Which SUV/Brand is economical when it comes to the maintenance
Posted by mjiqbal@reddit | Autos | View on Reddit | 25 comments
Hi All,
since im new with cars, maintenance experience in EU / Germany market and i would love to hear your experience and logics on the following scenario.
Which SUV and Brand is the most economical when it comes to the maintenance, because i would like to avoid the fact that i got a good priced SUV but then fu###ed and stuck with the high maintenance cost.
please share your experience on what should be considered
Please feel free to answer in German - LG
Organic_Cold1653@reddit
Im looking to buy a used car but have only driven Jeeps.I thought of a Suburu but Im afraid the repairs would kill me.
ndszero@reddit
My German is terrible - Toyota 4Runner is by far the most reliable and economic to repair SUV I have owned. If you want a more car-like ride, the Toyota Highlander would be my pick.
I put 150k miles on a 2004 BMW X5 3.0 and while it was an excellent car, I had many expensive repairs and proactive maintenance was also very expensive.
Worldly_Track_1131@reddit
150k? Shucks I have a used Lincoln MKZ Hybrid with 185K and still going strong very little maintenance. Cars are so hit or miss. Previously owned a Ford Fusion used, trans went out on 210K.
mjiqbal@reddit (OP)
no worries but useful insight, thank you : )
Actuallyindeed@reddit
Don't get a Lexus Rx 350. Just cost me 3k to fix the water pump at 48k miles. They put it in a position where the engine needs to be dropped to get to it. Horrible engineering.
Due_Government4387@reddit
Range Rover
sivic_ryder@reddit
lol. Clearly u haven’t bought the US and Canadian versions of Range Rover, as there are hundreds of used RR models that are heavily depreciated. These things are more brittle and break easily, and they are the pinnacle junkers.
Due_Government4387@reddit
Clearly you didn’t recognize the sarcasm
ZannX@reddit
Japanese cars.
mjiqbal@reddit (OP)
which ones?
mjiqbal@reddit (OP)
any personal experience with some?
smoothies-for-me@reddit
Mazda, they are much simpler mechanically. A lot of what they have is really refined 2000's tech as they never got on board with a CVTs or complicated valve timing, cylinder deactivation or things like that which have taken off with other manufacturers in the past 10 years.
Ian_Kilmister@reddit
Their 2.0 and 2.5 are bulletproof with low maintenance.
Bderken@reddit
I would recommend Toyota and Honda. My mother in-law has had an Acura MDX (3rd gen, I think it’s a 2016), but it has over 120,000 miles now. And it’s still running perfectly. They did make sure to change the water pump, belts, transmission oil, and diff oil (about every 50-80k miles).
I now own a 2021 Highlander (has 40k miles, no issues at all).
On the other hand, American companies are hit or miss. But neighbor had a 2007 Forda F150 (4.0 V6), those specific engines had some weird timing chain issues or something, and he just sold it last year (bought it new), too many problems and now he bought a RAV4 haha (brand new).
I would also stay away from Subaru SUV’s, to me, they haven’t perfected a lot of the features and design. Some things are annoying and out of place for their 3 row SUV.
Otherwise, LEXUS, TOYOTA, HONDA, ACURA, are the way to go.
Seriously, look at all the old Honda pilots on the road. I know two families with 200k+ Pilots. Same with highlanders, there’s 4 very old ones in my apartment complex.
Camburglar13@reddit
Honda’s reliability ranking has been dropping in recent years. Like they’re not bad but not at the top with Toyota anymore.
iamheero@reddit
Honda, Toyota, Mazda.
5150_Ewok@reddit
Honda and Toyota for sure. Subaru can be hit or miss.
Kia/Hyundai have also been making decent vehicles. Mazda partners with Toyota and lot so I’d be fine buying one.
Stay away from Nissan. As an American….im not a fan of American vehicles.
andyr072@reddit
Well all cars need maintenance (tires, brakes, oil changes, etc. I think you mean more reliable and thus lower repair costs. Stick with Honda Toyota and Mazda. Those 3 brands typically are more reliable than most. Lexus (Toyotas luxury brand) and Acura (Hondas luxury brand) also typically have the same great reliability as their parent brand however parts costs might be a bit higher simply because luxury brands tend to charge more for parts.
too_much_covfefe_man@reddit
I think 97-05 Fords are pretty chill. I have had a few and they're pretty easy to keep on top of.
mjiqbal@reddit (OP)
they have a very low chance eco score mostly ford lies below b or c in that case?
xampl9@reddit
Toyota/Lexus
mjiqbal@reddit (OP)
thank you 🙏
FlobeeWanKenobee@reddit
Also Honda/Acura.
squarebodynewb@reddit
All car brands break. Doing preventative maintanace is a help at catching problems early before they become bigger and more expensive.
Hope translator is correct.
mjiqbal@reddit (OP)
alles gut, ich verstehe ja auch Deutsch daher vielen lieben Dank 🙏