9 Used Cars You Should NEVER Buy

Today I discuss a few used cars that you should avoid buying. I did some extensive research to find cars that were littered with issues, and ended up with these. Let me know if you own any of these cars, or if you've experienced similar problems! As always, thanks for watching :)

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[AutoAutopsy]

For everyone commenting about the RX-8: I understand that the triangles were in the design because it's a rotary engine. Also, the Prius and Mustang were jokes :)

[KungFuChess]

If you want a car that will last 200k+ miles stick with Toyota or Honda

[MrExplotakokote]

Lol Mazda got triangles everywhere, lol even the engine inside is like a triangle, ,, that's what a rotor look like,

[HilltownCT]

Imagine buying a 2010 Mustang V6 with 210hp and then seeing the 2011's with 305hp? Talk about a kick in the shins.

[joefran]

can't go wrong with Honda civic, accord, Toyota corolla, camery

[Mrdubomb]

As a mechanic i would like to add,
dont buy anything with a rotory engine, cylinder deactivation technology, cvt tranny, used hybrid unless batteries have been replaced with oem, or GDI
If you do buy GDI you need to use ethenol free gasoline.
If you buy something with cylinder deactivation, make sure it can be disabled or you will have oil burning eventually
If you buy a cvt tranny, the oil has to be changed every 40K at maximum
the lincoln LS/Jag s type suffered from valve cover gasket issues, flooding the coils with oil, and Ive seen the tranny need rebuilding at 100K in the s type
Best not to buy anything with a ford tranny to begin with.
Suzuki with the ecotec motor (pontiac wave, chevy aveo) had issues with waterpumps taking out the t-belt, which was a weak link to begin with, so you have to change t-belt/wp every 50K miles
Cant comment on older land rovers, but newer range rover use bmw n62 engine and are like any german engineered car-great till warranty runs out and then needs complete overhaul, new gaskets, seals, etc, etc. This is expected and normal in europe.
Pulsating brakes do not make a car unsafe-just annoying as hell.
mini cooper-oil capacity of only 4.5 liters and the oil life index is 15K, and people honestly believe that you can go that long btwn oil changes, idiots.
and this is why people buy new and have car payments instead of paying a monthly repair bill.

[MRTuning]

Triangles? On a rx8? Ohhh you mean the rotory symbols xD

[roflmows]

Car payments and leasing is for suckers.

1) buy crappy used car for $1000 or even less.

2) Don't spend more than $50 on repairs, but get oil changes.

3) drive until it breaks down.

4) repeat and save tens of thousands. We can usually find a Mexican guy who'll pay us $100 for a busted car in a few days on craigslist, plus no towing cost to us. That's already 1/10th the cost of a $1000 replacement vehicle or 1/5th of a $500 vehicle.

5) Do this for 20 years. assuming you get at least one year out of every car, it's WAY cheaper than paying $20, 000 or more for one car that automatically depreciates....not to mention all that interest and all the repairs over those years. You have to renew your registration each year anyway. And any taxes or other fees still add up to tens of thousands less than you'd pay for a new car.

6) play it carefully and you can also dodge those pesky emissions tests. Just don't go stinking up the earth with a shitty muffler.

My wife and I have been doing this since the mid 90s. Friends and family get killed by car payments and interest. We put that cash into savings and our vacation fund.

Sure we drive 2001 hondas. We've also traveled to 16 different countries since 1997.

You decide what you'd rather have: life experiences and savings, or a shiny overpriced hunk of junk you spend very few hours of your life in. And with that extra cash you can rent cool cars on vacation once in awhile if you want, or a van or camper for a road trip, etc.

Tips:

choose a smaller car for great gas mileage.

Don't take it on road trips or too far from home so you won't get stranded.

Ride a bike in nice weather to places close to home and save gas money. Mopeds are great too.

This is WAY easier if you're into the type of woman (or, like me, you're already married to a great woman) who likes you for who you are, not the car you drive (also me).

Car payments are for suckers. Get yourself outta this easy credit/high interest nightmare now before the whole thing collapses on top of you.

[MuhammadRafiq-micd]

Never buy any car. Just buy a donkey and drive without any issue. :-P

[UmmAlietha]

"It looks like a cheese wedge, and it drives like one. LMAO

[Dragson_Beatz]

Im just going to stick with Japanese cars, cheap AND reliable.

[kgraham]

"...80 million miles to the gallon..." HAHAHA!!! 😂
Well done! 👏

[Musicizmyremedy]

lol about the Prius. I would never buy it but man do they last forever and are some of the most reliable cars I've seen. I've know a couple people that's put over 250k miles on it without any issues whatsoever.

[RFuentes]

what about the pt cruiser that shit is junk

[thesneakyzephyr]

The best used car I ever bought, was a 2005 Volvo S60

[gregorytrane]

As far as the Prius goes, it's probably the most reliable car in the group and the most boring car one could own. But to it's credit it's cheap to work on, parts are relatively inexpensive and a good car for people who want cheap transportation and are not car enthusiasts and are interested in only going from pt. A to pt. B. Besides all of that, women will like it more than men and they'll probably treat it like their pet.

[josepena]

never ever ever ever buy a Lincoln ls. i don't care if it has 10k miles that care will give you headaches

[dieselboy]

My Audi TT was horrible with reliability. Now I have a Lexus.

[iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd]

I've got a 2010 Toyota Prius with 387, 000 miles. I haven't had a single problem other than wear and tear.

[Aussiemarco]

As a teenager you hate the Prius because it's not cool in the slightest. But 20 years from now, when you have insanely high rent to pay, 2 kids to put through college and a partner that will cost vast amounts of money to keep happy (I speak from experience), you'll be desperate for the Prius' 80 million mpg and reliability.