Toyota.

John Smith wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 5:23pm:


Left yourself wide open there homo!

GordyL wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 4:50pm:


My last camry I gave to one of my sons.
I was just bored of it. Really nice engine - the 3 litre V6 cylinder. It has over 300,000 on it

Bought an older 2.2 litre camry for another son. Faultless car, about 300,000 on it now.

I have a newer 2.4 litre camry, 5 speed auto.
Only a bit over 200,000 kms on it. Sort of like brand new really.

... wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 6:51pm:


2.5 is ok, the 2.0 is a poxbox with a CVT.

No Suby likers?

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 7:42pm:


not too big an issue,  it's going to be a city car

Wolseley wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 8:05pm:


yes.
If you want a boring reliable car that will get you there and get you back year after year after year after year till you are bored of it, get a Toyota.

The further west I have been into the desert, the more Toyotas I see.
The locals there, toyotas is about all they have.

John Smith wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 8:50pm:


I have driven a couple of subarus.
Very nice to drive, would be excellent on gravel roads

Toyota.

Subaru a close second.

Still, can't beat a Toyota.

I would pick the Forester for a city car... but I'm not overly impressed with their boxer motor...

too hard to work on and ive seen too many end up in the bin..

I don't see your logic in comparing the two cars in fact..

I have heard that subaru the most expensive japanese car to own

Ya gotta go the Subaru!  I had a Forester XLT a few years ago until I traded it in my my truck.  Loved that car!   Comfortable, well appointed and 0 - 60 K in 3 seconds!   Do yourself a favour if you buy one and use premium unleaded.   RAV 4 is a bit - shall we say - poofy - for a bloke.  Get a 'horn' car and buy the Subbie

The RAV4 has surprisingly poo fuel economy too.  Only has a 50l tank, and you'll get 480 - 530km from it, depending on whether you have "Eco mode" enabled on it.

GordyL wrote on Feb 7^th, 2016 at 11:33am:


Ho ho ho.  Do we have a male impersonator here Mr R. Neck?

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Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 6^th, 2016 at 5:26pm:


He is right though a really attractive car is now very much not. The rear of the current model looks awful.

IMO there is not much difference either should be OK, I would test one of each and see what you get and how much they cost.

Mooncalf

GordyL wrote on Feb 7^th, 2016 at 9:27pm:


I know you hate it when people go to Google and who could blame you for that?  Where is Mooncalf, Dear?  I've looked at the old Atlas Readers Digest sent me and it is just not there Dear.  You'll have to help us out Dear.  We're all friends here, no?

Mooncalf! That's gold!

I am about to buy a new car and my choice is the Subaru XV. Toyoto are the most over rated car on the road. I've owned about twenty five cars in my life and the only two that had motors die were Toyoto.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 26^th, 2016 at 7:24pm:

Mitsubishi probably are underrated given they are Japanese made. Let's face it not too many cars that come out of Japan are dogs.Although you have to be careful some of the cheaper models of the Japanese cars are being made in India and Thailand now. Call me a snob but I'm buggered if I'm paying Japanese prices for a Thai made car. A work mate said to me just the other day that her brother was a mechanic and that he cringes every time a European car is driven into his workshop. Over priced overrated and over here. His comment to her was always buy a Japanese or Korean car. Hyundai seem to have a pretty good name for themself nowadays. I've only ever driven one for a couple of days when I hired an i30 in Cairns for some day trips. It seemed pretty good for a small car but my greatest memory of it was how economical it was.