I plan on buying a used car in the next week or so i've weighed it down to around two options. A 2014 Hyundai sonata limited with the 2.4L, and 178,415 miles. And a 2011 Subaru outback with 189,032 miles, a 2.5L and a CVT. Both are $8900. Now obviously, i'm going to have a mechanic take a look at whichever car I like more due to the high mileage before I buy it. But let's say hypothetically, both these cars are in good condition. Which would be better in the long run to last with proper maintenance?
@chucktobias How come?
Because both are likely to cost you big $$$$$ in repairs. Neither is likely to give you long-term reliable service.
why would you buy worn out vehicles. that kind of mileage is end of life..
A 2014 Hyundai sonata limited with the 2.4L, and 178,415 miles. And a 2011 Subaru outback with 189,032 miles, a 2.5L and a CVT.
The 2.4L engine in that 2014 has a history of excess oil consumption, especially if it is equipped with a Theta II engine. Hyundai/Kia products are poorly made vehicles, and that thing has super high mileage. That's going to most likely be a ticking time bomb.
The Subaru is almost 15 years old and it has almost 200k miles on it. Stopping and starting are the CVT's weakest link. Subaru doesn't have Toyota's launch gear, and first starting out on a conventional CVT places huge strain on the CVT's belt. Toyota saw this and it developed and patented a dedicated launch gear to help take the strain off of the belt.
Nobody in your mom-and-pop transmission shop has a clue about rebuilding CVTs; when that CVT goes out, your only real option will be a remanufactured unit, which will easily cost thousands to replace.
Pass, if you value your money.
How come?
If you want the gory details, see the site Hyundai/Kia topic:
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/hmg/
Or, use your favorite search engine to search the internet for topics like Hyundai engine failure, Hyundai transmission failure, Hyundai fires, Hyundai poor quality.
As far as the Subaru, in 2011 the Outback 2.5 was still the older design with timing belts, and head gaskets that tend to blow every 100K miles or so. When that car was built Subaru had a problem with defective piston rings which causes excessive oil consumption. In addition with nearly 190K miles on that car you can bet your sweet bippy that the CVT is not going to last a whole lot longer, especially if was never serviced which is likely. (Subaru of America tells owners and dealers that the CVT is a "sealed unit" with "lifetime fluid", which is utter nonsense. Also that's a fairly early CVT which is more prone to problems than the ones in newer Subarus.)
So in both cases you're very likely to be buying into a world of hurt.
@chucktobias “you can bet your sweet bippy”. Thanks Chuck…. that cracked me up! 🤣
I think you could find civics, accords, camrys, Cr-vs, etc, etc for those kinds of prices and miles.
