New vehicle search for the matriarch
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I do not know what if any differences exist between the Compass M.A. 2.4 and the engine of the same displacement used in the Dart. Multi-air engines (at least in the Dart) have had their issues. With any decision your Mom makes, it may make sense for her to look at purchasing an extended maintenance contract.
My opinion is no thx
I beat on my 2014 Rogue Sport. Manually up and down shifting and neutral down hills.
I did a fluid change when I saw it was mud on the DS at 20k Ran as new when I traded it at 70K.
If you are retired that's 10+ years of service life. Rogue Sport. Don't want the Samsung built Renault Rogue giant box of air.
But can't find them around here.
Wife ordered a new 2023 Crosstrek just had to wait a month, Paid sticker which was mid 20's before trade. 16K after trade . Her Trade value offer was insanely high.
I would suggest to drive an lower trim Equinox. The turbo 4 engine sounds GREAT. I think the value proposition is big here plus usd to have Rebates and can be in stock.
Rav4 is garbage.
You could buy a Rogue with the plan to dump it before it fails. But 70k miles and 10 years isn't a long service life.
I don't think anyone should buy something that has an expected short service life with the idea they will be able to dump it before it fails. A retiree in particular might not be in a financial position to replace it, or just needs 2 more years out of it, or who knows what. And then they get the big bill to replace that transmission (typically +/- $5,000 at last count).
Why take the chance when there are better products?
It's all a roll of the dice if you get a keeper or a dud. After owning over 75 cars I have some data points.
Most have been problematic, unfortunately. I'm looking at 5% keepers 95% throwbacks.
If you have time to play game with Service Dept that could be improved to possibly 25% keepers after sorting.
Biggest issue I had with my Japanese built Nissan was that it chewed up rotors then the exhaust heat shield spot welds would pop and the thing would develop a loud buzz. Nissan Service wouldn't address it under the 3/36 warranty but a local custom muffler shop took care of it for me for 70 bucks.
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I guess I've been lucky. I've had a number of really good cars, most bought new - '81 Celica, '86 Volvo 740 Turbo, '00 Solara V6, '00 BMW 528i, '07 Honda Accord V6 6MT and so far, a '21 Tesla Model 3 SR+.
But my '65 Mercury Comet V8 only made it to 80,000 miles, and the biggest dud was my first new car, a '78 Ford Fiesta. The power train was fine but all the little stuff broke, and though it wasn't the car's fault, everywhere it went something got damaged - corners, ends, hood, etc.
My Volvo wasn't all that good either until the warranty ran out and I got it into the hands of a Volvo specialist. After that things stayed fixed and it settled down for another 15 years.
While there is a roll of the dice aspect, I think you can improve your odds of getting a good car by buying something with an average or better than average repair record. And avoiding vehicles with known trouble spots, especially expensive trouble spots.
compass is ok new ones are alot nicer than older... but
9speed zf is a dog.
2.4L is port injected non turbo but an overbuilt overengineered turd randomly drinks oil dry at 50k miles.. and other random *** issues.
Peppy around town.
about 1000 threads with people saying "MY JEEP STALLS ITS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD"
but it stalls because 0 oil pressure from low oil..
IMO extremely overpriced for what they are.
If you are shopping compass the cherokee is only slightly higher and you can get it with the 3.2 or 2.0turbo.
whatever you do dont buy used with the 2.4L unless you have a good warranty.
Yeah, my Mom like her 2016 Forester, it still has functional windows she can see out of, an NA engine. CVT seems to be a non-issue in most subaru's now.
I prefer our Outback as its a bit more refined NVH wise, but probably my eye level in the Outback matches my Mom's in the Forester. The Outback can carry 5 adults as reasonably comfortably as well with the extra width in the back seat. For parking probably the slightly smaller footprint of the Forester is better.
The 2021 base Legacy I tried didn't impress me at all TBH, felt like some 90's Corolla DNA snuck in somehow(maybe subaru is copying the cheap interiors of toyota's now?), but the 2020 Ascent was quite nice! So hopefully the new Forester and Outback are more like the Ascent.
That sounds like owner issue 95% bad?
Yes it was me who didn't bolt the engine to the transmission on my ford F150 4.9.That sounds like owner issue 95% bad?
It was me who destroyed a cam belt tensioner on a Fiesta on day 3.
It was me who put undersized crank journals into my 1.8L VW Fox,
It was me who didn't bolt the front of the body clip to the frame on my Ford Ranger,
My father used to say I was a magnet for junk - but not using those words.
So I spent my last 12 year in QC, but I had some bad junk slip through my net.
Guess you can't do much when the factory manager clandestinely builds stuff with a small team to no ones knowledge.
and then ships it.
