So for whatever reason mom loves her Jeep, honestly, I Think she likes dudes looking at her mashed up bead locks and having Jeep envy of a good looking chick driving a decent trail rig LOL
for now she’s stoked on her Jeep with all the ducks on the dash, who am I to complain
I almost bought a '53 (oval not split) bug and a 62 bus as a first car--but parents smashed those dreams.
And apparently it can tow a boat!
I bought my youngest a Mini. I ended up putting two motors in it, even though she's the only one of my kids who maintained anything. It cost me more in repairs than I spent on the car. I'll never buy another one.
My daughter has an 05 with 150K plus on it. It has been a great little car. We bought on the recommendation of two different people. One was a friend who is a career mechanic and a guy I work with. Mechanic friend bought his daughter one because they never come into his shop and when they do its only for routine maintenance. Guy at work bought one for his twin daughters who rolled theirs on the freeway and walked away.
I know I’ve looked into the CX – 3 for my next daughter. Would do well for all her dance stuff going back and forth to the studio.
Not sure. But I'll never buy another one ever. In her defense, she nursed that car along all through HS and college.
Great car--but we crossed it off our list when looking cause it did not have rear AC vents.
Mazda's are very underrated cars. We've had a few and my wife currently has a 2016 Miata that she treasures, only drives it once in an awhile. Her daily driver is a 2014 Mercedes E350, which has been a very good car, but the Miata is a soft-top and it's not that much fun here in Havasu, especially during the summer months. I'll take a Mazda over just about any other Jap car.
Supercharged! My Ex would go through brakes every 10k miles with hers. Nothing but problems with it.It’s probably not the best car. But for some reason I’m thinking Range Rover. A ten year old Range Rover.
I would plan on a few minor fender benders, so find something with plenty of salvage yard parts, and cheap insurance.
My mother has a Nissan Rogue with that snowmobile transmission. I think that car gets terrible mileage because of it.
I few tickets, but kept it rubber side down in perfect shape and still have it to this day. My parents were a little nuts, lots of car at that age...
I read that focus have notoriously bad transmissions
The double clutch issue was a problem that Ford remedied. The Fusion 2013+ by far is your best bet. little inline 4 single turbo, 87 octane....
Fusion or focus?
Focus. My daughter has a 2014. It has eaten a couple of clutches, but repaired under warranty. I believe the transmission computer also has an extended 150k mi. warranty. Except for the weird transmission, its a nice little car. She has about 115k on hers and except for the clutch, she has only had to put rear shocks and a battery in it. We paid 12k for it in 2017 when it had 20k mi, so not too bad.
My daughter loves her 2014 Focus. We just have to deal with the transmission every 20k miles. The engine is bullet proof because its a Mazda.
