Anonymous
Post 09/11/2018 00:41     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
2001 Honda with 200,000 miles. Runs great. Giving it to my son and buying a mini.
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2018 00:36     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I like my RAV-4 but I looooved my Civic. My next car will be a Civic again. Incredibly reliable, easy to park, and cute.


Same, miss my civic constantly. The next car we buy will absolutely be a Civic.


I can't miss my Civic because after 17 years I am STILL DRIVING IT.

We've done routine maintenance and that's about it. It's never left me stuck anywhere. Not once since 2001. The tape deck still works great too


Same except my civic is from 1997. Old enough to drink booze. The.car.that. Will. NOT. DIE is going to outlive me. I threaten my car buff 11 yr old that he will inherit it because it is a family heirloom.

I am replacing it with a Tesla model S because after Sept 16, Tesla will no longer offer free access to their super chargers and new Tesla owners will have to pay to charge their cars. Boo, Elon!
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2018 00:25     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:
Toyota corolla.
It. Will. Not. Die.



Mine’s a 2003!
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 21:17     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:Love my Subaru Outback. Many safety features and comfortable. Drives well.


+1
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 20:04     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Love my Subaru Outback. Many safety features and comfortable. Drives well.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 20:01     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Toyota corolla.
It. Will. Not. Die.



As immortalized by that funny Craigslist ad:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180421133411/https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1999-toyota-corolla-fine-af/6565526716.html


I never saw this ad before - so funny. thanks for posting!
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 16:43     Subject: Re:do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
We've been very happy with our 2012 Hyundai Sonata, but we don't drive much. It only has 30k miles and most of that is from our semi-annual trips to the mid-West to see family. It fits our 2 kids' car seats with no problem. Coming from an SUV, it might be too cramped for you. But if you're only using it to ferry the kids around, perhaps not.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 16:35     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Toyota corolla.
It. Will. Not. Die.



Yup, I still have my 2006 running strong.


Yup, or Camry. Had both for 10+ years and were a cheap to own.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:50     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Toyota Highlander
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:47     Subject: Re:do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:I have a 2008 Ford Escape. I've done nothing to it but oil changes and fixing one AC part that is about $10. It has 199,000 miles on it.


I have a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid and it had no problems other than a part recall for the 12 years and 150K miles. Just after 150K, the electronic component that controls the power steering failed. The repair would be about $3300 and the car is only valued around $3800, so it seemed foolish to repair. The dealer said that he's seen this component go out at 100K and some that have not gone out at 250K. I've been driving the car for the last 6 months without power steering and other than that, it's still fine. And I've been getting 28-31 MPG for the life of the car.

They discontinued this car about 4 years ago, but my SIL bought a 2014 C-Max and she is very happy with it. They've taken the car on several road trips, one of which toured the country when my BIL was on a sabbatical from his job. He went from Oregon to California, to Arizona, Texas, Tennesse, the Carolinas, up to our area, up to New England and then back across the northern states. He took about 3 months to do it and the car was great. They've had no maintenance other than standard wear and tear (tires, oil change) and it gets better gas mileage than my Escape gets. I'd replace mine with a C-Max, but I need to get an optional 3rd row, so I'll be looking to upgrade mine to a Toyota Highlander hybrid next year.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:21     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
I have a 12-year old civic and it hasn't had any problems. But the suspension is non-existent compared to most other cars. My next car will be a camry hybrid.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:13     Subject: Re:do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
I have a 2008 Ford Escape. I've done nothing to it but oil changes and fixing one AC part that is about $10. It has 199,000 miles on it.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:11     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I like my RAV-4 but I looooved my Civic. My next car will be a Civic again. Incredibly reliable, easy to park, and cute.


Same, miss my civic constantly. The next car we buy will absolutely be a Civic.


I can't miss my Civic because after 17 years I am STILL DRIVING IT.

We've done routine maintenance and that's about it. It's never left me stuck anywhere. Not once since 2001. The tape deck still works great too
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:10     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Toyota corolla.
It. Will. Not. Die.



As immortalized by that funny Craigslist ad:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180421133411/https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1999-toyota-corolla-fine-af/6565526716.html

This made my day, PP!
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2018 11:06     Subject: do you have a reliable, low maintenance car?
Buick. If you want reliable and low maintenance, Buick.