I got over 200k miles with my 92 Taurus. And I'm hard on cars. Did have transmission problems though. But now on my second. The only brand new car I ever bought was a 74 Dodge Dart. Built from stuff taken from Crackerjack boxes as far as I could tell. Terrible vehicle. Ex-girl friend had a 87 Chevy Celebrity. Literally started falling apart as soon as she bought it. GM's reputation far exceeds the reality. They build a lot of awful cars.
Ex-girl friend had a 87 Chevy Celebrity. Literally started falling apart as soon as she bought itI guess that just shows you can't judge a model by one example. I had a '85 Celebrity which was exceptionally reliable. In 6 years and 90,000+ miles all I ever spent on it was a tune up, brake pads, and the front struts replaced, which is just normal maintenence. It drove reasonably well and got 31 mpg on highway driving. I thought it was a very practical midsize car.