That last line has me busting up.

The less electronic components and moving parts, the less there is to go wrong

Bonus, sometimes the clothes you can get second-hand are higher end as well!

I love the inexpensive brand NYX!

I need to check out this moisturizer from Aldi!

Hyundai and Kia have really brought their A game to the industry in recent years.

And you can get "luxury" upgrades to those cars and then it feels like you're driving a luxury car. I absolutely love my Mazda.

Can't ever go wrong with a Toyota! Mine is about 600 miles shy of 200k and runs like a champ and still extremely quiet.

I bought my first Honda HRV. Drove it happily and safely for 20 years. No breakdowns, ever. On my second now. I’ll never buy another make of car. Considering my age, this one’ll probably outlast me. 😉

I've only owned Toyotas.

They are generally also much easier to fix as the parts are easier to get and are much less expensive. I knew someone who had to wait over 2 months for a part from Germany for their luxury car. I'll never forget watching Married with Children and Marcy had a Mercedes. She had it for like 2 days and she needed to get a part for it and it was sitting at the repair shop for 3 months while she waited for the part. So she would walk around with a picture of the car to show people how excited she was to have it, like showing a picture of her kid.

My friend has a Toyota Corolla from 88? 89? Something like that. Still going strong, only issue is the air conditioner which she just can't be bothered replacing. Meanwhile my brother's VW always had problems, and getting replacements in Oz is super expensive

Depends very much on what model. My 23 year old BMW has held its value very well and is actually starting to climb in value again. Up until recently it has needed very little to keep it on the road. Have recently had some bodywork done to it in order to keep it looking decent and keep it going for another decade or two.

I love my 2 Subarus

I bought a Kia niro this year. I love it. 50 MPG doesn't hurt also!

My father's been a professional licensed mechanic for around 35 years and says that Toyota is the best to go with. (Also, don't get Ford. He has only a few people with Ford and they're always breaking down.)

Toyota has a reputation that their vehicles 'run on the smell of an oily rag'. I've never had an issue we couldn't fix with our Toyota's.

We had a Jaguar for years. Holy Moly, that car had problems regularly. And therefore, it cost us a lot. Now we have a Mercedes. Not as fancy as a Jaguar yet still better and more reliable. As a side note: living in Germany you get the best service for your Mercedes. It’s not that expensive and even the costs for winter tires won’t leave you broke. Plus, l feel that nearly everyone drives a Mercedes in Germany. So you won’t stick out from the crowd.

Gotta Concur, BUT, My 2006 Chevy Trax has been in the shop less for minor S**T

Yeah. The most stolen cars. Thieves know their value.

I drove an 06' Toyota Tacoma for 10 years and sold it at 220,000 miles for half of what I paid for it. Bought a 19' Tacoma w/ 30,000 miles and will drive that until it has 200k or so. They make a great truck!

My sister had a really cute little Chevy something. Brand new, extended warranty & got great gas mileage. She traded it in for a new Cadillac and her car payment increased by almost double, sucks gas and THEN she lost her job. She can barely afford to keep it (but she will, because she's all about "status & looks").

My Hyundai Accent is 10 years old and still going. Only certified technicians touch it and I drive slow in metropolitan traffic. 56,000km ODO after, it still looks new. :)

Kia makes a solid car - at my last job, we purchased 12 of their sedans to try out for the outside sales reps & they were really great cars. When we retired them, one of my co-workers bought one & she drove it for another 7-8 years.

I'm Toyota all the way.

I switched to Honda ten years ago, and I have had 10 years of trouble free motoring, 2 top cars the 'Jazz' & the CRV.

I heard about a girl who owned a Suzuki Wagon. She was asked if repairs were not very expensive. Her answer was: I don't know, I have only had it 10 years.

Watch ANY Korean TV show or movie, all you see is Hyundai.

My kia is from 04 and still going strong

It is also silly to complain that some of these are not 'American', these companies have plants in the US where they are put together, even if the parts are not 'American'

My hubby and I drive Huyndai. Our last one made it to 20 years. Never ever problems under the hood. I love Toyota too.

If you live in a snowy locale, a Subaru is the best choice you'll ever make.

I thought everyone knew that Toyota makes the most vehicles overall, and have one of the best value retentions of any used car brand due to their reliability and low cost of maintenance.

96 Toyota Camry, still going strong and as good on gas as most new cars and all their bull sh it electronic controls

agree. i had a 1992 nissan sentra, basic model, that i had until i got a new car in 2005. in all those years, other than a couple of flat tires, i replaced the alternator once and the clutch once (cuz a friend told me he could drive a stick and he couldn't. not the car's fault) and that's it. i just kept up with my oil changes and the occasional tuneup. btw, the car i bought "new" in 2005? another nissan sentra that had 5500 miles on it. it now has 196,000+ miles on it and is still going strong. the CD player doesn't work anymore (the radio still works, tho) and i've had to replace the battery twice, but other than that, she has never been in the shop. tl;dr: get a nissan sentra. they're great, reliable cars.

Not to mention a Hyundai supplier in Al was found to be employing underage workers. No thanks. Japan big 3 taught us a lesson we are finally heeding. Dad, uncle, and I all worked big 3. Depending on model, they are just as dependable and reliable.

I'm on my 3rd Kia and they're a great quality car. Price tag is impressive compared to many similarly equipped vehicles, and I've found this to be true at all price points. From a "loaded" Sorento to a basic Rio, I'm never disappointed with them.