Are there any non-Toyota/Hondas from the past decade that would serve as a reliable used daily driver? Could be an SUV, sedan, etc. It seems that everywhere I look it's just rolling piles of junk.
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Nothing American. Unless you want an old panther platform car like a Crown Vic or Town Car. All the modern stuff is terrible and Ford doesn't even make a sedan anymore.
I would say the Subarus and the Mazdas have decent reliable vehicles that can be used as daily drivers in modern times. Other sedans would be the Ford Crown Vic, Lincoln Town, and Mercury Grand Marquis which is decades back. That's the only vehicles I can think of right now.
You could find perfectly good 10 year old Toyotas/Hondas starting at around $4000-$5000...
If you must, maybe a 2014-2017 Mazda3 / Mazda6/ Mazda CX-5... If you are into a manual transmission maybe a manual transmission Subaru from the later half of the decade (do reserach on which models had engine problems).
If you want good and cheap I would look at Suzuki if you can find one. If not I would look at Subaru and Mazda. If you can get it cheap enough Ford does have a lot of okay cars. Some GM cars can fit the bill if you can get them for next to nothing.
What are all your options, in your area?
Yea an older Volvo of a year when they were very well made sounds like it could be a good choice
amen to that
Mazda MX5 with a manual gearbox..
Might I ask why you're against Honda and Toyota?
I was thinking the same question.
Is it the same member who was asking exclusively about american brand cars a couple of weeks ago I wonder..
@conal-lane You mean the question about "What are good American vehicles?" No, I answered the question not asking it. Remember I asked about if I should drive the manual first and then automatic or automatic first or manual first while doing driving tests.
@alvin
He's talking about the original poster.
@Kerem Not sure about it. I forgot lol.
Mazda 3, Mazda 6, CX-5, CX-3.
Subari Impreza, Forester.
My neighbor's daily driver has been a 2006 Cadillac for many years, although he told me he's put a lot of money into repairs
I also know a guy who has owned a 2004 Audi for many years with few problems (according to him), but that's definitely not a risk Id take. I imagine repairs that would be reasonable on an American or Japanese car could get obscenely expensive on that Audi
SUV+sedan=outback. The current and previous generations are solid. Get the 4 cylinder; they are slightly more reliable than the 6, and are cheaper to fix if something breaks. Change the oil every 3-5000 miles (Subies are engineered to make DIY maintenance easy) and change out the CVT fluid at 120,000 miles. Take care of it (don’t tow) and you can get 200-250,000 trouble free miles.
not everyone on the planet wants a toyota or honda.
a bunch of them are crap too.
then they obviously like wasting money
I have owned Toyotas and Hondas for decades.
While I do recommend them, the perception particularly on this website that that they are somehow flawless is simply not true. I had a number of problems with a Tacoma and also a Honda accord.
Heck my Tacoma had to have the entire frame replaced, the front steering arms, the leaf springs and more due to a terrible rust problem
I have owned a Ford Taurus and a Chevy Tahoe that had no issues whatsoever.
Blanket statements that this brand is great and that brand is terrible are not helpful and not necessarily true, the model is important too.
