a good honest old American Pickup Truck. if it's old and still runs decently, it'll last a LONG time, and parts are VERY common
Second generation Lexus LS400. Luxury car that doesn't know how to die, do your maintenance and it'll take you through Armageddon. XJ Cherokees. 2000-2005 Chevy Impala/Buicks - Basically anything equipped with the 3800. Watch for the intake manifold gasket and those things don't ever die. Cheap to maintain, easy to beef up. Old fords with the 300 i6.
Car that eats oil and money? Sure. ot Ford Sierra, Scorpio, B3 Passats, Audi 80 and 100, old Volvos, any soviet car is sure gude.
My dad had a audi 80 and it was one of our least reliable cars we ever owned and the guy who bought it after us had it more in the workshop than he was driving it OT: alot of japanese cars just stay away from alfasuds
any french luxury car form the 50's to the early 2000. Because there are unique and not really common and known
xj Cherokee or similar good on gas good on and off road cannot be killed under normal use parts are cheap a good one is under 5k usd
Also the old tdi ones usually had alot more horsepower than advertised and were a blast to drive the newer ones did have engine issues tho but that was just typical 1.4 petrol behaviour
Friend of mine drove one with a rod knocking for nearly 2 years before the body rotted apart... so I don't think you can kill them under abnormal use either. lol
TDIs and similar turbodiesels are the most common engines in my town. Question based on personal experience: are you imagining the turbo sound?
good on gas for an 80's 4.0 liter with a carb or early efi in an suv it's better than a bronco/blazer or a 4wd truck
F40 But on a serious note, the Crown Vic is pretty damn cheap, along with an E36 M3, WRX, and Miata even those last ones are appreciating quite a bit, especially the M3.
Jeep XJ. 4WD: indestructible 4.0L I6 engine, 5-speed manual or 4-speed auto, and tons of aftermarket parts.
Well, it depends on the short or long term. what do i mean by this In the short term, a 500usd BMW may be a great idea, but after a month or two or if you are lucky, a year, its going to break down, and be sure that fixing whatever is wrong will cost more than the car. In the long term, a Corolla or a Camry or any Toyota product from the 90's. It will go, and go, and go, and go for ever, without needing more than oil, fuel and maybe coolant once in a while.
