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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.

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[-] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

If your city plan allows for it, I swear by no car. Cars are expensive, and if you don't need a car for your daily errands and your commute, it may be help to consider ditching it altogether and go by bike and bus/train. After all, you don't need to worry about paying for & maintaining a car if you don't have one and the responsibility for keeping your ride rolling is handled by the business. And a plain bicycle takes almost no maintenance and runs on whatever you had for breakfast.

Of course, if you live in a place like Florida or Texas or Ontario outside of central Toronto, you're fucked.

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