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(#1) PT Cruisers
From Redditor /u/cantkillfakeplants:
My dad is a mechanic and constantly calls PT Cruisers “PT Losers.”
If you want to fix just about anything you have to take the entire engine out.
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(#22) Any Chrysler, Dodge, Or Jeep
From Redditor /u/batmanthepumper:
Any Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep. I was a dealer technician for 18 years.
The product sucked. Still does.
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(#10) Out-Of-Warranty BMWs
From Redditor /u/innerearinfarction:
My mechanic tells me never to touch an out-of-warranty BMW.
He owns two, and says the electronic gremlins have driven him insane, and are virtually unfixable by a non-dealer mechanic. They require circuit board replacements, proprietary software readers, etc.
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(#9) Land Rovers
From Redditor /u/Butt_Putnam:
I know most people reading this aren't in the market for one, but Land Rovers are hot garbage.
Expect [bad] electrical issues that have your mechanic chasing his tail for the life of the vehicle.
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(#23) Anything You Can’t Afford And Won’t Enjoy Driving
From Redditor /u/petiterunner:
My grandfather was a mechanic for over 50 years and the main thing he had to say on this topic was:
There are cars that you generally should avoid, like Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge models, or Pontiac, Sebring, and Suzuki - but at the end of the day, the only car you should truly avoid is one that will cause you trouble financially and that you won’t enjoy driving.
Every car will have anecdotes and stories of being horrible or great. My grandfather knew that Corrolas and Camrys were great for reliability, but he avoided them because he always ended up hating how boring as hell they were. The desire to trade them in for something cooler 24/7 defeated the purpose of keeping them... [for their] reliability.
He always told me to pick something that I would genuinely find fun to love and drive, as long as I was in a good place financially... Over his life he’s ended up picking many cars that he knew were trouble causers over ones that weren’t because he simply found them fun to have for those five to 10 years they lasted.
He’s a big believer that just because cars can last 15- to 20-plus years doesn’t mean that they should. So, just keep in mind your own perception of what’s fun and cool and what you can financially afford to replace when buying a car. If you would rather drive a BMW that’s more unreliable over a Camry or Accord, and you have the money to buy another car if it breaks down, then you really shouldn’t avoid it like the plague if you can get some good years of usage and fun out of it.
Likewise, if you are in a bad place financially, then yes, pick something reliable. But he always said too many people were keeping themselves from buying something they would truly love because it had a reputation of not lasting for 200,000 miles or whatever.
The more you love the car, the more likely you’ll be willing to keep up its maintenance, cleanliness, and overall specs, and that’s a major part of keeping your car running in and of itself.
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(#18) It Depends On Care
From Redditor /u/TheMetalWolf:
Mechanic here. To be fair and honest, there isn't a single brand or model to pinpoint. It's all about how you take care of it.
I've seen $200,000 cars that I wouldn't piss on to put out a fire, and I've seen $2,000 vehicles that are apocalypse proof. Some of my friends and co-workers that spend so much money on repairing their cars, or buying new ones just to neglect them, get to the same "oh, it's a piece of sh*t" mentality.
Meanwhile, my derelict (in appearance) 18-year-old truck (I've been the owner for the last eight) soldiers on with just basic service, and a few fixes and upgrades here and there.
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