These Are The Cars You Could Drive Forever

Toyota

Hello mortals. A fewer days agone I asked what car you would prime to thrust everlastingly arsenic a vampire forced down nan instrumentality of an immortal automotive companion. I framed it astir vampires, because vampires are cool. Anyway, location were immoderate astonishing answers, from Subarus to Saabs, but 1 reply has gripped my imagination since I saw it: nan Toyota Century. Of course! It's nan eventual vampire vehicle. With timeless styling that already benignant of looks for illustration a bad guy's car (or astatine slightest a morally ambivalent guy's car), it moves done nan world pinch a silent grace only a predator could appreciate. The Japanese dedication to creating a soundless compartment and pitchy achromatic windows intends nary 1 will beryllium capable to spot aliases perceive what's going connected wrong aliases out, and the the plush wool interior is easy spot cleaned aft messy night's retired (or eating in). And past there's nan sizable trunk cleanable for... leftovers. 

While nan Toyota Century wins successful my book, location are plentifulness of different bully suggestions successful here. Scroll on, if you dare.

A car to thrust everlastingly has to beryllium a car pinch a bully chance to past forever. My first prime would beryllium an early-1990s Mercedes E-Class, preferably nan 1993-95 exemplary (dual airbags), preferably a wagon, consecutive six, nary AWD, aft nan caput gasket and wiring harness has been replaced. Not nan astir breathtaking choice, but perchance nan astir durable.

From Joe Stricker

Toyota

I request a comfortable car, soundproofed, pinch a awesome sound strategy and a look that will ne'er property (or will ever beryllium dated). So it will beryllium a Toyota Century.

From Fremiii

Bentley

Bentley Continental GT. Normally this would beryllium a car I would beryllium excessively frightened to ain owed to reliability issues and precocious attraction costs. But if this car is going to beryllium granted immortality...then motion maine up.

From Giantsgiants

If repairs don't count: Peugeot 504 (or 505 wagon). Most comfortable seats ever. And I deliberation nan smell of diesel really provides nutrition, I emotion it truthful much.

Mom had 1 successful nan 80's. It ne'er discontinue running, conscionable ran retired of powerfulness to get up nan steep people home. After nan tow location and motor tear down, we recovered each azygous ringing was broken.

If repairs count: Volvo 240 Wagon (maybe put those Peugeot seats successful it, but nan Volvo seats were beautiful awesome too).

From DieselOx

98-00 Lexus SC400

Timeless styling, superb engine, comfortable seats, reliable, easy to DIY stuff, and from nan highest Toyota era. Only problem is parts are drying up and aftermarket support is slim to none.

From Tex

Aston Martin's DB9 GT. It is simply a timeless creation that will ever beryllium beautiful. And pinch 540 horsepower, it will surely support up pinch postulation 50 years from now.

From Packardbaker

I'm already driving it. My 2014 X5 diesel astatine 155K miles is still successful fantabulous style pinch neither mechanical nor electrical issues (the automatic-closing doors still work). The assemblage has seen amended days pinch emblematic scrapes and scratches but nary rust and it still rides and handles for illustration caller pinch nary squeaks and rattles.

On nan functional size, I tin easy compression 700 miles of scope connected a vessel of diesel and it conscionable managed a crazy 35.5 mpg connected a caller 450 mile roadworthy travel (the tires were a spot over-inflated owed to nan precocious ambient temperature). It has decent-enough crushed clearance for an SUV designed predominantly for on-road use, and tin fresh a ton of group and stuff. When thing breaks, I hole it myself aliases return it to my indie Bimmer mechanic who fixes it astatine a reasonable cost. It besides has 19" wheels and reasonably heavy tires (compared to newer SUVs pinch debased floor plan tires) to grip unsmooth roads.

I can't ideate getting free of it because it is worthy measurement much to maine than nan $13K I would get connected nan resale market. It is nan cleanable car for dirty/damaging jobs (either taking it into nan metropolis aliases loading it pinch cogwheel from Home Depot) and, speech from consumables, costs maine only a fewer 100 per twelvemonth to support connected nan road. And wherever other tin I find a 2.5 ton SUV that yields complete 35 mpg? The punishment container GMC Terrain (1.6 T) I had successful nan past twelvemonth could hardly deed 24 mpg connected nan highway, which is very, very bad for an system car.

From ODDseth

Gonna spell consecutive to my heart, my first car. A teal greenish 1998 Pontiac Grand Am SE. It's not pretty, it's not evocative, it's not reliable, it's not fast, but it's me. It was a car that to this time my friends will bring up successful story, for illustration it was a legend. There are days wherever I get a small wistful astir that car and if I could thrust it forever, I would do it successful a heartbeat.

From Alf Enthusiast

1993-1995 SAAB 9000 Aero – Good Power, bully state mileage, highly comfortable, practical, and I deliberation it looks nice.

From BikeyBikeSwoosh56

Subaru

If I look backmost astatine really I've utilized cars complete nan people of my life, I dislike to opportunity it but my everlastingly car would astir apt beryllium a Subaru Outback.

8 hours connected nan freeway (which I unluckily do a LOT)? effortless and comparatively comfortable and quiet.

Carry 2 bikes and cogwheel and a canoe into nan nort'woods? No Problem.

Carry kids and america halfway crossed nan country? Actually comfortable. Except for nan farting. Subaru, please instal odor absorbing rear seats.

Picking up lumber? Carrying 4x8 sheets of plywood? Yay tile rack.

Decent state mileage? Relatively inexpensive maintenance? Boringly reliable? yup.

As overmuch arsenic I'd emotion to database thing cool, this is really really I drive. My car will ne'er beryllium nan excitement, it will ever beryllium nan intends to get to nan excitement. And arsenic such, nan Outback really is perfect.

From Buckfiddious

From Sector7GWagen

My '55 Bel-Air. LS3, Tremec TKX, ne'er fails to put maine successful a bully temper and a grin connected my face. If we're some immortal, past I would look guardant to nan emotion that car gives maine aft each thrust for-ev-er.

From Sector7GWagen

Porsche 964 C2 Coupe is simply a thrust everlastingly car paired pinch a 2006 vintage Subaru Forester turbo lovingly cared for, and massaged on. And yes, I would thrust some cars twelvemonth around!

From John