Cars and Trucks
Buy at govt auction: GovDeals
Reliable Transportation
- Buick LeSabre 2000-2005 should last 300k – 400k miles
- Chevy Silerado 1/2 ton 1999-2006
- GMC Sierra 1/2 ton 1999-2006
- Lexus RX 350 suv 2004-2009
- Ford Crown Victoria (or Lincoln Towncar or Grande Marqui) 1998-2012 should last 300k – 400k miles
- Lexus LS400 1996-2000 world renowned reliability
- Toyota Highlander 2001-2007
The above are courtesy of the Car Wizard, in his Six Super Reliable Vehicles under 10k.
Maybe you would like something a little newer? The next list is 10 Super-reliable Cars:
- Honda Accord 2012 – especially the V6
- Toyota Camry 2011
- Toyota Corolla 2013
- Honda Civic 2013
- Subaru Legacy 2013 – especially the V6
- Toyota Prius 2010 – The needed new battery might cost ~$1,500
- Toyota Prius C (Aqua) 2014 – The needed new battery might cost ~$1,500
- Mazda 6 2014
- Ford Fusion 2015
- Subaru Impreza 2014-2016
A lot of the above SUVs are pretty large. Now comes a list of reliable small SUVs: I lost this list.
- Mazda CX5 2014
- Nissan Murano 2014 V6
- Nissan Rogue 2013
- Subaru Forester 2013 all-wheel drive
- Toyota Highlander 2010 – especially V6
- Toyota Rav4 2012 – especially V6
- Toyota Venza 2012
Most Reliable used SUVs under $10k:
- Honda CR-V 2010
- Lexus RX 350 2009
- Saturn Outlook 2009
- Infiniti FX 2007
- Kia Sportage 2011
- Mazda CX9 2008 – Larger size
- Subaru Forester 2010 All-wheel drive
- Toyota Rav4 2010
- Acura RDX 2010
- BMW X3 2009
Top 5 Reliable SUVs under $15k:
- Honda CRV 2013
- Toyota Highlander 2011
- Toyota Rav4 2014
- Honda Pilot 2013
- Mazda CX5 2014
An the longest-lasting SUVs from 2012-2022 in 10 SUVs that Keep Going:
- Toyota Land Cruiser – 6th or 7th generation
- Toyota Sequoia – 2d generation
- Honda Pilot 2009-2015
- Toyota 4Runner
- Acura MDX 2010-2013
- Honda Element 2003 2011
- Honda CR-V 2015,2016 for newer features, or earlier without
- Subaru Outback 2015-2019
- GMC Yukon 2016-2020 Gas or diesel
- Ford Expedition
Jeep Wrangler Sport 1999, so says Scotty Kilmer.
A car or truck old enough to use points and condenser will survive an EMP attack.
A horse, mule, 4 wheeler, dirt bike are good if some of your travel needs to be off-road.
Ethanol messes up small engines especially. Buy the blue gasoline additive that says its good for ethanol problems.
Improve your car or truck’s gas mileage and power (I haven’t tried this yet. Have you?): http://www.gfchips.com/
Unlock your Car:
The lowly Bicycle
The Motorcycle
What you want is a combination road and dirt bike. And a bike like that can be a real asset once you’ve had to bug out.
Dual Sport: Perfect SHTF Motorcycle
The Hovercraft
Well, I can’t resist. You can build a personal hovercraft and thus travel over water as well as land (a hovercraft will throw stones while travelling over land).
Non-bug-out
Scotty Kilmer says the 2007 Avalon is the best car ever made. Very expensive, at $28k in January, 2023.
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