Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « on: July 25, 2022, 10:11:13 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
What is/are you favorite and least favorite car brands? My favorite is definitely Toyota/Lexus. They make some of the most reliable cars out there. One great example is our 2008 Toyota Tundra with the 2UZ-FE (4.7L V8) engine. Two Tundras with that engine made it to one million miles in the original engine and transmission. My least favorite is definitely Fiat-Chrysler. My mom's friend had a 2014 RAM 1500, and it kept burning oil like no other. Also, take a look at all the issues with the Fiat 500. Not impressed at all.
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #1 on: July 25, 2022, 11:18:33 PM » Author: Burrito
Favorite: the older Chevrolet, Ford, and GMC Least favorite: All modern gas/electric car brands
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #2 on: July 25, 2022, 11:18:40 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I worked for a Chrysler Corp. dealership for 8 yrs. I'd NEVER own one !!
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #3 on: July 25, 2022, 11:47:14 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
Stay away from any newer American and European cars. The old stuff is pretty good. Japanese brands were, and still are, the best brands to buy. Ford and GM started going downhill around 2007 or so. Dodge (now called Fiat-Chrysler) went downhill around 2005 or so. I don't like any electric cars due to their ridiculously short range. They are good for city driving, but not for country driving. Hybrids are the best for that. Until their range is that of a full tank of gas, I might consider one.
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #4 on: July 25, 2022, 11:57:14 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Dodge went downhill back in the 80's back when they partnered up with Mitsubishi .  A lot of the Japanese cars have been having a multitude of transmission issues lately !  As for hybrids , The junkyards here are full of them as the hybrid battery pack costs more than the car is worth !!
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #5 on: July 26, 2022, 12:04:23 AM » Author: LightsoftheWest
Interesting. I've heard Nissan was having bad transmission issues due to them being made by Jatco. I'm not old enough to be allowed in a junkyard, so I can't really relate. However, I've heard that the most reliable hybrid car is the Toyota Prius. My mom used to have a 2011 that we bought used in 2013. The only issue it had was excessive oil consumption. We traded it in for a 2019 Prius Prime in March of last year because it started leaking oil.
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #6 on: July 26, 2022, 12:26:44 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Nissan , Subaru , Toyota  and also those stupid CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) pieces of trash .
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #8 on: July 26, 2022, 01:29:02 AM » Author: LightsoftheWest
I like Honda too, but I'm biased towards Toyota I guess. The newer Volvos are nice, but they're junk now since they were bought out by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Yeah, Fiat-Chrysler is absolute junk in my books. That sounds like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi. Heh, Tesla. Nice cars, but so expensive and complex.
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #9 on: July 26, 2022, 02:11:47 PM » Author: AngryHorse
Favourite: out of all the cars I’ve owned except for my Mini’s, Hyundai and Volvo have been the best!, I currently drive a Hyundai i20, and I have to say the South Koreans make excellent cars with good engines and gearboxes  Least favourite: Working for a massive car dealership, the worst ones I see from a problematic point of view are Range Rover’s!, wouldn’t have one give me!
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	Re: Favorite & Least Favorite Car Brands « Reply #10 on: August 18, 2022, 01:10:50 PM » Author: HIDLad001
The older entirely American made GMs and Fords.
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