Nissan Altima or Hyundai Sonata. Which of these cars will last me the longest, provide the best reliability, and not cost a lot to keep on the road?

If you’re buying new I’d vote for the Nissan. The Sonata is getting better all the time, but the Altima has an established track record of good reliability. If you’re shopping for a used car all bets are off. The only thing that matters with a used car is how it was maintained by its previous own…

Both are just about identical on reliability (Sonata’s been slightly better last 4 years), and the Sonata has a higher ‘ower’s satisfaction score’, whatever that is, along with a longer warranty period. You can go with either with confidence, get the one you like.

It’s a close call. Both are good cars. Major difference is the Altima has a CVT transmission and if you keep the car along time that will be a $3500 REPLACEMENT, since no one repairs or rebuilds these units. My personal choice would be the Sonata which is a mid size car with a full size interior a…

Well, I’ve owned my '07 Nissan Altima 2.5S since it was new, and have over 53k miles on it. Only parts replaced have been front brake pads and rotors, plus tires. Mine has the 6-speed manual transmission, and Nissan no longer offers the Altima in a manual in the US anymore, only Canada gets the ma…

Any reason you are restricting yourself to just these two makes ?

Most cars will last a very long time if properly driven and maintained. [image] Profiles in Mileage: Meet the 2.8-Million-Mile Man Irv Gordon has some advice for keeping your car running forever: Follow the factory service manual, replace worn or broken parts immediately and don’t let any…

This car has been continuously rebuilt; and that is not cost-effective car ownership. The owner has an entirely different agenda; he just drives all over and someone must pay for the Volvo’s upkeep, or at least gives him free parts. He would be running a lot cheaper with a Civic, Yaris, Mazda3, Coro…

Both are good choices. You might also find a Ford Fusion in your price range (on sale), they’re excellent cars, great repair history, like by their owners.

Not true - almost no one repairs or rebuilds CVTs, but at least one person does: http://www.freddiestransmissions.com/html/cvt.html

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dale234 February 8, 2011, 2:01am 8

I am forced to get another car because I was in an accident, not my fault, and my car was deemed totaled. The insurance paid me out a decent amount. I am not in a position to get into debt right now so I have a tight budget. These two cars are within my budget.

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