never thought id buy foreign..

[A+]

but every gm, ford, i have owned has done me dirty at some point so i bought a Toyota. how do these pieces of shit hold up? my old lady wanted it so i gave up my 05 impala with 185k on the clock.

[Nash B.]

I have a '97 Geo Prizm (Toyota Corolla) that just hit 160,000; I've put 20,000 on it since I bought it last August. It's a turd, but it's reliable and gets good mileage. I haven't had to do anything except change a belt, and I've changed the oil twice.

[white trash wagon]

but every gm, ford, i have owned has done me dirty at some point so i bought a Toyota. how do these pieces of shit hold up? my old lady wanted it so i gave up my 05 impala with 185k on the clock.

Getting 185,000 miles of a car is "doing you dirty"? All cars have parts wear out, no matter who makes.

[Trip McNeely]

Aren't Toyota's more American than GM and Ford these days as far as assembly?

[Sleeper]

185k is nothing to sneeze at. I still start freaking at 100k

[03trubluGT]

Several months ago I ran across a guy with a 1999 Ford Expedition with the 4.6L and it had 300k plus on the clock.

I don't know how people that live in the lower income bracket abuse these vehicles and still get this kind of mileage out of them. There's no way this Expy was maintained by the looks of it.

[71chevellejohn]

it's all in how you maintain them.

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Getting 185,000 miles of a car is "doing you dirty"? All cars have parts wear out, no matter who makes.

true but the impala gave me hell with the dex cool and the entire cooling system. had to replace the intake manifold gasket and radiator twice this year! we had a love hate relationship that car and me. ill miss you, you pos!

[Sleeper]

Fel pro makes metal intake gaskets, and its a easy job for the diy person.

I would have converted from that dex cool shit 150,000 miles ago. I hate that shit

[Ruffdaddy]

Several months ago I ran across a guy with a 1999 Ford Expedition with the 4.6L and it had 300k plus on the clock.

I don't know how people that live in the lower income bracket abuse these vehicles and still get this kind of mileage out of them. There's no way this Expy was maintained by the looks of it.

Has nothing to do with lower income bracket...

I abuse my car and am at 125K. No major problems what so ever.

[71chevellejohn]

true but the impala gave me hell with the dex cool and the entire cooling system. had to replace the intake manifold gasket and radiator twice this year! we had a love hate relationship that car and me. ill miss you, you pos!

Was it not done right the first time? My brother used to do fleet maintenance on all of the local sheriff's office impalas and they were pretty much one and done with the bad intake gasket problems.

[CJ]

but every gm, ford, i have owned has done me dirty at some point so i bought a Toyota. how do these pieces of shit hold up? my old lady wanted it so i gave up my 05 impala with 185k on the clock.

I know how you feel. The very first import I ever bought was about a year ago, I bought my wife a Toyota Avalon. I did a water pump, timing belt, trans service, and pretty much all the usual maintenance up front. The only issue we've had is the EVAP canister throwing a code, but it's gone from 120k to 170k and it still drives great.

[A+]

i did it myself the 2nd time and converted to regular green stuff and all has been well. now my wife drives it and fears for her life every time she gets behind the wheel....probably because i fixed it. talk about busting your balls and bringing a man down a notch

[Rafa]

Have a 2000 Galant 4 banger that has 204k on everything except the engine. Shop did a timing belt change and replaced water pump, but the pump failed and froze the engine. They replaced it with an 03' with 30k on it when car was at 104k. Now it has 130k on motor, rest of car is 204k. Been maintaining it since day one. Drives smooth and the tranny shifts smooth as well.

[A+]

Was it not done right the first time? My brother used to do fleet maintenance on all of the local sheriff's office impalas and they were pretty much one and done with the bad intake gasket problems.

it wasn't done right the first time...fuckin dealer. i had to do it right myself.

I know how you feel. The very first import I ever bought was about a year ago, I bought my wife a Toyota Avalon. I did a water pump, timing belt, trans service, and pretty much all the usual maintenance up front. The only issue we've had is the EVAP canister throwing a code, but it's gone from 120k to 170k and it still drives great.

hopefully this car does me well