Its all relative. My current daily is 14 years old and the only non consumable that has failed so far is the radiator. I must have bought a car that was assembled on a Thursday or something 

At one point in my childhood my mom’s car was a Z28, after that it was a Saab 9-3 Aero convertible.

If you don't mind me asking, what issues did you encounter?

Maybe you'd be more interested in an H3 T with the 5.3?

This thread was a wild ride from start to finish. 

I kind of enjoy that paradigm shift. In 2006 my car was on the large side. Now it's dimensions are tighter than an Altima 

Ive never understood their loyalty to such a quality deprived brand but I suppose someone has to keep FCA afloat  

At some point you'd think people would stop buying FCA products 

But you’re almost proving my point for me. Why would you go underwater (assuming you owe money on your current car) when the lifted sedan you're driving now gets mileage you lusted after 10 years ago? 

Considering a 2007 Ford F150 with the 5.4 averaged 19mpg highway I’d say that’s an enormous improvement

Modern CUV’s aren’t bad on gas. Let’s say it again one more time because every writer thinks that once gas hits $4 a gallon everyone will be trading their RAV4 for a Corolla.

Oil pumps like to give up the ghost around 100k miles. Not a terrible job but the entire front end has to come apart. If that was already done this wouldn't be a bad runabout 

That face is just tragic. I’m of the opinion the Japanese automakers have jumped the shark when it comes to design 

Ever drive a Viper?

You do know that woman suffered 3rd degree burns on her legs and genitals right? Required skin grafts? Don't peddle that as an oopsie she saw as an opportunity to cash out on

Versus the last 4 years of continuous loss? One profitable quarter doesn’t right the ship.

My rule of thumb is let the high idle settle down below 1k rpm. Takes about 2 minutes and I set off 

The weak point of those DCT transmissions were input shaft seals that would leak on the dry clutch and cause juddering. Getrag redesigned the seals and provided a fix. One trip to the dealer and the car was fixed.

That sounds like a horrible alignment shop. How can you not know what camber bolts or even camber plates are if you're doing alignments?

Japanese cars peaked in the 90's. Even some of the commuter cars were fun to toss around. I get that modern vehicles have better specs but numbers on paper don't tell you how fun the car is