Cars you owned that never Broke

[Kennyr44]

How many miles and insanely low amount of problems came up? Anyone have one to throw in the mix. Low and behold mine was a 95 Explorer awd V8 bought new for my wife. I took it 4 Wheelin and no kidding it kicked ass. Very scary groung clearance though. One problem in 70k. A belt idler bearing froze up.

 

[Socco]

Well, I've had my '99 since 2002. Its only got 121K Miles on it now, but its never failed me.

Don't ask me about the '90 Thunderbird SC I owned. I didn't worry about the mileage when I drove it, only if I'd make it to where I was going.

 

[mattr]

'84 gmc s15 RWD. 243k kms and it is still in my driveway. Has been in the family since new. Just regular maintenance, did the shocks last year and some other little suspension refreshes but it is built like a rock.

 

[Bilbo]

Bought my '97 SR5 new, and never did anything but scheduled maintenance for 235K. It never broke down, I never replaced anything extraordinary, and was still taking 3K mile trips through the Southwest with over 200K.

After I took delivery of the Red Hare. I put a For Sale sign on it. The very next day, with no prior symptoms, the fuel pump died and I had to have it towed.

Karma.

 

[Randyman...]

I've only had the pleasure of 3 previous vehicles in my life. All were heavily modified in one way or another, and all 3 had issues.

1988 Mazda B2200
1987 1st Gen T4R 4x4 22RE
1999 4x4 TRD Tacoma V6

The '99 TRD Taco was the least modified and (obviously) the most reliable of that bunch, but still had its share of issues (at least SOME of which were attributable to owner abuse!). 265K and I cracked the heads (the area between the valves "let go" on 2 cylinders due to my lead foot!).

The absolutely wonderful 5th Gen '13 T4R has been a delight thus far (my first new vehicle to be fair). I easily ask as much from it as any of my previous vehicles, but being a little older and wiser likely results in less overall vehicle stress.

Major Audio System Mods to the tune of ~300Amps (~4KW), but it is as reliable as the day I drove it off the lot...

So: My '13 T4R is my answer to the OP's inquiry :hello:

 

[Antman]

1991 Ford Ranger- 108,000 miles.

Routine maintenance only, and the fuel pump relay quit at 90,000 miles (I think it cost me 8 bucks to fix it) and that's it!

I beat it to death at the local drag strip at least once per month and it loved it. I won a lot of local car shows with that truck too... lots of fun.

 

[Magnetic4R]

My 93 MR-2 had about 270k until I had a minor accident and part it out. Only had to replace the distributor cap.
99 Integra GSR, 145k, not a single issue. Sold.
02 GS430, 161k, barely broken in except for exhaust leak on the custom headers.

 

[ojahunzhe]

It never broke down, I never replaced anything extraordinary

 

[ThorInc]

1988 Toyota Celica GTS, never an issue. It was written off in 1997 when I bought my current 4runner.

 

[NoDak]

1984 New Celica GT Fastback

1984 used Cressida (replaced 84 celica)

1987 used Cressida (replaced 84 Cressida)

1989 used Toyota truck 2wd (2nd vehicle used by GF)

1991 new cressida and used one (replaced 87 and truck, got married)

1993 new Paseo (replaced white Cressida)

1996 new mazda Protégé (replaced 93 paseo)

1998 used 4Runner v6 (replaced 91 blue Cressida)

2004 new 4Runner v8 (replaced 98 4runner)

2006 new Tacoma v6 (replaced 96 protégé)

2007 new Sonata v6 (replaced 04 4runner)

2009 new Rav4 v6 (replaced 06 Tacoma -- this little shit hauled ass 0-60 in 6.3)

2010 new Subaru legacy (replaced sonata)

2012 new Tacoma v6 (replaced 06 tacoma)

2014 new 4runner (replaced 2010 legacy)

2016 Tacoma v6 (this will replace the 2012 Tacoma)



pretty much every Toyota I have owned I have never had anything go wrong with them.

the odd vehicle that wasn't a Toyota I had minor issues with (mostly annoying issues, not mechanical)

such as the sonata needing baffles in the fuel tank,

legacy suspension clunk/noises,

protégé being to small (just like the paseo).<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

 

[Jernik]

We don't generally put a lot of miles on a vehicle, and don't tend to keep them very long. We've only had 2 make it to 10 years in our driveway. We probably keep them on average about 4 years before I get bored with them and want something else.

2000 Dodge Dakota ext. cab w/4.7 v8 - traded for the Ram in 2010. It had 78,000 miles on it. Never had any problems with it.

2004 Grand Cherokee w/4.0 I6. Traded it last August for the 4Runner. It had 126,000 on it. Never had any problems with it either.

Now the worst... we had a 99 Grand Prix GTP that we dumped with just under 30K on it after maybe 2 years. That POS was always in the shop. Engine and transmission were fine, the rest of the car was falling apart around it.

 

[Range]

Bought my '97 SR5 new, and never did anything but scheduled maintenance for 235K. It never broke down, I never replaced anything extraordinary, and was still taking 3K mile trips through the Southwest with over 200K.

After I took delivery of the Red Hare. I put a For Sale sign on it. The very next day, with no prior symptoms, the fuel pump died and I had to have it towed.

Karma.

Your old boy has a soul apparently. I remember going to the BMW dealership and test driving X5's. When I went to start up my 4Runner the battery had died. All doors were closed, no interior lights were on. The mechanic came out to give me a jump and said "I bet this guy wasn't too happy seeing you drive another SUV"

 

[Intruder]

Both my Acuras - Integra and TSX - never needed anything other than routine maintenance. If I hadn't decided that the TSX wasn't the best vehicle for backcountry fishing I'd still be driving it instead of a 4Runner.

 

[flighht2k5]

How many miles and insanely low amount of problems came up? Anyone have one to throw in the mix. Low and behold mine was a 95 Explorer awd V8 bought new for my wife. I took it 4 Wheelin and no kidding it kicked ass. Very scary groung clearance though. One problem in 70k. A belt idler bearing froze up.

Wasnt the v-8 available in 96 and only in 2wd?

 

[Sisente]

As a kid, I had a 1979 chevette. I took that thing places 4x4 wouldn't go. Had to put a second motor in it, but the body and drive train was solid. Don't remember the mileage because it was a long time ago, but I do remember never having to do any major work to it (other than motor). Considering the abuse a teenager can put on a vehicle, that thing was a tank....

 

[cowtown]

My 2003 Limited 4Runner was the first new vehicle I ever bought. Drove it for 8 years and over 150,000 miles without ever doing a single thing except the routine scheduled maintenance. Never a single problem or malfunction.

In 2011 I traded my Limited in for a new Tundra. Great truck, but I missed the 4Runner almost immediately. I drove the Tundra for 3 years and almost 70,000 miles (also with no problems whatsoever) before caving in last year and going back to the T4R...

 

[brian0128]

1982 Pontiac T1000. 275,000 miles. 3 batteries and a set of brakes. Original clutch.

 

[Ron4RNevada]

1977 Pontiac Catalina Safari station wagon.

I put 175,000 miles on it -> One battery and one starter; several sets of tires; two sets of brakes. It's probably still on the road. That was the model that was running the 350 Cu.In. Oldsmobile engine; 400 TH. In the summers it towed a 3000 # camping trailer.

If my T4R does as well I'll be quite happy.

 

[NoDak]

the biggest issue I have is that this stupid light keeps coming on just after 300 miles every time I drive any of my Toyota's.




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[cjacob316]

2009 new Rav4 v6 (replaced 06 Tacoma -- this little shit hauled ass 0-06 in 6.3)

6.3 seconds to get to 6mph? DANG that's slow!