Tell me about cars that were a pain to own

[Anonymous]

Which car of yours has been the most frustrating to own?

Was it because parts were a fortune?
Was it constantly breaking down?
Was it a rough ride?
Was it a BMW with a million plastic parts that shouldn't have been made out of plastic?
Was it delivered with panel gaps?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been fortunate with all my cars. The Mercedes was the one that needed the most frequent and expensive repairs. Prior Jeep Cherokee, BMW 3 series, and VW all got over 100k miles with regular maintenance, new batteries, and some suspension parts over time.

[Anonymous]

Any American car we ever owned. Dealers gouged pricing and were never as reliable. Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, Ford SUV's, Dodge Caravan. None made it over 80,000 miles with out major work.

Chevy trucks not a fan, our Ford F150 way better mechanically.

Honda's because brakes and batteries die. Particularly on the CRV and CRV engine do not get me started. And TSP on the tires UGH... Accords we had better luck.

Toyotas had many all excellent and went over 250,000 miles per car. Rav 4, Highlander amazing. Would bye again.

Audi, 2017 and 2020 honestly we have been pleasantly surprised. Parts are pricey, we feel lucky. Ride is amazing.

Lexus, amazing we hate spending that much on a car, but they are definitely amazing in terms of very little maintenance.

[Anonymous]

We once got a honda roof not welded brand new car. Dodge Caravan similar issue. Both dealers admitted problems and gave us other cars. Honda was easier to deal with on this. Dodge was annoying but they knew the problem.

[Anonymous]

Chevy blazer. From new it couldn’t keep the battery charged. Total piece of junk. Never will I but an American car again.

[Anonymous]

BMW, so many random things broken and so much money for ever repair.

[Anonymous]

My VW golf in college had stupidly expensive repairs when they needed to happen. We have been very happy with our Honda CRV + Mazda3.

[Anonymous]

I once had a Chrysler. Omg. What a piece of sh*t. I don’t even know if they make Chryslers anymore, hopefully not.

[Anonymous]

My current Subaru cross trek.

Needed CV axles at 90k mostly highway miles. Also needed 3 hub bearings since I’ve owned it, the first started getting noisy at only 30k miles.

Prior to that, I’ve had nothing but good experiences with all my cars: several Jeep Wranglers, a Toyota Matrix, Ford F-150, Dodge Caravan, Subaru Outback and a Vette.

I keep up on preventive maintenance and do regular servicing, but I certainly don’t baby my vehicles. Never have.

[Anonymous]

Chevy SUV. Non-stop nightmare.

[Anonymous]

I've been very lucky with cars - I started out with a 1993 Saturn SL, which was inexpensive and rarely cause problems, even over 100K miles. I also had a Honda Accord from 2005-2020, and replaced one battery, one set of tires, and one oxygen sensor the entire time I owned it.

I had a Jeep Cherokee Sport in the late 1990s that was a pain. It ate tires, always seemed to have some sort of engine trouble - not one big repair but a bunch of $100/$200 repairs - the whole time I owned it. It was also a clunky ride and the backseat was cramped for an SUV.

[Anonymous]

Fiat 124 Spider.

"Fix It Again Tomorrow" is the truth.

[Anonymous]

VW Passat.

[Anonymous]

Audi 5 was pain.
Mazda3 Mazda 626, Opel Vectra, Mitsubishi drove forever.Probably still going.

[Anonymous]

Years ago, I had a VW Passat that had electrical issues, it was the first year of the model and sounded like a widespread issue. Liked the car but was happy when I sold it after a few years of it dying on me in random places. I won't buy the first remodel again.