I asked on Facebook and I'll ask here. What do you drive and why do you love (or hate) it?
I loved my Kia Soul, but due to thefts I want to avoid Kia and Hyundai.
I was considering a Jeep Renegade, but I've heard they have reliability issues.
Looked for 0% APR deals, and sadly most of them right now are for fully-EVs. I'm not quite ready to jump into the full-EV lifestyle. I wouldn't mind a hybrid though.
I have a 23 Civic. It's exactly what a Civic is supposed to be. Biggest downside I have is road noise at highway speeds.
Not something I ever worried about before, but here's a list of how car companies protect your location data.
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2019 Corolla Hatchback. Current models are essentially the same.
Love it. Handles well, reliable & comfortable.
Drawbacks are
1) road noise, but that was reduced when i got new tires (OEM not great).
2) the hatch space is REALLY pretty small unless you ditch the spare tire.
Oh, and the standard safety suite is pretty awesome.
Lane-keeping actually keeps you in lane without constant swinging from side to side, auto-cruise works well (within its constraints - like essentially being blind to stopped traffic until auto-brake kicks in)
Last time I test drove one, my takeaway is that they did a better imitation of a cheap Audi than VW does. Decent prices (current market context ofc), decent safety rating, good range of features. I really liked the 6 and the CX-5
We have a 2017 Mazda 3 that is decent for what we need (ability to cart two dogs around, with space for people stuff for camping).
I was looking at CX-5s last year when I was considering a new car, and they seemed okay for what I was looking for. But I went with a 40 year old van instead.
MAZDA GANG!
I drive a CX-30; I love the acceleration, the cornering, the buttons and scroll wheels instead of a touchscreen, and that it’s the perfect size for me (big enough for my stuff, my dog, and his stuff, but small enough to park)
hate the process for getting the wipers up to scrape snow
My 2002 Protege5 is still running great! I pat it appreciatively now and again and tell it it's free to fall apart anytime after 22 good years of service. It also has great acceleration and is fun to drive.
I drive a 2022 Ford Bronco. I really like it. It does everything I want it to do and nothing that it doesn't, and it's fun to drive and so far (2 yrs, 30K miles) pretty reliable.
I have a ‘16 Honda Civic (1.5 turbo, 6M). I like the cost of ownership & it is a surprising all rounder (perfectly fine for 500 miles at a time getting 35mpg at 75mph with the a/c on high). It is SO dull to drive, side and rear visibility is only ok, & I have never gelled with the size, unsure why
To clarify the last part - I never hit curbs or have a problem parking my wife’s minivan (‘15 Odyssey), I had a Volvo XC90 as a rental recently & parallel parked it no problem, but I still have issues with the Civic. (That said I’d definitely try an Integra Type S )
I have the sedan. I suspect I’d like it more if I’d gone for the Si model. Issue is comparators: I went Golf VR6 - used Audi A4 - Impreza WRX - Civic, b/c I wanted something sensible to hand off to my daughters, except they still don’t drive. Basically I didn’t expect to still be the primary driver.
And at the risk of repeating myself: it is an objectively Good Car! Producing something that reliable and flexible at that price is a non trivial bit of engineering & and I admire it. I just don’t like it because I’m too precious lol
I am on my second Mazda CX-5 and it is an all around good vehicle. I wish it was hybrid but otherwise it is great. Comfortable, practical, fun to drive.
My RAV4 Prime is amazing. 42 miles of pure electric covers the majority of my driving and it's the second fastest vehicle that Toyota makes so it's fun too.
Yeah, I should clarify that a lot of this depends on what Farmer's will give me for my car. I'm not expecting a lot of money, KBB is 3-4k. So I'd like to stay under 30k too
2015 Honda Accord. It’s nice enough to like riding in, leather seats, Bluetooth etc. It’s a 4cyl with a cvt is it gets pretty good gas mileage. Never had any maintenance issues. Easy to find places to do body work and regular service so that stuff stays pretty cheap.
Granted we’re not even a year in but I’ve been really happy with the ‘22 Outback we bought last June. Good storage, doesn’t feel huge, and just yesterday I got to test the safety measure/responsiveness and it performed great.
I had a 2000 Honda Civic with 280k miles on it; it finally failed inspection this year so I went and bought a 2024 Honda Civic Sport and plan to hang 200k miles on it as well. If you take care of them they’ll run forever.
My fiancée drives a Subaru Forester Sport that she really loves, as well.
2012 Nissan Juke. It looks like a jelly bean, the AWD is good in the snow and I think it would be decent on gas if 50% of my regular driving wasn't straight up a 1000' high hill.
Oh yeah, it looks dumb as hell. I love it.
(If they still made them and made a hybrid version we'd get another one after this one dies because fuck ever buying a new car unless it's an absolutely unavaoidable necessity.)
I personally have no opinion. I've got a ton of recommendations for them, and one friend who said he's on his third (and possibly last) because they crap out between 80k - 100k miles for him
We’ve got two that are still chugging along at 140 and 160k respectively, but some of that is model dependent…no denying that as they get older there is some maintenance needed but it’s still cheaper than buying a new or even used car.
Good mix of size/capacity though.
we have a chevy cruze, it is perfectly average.
i am mad that kia ruined their one perk - no one ever cared to steal a kia.
i could've parked mine in a rough part of town and probably gotten a free oil change.
Honda accord hybrid. I don't want to love my car. I want to save gas money and have it not break down. I am very satisfied with it. I'm getting 50 MPG everywhere I go. What I do not like is that Honda is stealing my private info from my phone and selling it.
