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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:36 PM Original message |
10 cars that seem to last forever |
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bullimiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. my bus is 41 this year and gets me to work every day. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wait...the Prius has only been manufactured for 8 years or so. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Their explanation ("almost unanimous agreement among the experts"): 10. Toyota Prius |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Taxicab Service Can Put a Lot of Miles On in A Few Years |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
46. 12. It came out in '97 in Japan. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. Still love my 1991 Subaru Wagon, but it's only got 154,000 on it. |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. We have several 1986 and 1987 Jaguars |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. Forever = 1989? |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. we had a 93 ford explorer that lasted a LONG time. even after we junked it |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. I've got a '94 |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
41. We had a '92 T-bird that simply would not break - we put 250k on it then gave it away |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. How can anyone say the Prius lasts forever? It just came out! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Our '91 Honda Accord EX is still in service as my husband's commuting car |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. my 1994 tercel |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. My '95 tercel is still kicking ass! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. yup |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. Volvo 240 DL wagon |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Or non-turbo 740 wagon. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I do love mine. It's my second. I sold my first for $900 with @400K miles on it! |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. My Volvos are indestructable |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. The old pre-1993 Saab 900s as well. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
57. On the other hand, I owned one of the really old Saabs... |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
56. Erm, not necessarily. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. I had a 1980 Datsun longbed pickup that finally fell apart |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. This list is not complete without a Bug |
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here_is_to_hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Well... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. Or my1932 Fiat Balilla. As of 1969 it could still make it up and down |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. Toyota Tacoma came out in '95 (and is NOT a 4Runner). |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
51. The light toyota truck before the 4runner or tacoma was just as sturdy. |
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here_is_to_hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. I have had Volvo's go 500k on completely original |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. '91 Toyota Tercel & '94 Toyota PU 4x4 |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
21. What about Crown Victoria? |
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lefthandedlefty (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. I like those better than any car I ever drove |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
45. I was going to say that, and the rebadged versions- the Grand Marquis and TownCar. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. When I was in Africa, far from modern civilization |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Toyota, no contest |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
50. Top Gear tried to kill a Toyota Hilux pickup. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
23. My first car |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. What a poorly written article. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. Nice to see my car on the list! |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Where is the "if it ain't domestic, it's crap!" crowd in this thread? nt |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Fixing their busted ass cars, most likely. N/T |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. "notoriously unreliable?" Really? Tell that to Guinness. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
29. Yay, I'm #1! ;-) (n/t) |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You have gas? |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. No, but if I did, I'm sure there's a pill I could take for it. (n/t) |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. Forever? |
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watrwefitinfor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. OMG our first car was a used 1949 Buick 2 door coupe'. |
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lefthandedlefty (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. forever should mean at least 25 years old |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I see people with those tiny old Toyota trucks all of the time |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Well, I'm not exactly rich, have 2 other Toyotas one 97 and one 05 |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. I see 70's and 80's Toyotas and Hondas all the time. |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
58. I still drive my '82 Toyota pickup nearly every day. The odometer quit at 230,000 |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
43. I figured the Corolla/Camry would be on this list. Good for Ford & their F-series too. n/t |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Our little Ford Ranger has been quite reliable, as well. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I have a 1990 Ford Ranger with 310,000 miles on it. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Long ago my daughter bought a first generation Escort. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. I had an old Escort -- '83, I think -- '80 something, |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 03:57 AM Response to Reply #55 |
63. LOL! The Escort was a good first car. Do they even make them any more? n/t |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
53. I had a couple of |
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bermudat (985 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
54. Husband has a 1990 Toyota Camry with more than 200K miles. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
60. If the old Subaru GLs didn't rust, they'd all still be on the road today. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
61. 1991 S10 Blazer over 200,000 miles still runs. Looks like shit, but still gets the job done! |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 04:34 AM Response to Original message |
64. Proof the Prius can last for the long haul. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
65. Hell I figured Buick would be at the top of this stupid list. |
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