying and selling hundreds of vehicles a year. As time went on, I became an auto auctioneer, a remarketing manager and a part-owner of a wholesale auto auction.
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This is fishy ... 8 out of 10 are Ford Motor Company associated cars (Mazda/Land Rover/Lincoln/Jaguar). Probably written by a GM Union acolyte.
My dad had two separate ford f-250 vans that he got 200 thousand plus miles out of and sold and bother are still on the road ten years later.
as was posted on that link; the whole article was a thinly disguised ad for Toyotas. Bought and paid for.
Yep, I have a 1997 Toyota 4Runner that is my beater/hauler vehicle. It has 225k miles on it and hardly a problem. Only had issues with starter, batteries (met battery life) and front brake rotors.
This is based on recent trade-ins.
I’m guessing it’s been a while since anybody traded in a Vega, Pinto, or Gremlin, LOL.
Those Jags are absolute poison.
I love the styling and really wanted to buy one.
But OMG the owner experience is horrific.
There are people who have created websites just to detail the story of their pain.
Hopefully now that they’re owned by the Indians instead of Ford things will improve for Jag and Rover.
Interesting, as I personally know of a few of those F-250 vans with 200,000+ miles still running strong. The small businesses that turn them over do so because anything that high mileage starts to look a little shabby, not because they have drive train issues.
I still own a 1987 RX-7 that has 102k miles. Best car I ever owned. No maintenance issues ever. Still have original brakes. Better gas milage than EPA estimates. On one vacation trip I got more than 33mpg on a tank while driving on the interstates. Other friends with RX-7’s report few repairs also. My 1991 Corvette has been just the opposite. Very often and costly maintenance.
I believe that one of the most difficult to get vehicles right now is the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. Even at $80 to over $100k, dealers can’t keep them on the lot. I believe their engines are still sourced from Ford, and the electronics, though improved, are still sourced from Satan.
But people with enough dough still line up to buy them.
Plenty of free publicity when the UK royals made the baby splash.
Whoa dude!
A friend and I rebuilt my 1st car, a Pinto.
I blew up the engine and he bore out the compression to 12-1.
Got a ticket doing 118.
OHP was laughing hysterically til and couldn’t believe radar.
I confirmed and he wrote me for 68.
Said keep it down under 100.
Apparently the front end was floating.
I think he was drinking but, I took the gimme.
I had an ‘83 RX, which was rear ended by a white hair, and replaced by an ‘86.
I never really did like the ‘86, but if it hadn’t been creamed, I’d still be running the ‘83.
No problems with either one.
My car is a 1999 Toyota Solara with 620K miles on it. I put all but 50 miles on it. Yes, I have had some work done on it, but it runs well, has good gas mileage and is very dependable. Having a transmission put in next month, but the cost of maintenance and upkeep is still cheaper than purchasing a new car. Regardless of a car being new, I would still have to cough up for the monthly payments AND the regularly scheduled maintenance. I will drive this one until the wheels fall off. No matter what car/truck/SUV one drives, remember: maintenance, maintenance, maintenance. Fix the small, inexpensive stuff before it becomes big, expensive stuff.
It’s amazing how many folks want to be driving the “official vehicle of the Kardashians” LOL
I don’t imagine they’re around anymore, but the Mazda RX7 should certainly qualify - that rotary was a total POS!...Freakin’ best sports car EVER made that was affordable.
I have a 2006 Jaguar S Type that has been an excellent car. Routine maintenance costs will kill you though.
Whoa! When I’ve seen them, they’re always in Mercedes G550s or the G AMGs.
My first vehicle was a Pinto. (1973 ish)
Paid $200.00 for it.
I got a few tickets too. LOL
My second vehicle was a Honda CB350. And that made me the Gal I am today! (FReeper Biker...LOL!)
Like I said, I love the styling.
They are gorgeous, perfect size vehicle, great chassis dynamics.
I can fix the mechanicals but the electronics are likely overwhelming.
They’re getting so cheap on resale I may eventually take the plunge.
I Don’t doubt it one bit, FRiend!
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