Eh, choosing a Miata as your only vehicle is a lifestyle choice . Given she asked for something practical (and prefers a hatchback) I don’t see this as a reasonable option.

find an O’Reilly parking lot to change my oil.

Anybody who tries to get you to ride in the back of an IS is not your friend.

Are we really going to compare Fiat reliability to Honda reliability?

Not to single you out, but a ton of these suggestions seem to be throwing reliability out the window (ten year old Hyundais, ford hybrids, etc.)

“Mercedes is back on top”... 

Try driving across one of the great plains states.

Someone looking for a Fiero in *decent* condition here:

Short & Sweet........I hate high-mileage cars. Period. 

For those of us who live up north, number of winters will always be more important than number of miles.

malicious prank? you mean attempted homicide

Put yourself in the same situation as this guy and you would’ve hit the wheel too. Not only is this obstacle completely unexpected, but there wasn’t even enough time to process it and make a decision on what inputs to give to the bike. The only real option was to hit it.

Ah yes, the 1.6 IDI: the official car of “beats walking”

I love my Mazda5, it’s great for what it does. Cheap reliable transportation. But get some seat time in a Sedona, a Sienna or god, even a Town and Country and man does it make the MZ5 feel like a pile of cheap plastic and metal, which it is.

This, every time we get a rental van. I love my Mazda5, it’s great for what it does. Cheap reliable transportation. But get some seat time in a Sedona, a Sienna or god, even a Town and Country and man does it make the MZ5 feel like a pile of cheap plastic and metal, which it is.

“if all the paint matched, it was just a bonus’

I always realize my car sucks when I get a rental car. The disparity in the options on a new car vs. what I’m driving always hits me in some small way. I distinctly remember plugging in my phone to a rental and Android Auto activating to make me realize that life could be just a little more convenient. It also makes…

After almost killing myself in a Trans Am and with gas prices blowing up again I bought a diesel Jetta. 52hp, almost as slow as walking which happened more than once. Would not start in the cold due to a small battery with a massive starter and no fuel line heater. Countless small and not so small issues, I swear it…

The point was more to establish that well-maintained high mileage cars do in fact exist, and represent a sweet spot for lower-budget car collectors as ’80s and ’90s cars (which were much more capable of passing 200,000 miles than anything from the ’60s or ’70s) become classics.

Or you could be like me, just buy cheap stuff and wring every last inch out of it. I hate selling cars anyway, it’s far too painful.