Wife is on her second Passat 4motion wagon, this one’s an ‘07.
I’m currently in my second Toyota Sienna; my ‘05 went 268k, then sold for 1/2 of what I paid for it. I drive a 2011 one now, bought used, with 144k; just getting broken in.
Land Cruisers have a reputation for being one of the most reliable cars EVER made.
If you want to see a mechanic have an orgasm over the long-term reliability of a Land Cruiser, here you go.
Me personally, still driving an 07 Honda CR-V, the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. To this day, I’ve never had anything repaired. And only one recall for the infamous Takata air bag issue.
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Currently driving an '02 BMW 530i stick shift. I’ve had it since 2006. It’s got sentimental value, but it is starting to need a lot of work to keep on the road, so I will sadly need to part ways with it. I will most likely get a Subaru as we get a lot of snow around here.
I used to own a 66kW 1995 VW Golf 1.9 TDI SW for almost 15 years, and after 526,000 km I stil had warm feelings for it. Thinking newer means better I bought a 66kW 2010 3door VW Polo 1.6 TDI, and it is a fantastic driver. But ONLY IF it runs. In 4,500 km it “blew” three injectors (last two incidents 234 km in two weeks apart), which in total set me back €2,900. It makes me rather anxious to step in the car, because by now I’ve seen enough towing trucks. So I’m most definitely NOT buying another TDI engined car ever again.
2013 - 2015 - '96 Volvo 850
2015 - 2015 - '06 Toyota Corolla (got it for well under market value, got extremely bored of it 2 months later, and sold above market value)
2015 - 2020 - '06 Mazda6
2020 - 2022 - '05 BMW 525d
2022-now - '12 BMW 530d xDrive
Also got a couple motorcycles - '15 Suzuki GSX 650FA and '21 BMW F850 GS.
Don’t see myself owning anything but BMWs (or perhaps Porsches) in the nearest future, the mix of great handling and comfort is well worth the additional maintenance costs to me.
My daily drivers are:
1987 s10 blazer 4x4 and a 1990 gmc sonoma
The blazer I’ve put dana 60 axles under in with 33 inch tires and 8 inch lift. Swapped the 2.8 for a 3.4 v6 and then a 383 v8, all fuel injected.
The truck right now has the built 3.4 v6 but building a ls v8 to put in it. Plan on swapping the 5 speed for a 6 speed also when I do the swap. It’s been lowered 3 in the front and 4 in the rear. Thinking about putting it on air suspension, kinda miss having one that lays frame on bags.
I’ve owned 10 different first gen s10s. I’ll work on them, fix them up to be about 90% finished, and some moron keeps coming along and offering me way too much for them. The blazer I’m gonna keep till I die. I’m 2nd owner of it and my mother was the first.
I also own a 1950 buick, a 47 chevy fleetmaster, a 62 chevy c10, and a 85 gmc c10 toys.
The buick was given to me when I was 5 by my grandpa. Still has the I8 under the hood. I got it running when I was 12 and drove it around back roads locally back then. Now it’s just a survivor parade car. Four doors and something like 18 feet long. You can fit 8 people in it.
The 47 is a rust bucket but we put a 454 under the hood and replaced the floors.
The 62 I learned how to drive a 3 on the tree in and basically a farm truck. Swapped the stovebolt I6 for a 292 I6 and has a utility bed on it my dad and papa put on it when I was a kid in the early 80s.
The 85 is purely a clapped out farm truck. Grandpa beat the crap out of it but it still has the factory 305 and working ac. Can’t kill the poor truck.
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I’m still lovin my trusty 2009 Nissan Frontier. Zero issues other than wiper blades, brake pads and a battery or two. All around great midsized pickup.
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Last year we updated both my and my wife’s cars. We had a 2015 Audi A3 and a 2015 Lincoln Navigator. My wife’s new car is a 22 Honda Insight Touring and I got a 22 4Runner TRD Pro. My wife’s car gets used the most by far, it has around 15k miles already. My truck stays garaged most of the time and only has 3k on it.
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Do you have $150K to spare?
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Tartara, the E30 M3 happens to be my fav car as well. 20+ years ago I was flip-flopping between an E30 vs E36 and at the time, based on what I’ve learned then, I reasoned that the E36 would be a more reliable daily driver. It now has 230K miles and other than preventive maintenance, has never left me stranded and it’s been the correct choice based on that alone. But I totally got it wrong, never thought the E30 would go well past 6 digit$. I know one owner with 5000 miles on the clock and he’s been offered 1/4M for it but he won’t sell it.
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civic, odyssey
i would prob get them again
they aren;t bad cars
or maybe a toyota instead
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I currently drive a 2006 Ford Taurus,
The two cars I would buy again
1996 Toyota Camry
1993 Toyota Celica
The one I’d buy over and over again
1989 Volvo 740, I’d get a turbo model next time.
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No i haven’t, but i like this car !
Or this one…
2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid. Loving the 60 ++ MPG. About a 700 mile range on a 11.4 gallon gas tank.
Made my wife mental. “You can afford to pay cash for any car made and you chose this? Why didn’t you get a big car”? Whah whahh. With winter tires it handles sweet in the snow. The only downside is how low the clearance is. For those times I borrow my wife’s jacked up Jeep Wrangler.
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I just bought a Crosstrek. It’s got plenty of clearance, but it doesn’t get 60+ MPG. 
I wouldn’t take one of those if they paid me the price of the car. On top of giving me the car.
The chassis dynamics are awful - bottle it once in a corner and it’s going to be on its roof. I’ve driven enough of the awful 3 series BMWs never to want to get in one again. And I trust my driving more than most others who haven’t done the cop advanced driving course.
I’ve had a bunch of Skoda Octavia 4WD station wagons. AKA rebadged Audi A3 estates at 1/3 of the price. And see no reason to change. Plenty of power. 4WD and 50mpg in normal use.
I had a Subaru Legacy GT wagon 2002. Bought in 2010 with 69k miles. Did head gaskets in 2016 at 125k, and other work like a steering rack and pump, new trans mounts, recharge AC, belts, tires, brakes, etc. It was stolen in 2021 with 186k and totaled (thieves blew up the engine). It was a nice car with typical 4th gen Legacy quirks, but had good all weather handling, could haul a crapton of stuff. We would definitely buy another one, but the new turbo XT version for sure. Now we have a 1999 Ford escort zx2, 5 speed. No AC, no power anything, no CD player, just basic transport that’s fun to drive and surprisingly zippy with 187k miles on the clock. Has been pretty maintenance free. I wouldn’t buy another one.
Did you get the new one? My mom wants a Crosstrek and I’m trying to talk her out of it because I literally just rebuilt half the engine on one of their POS chevys for them after she drove around with a blown head gasket for idk how long and I’m like, now you want a boxer engine? Really? With two cylinder heads? That’s like…twice as many gaskets lmao. Interior looks nicer than past Subaru’s tho.
Anyways I drive a GTI because it’s just objectively the best all-around car you can have and has been for years and everyone knows it and that’s just how it is. And they definitely don’t have any reliability issues
You mean other than valve deposit issues?
I did consider getting a GTI, but they’re hard to find new these days (in the US at least), and with low ground clearance and very low profile tires, not great for our Michigan snow-heavy winters and terrible roads. Which is why I went with the Crosstrek (new). The 2.5 boxer engine is a bit loud under hard acceleration, but otherwise, the car checks off a lot of boxes - good visibility, comfortable ride, AWD, decent and practical interior. It’ll be my winter beater/daily driver for the next few years while I wait for Audi to redesign their interiors - the sticking out center console screen bugs me in their current interiors.
I bought a Crosstrek several years ago because of the clearance, the cargo/passenger versatility, the multi/wheel drive, the gas mileage for a multi-wheel drive vehicle, and the customer satisfaction of other Crosstrek owners. And also for the safety record and features. It’s got a design that makes the body very rigid and strong.
My car is very simple - no navigation, sunroof, etc. The feature I’d like that I don’t have is the blind-spot/proximity warning that is now standard equipment.