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Jimellow · 02-03-2006, 10:34 PM

I'd recommend a Honda or Toyota. American cars, as you mentioned, will be in the shop a lot, and cost much more than their sale price through repairs.

We've had numerous American cars in our family, and they were in the shop at least 2 times a month for maintenance. A few years ago I bought a used Honda Accord, and it has yet to be in the shop for anything... My previous car, a Grand-Am, was literally in the shop every two weeks, and needed a new transmission after 75k miles. My Accord is at over 100k miles, and has had zero problems.

Nissan is another company that has really improved their cars lately, and I would recommend them slightly behind Honda and Toyota, though I have no experience with them personally.

Here are a few sites that may help you with your decision:

Used Car Search (Pricing, Yearly Updates, etc)

CAR Review.com (User reviews of cars, by make and model)

Consumer Reports Used Car Guide (Arguably the best link. Includes reliability risks, highest ratings, and worst ratings)

02-03-2006, 10:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	I'd recommend a Honda or Toyota. American cars, as you mentioned, will be in the shop a lot, and cost much more than their sale price through repairs. We've had numerous American cars in our family, and they were in the shop at least 2 times a month for maintenance. A few years ago I bought a used Honda Accord, and it has yet to be in the shop for anything... My previous car, a Grand-Am, was literally in the shop every two weeks, and needed a new transmission after 75k miles. My Accord is at over 100k miles, and has had zero problems. Nissan is another company that has really improved their cars lately, and I would recommend them slightly behind Honda and Toyota, though I have no experience with them personally. Here are a few sites that may help you with your decision: Used Car Search (Pricing, Yearly Updates, etc) CAR Review.com (User reviews of cars, by make and model) Consumer Reports Used Car Guide (Arguably the best link. Includes reliability risks, highest ratings, and worst ratings) __________________ Desperation is no excuse for lowering one's standards.