I may be in the market for a new vehicle in the near future but my choice will hinge upon which model is easiest/cheapest to repair. Since I'm comfortable with many repairs, this is a important aspect in the decision.
What new make/model is easiest to work on?
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Well what kind of vehicle are you looking for?
I would focus (no pun intended) on a car that is unlikely to need fixing rather than a car that is easily fixed.
JMO.
JMO.
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Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
I would focus (no pun intended) on a car that is unlikely to need fixing rather than a car that is easily fixed.
JMO.
Suggestions? $20000 range
I would focus (no pun intended) on a car that is unlikely to need fixing rather than a car that is easily fixed.
JMO.
Suggestions? $20000 range
Originally Posted By: FordBroncoVWJeta
Well what kind of vehicle are you looking for?
Probably a sedan
Well what kind of vehicle are you looking for?
Probably a sedan
My 03 V8 4Runner is reliable and easy to work on. I did the timing belt/water pump at 100K miles with no trouble. There was plenty of room. Oil changes are easy, the filter is right out in the open. Changing the spark plugs was easy too. They're all out in the open. It happened at 100K, too.
Probably one of the cheap cars like the Yaris and Spark
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
My 03 V8 4Runner is reliable and easy to work on. I did the timing belt/water pump at 100K miles with no trouble. There was plenty of room. Oil changes are easy, the filter is right out in the open. Changing the spark plugs was easy too. They're all out in the open. It happened at 100K, too.
I wrote "new" in the subject.
My 03 V8 4Runner is reliable and easy to work on. I did the timing belt/water pump at 100K miles with no trouble. There was plenty of room. Oil changes are easy, the filter is right out in the open. Changing the spark plugs was easy too. They're all out in the open. It happened at 100K, too.
I wrote "new" in the subject.
Are manual windows and no air conditioning ok?
Dont get a 13-present fusion or a ford with the 1.6L complete piles of [censored]. Get a Ford with the 2.0L
Originally Posted By: SatinSilver
Are manual windows and no air conditioning ok?
Manual windows preferred. Didn't realize that was still an option these days!
A/C would be nice though.
Are manual windows and no air conditioning ok?
Manual windows preferred. Didn't realize that was still an option these days!
A/C would be nice though.
Probably will be difficult to find a lot of first hand knowledge about how easy brand-new cars are to work on because well, they're brand new. Not a lot of people will have driven them far enough to have had to perform bigger repairs/maintenance items such as timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, A/C, etc.
Originally Posted By: AshleyQuick
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
My 03 V8 4Runner is reliable and easy to work on. I did the timing belt/water pump at 100K miles with no trouble. There was plenty of room. Oil changes are easy, the filter is right out in the open. Changing the spark plugs was easy too. They're all out in the open. It happened at 100K, too.
I wrote "new" in the subject.
The new ones are almost the same, same construction, same reliability same access to maintenance.
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
My 03 V8 4Runner is reliable and easy to work on. I did the timing belt/water pump at 100K miles with no trouble. There was plenty of room. Oil changes are easy, the filter is right out in the open. Changing the spark plugs was easy too. They're all out in the open. It happened at 100K, too.
I wrote "new" in the subject.
The new ones are almost the same, same construction, same reliability same access to maintenance.
I'm a pretty big fan of the Corolla/Matrix twins-easy to work on, in the UNLIKELY event it breaks!
A Wrangler probably.
Any GM truck.
Any GM truck.
VW Jetta, base Tiguan or base Golf, lots of room to work under the hood, nothing too difficult to repair and reliable.
Every new car is going to require a scan tool for diagnostics but for VW there are plenty of inexpensive units that don't rely on a cell phone.
Every new car is going to require a scan tool for diagnostics but for VW there are plenty of inexpensive units that don't rely on a cell phone.
My 2016 Outback is very easy to access all maintenance items, even the CVT trans.
Originally Posted By: RedOakRanch
My 2016 Outback is very easy to access all maintenance items, even the CVT trans.
I like that Subaru has the oil filter located at the top of the engine.
My 2016 Outback is very easy to access all maintenance items, even the CVT trans.
I like that Subaru has the oil filter located at the top of the engine.
Originally Posted By: Chewie
Probably will be difficult to find a lot of first hand knowledge about how easy brand-new cars are to work on because well, they're brand new. Not a lot of people will have driven them far enough to have had to perform bigger repairs/maintenance items such as timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, A/C, etc.
Yeah good point.
Probably will be difficult to find a lot of first hand knowledge about how easy brand-new cars are to work on because well, they're brand new. Not a lot of people will have driven them far enough to have had to perform bigger repairs/maintenance items such as timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, A/C, etc.
Yeah good point.
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