Reply #27: 85 Toyota truck with 300,000 miles

[proud2BlibKansan]

still running with no maintenance except oil changes.

84 Honda Accord 250,000 miles. Still runs great with only minor repairs.

One is sitting in my driveway right now. The other one belongs to a good friend.

On the other hand, I bought a brand new 93 Blazer in 93. The heater went out at 500 miles. The radio stopped working at 20,000 miles, both electric windows went out at 50,000 miles and the 'check engine' light started flashing at around 25,000 miles and they never could figure out what was causing it to come on or how to make it stop. Finally sold it for $200 at 100,000 miles. It needed a new exhaust system.

Hubby had an 89 Lumina with much the same history. It also was out of our driveway (towed away) at around 100,000 miles.

We now buy only Hondas or Toyotas. And we keep hoping the American car makers will make a better quality product. We are both union members and would much rather spend our money on American cars.

I loved what Michael Moore said a couple years ago. He asked if any of the top dogs at the big 3 American car makers ever went to a Honda or Toyota dealership and took a test drive around the block to see what the big deal was, why are so many of us buying Japanese cars. Instead of condemning them, find out why they were so appealing.