What is the BEST Car you've Ever owned...For those Over 40, Cause...Experience Counts!

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This is for fun, not debasement.

Had a fantastic car: Alfa Romeo 3.0 V6.
Crashed it, total loss....best car ever.

87 Chevy pickup, I put 300,000 miles on it before I had to rebuild the motor and transmission. Drove it for another 100,000 before I sold it to a friend who put another 150,000 on it until he hit a bear and the insurance company totaled it.

Being mechanically inclined and having a understanding of what are ware components that should be replaced at the right time is a bonus, but that damn thing was a tank. Was a sad day seeing Old Red go to the junk yard.

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In 1970 I bought a '57 Chevy, 6 cylinder automatic. Had it for 12 years and never had a problem with it. I finally sold it to a young man for more than I paid for it because I was tired of it and wanted a newer car. Sure wish I had that '57 Chevy now. They are worth many thousands.

Smoothest riding car was my '73 Monte. It was like riding on air. I miss that!

Most reliable car was my '05 Altima. Never had a single problem in 15 years. That car also had good hp and decent gas mileage. I wouldn't buy any Nissan now though. They went to shit.

Many many cars in between, most of them GM, but they usually didn't quite measure up for one reason or another. I can't count how many alternators I replaced.

I forgot what year it was - Maybe 2012 to 2015, but the Ford Expedition felt great driving. I drove it for work.

Interior wasn't pretty but it rode great.

Holden VK wagon 5 litre black. White.


I want it back.

Tacoma but you want SUV so any of the Toyotas

They have high resale value for a reason.

Man.

My Uncle had a garage from the fifties until the 80's. So much of what he had would be a WONDER to have today.

I once had a 73 Plymouth Fury II. Went on a road trip and one of my trippers forgot to check the oil in eastern NM. Thing blew a rod around Shreveport and that resulted in a icky bus trip back home.

That car was awesome, but nowhere near your ride!

Taco's are awesome, but they hold their value so well here that it's nuts.

2004 Toyota Avalon

Man. A lot of stories in that truck. I have a old Chevy 2 wheel drive. Love it, and really want to fully restore it one day. We are just in the hills with ice and muck, so need a 4 wd.

Thank you!!! Made me smile.

84 Mercedes Stick Shift Diesel
Diesels that are automatics have NO pick up, like you can floor it and get nowhere. The stick takes care of that.
The car was an absolute tank, I had it until it turned 499,999k. My ex, who went crazy and died, took it and got it impounded. I didn't know where he was or the car was for two months. By the time I found it it was like 3000 to get it out. I was so pissed. It would still be running. People, especially Arab guys tried to buy it off of me all the time. They said it looked like a Moroccan taxi cab.

Second favorite was a Mercedes diesel wagon. It was an automatic, but awesome. Sunroof, everything worked. I think it was an 85. It could get from VA to New Orleans on one tank. It liked to go about 80. Purred like a kitten.

I have my eye on a mint condition 8o something red Mercedes wagon that a friend's family isn't using. Gorgeous. The thing about the OLD Mercedes is the parts are cheap, all the same for most of the 80s. You just need an old school mechanic. They are very easy to work on. It all makes sense.

I hate new cars that aren't user serviceable. I could look under the hood of my car and find the problems myself. And I am a girl. Nice features like great jacks, and little holes by the wheels that the jack slips into... I had to change a tire myself on the side of a mountain in Chatanooga once, soft shoulder, interstate, got it done in less than five minutes and I had never done it before. Smart cars, well engineered. I could go on and on. Even if I won the lottery that would be my choice. The old ones are like tanks. I bought one for my children and my son was f-ing around and overcorrected speeding on a country road in a rough turn, hit an oak tree, and didn't have a scratch on him. The engine was in the car... he had bruises from the seatbelt, that was it. Unpaid sincere endorsement.

Had a 69 mustang Mach 1 and a 71 mustang Mach 1 one had a 351 Windsor and 1 had a 351 Cleveland both had the cobra Stripes...

1999 Peugeot 306 1.6 convertible. Still got it

1963 Peugeot 403, my dream car, wanted one since I was 15 and saw them in France on vacation.

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I also had a 1977 Trans Am and 78 Trans Am my dad went to the auto auctions. the 77 was a T top .

Honda accord. Toyota Rav4.

I had the worst head-on collision in the Accord and no one could believe I survived. I walked away with a bloody nose.

I then bought the Rav 4 for the AWD to get to work in the snow. Reliable as hell. No problems whatsoever and you can easily drive through a blizzard in it. I haven't crashed this one yet.

1995 Saab 900S

Built like a tank but quite fast.

This thread is discriminating and I feel triggered. I first needed a driver's licence at age 46 ...

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A used Lexus LS400 will run longer than you'll live.

I had an 1986 subaru station wagon that lasted 1.5 million km's. But. There is always a but right? A decent late 80's Volvo or Benz can last as long. Or longer. My cars were always buy and toss.

My first was a 63 bug and I loved it.had a 90 Toyota truck that went to hell and back. Currently driving a 2018 dodge 1 ton dually 4wd,it hauls the family and everything.

'67 Mustang. I learned to drive on it in the 70s. Light green. My step-father may have had some glaring faults, but he made sure his kids had cool rides.

That car was an extension of me. It had a performance engine in it. I nearly ran over my brother in it...

Fond memories...

I went to buy a good used one a couple of years ago because I live in the mountains and haul gardening supplies and we have to haul our garbage to the dumpsters. Well, I'm serious when I say the good newer used ones were as expensive as the year-end closeouts of new ones. So, I ended up buying a new one. Love it. Not thrilled with the tires - not the best on ice - and it is a little light in the rear-end for driving on ice, but since we don't get much of that in GA it's not a big deal.

A standard shift in the 70's and another standard shift I'm driving now. They go and go. No transmission troubles.

The Best vehicle that I ever owned was a 1961 Ford Econoline windowless Hippie Van ... it was great ...
I also loved My 1977 Mustang Cobra BLK/Gold 302 HO motor w 4 speed trans ...

1999 Honda Accord. Still at the top of the list of the most stolen cars in America. That's because of the ease in turning them into monster street racers.

Yes they have their problems. Transmission is crap and you will replace it, along with the timing belt. Still,

It's a fun car even if it's 20+ years old.

I want to be buried in mine.

PS. I'm 60 years old.

15 years ago purchased a 2nd hand Chrysler voyager. Now 399 000 kms on the click she is still strong despite min attention.
Sadly in Safrica you can no longer get parts for this model.

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The 70's ...

1974 Opal Station Wagon! Bought it used and drove for 8 years. Was My daily and used it also for off roadimg. Only thing was something would break when someone else drove it. Sold it to a guy I know and he still owes me 90 bucks. He is dead now.
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