A friend of mine is looking for a reliable used minivan, station wagon, van or SUV, 2004 or newer. Her next preference would be a large sedan. She wants something largish and safe, but not a pickup truck. It has to have an automatic transmission.
I offered to ask around to get her a list of reliable vehicles to consider, and vehicles to avoid. By 'reliable' I mean you can put a lot of miles on it by following routine maintenance, easy on oil, easy to work on, cooling system plays a part as well- hopefully it never had Dexcool in it... what else should she consider?
In your opinion, what vehicles have the best engines, transmissions, etc? What years are especially good, or bad? The only thing I can recommend from personal experience is the Panther platform with the 4.6.
She and I appreciate your advice.
I offered to ask around to get her a list of reliable vehicles to consider, and vehicles to avoid. By 'reliable' I mean you can put a lot of miles on it by following routine maintenance, easy on oil, easy to work on, cooling system plays a part as well- hopefully it never had Dexcool in it... what else should she consider?
In your opinion, what vehicles have the best engines, transmissions, etc? What years are especially good, or bad? The only thing I can recommend from personal experience is the Panther platform with the 4.6.
She and I appreciate your advice.