Just found out that my current car will die any day now due to a known defect. It’s out of warranty and I have no money to replace it right now.
I’ve been cursed with car problems my whole life, no matter how well I take care of them, I keep getting screwed.
All of the cars have been Fords because I always heard they were generally dependable and cheap to repair/upkeep, but so far they have all failed me.
What cars do y’all recommend? What cars do you have that just won’t give up the ghost no matter how old/beat up they get? If your life depended on your car lasting as long as possible, what car would you drive?
I want whatever car I get next to last me 10-20 years. I want to be that person posting a picture of the odometer hitting 300k miles. I also don’t care much about features, reliability is key.


I’ve had great luck with 20 years of VWs. The last golf I had went 15 years with the only non consumable needing to be replaced was a knock sensor. I got rid of it after 160k when the clutch finally needed to be replaced. Other than that it was just brakes, belts and oil changes.
Time will tell how well the new Tiguan will hold up that replaced it.