What's the most reliable vehicle you've ever owned?

BleachedAnusDawg said:
I get that a Bimmer sedan wouldn't work for your situation, but it's not supposed to considering what your needs are. I wouldn't ascribe that to the Japanese carmaker being better at building a vehicle for the snow, though.
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People forget Tundras and Sequoias are made in Indiana and more American than a lot of "American" autos.
 
BleachedAnusDawg said:
Uhh, are we comparing low slung sport sedans to large crossover / suv's for snow superiority?

Just buy some good snow tires. Problems solved for almost any vehicle.
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Tires are the most critical piece for winter driving. FWD sedan with studless or studded snow tires will outperform an SUV with OME tires in many situations especially in icy conditions. Mrs Snow's Audi wagon will blow the doors off our Sequoia in most snow driving except for deep stuff or funky/icy slush where a lighter car wants to get hydo planey. But when the Audi had OME tires for its first winter the far heavier Sequoia (with snow tires) would stop on a dime whereas as the Auidi would keep sliding. Now my garage looks like Discount Tire with stacks of winter and summer tires.
 
PurpleThrobber said:
Bruh - I live on a mile long private mountain road to the Compound.

Studs on truck/SUV or plummet to one’s death on our road. Worse in early spring with runoff during day, freezing at night.

The Beamer was parked at the bottom of the hill multiple tims. The Mazda CX9 was best. Highlanders in second. Plow truck is a Nissan. Murican truck struggles unless there’s a bunch of weight in the back. Steep and deep.
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Studless snow tires like Blizzaks or Michelin Xice out perform studs in 95% of winter driving conditions. Your road probably is in the 5% where you want for sure- i.e., steep and ice.
 
SECDAWG said:
We have that problem a lot around here. Rats getting in shit.

I have a M5700 Kubota 4 wheel drive tractor. Stays in the barn. I’m not actually “here” everyday. At my camp. Or second home in the rural country of MS as one would say, so to speak…

Went to fire it up a few years ago and nada. I’m like, WTF, over??

Got to looking and rats ate all the wires and actually built a nest under the hood. Loaded that big mfker up on one of my trailers,
hauled it to the dealer and they called me a few days later and quoted me some astronomically amount of dollars for a whole wiring harness. Thousands. Ummm, yeah, fk that. Hauled it back and we don’t need a key no more. It’s push button and starts. And runs like a champ.

Getting back to @YellowSnow thread about “tough”…Every Kubota we’ve ever had is tougher than a woodpeckers lips. It’s parked out back of my camp where I am right now and there’s no fkn doubt, if I need that bitch, whatever I have hooked to it, a bumper, axles, front end of something…or anything…it’s coming with me..don’t care what it is.

If I have to pull someone out, or another tractor, truck, don’t matter…I always tell them better tie that bitch to what you don’t want or the whole thing. Caus whatever it’s tied to, is coming out or apart.
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Rates are prolific in Seattle as well pod-nuh. Not as much down here in Central OR. Mostly a mice problem.

I'm very happy with my poison game plan and mice activity is down about 99% year over year for me.

Need to get my neighbors to start buying me beer for all the work I'm doing.
 
CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
How do you know?
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Meh. Not worth getting too in depth at this now and age but I’ve messed a few up less than a mile from the house. 1 mile. Much less 3.

My latest one several years ago. Don’t ask…


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BTW, that’s the biggest POS I’ve ever owned. Glad it was done, like, ded. On a wholesale level.. But I paid for it. Bigly. And not on purpose. But, just another Tuesday…
 
BleachedAnusDawg said:
About those Toyota's...

Toyota Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Failing 8-Speed Transmission
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Not my problem, boss.

This only affects the puffy little ginage cars like @PurpleBaze 's Kluger.

  • 2017-present Toyota Highlander
  • 2019-present Toyota RAV4
  • 2023-present Toyota Grand Highlander
  • 2017-2024 Toyota Camry
  • 2017-2020 Toyota Sienna
  • 2019-2022 Toyota Avalon
  • 2019-present Lexus ES 350
  • 2021-present Lexus ES 250
  • 2023-present Lexus RX 350
  • 2022-present Lexus NX 250
  • 2022-present Lexus NX 350
  • 2024-present Lexus TX 350
 
YellowSnow said:
Not my problem, boss.

This only affects the puffy little ginage cars like @PurpleBaze 's Kluger.

  • 2017-present Toyota Highlander
  • 2019-present Toyota RAV4
  • 2023-present Toyota Grand Highlander
  • 2017-2024 Toyota Camry
  • 2017-2020 Toyota Sienna
  • 2019-2022 Toyota Avalon
  • 2019-present Lexus ES 350
  • 2021-present Lexus ES 250
  • 2023-present Lexus RX 350
  • 2022-present Lexus NX 250
  • 2022-present Lexus NX 350
  • 2024-present Lexus TX 350
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The joke's on you.

Mine is a 2016.
 
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