OT: Cars
Funny that Kirk Cousins first purchase was a "heavily-used" Honda CRV. I just bought my daughter the same car and told her it would be the last car I'd buy for her. I'm expecting it to hit at least 250K miles. I got into an Uber the other day. It was a CRV. Driver said he had "several" of them and one of the others just hit 400K. Damn.
Is it just me, or is there some not-very-well-kept secret that Honda and Toyota (or Acura and Lexus) are the most reliable, lowest cost of ownership and highest resale value cars on the road? Because after doing a bunch of research, the evidence seems overwhelming.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
—George Orwell
I have a 2007 Lexus GS350 AWD that is running in top shape and I've put not one cent into fixing anything other than maintenance. 80,000 miles and been in a garage its whole life. Heated and AC seats (good luck finding both now in a car that doesn't cost $100k plus). LOVE this car. The mechanics have told me that older Lexus/Toyotas are GOLD. Built to last. $53k back in the day, lol.
Ive owned 3 CRV super efficient and practical. Not fancy, not fast, good gas mileage and reliable. Might be the cheapest per mile driven car. At least in the late 2000. The first one I bought was parked in the mall. Boom!
First new car I ever bought myself was a Honda CRX back in the late 90's. With a manual transmission. Loved that car.
My wife drove Rx's for years and yah, Lexus build quality is legendary...Not enough spice for me personally, but their build quality is indisputable.
The vehicle with the best odds of making it to 250k? The Toyota 4 Runner
Honda, Toyota have been in the top 10 for JD Power Quality awards for decades now. Try to find a new Rav4 hybrid on a lot these days if you dont believe me.
Kia and Hyundai now need to make the worthy consideration list too.
I have a CPO (certified pre-owned) Porsche Macan now and I luv that thing - Porsche quality is just SOLID.
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
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