Geez , i always thought the hiluxs were meant to be indestructible!!
Depends on what you want really , i was gonna buy a cruiser 4.2 t/d but couldnt afford it so went with a 99 4.2 t/d patrol , best car i have ever owned ,and ive only ever owned fourbys, had it for 5 years and it has never had any problems at all , and goes just about anywhere (just done 200 thou clicks). I wouldnt get a 4 cyl tryin to push the same size car though . I agree bout the V8 cruisers though , ive gone through a few up north for work and they do burn oil and i reckon fairly chew the juice but yes , very fun to drive. My cars not a rocket but at least i know its reliable as anything which means more to me than being the quickest out there.
Love my GQ Nissan Patrol 4.2 diesel, slow as of the mark, around town, pretty thirsty and is 20 years old but just keeps on going and going.
Don't know how I will ever replace it when it finally dies but I reckon I have got another 10 years to think about that, it only has 320,000 on the clock. 
have a friend who is selling his 2004 Lexus LS 430 for 25k,it has done around 220k's,it drives amazing and uses less than 11litres per 100kms.
have heard these cars regularly do over 600k
on a courier run years ago on new Ford van i clipped kerb on round-about puncturing tyre. i had to get bloke across the street to replace wheel with spare as mechanical knowledge is not my thing.
Good cars I've had have been a 99 Mitsubishi Mirage. It was bought new and sold in 2005 with just under 300,000kms. No mechanical repairs were needed on it.
I bought a 99 Mitsubishi Magna second hand it it too was a reliable car. My sister now has it and its running fine.
95 Corolla my niece has is a very good car. Reliable and economical.
My wife's little 2009 Nissan Micra is a great little car. Its only a baby with about 25,000kms on the clock. It looks silly but is an excellent city car. I'd like to keep it till we can't buy petrol anymore.
I had a Lada Niva for a few years and that was good car. A few mechanical issue but they were fixed and didn't cost that much. Not very powerful but the engine was reliable.
Not so good cars, my 96 Mitsubishi Delica. I've had issues with the engine. Its a diesel. The V6 petrols are more reliable. This engine scares me. Other than that its good.
When I was younger and had no money I used to buy old Valiants. They were okay but they all rusted out. The last was a yellow 77 Charger which was a great looking car until you got too close.
My parents have a Courier ute. The gearbox failed at 150,000 kms. The gearbox place said Ford Courier and Mazda Bravo gearboxes fail at around this milage. If that is true its pretty crap.
Best car I owned was a 1989 Jap import Corolla diesel wagon 1.8L
Owned it for 13 years spent nothing on it other than tyres batteries etc
Gutless but economical 6.5L/100 Got written off by a young woman a couple of months ago who decided to ram me from behind It had done 300 000 by then and still didnt burn any oil It got oil changes every 5000 and still ran sweet R.I.P 
[ neck is still a bit stiff ]
I had a ford courier & gearbox failed at 120000km to small for me .I love my transit crew cab but we will have to see how it lasts .Bit hard to park as its larger than most cars & carparking spaces seem to be designed for tiny cars now .People park right up the ass of me & i cant open my trundle tray . Well i can it just hits the bonnet of the idiot who parked me in .
Nissan D22 Navara. just hit 100k still like brand new.
Wifes Honda Civic sport (Sedan version of type R with slightly detuned motor) is about the best small car ever. 80k on it
Had a high top suzuki sierria 1.3 litre with the 5 speed box i purchased from my brother not sure of the year make but it had around 180000kms on it when the speedo was working and apparently a dodgy temperature gauge as the radiator always had plenty of fluid ,but it used to stink a bit on hot day and sometimes the bonnet was very warm , occasionally i had to remove the transfer lever and nudge the gear rods with a screwdriver when it slipped into neutral on a rough track.. I quite merrily drove it around for 3 years ,up and down the beach, mini tractor in the yard for pulling shrubs out ,roller for the base of the retaining wall etc .....with the temperature gauge always trying to bust the needle off on the end of the high mark!
After it finally started to resemble one of fred flinstones vehicles with the floor rust and the epoxy would no longer stick over the previous epoxy i gave it to a friend with about a months rego!!
He said to me after a week of driving it around ,"This goes a treat now, replaced the thermostat and temp gauge never goes above half way .... how long have you been driving it around with no water in the engine?!!!
classic
Got a toyota hilux 2wd 2.7 petrol tray back ute. Power steering air con etc bout 22k drive away. Pretty hard to beat.
I know its easy to knock toyota but I spend all my life on mines in busted arse joints through AUS, PNG and Philipines with crap roads and 90% vehicles are toyota.
Pretty hard to argue their reliability with that much proof out there.
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I honestly believe the 84 XE is the best Falcon/Fairmont Ford ever produced.
Alloy head X flow 4.1 Litre pushrod engine with electronic ignition (set and forget) and dual throat Weber carburettor (fit a fuel miser kit 5 yearly and forget).
Highway fuel consumption rate is about 11-12 L/100 Klm or 23-24 miles per gallon. I have always believed a little bit less in fuel economy is a small price to pay for ultimate reliability and longevity.
As taxis, provided they were correctly serviced and maintained, they would still be going strong after a million kilometres of use.
The ride and handleing are excellent with comfortable seating and very good all round vision.
The most common problems they have are water pumps and thermo housings corroding out and they usually need a new fuel pump and or alternator every 150 to 200,000 klms.
Sophistication in simplicity and poetry in motion.
This is an original 84 S Pac 4 slot manual I sold for $900 three years ago which I have been regretting ever since.
They are quite easy to permanently fix by filing off the riveted over bit holding on the spring loaded lever, drilling through and screwing in a dashboard screw with washer and a little grease here and there.
Never give you a problem again.
Commodore Vs series 2 wagon - late 96
AC , auto ,wind up windows , power steering - factory speakers quite good actually - so shes a great sound booth - which is important on a long trip
love this car to death
bought it at 90 000 kms and was nearly in tears on my first run to lanno at the pure luxury , power, space (for wind toys) and smoothness of the drive. That was in 2001
Still runs beautifully today and has given me zero mechanicals.
I have ZERO desire to buy a new car (except for maybe a VW transporter van for alot of money)- that is a good endorsement on this wagon.
i will shed a tear when i eventually move on - i think the rust will get her before the powerplant wears out.
