FYI, looking back on all the vehicles I have personally owned (had my name on the breastle of), the AVERAGE horsepower rating of them was well over 200. I personally hate Toyota Corollas with a pbuttion. I don't object to driving a Corolla or even owning one. My problem with Corollas is always getting stuck behind them at 20 under. People who drive Corollas tend to drive them like they have nowhere to go and 100 years to get there. And the Corolla is so fricking popular, you can't go ANYWHERE in the U.S. without getting stuck behind the damned things constantly. Would I own one, though? Maybe. I certainly wouldn't be the average Corolla owner, though. Meaning, I would drive it like I know where I'm going and want to get there before a week from next Tuesday.
I don't have reliability problems with my cars, either. I just wish someone would come out with a car that will do 500K or better on the original engine with no more than the usual routine maintenance. Yeah, I know some engines will do that, now. Problem is, the rest of the car falls apart long before then. I want a car I can keep for 20 or 30 years, instead of a car -designed to fall apart- at 5 years, that I keep for 10 or 15 years.
My current car will probably be 15 years old with 300K before it gets more expensive to maintain it than to REPLACE it. While that's probably better than average, it's not what I'd consider to be bulletproof.
Safety" Feature Backfires 2037C.H. Who said anything about "ecoboxes?" Who said anything about a Toyota Corolla? Sure it is, you have to buy used though. Like a late-70's or early 80s VW. (which certainly...
For $50K or less, I'd gladly buy a car that was designed to last 20 years under ORDINARY usage and maintenance conditions. I'd gladly give up A-C, power (anything and everything), stereo, etc. Just make it last forever. I'll buy it. -Dave
