Originally Posted by Propulsion

Originally Posted by Aron9000

Okay, you tell me here that a Lexus is not just as reliable as a base Corolla. I mean I bought my 1992 Lexus S300/5 speed in 2012 with 60k miles. It now has 103k on it. In that time I've had to fix one power window motor, did that myself for about $100. Had the A/C recharged for $300. Had the Clutch hydraulics fixed for $300, that was the one issue that would have left the car on the side of the road. Other than that I've done the brakes and replaced the tires twice due to me upgrading to 18" wheels. On a 20+ year old car I spent about $700 on repairs over a six year period. BTW I paid $9000 in 2012 for the privilege of driving the damn nicest 1992 SC300/5 speed in the country, it had 59,000 miles on it at the time, perfect paint, perfect interior, perfect leather, it looked like something the Lexus dealer would have sat in the front row of their pre-owned car inventory in the early 90's.

Or for example my parent's 2000 Toyota Avalon. 3.0 V6, same damn car mechanically as the ES300, but a lot nicer, bigger car. That car has like 260, 270k miles on it. My brother in law drives it every day on a 80 mile round trip commute. Its still dead stone reliable, 18 years later. It still rides nice, the paint looks decent, the interior still looks mint with the velour seat option, I mean damn what more can you expect.

I am an expert at finding those one owner, low mile cars that were maintained to a T. Past cars included a 1991 Cadillac Brougham D'Elegance, drove that from 100k to 130k, only problems were the fan blower motor($30 DIY replacement), a total rebuild on the front brake calipers, a stuck sunroof(easy $100 replacement of the motor), a rear axle seal that was about $300 to replace both axle seals, drain the rear diff fluid and replace.

Anyways, you find these mint shape low mile, one owner cars that are 10 to 20 years old, run them for a few years, sell them for about what you bought them for with still low miles. Wash rinse repeat once you are bored with them.