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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year I thought I would be clever and frugal and bought a used Kia Telluride, 5 years old. It was wonderful until about 10 months into it (and having been quite vigilant about maintenance and oil changes) that a major problem came along. Piston rings allowing oil to leak into combustion chambers, burned the oil dry, with ZERO warning or indication this was happening. No warning lights at all, just bone dry with knocking sound. The drivetrain warranty didn’t transfer and new engine would have cost 10k. Having no time to waste and not wanting to throw 10k into used car, I sold it for a lot less than I bought it for, and bought a new smaller Toyota.

However, as a family, we are maintaining and holding onto our older cars that we bought new 10 years ish ago. Newer cars seem to have more problems. Fingers crossed for the one I just bought.

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The key for buying older vehicles is to go with Honda/Toyota for major reliability typically.  Or spend on new and keep your car for 150-200K, that way you know what all the "little issues" might be and can stay on top of it.

But out of our large extended family, we've only seen one "lemon" from those brands---I had it and I suspect a lot of the issues started when someone hit me in a parking lot when the car was 2 months old (I was parked, they left no note).  So in reality, not really a "lemon" from the dealer[/quote]

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