Fucking BMW, fucking Audi, turn on your blinkers when turning!
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None of their drives use their damn blinkers
A civic. They just don't break.
My Toyota ran for 25 years until it got hit N run by a Jeep
Swear by? Is that like a drive by but with swearing?
Honda and Toyota sedans are extremely well known for their longevity. Double check their SUVs or minivans if you want that, some were misses. If the model has a CVT (continuously variable transmission) look into the reliability of it.
Pre-1975 FJ40 is an indestructible super car
Had a Honda that we sold after 16 or 17 years. It was not without problems, but it was cheap to fix and ran very well for it's age. Have a Chevy Tahoe now (but any full size truck is comparable) that is going on the same record. Haven't had to do anything outside of regular maintenance, runs great.
Here's the thing: don't buy a really cheap car because those probably have problems and it will always be one thing after another. A big truck will run forever (I see dozens of 30+ year old trucks on the road) if you take care of it, but they're sometimes expensive to fix and usually impractical if you don't already need a truck. Any car you really take care of -- and that means doing all the maintenance on time or early, sometimes whether it needs it or not -- should last a long time. My Tahoe I take care of meticulously because it was very expensive, and that has paid off with stress-free ownership. Had a Jeep that was a pain in the ass every other month.
You can Google for a list of the cars that will go past 200k. Most of them are Hondas and Toyotas, but some American cars are on the list too. If you can find someone who works for a car rental agency, they'll tell you the cars that are always getting repaired and the ones that never do.
What is your budget?
I've had 2 Chevys 1 Ford & 2 Hondas. I had multiple breakdowns and expensive mechanical issues with Chevy & Ford.
The only thing I ever paid to repair on either Honda was a windshield because a rock hit it.