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The cars in general have become more reliable over the years and yet there are some models that seem to just keep rolling along, whistling breakage Identifying exactly how many miles, on average, a given model has accumulated almost impossible, but we've identified 15 cars with endurance and sometimes surprising exceptional value.
We bet you've seen one of those yet the cruise route recently Oh, and if you were wondering where your loved Ford F-150 or another truck, note that we skipped the traditional trucks altogether trucks are supposed last forever.
Editor's Note The author owns two of these cars, and teased a full 15 years on a VW Passat, a model which, unlike the cars shown here, has a bit of a death wish.
By David Muhlbaum Online Editor Originally published January 2015.
Let's get this just the way the Saab 900 is not Swedish cousin to the Volvo 240, at least in terms of reliability or simplicity inherent in the design of weak transmissions are among their problems, an expert in import Bredesen.
That said, the other Scandinavian has its own cult following that keeps many on the road, especially in New England and in Colorado, where the drive before Saabs-wheels have been popular for their easy handling in snow , back before all-wheel drive has become a common option.
We see a lot of them through the shop, said Chris Campbell, a technician at the Swedish solution, Westbrook, Maine Their owners are quite fond of their cars We have a leading its 1983 900 Turbo across the country twice a year and the last time we did the service on his car, curb routine job, his car had more than 435,000 miles and was still running like a top Wisconsin Automotive Museum near Milwaukee has a 1989 Saab 900 SPG that was driven over a million miles before being given.
The irony, of course, is that some of these cars survived Saab 900s These were the latest models designed by the automaker before it was bought by GM, which in turn discharged the brand in 2010 as part of its takeover of Saab bankruptcy we knew that he died shortly after, although efforts continue in Sweden to revive the brand.
If you wanted a Mercedes in the 1980s that got some reasonable mileage that is, above 20 mpg you have a diesel the company sold as much as it was largely a fluke of Federal Regulations; diesels Thrifty allowed Mercedes to meet fuel economy standards of the fleet They were also constructed to operate at ever, with not one bit of necessary electronics under the hood.
These cars are like a rocking chair made of hickory, said Mitch Carr, who's worked on these models in his Kensington shop billion since 1986 Once you get started, you can throw the battery and it would keep running it s nothing to go wrong.
In general, stored, and maintained in their original buyers, many of them are now with their second or third owner, they're popular among DIY enthusiasts, especially those who like to convert them to run on recycled vegetable oil.
Mercedes was one of the few manufacturers who continued to sell diesels after this golden era of diesel, although sales were minimal when gas was cheap basic reliability of a diesel engine remains the even in these later models, but Benzes later suffered the same software initial difficulties of their gasoline counterparts in the 1990s and the late 2000s.
The model year 1992 marked the point where the Camry really hit its stride and became a leader in the sale and endurance.
Two reasons style, evoking Toyota then new range of Lexus luxury and roominess Camrys that Toyota had imported to the States until then cut to a restriction of the Japanese market to be no more than 67 inches wide For 1992, Toyota decided to build a separate model only for the north American markets and Australia that was 70 inches wide so doing, he created a competitor to the Ford-wide 71 inches Taurus, he would continue to dethrone as the sedan the most popular in the United States in 1997, he held that s honor for all but one year since.
Many, if not most, of these millions sold are still there, you see go 200,000, 300,000 miles all the time, says Tom Torbjornsen, author of How to Make Your Last Forever car they're just very well note that some recent eye black Toyota Camry and generally received more than sticking gas pedal problems have nothing to do with the long-term sustainability of the car.
A group of Lexus models share the roots and sustainability of the Camry but with plusher hosting the Lexus ES and RX 300 330 350 300 330 350 Toyota Avalon in the same story, essentially a stretched Camry.
These cars refusal to die is not necessarily a function of the inherent reliability is pure bullheadness of their owners, aging children of the 60s and 70s, who still want to drive a coupe American sports two-door with a V-8 and against wheel drive and no way it'll be a Mustang because it would be a Ford.
They can afford a new Camaro and other new offers hot sports coupe, like the Dodge Challenger and they can afford the pony cars of the era muscle-car of the 1960s and early 1970s, which are now only for the good collectors -heeled So that leaves the F-body cars, in conditions ranging from impeccably polished gray primer.
They're an ambitious round somehow, said Bob Merlis, creator of the blog Feral Cars following old and interesting, but not show quality vehicles People keep always their re I'm going to move to secure kind of car that t they get crushed.
Another factor in their favor are parts used in abundance, given how many of them were put in a ditch early in their life because of youthful indiscretions.
These road tanks have done a great job to take grandma and grandpa to church every Sunday for decades While the civilian versions do not have the endurance braces installed in police cars and fleets of taxis, such as oil coolers and stronger suspensions, the basic components of the American sedan are all there V-8 engine, rear axle, the body-on-frame construction.
The Chevy Caprice held that niche and into the mid 1990s, when GM decided to transform its production plant more than big SUVs.
A note Marquis went to the guillotine with the entire Mercury brand with the 2011 model year, and most Crown Vicotoria sales from 2008 were fleets But the vehicles are many cars on the market of opportunity, and as a fan set on Jalopnik, the number of spare parts in the billions and are bought for beans If you are dead set on buying an old police car, there are even outfits that the repackage for sale to civilians.
Most people have done by 1990 and 2000, Buicks, Chevrolets and Pontiacs Oldsmobiles were very similar under the skin Despite all the efforts of GM marketing services to convince car buyers otherwise ,.
Yet it is the Buicks that got love at this time, as evidenced by the numerous awards won brand quality rankers JD Power and Associates LeSabre most domestic won easily in 1990, and the brand until everything was the best among the initial quality of domestic Fifteen years later, the LeSabre won the most reliable car full-size There were more honors between these years and Buick continues to do well in these surveys.
One reason why these cars endure Experts point out that to buy seniors is a big car little old man, said Feral Cars Merlis They are not pushing them hard, and they're keeping well making the LeSabre car choice to pick up used, said Ivan Drury, an auto analyst for Edmunds If you need something cheap to get from point A to point B, you can not go wrong with these.
Other Buicks Centurys, Regals and Avenues park also do very well As with many GM cars from this period that have V6 engines, attention to intake manifold gaskets leaking or damaged, a potentially expensive solution.
We will make an exception to our rule Non-trucks for the Jeep Cherokee For one thing, it is not really a truck As the first small crossover in the US, he did not have the traditional construction of the body-on-frame a traditional SUV.
Despite this, and despite being the last gasp of the dying American Motors Corporation, he had the tenacity Jeep in its DNA, excellent off-road capabilities and a well-proven, durable, linear motor 6 Many Cherokees still lurking in America secondary roads, and Europe as well, in a turbodiesel variant that comes with a caveat, Edmunds notes Drury he will pilot, he said, but probably not working window might not go down, or up loudspeaker can be outside.
For owners are willing to put up with these kinds of small problems or fix them themselves, the Jeep Cherokee can be an interesting combination for a vehicle that will go almost anywhere and continue to do so for long.
The Cherokee, known internally as the XJ, was produced in 1984, but we're in 1987, the first year the law-6 engine was offered.
Jaguar Really This choice caused much head-frown between the experts we If you want to make friends, you do not want to recommend that Bob Merlis warned Feral Cars.
Here is how we think the 1970 reliability Jaguar was HORRID a common solution to the car problem was tearing the Jaguar engine and replace it with a good old Chevrolet V8 But in the 1980s, under the direction of a specialist of industrial recovery, Sir John Egan, the brand began to improve Then Ford bought the company, infusing money and development expertise late 1990s, the company scored well on reliability JD vehicle Power and the initial classification of quality so that's why the last iteration of the Jaguar 6 cylinder in-line classic sedan is still on the car, often in the hands of a second owner who is always coveted a Jag, but could not afford a new one.
With these cars almost 20 years now, it is death by a thousand cuts rather than catastrophic failure, said Mark Stephenson, a site administrator But mechanically, 1995-1997 Jaguar XJ6s are the most reliable cars Jaguar has ever produced when it comes to the basic function to bring you down the road, they refuse to die.
For homeowners in grass, the usual caveats apply even find a Jaguar specialist and check the Jag-Lovers buyer resource to be a better Spotter problem.
15 cars that refuse to die, cars, refuse.