What's a good car 2010 or older for the money?

I've spent over $2,000 since spring keeping this 2005 ford five hundred with 90k on the road. $3,000 to keep my 2005 ford freestar with 80k on the road. I just can't aford a ford anymore. What could I expect with a Toyota or Honda?

A lot longer life, but even used a lot more expensive to buy

So without listing anything but the cost of things you want to get a car by make. Do you think you will find a make that is free to maintain? If you find tires that don't wear out would you post it for us?

Ford dealer's intentionally over charge on older car's, hoping to make it seem like it would be better buy one from them. I recently spent 3 hours waiting in a waiting room a SuburbanFord in Ferndale, Michigan, for them to change 2 spark plugs with coils. Thats two sparkplugs; two up front, right there easy reach. In front, for a cost of $400.Two… 3 hours.

  • Why would people buy older foreign cars instead of brand new American cars? I see it all the time, people driving 7-8 year old Mercedes or BMWs that they paid probably paid around $20,000. They could of easily gone out and bought a brand new Ford or Dodge, but they didn't. They bought a Mercedes with over 100k miles. All worn and torn on the inside. But aslong as they're shining on the outside I guess.
  • Is it possible to get a new transmission for an older car, if so, how much would it cost? I'm looking at buying a 2003 Ford Taurus with 85,000 miles on it. No, there are no transmission problems. I'm just thinking that if it were done now, that could add a lot of life onto the vehicle. And it would make sense because my estimate is that a new transmission is less that what this car is worth. The car is 5K.
  • Can I drive an older car long distance? I'm planning on buying an older car, either a 1984 Monte Carlo, 1999 Cadillac Eldorado, or a 2000 Ford Ranger and drive either one to Fort Polk from Miami since I'm PCSing there in a month. I was wondering is it a good idea to drive an older vehicle that far even if it is well maintained? Also how hard would it be to find parts and fix a classic car like the Monte Carlo?
  • A newer car with more miles or an older car with less mileage? I have a 1995 honda civic ex coupe with 176,800 miles on it. It's been leased the first few years then my friend drove it until now some city driving some not, I've also put $2000 into it; new radiator, new belts, axle fixed etc. A client then gave me a 2001 ford ranger with 198,000 miles on it. I believe it hasn't had much city driving and it's also had two owners. I think both have gotten into very minor accidents. What car do I keep?

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