What’s the car brand you would never buy/buy again and why? Please mention your region as well! And which brand would you opt for instead?

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  2. Ford. Because they tried that dual clutch transmission bs and I had to get my new car serviced like 5 different times the first year. And I was scared to drive it outside of town because it shut off on me, locked up, and wouldn’t start again when I was driving on a back road to family for Christmas, 2 hours away from home. Had to get picked up, and my car towed the next day.

    3 times I had to get my board “flashed”. Or some shit. During covid I did a voluntary repossession. Because I was fucking done with that car.

  3. I DESPISE KIA-SOULS, anyways I hate Kia and Renault

    Edit: thanks for 100 Upvotes! This is by far the most I’ve gotten!

  4. Not me, but my parents, Dodge. My parents had a Dodge Caliber that had so many issues with the transmission, axels, engine, exhaust, and so much more that it made me never want to own a Dodge when I do buy a car one day. I’ve heard other Dodge owners having issues too.

  6. Range Rover. I’ve yet to drive by one that was more than 2 yrs old and that wasn’t making a noise

  7. ANY General Motors product. I took the plunge on one back in 2006. Nope…..NEVER again. I don’t care if you gave one to me. I would turn around and sell. Horrible vehicles. – – friends of outs got one of those GMC Denalis, 2 years ago. Asked my opinion on which vehicle to buy. I told them straight up DO NOT buy domestic and ESPECIALLY NOT General Motors. That bought that Denali, anyway. Three months later it left her stranded in the middle of an intersection. Brand new car with dead engine? It was one of those on-going camshaft lifter problems they’ve been having. I can’t believe they have lifter problems today. Hydraulic lifters have been around in mas production since the 40s. And they’re having issues today????

  9. Won’t buy a Chevy. Got an old Lexus from my MIL, and though it’s an 08, it has 100,000 miles and it feels like it’s just breaking in.

  10. Jeep. Bought a Grand Cherokee and it spent more time in the shop than being driven by us.

    Never again.

  11. Chevy: A dollar to the mechanic for every dollar in the gas tank.

    Have not had great luck with domestic brands.

  13. BMW. Expensive to buy, expensive to fix, and an overall pain in the ass when it comes to DIY.

  14. Based on the comments: never buy a car of any make. lol

    Me, I used to have a Saturn, and since they went out of business I guess that’s why I won’t get another.

  15. Chrysler, or anything under the Chrysler umbrella. Burned bad by my Jeep, went to VW/Buick – no issues. Ironically, my whole family works at Jeep — guess that speaks to the work behind them. 😂

  16. Nissan. My wife and I both had Nissans and the insides of the vehicles just literally started falling apart. Radio stopped working, buttons shorted out, the emblem on the steering wheel fell off, the leather started cracking, AC actuator had to be replaced 4 times, windows stopped rolling up, even the overhead sunglass holder just broke and fell off. And these weren’t ancient vehicles. They were just made of cheap plastic and literally fell apart.

  17. Saab because the company has gone and they’re all now getting too old for a daily driver.

    I want to say Alfa Romeo but I know I’ll end up with a Gulia at some point that will break both my heart and my wallet.

  18. Nissan. Worked for them and saw too many of those CVT trannies go out to ever consider one and I warn others if they are considering getting one for that reason.

  21. Mercedes. They’re just too complicated and have too many potential failure spots. They’re really well made vehicles for the most part and a lot of the stuff you can wrench on yourself….but they have 2x the fussy parts.

    For example, the air suspension. Just put on normal struts and not have all the level sensors, pumps and air bladder to fail?

    Or the headrests. Do they need to be power adjustable? The motor will eventually fail.

  22. Anything GM. For some reason between my Pontiac, Buick, and Chevy, NONE of them lasted to 150k miles without significant issues. I swapped to a Honda that lasted to 286k miles before the transmission started slipping. My Nissan is at 143k miles and still running flawlessly. My 2 accords got to 180k miles before we swapped them out. My Mazda is at 80k and still running as good as new.

    The Japanese have earned my money. I was disappointed to hear about Honda partnering with GM but that seems to have fizzled out. Thank goodness

  23. Mini. I knew it would eventually be a headache and surely became one though it drove beautifully while I did own it.

  24. Wife wanted a land Rover. I used to work at a dealership and they always needed maintenance or had something break on it. I told her if she wanted one then she has to have her back up car first

  26. I won’t say never but unlikely I’d buy a BMW again. The daily experience and driving experience was great but anything service/maintenance related was a shitshow. I once had to replace the battery and given it should just be a pull the old one out, drop the new one in operation, that’s what I did. It sent the whole fucking car’s electronics haywire.

    I bring it in to BMW and they tell me that I shouldn’t do my own maintenance. I’m like “wtf do you mean?!?” I eneded up having to get a new OEM battery that cost like $600, absolutely crazy.

  27. Fun Fact,

    I have made millions of dollars by selling one thing and one thing only. Range Rover engines. I own a salvage yard and I know what the high demand parts for all vehicles are. Gives you a good idea on what is going to eventually go out. And I get so many Range Rover engine calls that I have an entire garage bay dedicated to those engines only.

  28. Very few **Audi vehicles** get to their tenth birthday. I hardly ever see them on the road, which is a sign that owners faced repairs that weren’t cost effective. My mechanic complains how cheap repairs turn expensive, such as having to remove the front bumper to replace the radiator.

  29. How about just a list of cars that I would actually buy: Toyota, Honda, thats it…

    Until I have money beyond comfort and security I won’t buy anything outside those two brands. And even at that I wouldn’t buy anything newer than 2019 they’re making them like sht these days.

  30. I’ve been in the auto industry 30+ years.

    None of them.

    I buy Chevrolet because they are extremely easy and less expensive to fix and parts for older models are readily available. That’s it. Every manufacturer has some garbage. It’s picking through the garbage to find models and packages that last a long time with proper maintenance.

    I also very rarely every see anything over 250K due to the rust belt and a majority of those over it are GM products. Silverados will rust away before dying if treated well. I have two fleets with most models well over 300K. Toyota and Honda next, usually rust away. Chrysler is total garbage, I will never purchase any of their products and now that they are owned by a hedge fund they are worse. Ford is trembling on getting really bad. The F-150’s are not 200K trucks. The only owners who love their F-150’s are those that trade them in around 50K for another.

    Subaru is up and down, same with Hyundai and Kia. Certain years and models are awesome, others not so much. Nissan is a nightmare, along with Mitsu.

    Don’t get me started on any European models. The first owners treat them well, the second owners get hosed a bit and the third owners are so methed out they don’t know what they own.

    But this is for my region, and area, your mileage may vary. There will be comments stating “but my _____ has been awesome”. Yes, yours has, I am painting with a wide brush on averages.

  31. Tesla.

    Had 3. All 3 are just garbage quality. Dealing with customer service is brutal because there is no customer service. If you live outside one of the largely populated areas for Teslas, avoid at all costs.

  33. I work as a Mechanic. Avoid pretty much everything Except Honda or Toyota. I prefer Honda, MUCH easier to work on. Toyota labour times for repairs are absolutley stupid. On a 5.7L Tundra you have to remove the engine to remove the power steering rack. On the Sienna Van you have to support the engine, drop the subframe to replace the lower control arms. Absolutely stupid shit. The Corolla/Prius/Matrix is fine, built like any other car. But they also rust.

    Anything Euro has high parts costs, and sometimes poor parts availability. They also have odd tire sizes.

    Anything GM has Variable Valve timing issues, as well as Carbon Build up issues.

    I call more electronics and computers on Chrysler Products. Some people can go 250k without issues, others don’t even make it like 100k. Their 3.6L has issues with the Oil Filter housing, roller follower issues that can kill the engine. Their 2.4L is ok, but every application they put it in, the rest of the car is crap.

    I call more engines on Hyundai/Kias than any other make.

    Ford is hit or miss. Their 1.5L, 1.6L EcoBoosts are absolute Trash, run for the hills. The 2.0L and 2.3L are ok. They have issues with the cooling system, if you don’t keep up with oil changes you can have VVT issues. Most people with the 2.0L and 2.3L are ok. The 6-sp Front Wheel Drive transmission and PTU (AWD Transfer Case) However are not super great. 6-sp Can have issues with rough shifting, the PTU does not hold enough oil and will slowly kill itself. The new Escapes/Edge have almost double the oil capicity (the Escapes with the 8-sp Auto). Their 2.7L is surprisingly good. The 3.5L EcoBoost has issues with the turbos and VVT failing as well. The Turbos foul the oil quicker than an NA engine, so if you don’t do your oil changes and start getting sludge build up, the VVTs clog up and fail. That being said I’ve seen 2 F150 3.5L EcoBoost with over 400k on them. The 5.0L Coyote is bullet proof. Biggest issue is the cooling system, water pump, plastic hoses etc.

    For Honda, their V6 with the 5-sp Transmission, the transmission can be kind of an issue Especially in larger vehicles like the Pilot and Van. Their 9-sp and early gen 10-sp were problematic with bad shift behaviour but their newer stuff (like 2020+) has been ok. Their 1.5L Turbo had issues with fuel going into the engine oil but they had a bunch of Recalls that fixed it.

    My 2 Personal Vehicles, 2011 Mustang GT with the 5.0L and Manual. And a 2008 Ford Escape V6 AWD.

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