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As someone who has now owned my parents’ second Honda for nine years I can testify to their reliability. They kept the first one 13 years with no repairs, only basic maintenance, until the a/c died. Because of the switch from Freon to more environmentally friendly refrigerants the repair would’ve required replacing the whole system so they got the second Honda, which I now own. It’s almost 22 years old and has never needed anything beyond routine maintenance. I did the timing belt (and water pump) 3 years ago out of an abundance of caution.

I would second the recommendation for a Tacoma, perhaps with a cap, but would suggest going with one that’s a generation or two old now as they have gotten quite a bit bigger than the early years. A friend has his second one and LOVES it. But they are popular so a good deal might be hard to find.

Regarding Subarus I’ve read on the various car forums I frequent that some people think their engines are needlessly complex. (I don’t have firsthand experience so take that comment with at least a teaspoon of salt, but perhaps that’s why repair costs are supposedly higher?)

Thinking about the reliability of Toyotas I remember this Craigslist ad that kind of summed it up.

https://www.craigslist.org/about/bes...565526716.html

It’s all funny but the last paragraph is hysterical.

“Let's face the facts, this car isn't going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn't the car you want, it's the car you deserve: The ****ing 1999 Toyota Corolla.“

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Does yours have the stupid thing where when you stop, the motor turns off? Only ours seems to be doing it intermittently. Oh joy more stupid new techie stuff. Also, it’s only three cylinders and so I suppose that is an improvement but we shall see.

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Yes, and I found it pretty disconcerting at first, but it does start right up again when you step on the gas. Traffic around here is pretty bad, so I was afraid it would hesitate when one finally has an opportunity to go, but there really isn't any hesitation. DH says the feature can be turned off pretty easily if you don't like it. You need to do it every time you start the car, but it only takes the push of a button. He also says it doesn't shut off if your a/c is on high or vehicle is in turbo mode. Hope this helps you some, lol.

Oh yes, ours has that. Very disconcerting and I can't see how it saves gas if it's always restarting...We learned how to make the phone the gps...we only have tracfone and limited data, but think for trips it will be fine and I can always get more data if needed. we have 9 gigs on one phone and 4 on the other...so I think we'll be fine. My husband was very impressed on the way home from the dealer...

We bought a 2016 Subaru forester. We actually found two identical cars, color, everything, about 10 miles apart. DH test drove them both and picked his favorite. It was so weird, it was the color we liked, and cheaper than some of the ones we saw online. We never made it to test driving the Toyota or a Honda, just jumped on this one. Very similar in mileage and price, and just brought it home. We can fit both kennels in and there is still room for luggage.

Yay! What color?

I'm not sure what it is called but it is a very nice blueish sagey green.

Very nice! I know the color you mean.

Thank you!!

Congratulations! Good choice!!