I had a succession of Toyotas that I did 100k in before replacing. I only ever had to replace tyres - even the brake pads seemed to last forever. My favourite was this old Carina model. It was roomy, quickish for its time and a pleasure to drive. It could carry anything with its huge hatchback rear door.
Still not sure why I got rid of it.
I had one break from a Japanese car which was a VW TDi Bora. It was like stepping back in time - all the kinds of things that wore out on BL cars, like drive shaft gaiters, suspension bushes, shock absorbers etc. etc. came back to haunt me by also wearing out on the VW. I hadn't bought any such parts in years! I sold it locally and its owner wrote it off right outside my friend's house by cartwheeling it it into a deep ditch on a bend via striking an electricity pole at speed. It was literally in bits. A year later, I saw it near my mother-in-law's sheltered housing complex - the car had lowered suspension, been given boy racer wheels and a massive spoiler but it was definitely the same one. The owner appeared from presumably visiting his own relatives there. I said I used to own his car and that the last time I'd see it had been as wreckage in a ditch. He didn't look too happy about this because I got the impression that it was news to him. His near-exact words were that he had been told that it had a bit of a bump. I never saw it again.
Still not sure why I got rid of it.
I had one break from a Japanese car which was a VW TDi Bora. It was like stepping back in time - all the kinds of things that wore out on BL cars, like drive shaft gaiters, suspension bushes, shock absorbers etc. etc. came back to haunt me by also wearing out on the VW. I hadn't bought any such parts in years! I sold it locally and its owner wrote it off right outside my friend's house by cartwheeling it it into a deep ditch on a bend via striking an electricity pole at speed. It was literally in bits. A year later, I saw it near my mother-in-law's sheltered housing complex - the car had lowered suspension, been given boy racer wheels and a massive spoiler but it was definitely the same one. The owner appeared from presumably visiting his own relatives there. I said I used to own his car and that the last time I'd see it had been as wreckage in a ditch. He didn't look too happy about this because I got the impression that it was news to him. His near-exact words were that he had been told that it had a bit of a bump. I never saw it again.