UNKILLABLE Cars | Will These 300,000+ Mile Cars Cold Start After Being Driven To The Moon & Back?

[@paulmadkow9143]

This is my favorite TFL series.

[@DavidWilson-sm2ym]

ditto

[@doug6191]

I don't know how to find these videos. I just stumble on them. I only saw one other like this.

[@dant4802]

That Tahoe has a lot of life left in it! I’m usually a Ford guy but can’t deny those trucks

[@bldontmatter5319]

Why is anyone a "insert brand name here" guy? Just enjoy actually well built items and stop shilling for corporations. They're all the same now anyways.

[@kentuckyboy1]

Imma bow tie guy. If it's a not GM and/or ( Cummins) I don't mess with it anymore. Iv had way to many probably out of ford's (useless it was the inline 6)and Nissans

[@bldontmatter5319]

@@kentuckyboy1 GM has had nonstop issues since bailout in the early 2000s and dodge trucks themselves are the worst of the bunch minus the Cummins. Read my above comment.

[@kentuckyboy1]

@@bldontmatter5319 GM have nothing but issues??? I think you have that wrong everyone in his brother puts an LS in something now the 4l60 transmission isn't the best if you're throwing power at it. but then again I also don't buy anything new so anything after 2007 I don't really mess with it as far as GM. the newest vehicle we have is a Toyota 4Runner and a Camry but those are my wives and I hardly ever get to drive them. But that's just me. And Cummins is were it's at for pulling and reliability. I've never had any issues out of any of any of my Cummins and I pulled boats fifth wheels small equipment like excavators, bobcats, small bulldozer.

[@khakiswag]

The Vortec V8s were bulletproof until in GM decided to add VVT and cylinder deactivation to it. Trying to add modern VVT technology to a pushrod engine whose basic architecture dates back to the 1950’s wasn’t a good idea. Then you would think they would’ve learned lessons from cylinder deactivation from the Cadillac V864 disaster but nope. What made those engines so reliable was its ancient, simplistic pushrod design. But typical GM, they decided to go for more power and efficiency on the cheap. 15 years later they’re still suffering with lifter failures.

[@Lmitch10]

i got a 2003 Sequoia with just shy of 700,000miles. hoping for 800k!

[@III1IlIIlIllIl]

700k with a engine rebuilt at 300k. Don't lie.

[@hankm16]

Bruh you gotta make a video on that engine 😭😂

[@fraomedinaii2095]

I call bulshit I want to see pictures

[@rodimusprime3621]

Yo, Lmitchy mitch. Update us on your Sequoia, big dog. Been a year. You still slaying putang in that Sequoia?

[@bigmacmach1185]

Had a Ford ranger like that for 14 years, had a 3.0 V6, loved that truck, sold it with 210k miles on it. Clutch lasted until 196k and that's with teaching 4 people how to drive a stick, lol. Sold it to my cousin whom wasn't the best or smartest caretaker and somehow he blew it up within 6 months. Wish I had kept it.

[@ROBinJVILLE]

i had a 95 for over 20 years and well over 300k miles. sold it to my daughters boyfriend and somehow he blew it up. i also wish i kept it :/ my old man neighbor has a nice one and i got my eyes on it for sure

[@scottmillwee9781]

I had a 95 3.0 and a 98. Both were bulletproof. I drove them both over 200k, no problems ever. I sold them because i wore out the seat. If the apocalypse comes, I’m gonna find one of those.

[@frasiec]

I’ve got a 2001 ford ranger with the 3 liter v6 and I have a 94 jeep wrangler with the 4 liter 6 five speed manual. No rust on either.

[@brentvance3958]

My uncle was a delivery driver over 650 mile a day. 1995 Ford Ranger with the Vulcan 3.0 V-6. He sold it with 750k miles on it.

[@danakraushaar3606]

Not surprised at the ranger. Had one in the family with just under 500 miles.

[@jnmaher1967]

I have a 2004 GMC Yukon XL with 300,000 miles. Check engine light has been on for over a decade.

[@fabian_la1102]

That’s impressive, only time an engine light ever does come on those is something minor usually like a Oxygen sensor or a Misfire

[@buzztrucker]

Probably something lame that has little bearing on the safe operation of the vehicle. Just OBDII scan tool in it. Could be a very small misfire or something with your EGR. Sometimes just taking juice off the battery for like an hour and hooking it back up fixes the problem.

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Wife dailies a 02 yukon 5.3 398000 km on it. My 300m has 311000 kms. If taken care of stuff you'd be amazed what will last

[@TinkeringTom91]

Have you got it checked in that Decade to even see if it could be fixed

[@theejoeylee]

I had a 500,000 mile 93 ranger 4.0v6 that would start right up 25f below zero, after sitting 4 months....with no ticks!

[@JoshHallingse]

You guys are awesome. Your genuine passion for these cars comes through. What a great idea to get people interested in these older models. Has me thinking of my first car. Chrysler Seabring Convertible...probably not reliable (wasn't exactly reliable when I had it) but loved it.

[@hpymnky]

I have a 2010 Ford Ranger XLT 4wd that came from a fleet service out of The Portland Oregon area that I bought with 285,000 miles on it and currently has 308,000 miles on it now. And it appears to still be the original power train. In fact, unless this fleet was serviced at Ford dealerships all the parts on it are still factory FoMoCo.

[@playfulmean]

I just bought a 2011 ranger xl 2wd 2.3 with 301,000 miles. Runs and drives, bought for $400 from my boss. Needs front-end work, but I can fix it

[@Trenton-om9qs]

I see Ford Rangers all the time with 300,000+ miles on them. Very good little trucks. Lots of vehicles can last a long time if you take care of them and keep up on maintenance. My 2005 F150 has 245k miles on it

[@mec7568]

Our 97 5.4-2V Expedition, bought new, now with over 470k. Even has the original E4OD transmission.

[@humbertogonzalez7505]

We had an 04 Expedition with that same engine. Tranny started to slip at 260k. We donated it last year. Still miss it.

[@dewdew34]

I knew a company that had Honda Elements as fleet cars. They had 450-500k on two of them. Still ran fine.

[@foellerd]

It’s all about that K24

[@nickprioletti7221]

I'm currently driving a 2006 Ford Ranger with 379,000 and going. 2.3l auto fleet truck. No check engine light.

[@Ben-uu7hz]

The sound from the Ranger is probably timing chain rattle, the 4.0s biggest issue. Mine timing chain tensioners and guides broke at 230,000km and they made exactly the same sound. currently in the prosses of fixing it because besides that issue it an extremely reliable engine

[@timm5970]

1, its a vulcan 3.0. 2, theres no timing chain rattle. 3, theres just an exhaust leak

[@odinporter8011]

@@timm5970 that's a 4.0 sohc all right... You can tell by the intake runners

[@Ben-uu7hz]

@@timm5970 Thats definitely a 4.0 SOHC, the exact same engine that I have, and its making the exact same sound as mine, you can tell by the rattle on start up. You would be forgiven for thinking its an exhaust leak though as many people also thought mine sounded like that when it was idling.

[@timm5970]

@@odinporter8011 yeah idk why I was remembering the intake being much larger on the 4.0. Regardless the 4.0 are garbage and the 3.0 is the way to go for reliability.

[@Desolation_Nation]

@@Ben-uu7hz yeah I have a mustang with the same engine just replaced all damaged components cant get it to start now that I've tracked down all the descreptancies and at this point I'm at a loss unless I have a break through I'm afraid I have to send it to the Facebook marketplace shadow realm

[@Gunslinger844]

I had a 2001 Silverado with the 5.3L and it had just over 300k when I sold it. Eventually the 4x4 stopped working and the power steering went out, but that motor fired right up every time. Regret selling that truck.

[@bldontmatter5319]

Everyone has regrets, but you did what you needed to with it, and it'd cost you 5-10 grand to completely rebuild everything ALONE and so much time. 20k+ for a mechanic.

[@kentuckyboy1]

@@bldontmatter5319 I don't know if it would have costed 10 grand maybe three to four for a transmission transfer case and a new power steering pump. I have a yard full of these trucks my daily work truck has a little over 490,000 miles on it and still going strong

[@bldontmatter5319]

@@kentuckyboy1 eh, I'm talking everything, because you gotta replace stuff around it while you're in there, steering might fail, steering box might need replacing, suspension was probably failing at that point, paint was failing, ECT. I've personally rebuilt my whole truck minus engine/transmission for 3k (suspension, exhaust, tires, brakes, ECT) and I only did that because the engine/transmission have 75k on them and they're original

[@kentuckyboy1]

@@bldontmatter5319 yeah that's true I wouldn't really thinking that far ahead I guess but if it's paid for and you throw 10 grand at it is it worth it or you going to go pay 10 grand for something newer that might not last as long.. me personally I could care less what my stuff looks like as long as it runs drives and does what it's supposed to do my wife on the other hand is totally different she has to have the best of the best 😂

[@Gunslinger844]

@@bldontmatter5319 I had recently replaced the front-end suspension like 6 months prior.I’m pretty handy and do all my own work but at that point when the 4x4 and power steering went though I lived in an apartment and had a second car so I just sold it It ended up being stolen within a week from the guy I sold it to and stripped. Felt bad for the guy.

[@albertlira7443]

My 02 Sierra has 245k on it and that engine is the smoothest thing. Most dependable vehicle my family owns

[@buzztrucker]

Agreed. I have a 2000 5.3 Silverado. The electronics are kind of crap and the flimsy plastic interior items are so so.....but I have the original tranny and engine with no major issues and it's got 225k miles. And they are right on TFL about the parts .... plentiful and cheap for those LS based engines from 4.8, 5.3, and 6.0. SOLID!

[@albertlira7443]

@@buzztrucker the seats in my truck are mint but i have the casbah roof going on with a sagging headliner.

[@rickydavis5541]

Agreed on any GM engines gas or diesel 400+ mileage and still going strong!

[@albertlira7443]

@@rickydavis5541 that is awesome! Yeah the engine in my truck still runs incredible. Never put anything behind it that it couldn't tow.

[@rickydavis5541]

@@albertlira7443 maintenance them and it will last forever.

[@kathysimon6669]

Husband's daily 2005 Subaru LL Bean Forester just rolled over 300,000 miles last week. It looks perfect and runs great! Hoping for 400,000!

[@quintonulm2435]

I have an 07 L.L.Bean outback with 266k. These older Subarus can actually last a really long time

[@kaptain1477]

I have a 2003 Ford ranger V6 3.0L RWD with 239k miles. Got it with 220k miles for $800. The rust underneath is not even and I am surprised especially since we are in the north east. I changed spark plugs wire coil pack oil pressure switch tires brake pads etc it runs great also changed the upper control arm fixing the clunking noise in the front. I am no mechanic but with a truck like this I learned to diagnose issues and fix them myself

[@enz6312]

Have a 2000 ford ranger 4l with over 360k miles on it and it still goes up and down the road. Owned since new. Nearly everything still works on it including the AC and 4wd. And mine is a lot cleaner than the sample you showed.

[@huntersieling8011]

96 Cherokee XJ here, 393k miles on the original drivetrain.

[@MrSdotbowman]

The seats in that Lexus were cut. Somewhere along the line whoever had taken that car in stabbed the seats so they would be worthless to anyone else. I've seen it done many times. They will smash taillights, cut seats, break radios, Ive seen scrapper guys smack perfectly fine aluminum wheels with those 14lb sledge hammers right on a spoke and bend the fuck out of it just so it's of no value to anyone other than them.

[@bldontmatter5319]

Yep. It happens a lot because some people cant handle their overpriced garbage from getting repo'd aswell. They spend too much and get upset when it's not theirs so they try breaking it.

[@tjmiller5620]

Speaking of the Jeep 4.0L Still turnin and burnin the miles on my 02 Grand Cherokee. Turned 344,000 last week . As for a GMT 800. 2004 Suburban my old man cruises keeps clicking off the miles , its well past 350k . The key isnt even doing preventive maintenance like so many say . But to not ignore when something small goes wrong ...

[@jacquesc3166]

Ah, the mid-2000s. They will be remembered as the most reliable cars in history. In no particular order... Honda K24 & most other drivetrains, BMW 3.0L inline 6 before double Vanos, Mercedes 5.0L V8 with 5AT, Nissan VQ35, Toyota and Lexus everything, GM 5.3, 5.7 and 6.0s, Ford 4.0L V6... port injection everywhere. Long term reliability was the name of the game.

[@Dumontjon]

I own a 2006 Honda crv manual with the k24a and a 2011 ford ranger fx4 offroad with a manual and the 4.0 v6. I'm set for a while.

[@beatermotorsports]

My best bud had an '04 Yukon XL 2wd with very close to 500k, absolute unit, rear-ended a minivan at 60mph and drove onto the shoulder.

[@xdmtoter6739]

I have a 2005 Dodge Neon with 331K Miles on it. Runs great. Original motor and transmission. Never had any major issues. Just typical maintenance.

[@lightsfansofthewest481]

You are extremely lucky.

[@adamogden5212]

a customer of mine has a 2000 plymouth neon 5 speed with 489,000 miles runs great he washes once a week and other then mantance, a radiator, alternator, and been through 2 driver seats is prove follow the mantance book and it will go!

[@johnbrook1279]

I drive an 05 Impala with 330,000 miles. The suspension isn't great and it shifts a little rough occasionally, but otherwise everything works well.

[@donc6781]

I had one…it blew head gaskets every 30k miles

[@johnbrook1279]

@@donc6781 That's interesting. I've not had any problem like that since it was bought with a bit over 200,000. Maybe I've just been lucky.

[@donc6781]

@@johnbrook1279 Did you have the 3.8 or the 3.4?

[@johnbrook1279]

@@donc6781 Its a 3.8.

[@donc6781]

@@johnbrook1279 makes sense, the 3.8 was a great motor! The 3.4 like mine…not so much

[@MartinScreeton]

I have a 1998 For Ranger 4x4 (Off Road) just like the one featured here... 243,000 miles on it and runs just great!

[@countlesshobbiesmk2273]

My 2007 BMW X3 had 375k miles when I got into a car crash. It was in a perfectly running condition. No major repairs besides ignition coils and few sensors.

[@donc6781]

I find that so hard to believe! If true, you should play the lottery more often

[@III1IlIIlIllIl]

@@donc6781 any bmw will outlast a Toyota.

[@donc6781]

@@III1IlIIlIllIl I’ve always heard they’re Endless Money Pits

[@djrobinson8859]

I’ve got a 03 Ranger with the 3.0 ( that one had the 4.0), and my brothers got a 04 Tahoe with the 5.3. Both over 200k and engines still going strong.

[@dcoidua]

This is really cool, one of my favorite series so far. Keep it up dudes!

[@paulcondie2520]

93 Ford ranger 2.3l 2wd 5sp that I daily to work has 505,000 miles and still has the original engine transmission and rear end!!!

[@mvcharisma]

The only cars with a check engine light on were the Lexus and Chrysler products. That seems about right 😂

[@dalejones4322]

Great video. Love this classics channel

[@phyrexiancoffee6324]

99 Ranger with the 3.0 is my daily, and barring how small the cabin is (regular cab) I don't have any complaints. It's got 205k on it, with a rebuild 60k ago because my grandad was very particular about his vehicles being reliable. Never needed the rebuild, but that was before it reached my hands, so I can't complain. By the time I get a new car, that 205k will probably be a 405k!

[@owent233]

Entry level V8 for a GMT800, and likely what that tahoe has would be a 4.8

[@TopHatGent]

Love seeing you guys check these out. That YJ is pretty clean, for a low price that would be a steal.

[@blakebillings4625]

I do hvac and my service truck has 293k and I drive it every day sometimes hours each way loaded with tools and sometimes a trailer. Not to mention the service bed. It’s a 07 cat eye Chevy.

[@1guyin10]

I've seen 4 cylinder Jeeps with well over 300k on them. It's a slow setup, but they are tough. There are tons of Wranglers out there with stupid high miles on them. The valve noise on the Ranger isn't surprising. A lot of them sounded like that when they were new. It's just letting you know it's running....

[@mattjohnson6227]

Best tfl series. Keep it up

[@charlesnickell7257]

I have a 2002 jeep grand cherokee laredo with 321,000 miles on it and with the same engine /transmission/transfer case

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Mopar

[@creepingnet]

415k on a 1st Gen Explorer manual 2wd....its still my daily driver. Nothing but maintenance. Off roads and keeps up just fine in modern traffic. Never getting rid of it.

[@Dsrterra]

Cold start accelerations were making me cringe 😬😂

[@Acc0rd79]

Love these videos:) Both of my old school Preludes have over 200k on them and they both start up and run like a dream! I do spend money on all repairs and maintenance though.

[@floridaman7]

You should buy that montero

[@FWDSUXARSE]

Back when Mitsubishi made things that people actually wanted to buy, and didn't just settle for.

[@BYLRPhil]

There weren’t any warning lights because they don’t work, either :-)

[@Breal1969]

montero is trash...

[@enjoylife7030]

No lights on the Tahoe dash but that rocket ship was doing 60mph in park! Just a failed dash cluster which is so common.

[@michaeltutty1540]

My 1990 Volvo 240 wagon has just about 400,000 miles on it. It starts first turn of the key at -20, first time every time.

[@BaltoRules1]

I’ve got a Lexus ES330 with 342,000 miles on it

[@Cruisinjohn316]

Definitely love these videos!

[@butchcassidy7010]

i still have my 2000 montero sport 4x4 and honestly that car is probably one of the most underrated and forgotten about truck

[@Jay81rdy]

I’ve been daily driving for years a 1999 Chevy Suburban k2500, 5.7l, 4l80, g80 w 4:10 I’m currently sitting at 399k and climbing Everything looks original under hood

[@4literfandaniel373]

I had my montero sport for 4 years. Paid 800 bucks for it. 225k miles on the 3.0. The only thing I hated about it was how hard to reach everything was when you went to work on it.

[@jamesclark9791]

That video seemed to end abruptly I thought my phone messed up or something

[@vochaalloy33]

Great series here on TFL keep up the good work. This episode ended abruptly

[@ryzen397]

yea 65mph in 4th gear .. i bet 5th is useless unless going down a hill like it is in a 4cyl tacoma

[@tima6549]

The YJ would have been fuel injected if it had a 4 liter in 89. They switched to fuel injection in 87 when the Wrangler first was introduced

[@britup1]

The wrangler didn’t get the 4.0 until 1991. Only the 4 cylinder was fuel injected unless you got the Cherokee.

[@jpqch7323]

Of course the Montero start at the first try those are super reliable more than any toyota actually.

[@yates656]

I have a '99 Expedition with 310k as a secondary vehicle. Don't use it much but it can sit for months and starts right up and drives great. I would give the interior a 9/10 and the exterior a 6/10 only because of the Maroon paint fading in spots.

[@classicforreal]

Also 12:10 "this Modern Jeep has the same engine as modern Jeeps!"

[@jprue2392]

Wranglers? Very Reliable? Mine went through 3 radiators, 2 alternators, 1 ac compressor and one transmission. I owned it for 6 years and had less than 100K on it. NoT very reliable to me.

[@ethanjensen1273]

The 4.0 is, anything after that not so much

[@jprue2392]

@@ethanjensen1273 Mine was a 4.0 and I thought it was a great engine too. It is just everything around it broke down.

[@frasiec]

I’ve got a wrangler with the 4 liter A ranger with the 3.0 v6 A Honda with a 3.5 liter v6 And a Lexus with the 4.7 liter v8. All known for their reliability but the one car I own that is never in the shop is supposedly crappy ford focus. It’s still perfect but it’s my wife’s daily. I drive the other four. So……

[@hotwheels2.02]

I love my 2007 Ford ranger with 3.0 v6

[@MrFallingstarr]

Did anyone else hear “The steering wheel is trying to chop off my nuts" in the Lexus? 😂

[@paulledford1047]

Just add one to your mix I've got a $97 Dodge Dakota 3.9 l V6 264,000 MI starts up runs and drives every time I need it

[@user-gz8id4vf1i]

I own a 2004 Ford Ranger Edge 4x4 with a 4.0L, it just rolled over 232,000 miles. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking lol. Regular maintenance will make these little trucks last forever. Just ask my buddies when I have to give them rides all the time because their vehicles are broke!🤣

[@keithmuska]

That Tahoe, tho... "no lights on this dash"... I'm just going to ignore the speedo stuck at 60 MPH. LOL.

[@clappgen5.949]

typical gm stepper motors

[@Kcducttaper1]

Yes. I daily drove a car with over 300,000 miles for years. My current daily has over 200,000 miles and runs like an absolute top with no warning lights, tears in the seats, anything! I've never owned a daily driver with less than 150,000 miles. They last a long time if you take care of them!

[@chrisryan2716]

Hes wrong about the ranger they stopped making them in 2011

[@nascargamer1999]

Kind of surprised tommy didn’t buy that old wrangler

[@jeremyjc1978]

If they're loved and maintained, most vehicles will go a long ways. My 98 gmc has 170k and is flawless. My 98 Dodge pick up has 236k on it and I'd drive it anywhere! My 1988 Dodge has 209k and still goin

[@igotursixx2665]

I want that YJ!!!!!!

[@Rick-vg2pz]

Pontiac Vibes are very reliable cars. Love TFL Classics

[@anthonys7534]

Because they are powered by Toyota!

[@cwingwvwc]

I had a 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo that had 373,000 on it when the odometer died. I drove it for 5 more years till I traded it in.

[@rickydavis5541]

My 05 GMC Sierra 2500 diesel 221k on it and still going strong GM make very reliable engines and easy to work on and parts are cheaper!

[@rickydavis5541]

Still very low mileage for being a diesel I see them with 700k or more mileage without any major repairs

[@williamhamzy2009]

2006 Dodge Ram 5.7. Daily driver 400,000 and still going.

[@dustinizard2524]

My 2008 F-150 single cab 4.6 has 230k and my 1999 F250 7.3 with the ZF6 has 300k ! Both are in better shape than the garbage 🗑️ yall just showed! I’d drive both from south Texas to Canada and back and wouldn’t sweat 😓 one bit !

[@yoster77]

@6:35 - nah - this was maintained. Look at the tires. If they have tread, it was maintained to some degree lol.

[@lf2417]

I went to a car dealership once to see a 2013 dodge grand caravan, as soon as I awkwardly sat down I reached down to slide the drivers seat back and it was already maxed out. It's kind of ironic that something called the grand caravan has absolutely no leg room. I am 6'2 and weigh over 240lb so I'm definitely bigger than most but why do car manufacturers design their larger vehicles in such a way that larger people can't even comfortably drive them? I guess they are just catering to the masses.

[@lethargicstove2024]

My mom and dad had a mitsubishi Montero they said the engine needed to be replaced once, because it developed a bad oul leak without my mom knowing and the engine blew up, but everything else was good.

[@liltrey410]

That yj is a lot like mine!! Except it’s a 94 but mines got a long list of problems lol but she runs and drives !!

[@genehart261]

Word is getting out on the GM 800T trucks, not as cheap as they used to be.

[@kylehereygers83]

Great video! 👍👍

[@67FORDTRUCKF250]

Poor Lexus... would be interesting to see the ownership history.

[@thunderwolf8908]

Review the silver 4th gen 4runner in the background

[@forterierocks]

We have a 6.0 LS in are roofing truck it's got just over 700,000 kilometers on it and not one major issue.

[@dukekelloway5328]

My brother had the BMW for all of eight months. You know how much you have to dislike a vehicle to lose that kind of money on a trade. And he's typically a GM driver so not starting from a high quality standard to begin with.

[@infinity3jif]

I believe the last van was once used by jump out boys, hint the dark tint and tinted windshield

[@gregorybennett9433]

First year 1998 for the Ranger? Huh? These date back to the early ‘80s. What did I miss in the commentary?

[@brendanao]

First year for that generation.

[@ilikelampshades6]

Gobsmacked Jeep made something reliable

[@scottglennen2186]

I've always thought taller tires decreased acceleration, but would increase top speed.

[@eflixx2459]

tbh I think it's cooler to keep these long lived trucks and cars that you can trust, than to sell them for cheap.

[@jimbeckes1743]

the 2.5 liter in the jeep is produced by GM it was called the IRON DUKE

[@joefisk4448]

@ 8:24 the entry level motor was the 4.8 V8 not the 5.3

[@donc6781]

Where are these “dirty cheap Tahoes” located at?? All I see are 20 year old Tahoes with rust going for 6k - 10k

[@mefford2692]

Us mechanics LOVE the GMT800s, huge money makers! Worst things to own, youll empty your bank! Wait, thats Chevy in general.

[@johnsheetz6639]

You can't deny fuel injection make cars last longer but my pics would be 22RE , 4 l Jeep engine, anything by Honda and maybe what he's showing here on the thumbnail the 2.3 l Ford ranger motor. And this is factoring in lack of maintenance because people who own these engines are broke mostly just like me. Transmissions are very big factor. All my pics had a manual option which I would pick 100% of the time I have a bunch of honorable mentions that I'll keep to myself.

[@levigarrett5614]

01 tacoma 4x4. 2.7 almost 300k. Can get in and drive it anywhere. When that motor dies I will put another one in with no hesitation

[@neooverby3750]

Classic ford 4.0 timing chain noise need to remove engine to fix it as it has one chain in the front and one in the rear

[@67FORDTRUCKF250]

The weak spot on the x5 is the auto transmission... had an e34 with the 6 and was way over 300k miles

[@turbojunki]

The Monteros are very reliable.

[@C10sRule]

My neighbour has a BMW M3, not sure of the year, 2008, I think, but it has 384,000 km the last we spoke. He daily drives it into the city for work, which is about 20 km 1 way and most of that is city driving we live 4 km from the city itself. It is 80% garage kept I’m guessing, but 100% garage kept from early fall to late spring. The exterior is close to mint. He has had the front paint corrected to get rid of all the stone chips from winter driving,,, we live in Alberta, Canada. We get huge winds so the province has decided to cover the roads with tiny 1/4 inch pebbles when they “sand” & salt them due to ice. It’s brutal on the paint, of course, as well as the windshield. If you own a Wrangler and a few others, you will likely replace your windshield every other year even if you DON’T get chips or cracks. It will be pitted that bad. The interior is perfect on the M3. He said he has replaced the alternator, clutch assembly twice and a flywheel, and had to rebuild the rear differential. Otherwise it has held up to being a daily driver year round!! He hopes to get to 500,000 km and then he will likely donate it to an auction for Cancer research. He said it will still be pretty mint when he donates it. The routine maintenance is as per BMW specs and nothing was done early as in the oil change happening every 5,000 km (3125 miles) which they push all too hard at even the dealerships here in Canada. It’s a waste of resources & money. I often say, for every unreliable vehicle there are 9 more examples of that model driving around basically problem free. Just no one praises their vehicle for doing what it should, but if it’s a problem, they grumble to everyone they can!! 😂 be careful what you hear on KZbin, or in forums. They are biased based on this premise. The Technicians at almost every manufacturer tend to be jaded (if they are not objective) because all they tend to see are the problem vehicles needing repair. I have nothing against them, it’s just the nature of their jobs. One of my friends is a Toyota Tech and after he bought my lemon 2014 Tundra TRD Off-road at 70,000 miles, he fixed it (main wiring harness had a couple of pinch points causing many troubles) sold it and has now owned 2 x F150s one was a 2017 5.0 FX4 SuperCrew, the other he now has is a 2021 FX4 SuperCrew PowerBoost. He has had no issues beyond recalls on either one. He much prefers the drive ability of the PowerBoost.