How about the most reliable vehicle ever thread ?

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I would agree on the Accords, our old 2002 V-6 was a great car until the gaskets in the trannie decided to leave town @150k miles.

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.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by island911

Mercedes 240d

Jap cars are dixie-cups by comparison.

Originally Posted by legion

My '85 '300D was a tank and I ran into the next owner from time to time until he retired 5 years ago.

Originally Posted by Tervuren

Gotta say yes to this one.
Amazing car, possibly the peak from Mercedes. Started downhill after.

Originally Posted by vonsmog

Sorry but the winner is the Mercedes W123 cars! Case closed.

Yup.

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

[Embraer]

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.

[Embraer]

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

[wdfifteen]

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.

[Turbo_pro]

Originally Posted by Superman

I don't see those cars at LeMans.

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.

[island911]

You guys bragging about a couple hundred k ?

Reaching 1 million miles is one thing, but hitting 2 million is among the rarest of accomplishments for a vehicle. Gregorios Sachinidis, a Greek cab driver who drove a 1976 Mercedes 240D, actually passed 2.85 million miles between 1981 and 2004. At that point, Mercedes acknowledged it as the longest-running car in the brand’s history and traded Sachinidis a brand-new C-Class model for his 240D, which it put on display in the company’s museum.

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

[stevej37]

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

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by island911

You guys bragging about a couple hundred k ?

Longevity and reliability aren’t the same thing.

[VincentVega]

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.

[island911]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Longevity and reliability aren’t the same thing.

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.

[Paul K]

Believe it or not...



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.

[Jims5543]

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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[billybek]

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.

[LakeCleElum]

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.......

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by Paul K

Believe it or not...



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.

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.

[Rawknees'Turbo]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Air cooled 911.

Regular maintenance and they go forever. Dad has about 300,000 miles on his

Air cooled bug was like that too.

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.

[-Levi-]

https://youtu.be/TL7fyyUNRmA

Toyota hands down

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Turbo_pro

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.

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.

[look 171]

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?