I drive a 2016 Nissan Altima, 4 cyl. Ave 34 MPG, overall. No complaints. I have been driving Nissans since 1990 and have had very few problems, none serious. This one has 84k miles on it and I'm pleased so far.
OT: What make and model vehicle(s) are you driving? How many miles & are you happy with it?
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We're retired and typically buy new...no fancy accessories...looking for the best deal at any given time...major requirement is that vehicle gets us from Point A to Point B successfully.
Currently driving a 2018 Escape. 104K. The torque converter went bad at 52K, and the transmission had to be rebuilt. Fortunately, it was still covered under the drivetrain warranty, so the dealer performed the repair at no charge -- it would have otherwise cost us in the neighborhood of $4000 -- and actually did a great job. We've had no other issues. Gas mileage is so-so.
Sidenote: It still has the original brakes. The way I drive tends to be easy on brakes. We're probably going to trade it in late in the year...in December when the best deals are typically available and before we have to replace the brakes.
Previous to that, over the years we've owned a number of Dodge Caravans and a Chevy Astro to accommodate a large family. Always had good luck with the Caravans. Gave the last one to one of our kids, and it's still running smoothly with over 200K on it.
The kids affectionately called our Astro the Beige Beast. Ugly thing, but we got a fanstastic deal on it. Dealer was desperate to get it off the lot. Years later, my wife took it for an oil change, and the station forgot to put the replacement oil in. She got about one mile up the road before the engine seized.
The tow truck operator immediately scoped out the problem, towed it back to the facility, and accompanied my wife to the service bay as a witness, knowing they might try and put one over on her. With him standing there, the service techs were dead to rights. In the end, the station rebuilt the engine, and we ended up getting an extra 70,000 miles or so on the vehicle that we probably wouldn't have gotten. Funny how things can work sometimes.
Currently driving a 2018 Escape. 104K. The torque converter went bad at 52K, and the transmission had to be rebuilt. Fortunately, it was still covered under the drivetrain warranty, so the dealer performed the repair at no charge -- it would have otherwise cost us in the neighborhood of $4000 -- and actually did a great job. We've had no other issues. Gas mileage is so-so.
Sidenote: It still has the original brakes. The way I drive tends to be easy on brakes. We're probably going to trade it in late in the year...in December when the best deals are typically available and before we have to replace the brakes.
Previous to that, over the years we've owned a number of Dodge Caravans and a Chevy Astro to accommodate a large family. Always had good luck with the Caravans. Gave the last one to one of our kids, and it's still running smoothly with over 200K on it.
The kids affectionately called our Astro the Beige Beast. Ugly thing, but we got a fanstastic deal on it. Dealer was desperate to get it off the lot. Years later, my wife took it for an oil change, and the station forgot to put the replacement oil in. She got about one mile up the road before the engine seized.
The tow truck operator immediately scoped out the problem, towed it back to the facility, and accompanied my wife to the service bay as a witness, knowing they might try and put one over on her. With him standing there, the service techs were dead to rights. In the end, the station rebuilt the engine, and we ended up getting an extra 70,000 miles or so on the vehicle that we probably wouldn't have gotten. Funny how things can work sometimes.
This is no longer the case for most models. Depends a little on what you’re looking for but I’d start looking now and jump on whatever you find as soon as you find it. I’m talking to dealers about a 2024 model at the moment and they can’t even guarantee me that.
What did that run you, if I may ask? Or did you have some rust warranty? Reason I ask is I had a 05 Colorado that wouldn't pass PA insp due to the frame going bad and I was quoted far more than the truck was worth to put a new frame under it so I traded it last year (on a car, I can no longer afford even a beater truck) and imagine it went to the junkyard. I would have kept the truck with about 125K on it if I could have finagled a way to replace or fix the frame. Several shops told me the same thing, just too costly and too big a job for the value. That's driving in PA weather for you I guess.
Toyota replaced a ton of frames on Tundras and Tacomas that had some issue like frames being left on a shipping dock exposed to salt water too long. My buddy had his 2002 tundra Frame replaced for free by Toyota in 2018. Of course after a long fight with them… but they apparently replaced tens of thousands of these frames. Those trucks are worth their weight in gold.
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