Deal is you can buy Japanese origin automatics (i.e., from cars driven in Japan) for these cars on ebay for under a grand with 60-75k miles on them.

Bummer is the economics are not really there anymore unless you install yourself.

I'll add the Tayota RAV 4. Specifically mine. The 2004, 4 cylinder, 2WD. Body is near "mint" and driven in NE Ohio since new. How this car is rust free while the Taco's and Sequoia's have isolated rust issues is beyond me.

Yup.

Family had a 300D when I was a kid and it was an uber-reliable beast.

Yep....W123. I drive mine 50 miles every day. Mine has 297k on the odometer....no issues AT ALL. I just changed the oil on it about 2 hours ago. Maintenance parts are dirt cheap. Mine is a 4 speed manual. Slow as can be, but it's just like a trusty friend.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1575847041.jpg

Oh yeah, I still get around 28mpg on city/highway combined.

My ‘84 Mazda GLC. I beat the crap out of that little car for 196,000 miles. Never any brake work, three sets of tires, one new exhaust system. It suffered lots of abuse and neglect and never quit.

The words of a want-a-be who really doesn't know what the conversation is about.
My vote: Early 4 wheel drive Tundra 4.6 or any series 100 Land Cruiser.

You guys bragging about a couple hundred k ?

per https://www.motorbiscuit.com/going-the-distance-7-cars-that-have-gone-1m-miles/

^^^ Won't happen in Michigan. Unless it's only driven in the summer.

Longevity and reliability aren’t the same thing.

1988 Civic, I loved that thing. 2 door hatchback got me through grad school and moved at least 2-3 times all over MD and NOVA. Bike on the roof, cooler in the back, perfect utility mobile. I wish they still made 2 dr hatchbacks.

Sure. But they are tightly related, especially when it comes to racking up mileage. That is, it's hard to put miles on, if it's always in the shop. Reliability is absolutely necessary.

Believe it or not...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1575852503.jpg

2007 Range Rover Supercharged. Just rolled over 300,000 miles. Sure, it’s needed some stuff, but overall (based on my ownership & its other (first) owner, not bad at all, especially for a vehicle that’s famous for being unreliable. Scoots right along too, its 4.2 V8 puts out 400bhp & gobs of torque. And its interior has held up very well, although I put most of that down to zero evidence of rug rats in the back.

Regularly have people claim ‘BS’ On Facebook, until I post a video of the odometer...

Cheers,

Paul.

2007 FJ Cruiser -180k miles. Things that have been replaced:

- Alternator
- Rear wheel bearings
- 1 front CV shaft

Interior looks fantastic, exterior looks ok, In use it as a work truck and it has been offroad a lot. It has some trail pinstripes and a couple of scratches on the side from jobsite. It also has a dent in the drivers door from a bull. It makes me laugh so I leave it.

Best vehicle I have ever owned.

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GMC Safari or Chevy Astro Vans.
Used the damn things for service vehicles for years and just couldn't seem to kill them.
4.3 Vortec was almost completely bullet proof. And thirsty.
GM was crazy for discontinuing them.

1) Had '99 Camry V6, auto....Bought at 89K......Replaced Struts at 154K.....Wiper motor somewhere in there........Sold it at 246K doing only brakes and timing belts. Never touched the exhaust.

2) Mazda PU - B2600 4x4: Bought at 160,000 and ran it up to 255,000....Replaced a front oil seal and dropped pan for rod bearings.......

Very similar to my Jaguar XK that shares the same 4.2L V8.

A great car, and has just beem wear items like fluids, filters, bushings, brakes, tires, batteries, etc...

However, I suspect if you compare a W123 which is sitting at about 40 years old, to what your 2007 land rover might be in 2047 would you still think it would be the Land Rover?

I see W123's for sale that are in better shape than cars half their age. They may not be fast, but they sure last.

That's funny!

Forever, except for will-pop head studs that Porsche could not get right until the 993TT, quick wearing valve guides, a tendency for significant oil leakage even when new, delicate gearbox syncros, electrical systems full of "worst practices" design and workmanship, just to name a few weak points of an otherwise cool car that is anything but "bulletproof ", despite the urban legend that says otherwise.

https://youtu.be/TL7fyyUNRmA

Toyota hands down

Include the 80 series. A few had head gasket pin holes due to change in materials when asbestos were outlawed. It took a couple years, but they found a way for newer materials to work. Even with the head gasket, they went over 200k or near it before the pin hole appeared. The gen before that is pretty darn good too.

Here's my question. I know about the folks who own the occasional bad Toyota truck or products, but over all, most people like myself have had great luck with their cars and trucks. They just run and run if taken care of. Why can't other mfgs do this? It isn't their engineers are any smarter or their bean counters let better design or engineering drive the dollar sign. Why, how?