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The 100 most reliable cars:

65. BMW 3 Series

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Btw, are you considering buying a brand new car?

Audi A4 #30

The 100 most reliable cars:

65. BMW 3 Series

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Btw, are you considering buying a brand new car?

lol. it's still a really nice car.

probably new car. something in the 18-20K range. any BMW's will be too old for my comfort in that price range. i'm looking at new Subaru's now, but those are too expensive. new 2012 Honda Fit is perfect tho.

but i dunno, i'm super tempted to just buy a 8K car and put the rest of the money away. but my aunt wants me to have a new car... [yeah Tuneman i know, white people problems ]

Audi A4 #30

yeah, not bad. Subara Impreza is #28. and upon further inspection... #91 Toyota Corolla. wtf?!

I like my VW Passat. It's a 2004 and has a little over 100k miles so it's been reliable. Not very expensive and it's a fun car to drive. Worth considering imo.

FWIW, I bought a used car from a rental-car company. Car was 2 years old and had approx 30k on it, but if you are a low-mileage driver like we are, who cares? It was approximately 1/3 cheaper than new, had a decent warranty, and other than the year-old-dessicated-tv-dinner-remains-under-the-passenger-seat(!!!!!), we've had absolutely no problems with it. Can't remember whether it was hertz or enterprise...

With a rental car, you are lowering your 'variance' a bit - a rental will have had hundreds of different drivers, so you are pretty much guaranteed to get a car in "average" shape.

please disregard and burn this thread with fire. was only being trolled by my aunt. fml.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

Wow, even I think that's bad.

Should we make a "Help me get back at my aunt" thread?

on the bright side, my bookmarks file increased by 15%.

"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin


or something... back to the drawing board.

please disregard and burn this thread with fire. was only being trolled by my aunt. fml.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

You shouldn'tve showed her the intellectual property thread.

You shouldn'tve showed her the intellectual property thread.

must... resist... don't let them break you, nawhead... not today.

please disregard and burn this thread with fire. was only being trolled by my aunt. fml.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

Wtf, first she told you she wants to give you money for a car and now it turned out she was just kidding?

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update: put $900 of repairs into my car. the highlights were a new axle and brake master cylinder. i had no idea a new axle could make such a difference. the car seems to have more power and shifts neater (*snick* *snick*). we're driving this 'til the wheels fall off, baby!

next item on car shopping list: VTEC stickers.

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and the reliability of different makes of cars goes far beyond anecdotal evidence:

The 100 most reliable cars of the last decade (data compiled by independent warranty company)
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Pretty fishy that the Toyota Camry is not in the top 100 and the Corolla is #91.

This thread makes a me a little sad every time I read it. Life is too short for boring cars IMHO.

Spending money making the world a better place > nice cars imo. I much prefer getting a reliable car with minimal maintenance costs and using the $ saved to fund a personal passion of mine. Like SR said, not everyone cares about cars. To each his own

Spending money making the world a better place > nice cars imo. I much prefer getting a reliable car with minimal maintenance costs and using the $ saved to fund a personal passion of mine. Like SR said, not everyone cares about cars. To each his own

Ya this is me too. I get approximately zero happiness from driving a car - I've driven 145mph in a corvette before, so it's not like I'm clueless to the potential joys of a car - so spending any more money than absolutely necessary on a car is -EV for me. If it makes someone happy to have a fast/shiny/awesome car, that's great. I'm of the opinion that you should spend whatever you can afford on the things you really love, as long as you're saving money on the things that don't matter.

Ya this is me too. I get approximately zero happiness from driving a car - I've driven 145mph in a corvette before, so it's not like I'm clueless to the potential joys of a car - so spending any more money than absolutely necessary on a car is -EV for me. If it makes someone happy to have a fast/shiny/awesome car, that's great. I'm of the opinion that you should spend whatever you can afford on the things you really love, as long as you're saving money on the things that don't matter.

I just hate spending money on things of low quality. Then I would rather not buy anything at all. But I guess a car is needed in the US more often than in the EU.

Agree that quality is very important, but I think Accords fill that role nicely.

I just hate spending money on things of low quality. Then I would rather not buy anything at all. But I guess a car is needed in the US more often than in the EU.

I never said I want a shitty car, I just want the essentials and nothing else. There's plenty of low flash, high quality cars.

Yeah, can't beat Honda for quality. Or boring design. Still, I've taken mine out on track a handful of times and it's a pretty fun whip around. And nothing broke and I didn't wear through brake pads like a BMW. Drove to track, raced, drove home.


I think improva meant overall quality though. I think he meant he'd spend for higher end rather than settle. You can't beat bang for the buck on a Honda, but now that the S2000 is gone, you also can't find a Honda with any soul.

I would never buy a jaguar convertible, they just cost too much and are not reliable. However, I think you have a positive EV on this one no matter what car you buy, so this is your golden opportunity. Don't blow it.

I never said I want a shitty car, I just want the essentials and nothing else. There's plenty of low flash, high quality cars.

Then I would rather take the bus.

This may also be a Euro thing Public transportation is not a viable option in a lot of US cities.

This may also be a Euro thing Public transportation is not a viable option in a lot of US cities.

When I worked in Silicon Valley, there were areas near my office where walking was not an option - no sidewalk, no crosswalk, and 5 lanes of traffic to get across the street.

When I worked in Silicon Valley, there were areas near my office where walking was not an option - no sidewalk, no crosswalk, and 5 lanes of traffic to get across the street.

Where were you working? I find the bay area to be very pedestrian/bike friendly, especially the south bay.

That was in Sunnyvale, not far from the AMD campus there.

Things were much better in San Francisco, where biking was by far the fastest way to get to work.