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What's the Best and Worst Car You Have Ever Owned
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2012 Dec 3, 2:17pm 30,551 views 54 comments
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Best: Infiniti FX35 AWD, 2004, 160,000 miles and very little expense over basic services and tires. That ties with my 1989 Honda Prelude Si 4WS that I drove 154K miles until I traded it for a 1997 Ford Taurus SHO which was also a very good car I drove 94,000 miles.
Worst? That would sadly be the 2002 Audi A4 6-cyl I traded my Ford to buy. Lovely car, drove well especially in bad weather, but it spent 3-5 days in the shop every month for a seemingly endless train of electrical problems. I traded it just over two years later before it ran out of basic warranty.
New Renter
2013 Jan 26, 11:52am
I've always wanted a Corvette. I was thinking of getting a 2007-2009 Vette, but wife shot down that idea. Any Vette lover here?
Maybe compromise with a V8 MX-5?
JodyChunder
2013 Jan 26, 1:16pm
What's the Best and Worst Car You Have Ever Owned
BEST: 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
WORST: 1985 BMW 535i
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I had awesome luck with the following:
- 1994 Ford Ranger V6 5-speed Ext-Cab: This thing went 200K miles with nearly zero maintenance. In that 200K miles it might have had the clutch done and the AC recharged (other than basics like tune-up, tires, and brakes). I sold it with 200K miles to a construction worker who bought it with the intent of it being his work truck.
- 1996 Mazda B2300 2.3L I4 5-speed: Just took abuse and never let me down. I sold her at 110K miles and everything worked great on that truck.
- 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 V8 5-speed: The level of abuse this car took was out of this world. The durability was unmatched!
As far as the one that gave me problems:
- 1995 Lincoln Mark8: This was an incredibly comfortable car with a sweet high revving DOHC 4.6L V8. But the damn air suspension caused me an absurd amount of grief. I will never own one again and recommend that others steer clear unless you are willing to invest big bucks into restoring the suspension.
I am currently driving a 2001 Lexus GS430 and think it's a fine car. It has the same level of luxury I would expect from BMW/Benz but at half the maintenance cost. Plus, the styling is out of this world. I haven't had her long enough to draw any conclusions however.