i put vauxhall in there just cause when i was in the uk, my friend had an 82 nova with about 300k miles on it and it ran like a champ, never fixed anything major

 

lol a Nova - good engines though, especially when they were 16v



Mark

 

i drove a 71 mercedes last night, its the 3rd one we've had, 30years old and no major work needed. usually even the paint is still shiny. they really dont build em like that anymore

 

jaguar xj i was broght up on them my mum got a brand new one and ran it upto 150 000 miles and sold it without a hitch she ahs now got an xj 8 that i am p[art owner of and she is sellign to get an rx8 im gona miss it but **** it i got a rotary familty now :P

 

A friend of mine had a 68 that he bought with 230K on it and sold it with almost 400K...and he never fixed anything on it. I think he goes easy on his cars, though.

 

My Subaru could take 20X the abuse of any Honda I've driven.

 

I think so much is attributable to driver habits and strict maintenance. That and getting a good car and not one that was made on Friday afternoon.



I had 170k on my 626. Never did anything but tires, brakes, a couple batteries, exhaust, and a starter. My brother got over 250k on a damn Chevy Cavalier. He would get 80k out of a set of tires. Nothing would ever break. He bailed when the rack finally went out. I think if you baby most well-engineered cars, they will last a good long time.



Now for cars you can beat the **** out of and still keep on the road, well that narrows it down a bit. I'd say older Mercedes and Volvos, and old rear-drive Chevys. And lets not forget the Checker Marathon.



A little story about an old Volvo. Years ago my friend got broadsided by a Volvo 240. Struck his Ford Ranger right behind the passenger door and flipped it on its roof. Came within a few hundred dollars of totalling it. The Volvo drove away. Hit and run. The cops caught up with the guy later, but he had no license, no money, and no insurance, so it didn't do my friend any good. Old Volvos are built like tanks.



IMO manufacturers aren't making cars like they used to. Sure they're great when they're new, but they're designed to fall apart in four or five years so you have to go buy a new one.

 

Heh, that's actually pretty funny.



Anyone here think they have a car that was built on a Friday afternoon?

 

I vote for a Soylent Green Coupe.

 

yeah this mercedes is in better shape than my 83 rx7