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[DavidA]

NO MORE GM's Period!!

My last 3 vehicle have been a Chevy's one ton crew cab tow truck (averages $1800.00 front end work every 5000 miles) . A 1993 Lumina, engine, transmission at 140,000 after new struts a 4 sets of breaks and 2 new sets of rear wheel bearings. my last is a 2003 Blazer 4X4. I bought it new and it has 3 new computers, a new transfer case and it get a lot of mgp.12.5 city and 16.2 Hiway-----never again.

Good Luck
DavidA

 

[toolcrazy]

Take a hard look at Subaru's. My Ex has a forester and she loves it. I have an Impreza outback that is 13 years old with 150,000 on it and it still runs like a top. All wheel drive is a welcome addition in snowy New England where I live. If you are looking for a 4 door sedan look for a Legacy or a Legacy outback but beware that the outback has a little less rear seat room. If you want a little bigger than a sedan I would look at the forester because it is really roomy and the extra space in the back sure comes in handy.

My wife is a total Subaru fan, and our 2005 Outback has been awesome. Not an issue one in 5.5 years. If you saw our easement, you would know why we bought it. Any other car it would tear to shreds. In fact, the car we had when we moved here was starting to fall apart because of it. We get 29 highway and average 24mpg.

I just bought, well a year ago, a 2004 Nissan Titan LE, not the best on gas, but Luxury on wheels. But, I still love it.

 

[nava1uni]

As an auto mechanic I would recommend Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and Volvo. They all run well, only regular maintenance I sold my Toyota Tacoma with over 175,000 miles and it is still running. I currently drive a Rav 4, which is quite a luxury car. I just drove to Utah and back and I got 27 to 32 mpg. I live in San Francisco with lots of hills and I get 22-24 mpg around town. It is a really comfortable ride and all the seats fold down and I can haul lumber, etc. Hope that your wife can find a good car that meets her needs.

 

[mranum]

My last 3 vehicle have been a Chevy's one ton crew cab tow truck (averages $1800.00 front end work every 5000 miles) . A 1993 Lumina, engine, transmission at 140,000 after new struts a 4 sets of breaks and 2 new sets of rear wheel bearings. my last is a 2003 Blazer 4X4. I bought it new and it has 3 new computers, a new transfer case and it get a lot of mgp.12.5 city and 16.2 Hiway-----never again.

Good Luck
DavidA

I feel your pain and I have the same results with my 2000 F-150. Its nothing but a money pit anymore it seems. But its paid for and its my snowplow so I will just run it till it don't run no more.