My first car was a Honda Civic I bought in 1999. I think it has run its course now with over 140k miles on it. I also have a Honda CRV, almost 100k miles. If you are a mechanic, you can drive these cars to over 180k miles because you can maintain it with little effort.

Other family members have/had Toyotas. They love them but I'm a Honda gal. I don't like the marshmallow feeling of Toyotas. And I think there's less plastic in Honda than in Toyotas-I'm not sure. Still, both have good reputation that an average person can afford to do the payments on.
That's why they make so much of them. That's why they don't need to lower the prices on them because they know people will buy them.

Anonymous wrote:The ridiculous prices of Honda’s and Toyota’s drove us to buy a used kia and a used Hyundai in the last 6 years. We have never had even one problem, and the Hyundai is 10 years old with 200k Miles.

+1 I think that Kias are way undervalued. I have a used Kia, and I LOVE it.

My brother has a 1992 Honda Accord with almost 300,000 miles on it. It is still going strong. I have a 2004 sienna van with 150,000 miles on it. My son is as old is the van and this is the car that he will be inheriting when he learns how to drive, as well as his sister. I fully expect to buy another Toyota when I get another new car. My husband has a 2010 Camry , and we have no interest in buying another car for him for a long, long time as it feels and drives like new.

Because unlike American cars, they do not suck.

Now that I have a Toyota, no more Fords or Chevys for me, ever!

Anonymous wrote:The ridiculous prices of Honda’s and Toyota’s drove us to buy a used kia and a used Hyundai in the last 6 years. We have never had even one problem, and the Hyundai is 10 years old with 200k Miles.

Nice to know. I buy new, but the prices of the top trims of Accord and Camry are nearing luxury prices, so I'm looking at Sonata. Almost $8k savings, and still has all the bells and whistles.

Anonymous wrote:I know people who have taken their Toyotas to 250-300K miles. (my brother is one of them.) My Acura (basically an upscale Honda) is going strong at 110K miles and my service guys think I could easily take it to 200k.

I got you beat. My 17-year-old Acura has 159,000 miles on it! The only reason I'm thinking of buying a new car is to get all the new safety features (and it's time).

The ridiculous prices of Honda’s and Toyota’s drove us to buy a used kia and a used Hyundai in the last 6 years. We have never had even one problem, and the Hyundai is 10 years old with 200k Miles.

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Anonymous wrote:Because they last forever and hold their value.

+100

Also easy to get parts , easy to work on, all mechanics know how to fix them. Not so for Volvo’s and German cars.

I sold a Honda Civic si that was dented, mismatched door, 115k miles online. I had about 30 interested buyers. Apparently, it’s a model that they like to rave and soup up. I was ready to give it away—but got quite a deal selling it.

Old Honda CR-V with 90k miles —got $12k.

We have a 12-year old Honda that has had zero problems, just routine maintenance. Still going strong.

I just got a new Pilot which I love and will probably see my elementary school kid driving it off to college.

Anonymous wrote:Because they last forever and hold their value.

+100

I disagree. I bought a 12 year old Prius, with low mileage, in excellent condition and newish tires for $4200. Plan on driving it another 12 years. There are deals out there.

Anonymous wrote:I have a 2012 Corolla which we bought in 2015 for $12,000

The dealership called us a few months ago asking if they could buy it back, because their stock was low!

!!??!!

Dealer scam. We get those emails and letters from the dealership where we bought our GMC SUV and our Infiniti. This has nothing to do with Honda's being special (which they are)

Honda and Toyota cars have as many problems as American cars..U bought a Saturn has 310,000 miles on it..show me a Toyota or Honda with that many miles rhat the subframe has not rotted away or head gasket blew...These dumb clucks saying Toyota's and Honda's last forever..crack me up...

Anonymous wrote:I purchased my Honda Accord and Odyssey so that I wouldn't have to purchase a car ever again!

How old are you now? I mean, they last a long time, but if you're not in you're 80s or 90s now, I think you'll probably have to buy another car or two in your lifetime.

I purchased my Honda Accord and Odyssey so that I wouldn't have to purchase a car ever again!

Our family mechanic said that Hondas and Toyotas are also relatively easy to work on yourself and get cheap replacement parts for both.

Before DH and I were married he had an old Toyota that he drove to well over 200k miles and was still able to get a few grand selling it privately.