Curtis @ 25/6/2018 17:14

which one does Volvo fall under

Volvo makes good shit, but those listed are in the old enough that you'll probably have to have some work done category, and they are ridiculously expensive to get parts for or have work done on. That's the issue with all the Euro stuff.

Toyota and Nissan are workhorses. Just dependable as hell That said, the short wheelbase suv's often ride like a grain truck. I avoid Ford like the plague unless you are buying a truck. GM still makes a better truck, but Ford makes some pretty good ones.

Look at mileage, make sure you take whatever you look at around some curves at highway speeds. Looking at cars in that age range, front end issues are more expensive than anything. Struts, cv joints, etc...

My vdub has been really dependable, but it only has 160k on it.

My last Nissan went 300k. Only major repair I ever had done was cv joints and front end stuff at 200k. Hit 2 deer and finally so.d it. I still see it running around o ce in a while.

That nissan even had the original clutch in it.

Just ridiculously well built mechanically. Cheesy fuckers when it comes to fit and finish, though.

We had a jeep. It was a piece of shit. Cheaply built, rode like a fucking tractor, nutless engine, slushy tranny, lots of repairs.

Only cars I've had tgat were worse were the Ford Explorer and a dodge neon.

My Ford hate comes from personal experience and has stuck around due to the horrible reliability ratings. That and the fact, that they know about recurring issues, and don't bother to improve on them from one year to the next. I had a Ford guy tell me that all the issues I had with my explorer were a bad example because it was 20+ year old technology in a 5 year old body. He said it like it was a viable excuse instead of an indictment.

Like I said, though, they do trucks pretty well. F150's and rangers are both pretty bombproof. Their duallies are fantastic, too.