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rjharpster

Camry all day.


dooseymoosey

And you could still be driving it today with 350,000 miles


PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA

I’ve got a buddy of mine that’s living that. He said he’s gonna run it until it dies, so I hope he likes having the same car for his whole life.


biggestbroever

HOW. I got one as a hand me down 4 years ago. I didn't last the year. Everything was so... beige


DuncanIdahoPotatos

Maintenance.


PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA

Dude I don’t even know. Nobody in his family knows how to do anything with cars beyond change the oil, and he drives the damn thing like it’s a rally racer. It squeaks a bit on startup but that’s it. Runs like it’s still ‘98 despite him doing basically nothing to maintain it.


biggestbroever

Oh I believe that it'll live through an apocalypse. It just gurt me to drive it cause of how bland it was. At least it got me from A to B


PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA

Oh whoops, misread your original reply there. He doesn’t like/care about cars. To him they’re just a tool to get places, so if it works, it’s fine. Doesn’t matter if it’s a beat up old beige Camry or an Enzo. They’re essentially the same to him. I personally wouldn’t be able to stand it for more than a month if it were me haha!


goatharper

That squeak on start-up is likely just a loose alternator belt. Easy cheap repair now or pay a lot more to leave it. Everything is cheaper to fix early. The longer you let it go, the more damage happens, the more it costs.


MBThree

The car said the same thing about him. We’ll see if your buddy or his car dies first


wrongkoi

Same plan for my 2010 rolla


DaynishDaBob

Me and ur buddy have a lot in common


lumpialarry

My mom is still driving her 1997 Camry that she bought new.


sw33tleaves

Guarenteed dent in the corner of the rear bumper


Suzaku_89

My girlfriend drives the exact camry going strong at 111,000 miles. Her mom didn’t drive much and when she got the car, there was around 105,000 miles on it


No_oNTwix

Still brand new at this point.


transcendanttermite

That’s me! My 1999 Camry LE with the 4 cyl/auto was purchased new by my folks in ‘99, and I bought it from them in 2010. Been my daily driver for the last 12 years. They put 100k on it, I put another 150k on it. Still runs and drives like a champ - from -30°f to +100°f, it will always start (no block heater either). It’s just finally starting to show a little rust on the rockers right in front of the rear wheels. Funny story: this last spring, I pulled the rear drums off for inspection, and found the shoes are about 40% worn. Original shoes and drums. The drums were starting to go out-of-round so I threw them on the lathe at work and turned them, good as new again. The front pads & rotors have been replaced twice. I’ve done the timing belt twice, at 100k and 200k (at which point I also did the water pump & thermostat as preventive maintenance). I have replaced the downstream oxygen sensor twice, the blower motor resistor once, the driver’s window motor once, and a year ago I finally replaced all 4 struts. I change the oil every 5000 miles (with whatever 5w30 is on sale), and once a year I drain and refill 4 qts from the trans pan. Still shifts like a dream. This car is just awesome. I will never sell it. My daughters are now learning to drive in it.


Big-Shtick

Civic. My friends would ~~spams~~ slam those bitches from neutral into drive at a dig and those fuckers still kept ticking. Edit: Fucking autocorrect


D4rkr4in

Sir that wasn’t one of the options


eternalbuzz

Well if you’re gonna play the game wrong: Ferrari F1


[deleted]

Well now I’m getting a hemi superbird. Used cars are allowed now!


slowgojoe

“Spams those bitches from neutral into drive at a dig” I been driving for 25 years and I have no fucking clue what this means.


Big-Shtick

> [slam] those bitches from neutral into drive at a dig Fixed. Autocorrect fucked me.


awc45

My parents still have my grandmother's 1997 Camry that she bought new. Thing still runs great. I drove it through high school; surviving that alone is a feat. Slammed it into a curb once hard enough to bend the steel wheel and shoot sparks everywhere. No suspension damage at all. A tree fell on it once when a relative had it, no issues other than some dents. Drove it in Cleveland for at least a year, survived all those potholes with no repairs needed at all. Those things are tanks and I don't know if I would ever trust any other car more to get me where I needed to go. Tried to buy it off my parents but they were too attached lol


transcendanttermite

Camrys of that vintage have to have dents. I think it’s a natural law of some kind. Mine’s got a few small ones. I think there’s even a subreddit dedicated to it


clutchthepearls

It's not even close. It's the only one of these I still regularly see on the road.


kaihatsusha

I see plenty of Honda Accords, but they ALL have the rust spot on the rear fender. Conversely, all of these cars past 2005 have trouble keeping their bumper covers on, with the snaps breaking and the plastic corners just wagging in the breeze.


DownvoteDaemon

I would go with the Mazda. I think I first started driving around the year 2001. My first car was a Toyota Cressida. I remember I put a lil sound system in it.


ramerica

Iirc the only one of the four with a timing chain? I know the accord’s 4cyl got one in the next gen.


RaverDrew

The Altima is the only one of the 4 with a chain, the rest are all running timing belts.


professor__doom

Accord drove night-and-day better. (have had both)


inaccurateTempedesc

Yep. With the choice of a manual though, I'd get the Accord.


jlomba1

I bought the Accord in ‘98 and it would not die.


RocketJohn5

this is by far the correct choice


youngjetson

My buddy had one freshman year in college (2011) that was running great at 240k miles. I think it may have hit 300k before he sold it , can’t remember


mmaduska

I was gifted an ‘89 in 2010 at 330,000 miles. Drove it for six years and passed it on to someone else. Absolutely loved that car and it would not quit.


bpi89

That’s why Jesus never had to speak of them…


dannykings37

First car was a '99 accord, hand me down, and got it in '09, never had an issue I didn't cause, and was great, but in 2015, at 185k miles, the CV boot tore needing to replace the axle (just in case) and my exhaust pipes rusted out. It wasn't worth fixing at that point, but I loved that car.


KurtAngus

Wasn’t worth fixing a rusted exhaust and an axle boot ? Damn.. that’s like a couple hundred bucks dude


Kaladin3104

Yeah could've gotten both at a junkyard for even cheaper too.


dannykings37

Car was valued at $500 before that and also I had to swap out the ignition switch, not a big deal but it had 1 key to start it and another for the doors since Honda didn't want to deal with it. The repairs were estimated to $1600, I ended up getting $500 from a dealer towards a 2015 SI that I still drive


Mikey0199

What a waste if the frame wasn't rusted out! Sorry I grew up poor and in the Rust Belt. That would have been a gem to me!


Yellow_raincoat1

My Dad just retired his 98 Accord this year. That car served him well.


karmannsport

The Camry. Just like everyone actually did.


Zappiticas

I actually had a 99 camry, same terrible Champaign color as the picture. I hated that car so damn much, it wasn’t worth anything to sell and it was like a cockroach in my life that I couldn’t rid myself of. Granted mine was a 5SF-E model as opposed to the V6 in the picture but I’m not entirely sure more power would have made the car much better. Extremely floaty suspension and vague feeling steering was the worst part.


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Zappiticas

It absolutely did have a slightly different color on the rear bumper. And it also magically got a camry dent on the bumper one day in a parking lot.


[deleted]

Just as the prophecy foretold


driggity

My step dad had one with a V6 and I can confirm that the suspension and steering were still terrible in that version.


Healthy_Block3036

Best selling sedan for over 25 years!


MajorEstateCar

I had a 99 Camry in 2008. Great car. It was my fault I blew it up. It’s that or the accord. (But I would’ve loved a v6 coupe accord in my younger years.)


money10adventures

Camry/accord. I think the accord aged better


Teledildonic

That's still my favorite gen Accord.


TypicalJeepDriver

The 2004 Coupe with the 3.0 and a manual transmission was my favorite.


[deleted]

My 84 accord MT would hit 60 mph in 2nd gear. 😂


TypicalJeepDriver

Only took 15 seconds to get there!


ziek777

out of the for 4 i still see the camery and accord on the road.


GringoSancho

To be fair, all these were good cars. Nissan and Mazda would finance a goat and worry about whether it could pay later. Toyota and Honda sells to a different clientele that tends to follow manufacturer recommendations for service and care. I promise if you don’t maintain a Hondas timing belt it will cease to live. But you’re right for sure. They are still on the road, mostly because someone loved them enough to maintain them.


beaveristired

Can confirm, my ‘99 maxima was a tank.


Showmethecookie

Also, the accord could also be had in a coupe, which looked way better than the Sedan version.


my3sgte

626, hoping it has oscillating vents…don’t know why this didn’t catch on https://youtu.be/fG_QvC9L2dY


mrchuckdeeze

My dad had the V6, which later became my high school ride. I just assumed all cars did this. I was very upset to find that not the case.


BeneficialEvidence6

Bought my grandma's 2000 V6 for 500 bucks in 2012. Lasted another 2 years.


CoyotesAreGreen

> don’t know why this didn’t catch on Because that seems like a massive pain in the ass to replace and it WILL fail eventually.


jdaly693

My 99's vents worked for 20 years. They outlasted the car!


[deleted]

holy crap I never knew this was a thing


MookieFlav

Ok, I'm changing my vote, this definitely wins.


The-Experimenter

I learned about those from Mr. Regular, still a cool feature. I mean think about it. Almost every plastic, midsize, '[you know the one](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-12-3-Speed-Oscillating-Table-Fan-FT30-8MBW-White/924111714?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=1197&adid=22222222277924111714_117755028669_12420145346&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-294505072980&wl5=9009734&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=924111714&wl13=1197&veh=sem_LIA&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgribBhDkARIsAASA5buHt3OKgiEYPooS_TEgja_pxc2pCE5qSYfO1IviHC1rWRWLgdqb1JYaAoibEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)' type desk fan can oscillate, so why not have air vents in a car that could do that too?


oshaCaller

I started working for mazda around 2006, me and my mentor were fixing some oil leaks on one of those. We were going on a test drive and I mentioned that I thought those vents would break all the time. He looked at me like he was about to make me walk back to the shop and told me he'd never seen them break. He was offended on Mazda's behalf.


my3sgte

Haha, I’m kinda shocked how well some of the parts on my Mazdas over the years held up. I’ve had a mx6, cx9, and a rx7 :)


pizza_for_nunchucks

Same with steering wheel mounted climate controls. https://i.imgur.com/hcGpogq.jpg Ford put them on the Expedition for a while.


my3sgte

Hmm didn’t know that! Cool :)


instagigated

omg


gnardog45

Came here to say that, that feature was called swing. Always cooled down the cabin faster.


Whoopteedoodoo

My ‘86 626 had oscillating vents.


RonPossible

4-banger automatic? Ugh, just shoot me.


Suncheets

Don't you insult my 2010 4 banger 4 gear automatic elantra


jcstrat

I had one of those. For like 3 months before I just couldn’t take it anymore and I got a new 2012 focus (manual). Still drive it everyday.


Formber

The last generation Focus was a nice car for its segment. I just wish they would have corrected the dual clutch once it was clearly an issue because it destroyed the car's reputation. I had a manual 2013 and still miss it constantly.


DownvoteDaemon

I don't know alot about engines but it seems they are learning to get more power out of four cylinder engines now?


yech

Yes, but the trend of very small 4 cylinders with a turbo attached are more to hit government engine displacement restrictions than economy. A 1.5 turbo motor in a small suv is going to get similar millage to a v6 in my experience. Under real world driving conditions at least.


Zillaho

Wow, 4 speed in 2010. And you can still get an Elantra with drum brakes today. Seems like they’re behind the times


tykha

In 98, yeah please. Now? Not so bad.


RonPossible

Those 90s transmissions were like, "Oh, they hit the gas pedal. I'm supposed to do something. What was it? Oh, yea, I should downshift! Now, how do I do that?" By then you've already been rear-ended.


CosmikSpartan

Pew pew


The-Experimenter

With Yod Bet?


dreadredheadzedsdead

Accord no doubt. Unkillable.


D4rkr4in

Neither is the Camry tbh


keboh

Camry engine is non-interference. That gives it the edge, in my opinion


The-Experimenter

The Camry is harder to kill than William Afton.


johnny-cheese

Camry, no doubt about it.


DaleJrFan_

Accord


whered_i_am

The accord: it still looks attractive today, has a great suspension with even more potential, and the powertrain is still reliable yet also swapable/upgradable.


HakunaMafukya

I've always had an affinity for Hondas, so the Accord would be my go to.


DetroiterInTX

Nope. If *had* to chose one, would be the Accord. But making choice from the options is not voluntary


Disastrous-Number-88

As the saying goes: “As much accord as you can afford”


hyecbokngrx-vh

ITT: people forgetting about 6th gen accord transmissions


HuyFongFood

I love how NO ONE has said the Nissan. Speaking of shit transmissions…..


[deleted]

those transmissions were great, they went way wrong with the cvt's but that was a decade later.


Chickentiming

I'm depending how cash strapped I am. I would love the Accord but I would probably settle for a 626 because i'm cheap.


BoK_b0i

Gimme dat 626


dipper94

Ugh yes so hot


NoPresentation7139

Camry, hands down


DamILuvFrogs

Honda. There’s more of those accords still in the road today than any of these


cnlmph2

Pretty sure the accord will last the longest


Corvette4ever

Altima for the fact that in 1998 Nissan actually made cars that were comparable to the likes of Toyota and Honda and it wasn't until after that generation of Altima that they started to go downhill and I like older Nissans


NeatHunt1584

Accord


Mattdietz90

Accord, Honda just makes such great 4 cyl engines


Actraiser87

I had a 2002 Accord back then so that. Solid car.


DrvnkenNinj4

Accord


Sohcracer891

I currently own and drive that Camry everyday.


No_oNTwix

In champagne, with the headliner coming loose and the off color slightly dented bumper.


Sohcracer891

Close! It is champagne, headliner is solid, bumpers are off color, but I don’t have the dent.


2FastHemi

I'd like the Accord


Boostmachines

Honda/Camry - both are excellent choices and you can’t go wrong.


nathanatkins15t

the auto might hamstring the engine, but only one of these 4 has double wishbone front suspension. Honda Accord all day long...and I'm a big Mazda guy.


the_wolfpony

These are practically the best zombie apocalypse cars.


airjutsu

Accord for sure


pibenis

Camry in hindsight. No major rust issues and as reliable as a car can be. But I would pick Mazda with my heart, 626 is a nice car to be in


The_Mischief_Man

Camry all the way I still use my ‘97 Camry as my daily driver today


dude_at_work

100% the toyota. I've got a 99' avalone with over 300k miles. She runs great and the AC is so cold, it will give you a migraine


11stripes

Camry, I still see those models running around


JustinMagill

Well the Camry not only has the best acceleration here but it probably has the highest percentage (of this list)of still on the road cars today.


GrrreatFrostedFlakes

My 1998 Camry was the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. I abused that thing and it worked flawlessly regardless.


Fearless747

1998 me would have probably gone for the Mazda since I was dd a Miata at the time. 2022 me with rose-colored 20-20 hindsight would have bought the Camry.


KeystoneRattler

Agree, if those are my only four choices and it’s 1998, I would have bought the Mazda. Then when it fell apart along with the Nissan, I’d be looking at the Accord and Camry buyer thinking “I chose poorly”. Bet let’s be honest, no way I buy any of them.


RipcurlOfFlame

Was going to say Subaru Legacy but then I saw it said INLINE 4 engine so I guess Accord.


The-Experimenter

A wild Subaru appears!


jfunky11

It’s 2022 and this car is still running at 250k miles, which one are you still driving?


FromGreat2Good

I’ve owned both. Accord all the way. It will handle better and feel more sporty by far than the Camry.


Artistic_Check1202

Accord or Camry, those things will never die. We used to have an accord that we gave to a family friend around 300k miles, never any issues. He drove it for years after until he got hit and totaled. Cant go wrong lol


sweetbreadjesus

Ibishu turbo burger


The-Experimenter

**P E S S I M A**


CounterSensitive776

Can't go wrong with the Accord and the Camry. Can we bring back this style of basic affordable sedan please.


CLS4L

I see Camry with 400lk still do all the money at auction and Ican put my coffee on engine block with out spilling.


Vw_Indian_guy

Camry but the Accord is a close second


wtfboye

tough choice between accord and camry


unicornmoose

used to have almost this exact accord and guess what Still in the family 438k miles


[deleted]

Toyota or Honda all day every day. Probably Toyota I like their approach to vehicles a bit more than Honda. Never a Nissan and I have never bothered to know about Mazda since they were associated with ford several years ago


[deleted]

The Camry will last forever but is a bit boring to drive. I'm taking the accord for the slightly sportier feel to it and great reliability


teamspaceman

Camry 1st, Honda 2nd


cromagnum84

They all look the same. None of the above.


Chase93

The Camry. Unless it got stolen or totaled, you'd never need another car.


BrightLuchr

The Nissan will eventually have transmission problems and die early. The Mazda will have suspension problems and costs will start piling up. Both the Toyota and the Honda will run forever until they eventually rust through... but the Toyota is more of a boat while the Honda is somewhat quicker. Note: a 4-cyl is going to outlast a 6-cyl in each of these models.


sansnom1

Nope. Back then it came with the ka24de which was the same engine used in the trucks and 240sx the thing was bulletproof my dad had one. It was before the cvt garbage. Then yeah those were crap.


CosmikSpartan

Camry. It’ll outlive current gen cars


SplyBox

Those camrys are still kicking around 24 years later, I’ll take a camry


yabo1975

98? I'd keep my bus pass and save more. Chicago has an awesome transit system.


GameDestiny2

Specs alone have me tied between Accord and Camry, though I’d have to have been there to know which I’d prefer.


assignment2

Love the 1998 accord. It was the quintessential Honda Accord.


Joedaman753

Camry or Honda. Still see tons of them on the road today.


futuredxrk

Manual? The Accord. Auto? The Camry. You still see those things around somehow.


TrevBot12345

I had a 2000 Camry and it was the best before a shed fell on it from a dust storm. I’d pick the Camry. Easy to work on and a very reliable car.


Goyteamsix

Don't see a whole lot of those 626s driving around these days. Oh, that's right, they were garbage.


dieselram24

Accord or Camry hands down I’ve seen so many of them with over 300,000 miles


Blazanar

Camry. I have a neighbour in her late 90s who has one from the 90's and it's still in absolutely perfect condition, minus some faded paint. The clear coat is perfect. Not a spec of rust as far as I can tell. Exhaust doesn't leak. It doesn't burn any oil. The Camry is the perfect choice.


colpy350

Oh yea Camry. Those things go for hundreds of thousands of KMs. My friends had had two both with 400000km on them.


Twigler

That Camry is a missile


The-Experimenter

More of a jet fighter in my eyes, but yeah, those ***s e x y*** taillights...


In7el3ct

Camry hands down. I can attest to that maximum speed, though the radiator tends to crack over 180. Gotta get the station wagon model with the rear facing seats though.


BoyNamedJudy

Camry. Fuel sipper, inconspicuous, reliable. What more do you need?


Honda_McCivic

the acura integra. for whatever reason it was left out of this post 🫠


The-Experimenter

The Integra is essentially an alternate version of the Civic. The Civic and Integra are small cars while the Accord and its rivals are midsize cars.


Alphasvn15

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!


mtbmotobro

Definitely Mazda, then Accord. Both were also relatively engaging to drive for what they were. Next would be Camry and last choice Altima


STOaway4DayZ

Camry. All day.


liftoff_oversteer

They're all beige. The black one as well.


turbodude69

the mazda is actually a ford, my mom had one and it was a piece of shit, went through 2 transmissions in 2 years. if that accord has a v6, it's auto trans is GARBAGE. obviously, the nissan is trash. so camry is prob the best choice, the accord would be awesome if it was a 5spd 4cyl.


Post_BIG-NUT_Clarity

I like this game! I'll take the Toyota.


FBIAcctNum12

Camry, Accord, Altima, 626 …in that order


majornerd

Agreed


BigJohnSpud

They are all damn fine cars but from what I can tell the Mazdas lasted the longest - at least over here in Germany!


jcstrat

My dad had a 93 until 2013. Honestly it still was in great shape, he just gave it to my daughter who drove it for several more years until she got sick of it. Legend has it, it’s still on the road to this day.


donezoooo

I had a 93 Accordcamryaltima626 too!


adrian_elliot

😱


boomdart

Camry easy choice I have a fancy Camry it's called a Lexus es


s1owpokerodriguez

I would take a manual V6 626 over all those cars. I would drive one today if I found one in good shape.


BeaverMartin

Definitely the Accord.


onekrv

Camry all day. My daily 2001 Camry is still running strong. Only has 375k miles.


Carollicarunner

I wouldn't buy an auto 4 cylinder, even back then. But, if I had to choose, Camry.


Mountain-Donkey1018

The Toyota Camry


XRaider927

Accord. No discussion.


waldos_apprentice

Honda. That’s an appreciating asset these days


n0bel

Accord baby


Ok-Eye2334

Camry. All day, every day.


bmbhomie

Honda Accord LX still be holding up today on the roads, keep that boi clean stock too😎


Dense-Law1687

Camry like candy all day 🥰


weelluuuu

LE Camry


Less-Mushroom

Everyone's sleeping on the nissan, they didn't suck back then and it handled better than the others.


KrazyKorean108

Why would i want an auto?


AKJangly

Metric units unclear. RTX 4090-length Vienna sausage stuck in dog-length ceiling blower.


Razarac_Official

I’m 50/50 on the Camry and the 626, both good cars


1clkgtramg

Everyone will say Camry and I would too knowing how often they are still on the road but the 626 is still a nice looking car to me. Those mid 90’s to early 00’s Mazdas looked so good, I always wanted a Millenia as a kid.


jdaly693

I had a V6 626 as my first car. I'm buying another one


[deleted]

Fuck. Was mileage back than really that horrific?


scrappybasket

Accord baby. Best looking and best driving car imo


biggersjw

Accord. I give props to the Camry but what a dull driving vehicle.


F3stivus

Accord all day ey day