Are you loyal to one car brand?

[kanerf]

My Ford Ranger pickup got totaled in an accident and I leased a Kia Sorento. Been leasing Kia's since then. When the last lease ran out on my 2018 Kia Niro PHEV, I bought it. I like the PHEV platform an the new model did not provide much improvement. It has a little over 50K on it right now and I will probably keep it at least a few more years. My next vehicle will probably be a pure EV since we are kind of being forced into it.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

My Ford Ranger pickup got totaled in an accident and I leased a Kia Sorento. Been leasing Kia's since then. When the last lease ran out on my 2018 Kia Niro PHEV, I bought it. I like the PHEV platform an the new model did not provide much improvement. It has a little over 50K on it right now and I will probably keep it at least a few more years. My next vehicle will probably be a pure EV since we are kind of being forced into it.

I've heard really good things about the Kia EVs, and even though we're mainly a Toyota family, that's the route I'm leaning towards when it's time to replace my current car. The main drawback is that I like to drive my cars until they really start needing major repairs, but the EVs around here all seem to have several month waiting lists - I can't just decide one morning that it's time to replace the car and have a new one by the afternoon - which is what happened when I got my current vehicle. But, I could have several more years on my Toyota, so maybe the situation will be different by then.

 

[mrodgers]

Not loyal to any other than if I had the money I wouldn't look at anything but a Toyota if they have what fits my need. A truck, sedan, or hatchback I would need to go look at nothing more. I would buy a Tacoma, Camry, or Corolla hatchback if that's what I needed. I had a Mazda only because the Corolla hatch wasn't a thing yet.

I needed an SUV for my needs and Toyota doesn't have anything that isn't soccermom SUV's. Thus I now have an Audi Q5 because I enjoy driving and won't pay what they demand for appliance vehicles. I chose the Audi because of how it drives. 32 years in a manual, I can't stand regular automatics so the Audi was really my only choice.

I won't buy another Ford, made that mistake more than once. I wouldn't pay $1000 for any GM vehicle, and I have no reason but I won't buy a Dodge.

Nissan and Honda are now all CVT transmissions, I wouldn't buy one of those.

Kia/Hyundai, well they are 5/50 warranties now so I guess they are more reliable now. I don't like how they copy the styling of other cars and use them as their own styling. They use to look like either the Civic or the Camry depending on which size sedan. Now I'm seeing them with a grill reminiscent of my Audi's grill.

 

[Pooh2]

Bought Chevy's when we were young.
My husband got good at body repair and fixing engines but in our older years, we prefer buying new Hondas.

 

[tvguy]

I won't buy another Ford, made that mistake more than once. I wouldn't pay $1000 for any GM vehicle, and I have no reason but I won't buy a Dodge.

Nissan and Honda are now all CVT transmissions, I wouldn't buy one of those.

Kia/Hyundai, well they are 5/50 warranties now so I guess they are more reliable now. I don't like how they copy the styling of other cars and use them as their own styling. They use to look like either the Civic or the Camry depending on which size sedan. Now I'm seeing them with a grill reminiscent of my Audi's grill.

Most of my cars have been Ford products. Current one is a 2018 Flex, bought new. Only issue I have had was with the brand of tires Ford decided to put on it. It had Hankook tires on it and chunks of the treat started peeling off at 15,000 miles.
Most automakers offer some sort of CVT, although Nissan is the only one who still haven't figured out how to make them reliable. Our Camry Hybrid has an E-CVT, so we will see how that works out.
My mechanic has always had good things to say about Kia Hyundai, HOWEVER, they just set aside $3 billion to pay for engine failures, so something is going on.

 

[lovesmurfs]

We're mostly Nissan:

240 SX
Quest
Altima
Sentra (current)
Versa (passed down to DD)

We've also had a Honda Civic and now have a Honda Fit.

My first car was from my grandmother when she got another one -- Mitsubishi Tredia, and DD's first car was a Mitsubishi Outlander.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

2 Fords (Okay would do again)
1 Inifinti (Favorite car ever, still have but heard they ahave gone down hill)
1 Honda (Okay would do again)
2 Toyotas (would Be now and usually is my first choice)
1 Chrysler (Would never ever do again - mainly because the repair people were absolutely the worst - car was not terrrible.)

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

I am jut guessing here but most likely they put touring tires on new cars and leases. They feel great when you start out, which is all they care about because that's what you remember. And if a lease your probably gonna be forced to replace the tires before you return because they don't last as long.

 

[easyas123]

About 15 years ago my wife tried Volvo and is fiercely loyal to them. She now drives the XC90 and plans to keep it for many years

I've had 3 Volvo's over the years, 2 V70 wagons and 1 convertible. I loved them, would still have the convertible if it hadn't been totaled in a accident. After that accident I decided to try something new, but now I'm once again looking for a new vehicle and had pretty much decided on the XC90, except I really should get something with 4 wheel drive.

I'm not 100% brand loyal, but I do favor Volvo's greatly, they just don't have what I need in a vehicle currently
I've had-

first car was a Honda Civic hatchback
Hyundai Elantra - it was a fine car, put it thru hell with two toddlers in the late 90's!
2 Volvo station wagons
Yukon XL
1 volvo convertible
currently have a Lincoln SUV which is just a Ford Escape jazzed up & a BMW roadster

 

[mikehn]

I've never been loyal to any brand. I think Im more loyal to quality and value.

 

[soccerdad72]

I am jut guessing here but most likely they put touring tires on new cars and leases. They feel great when you start out, which is all they care about because that's what you remember. And if a lease your probably gonna be forced to replace the tires before you return because they don't last as long.

OEM tires are never designed to get nearly as many miles on them as replacement tires. 20-25K is about the norm for OEM, while you can often get double that amount of miles on the replacement set.

 

[Kimkimba]

I wasn’t, bit our current Hyundai 2016) has been a dream. We’re buying another Hyundai in the spring.

 

[Colleen27]

We're a mixed loyalty family. Growing up, my family always bought Chrysler products because my grandfather worked for one of their suppliers. I'm not expressly loyal the way my mom and grandparents were, mostly because I replaced too many cars on too tight a budget to be picky in my younger years, but by coincidence I do seem to end up driving Chrsyler more often than not. Especially when they became the last domestic brand to offer a minivan. And now that my minivan days are done, I'm a Jeep girl... so still under the same umbrella, though again by coincidence - I started out wanting a Bronco but the production delays and ordering chaos tipped the scales toward the Wrangler instead.

My husband is a Ford truck guy - no real preference as far as other vehicles, but he's loyal to the F Series for his personal vehicle. But he's had a company car for years so he doesn't have a truck right now, just my old Dodge minivan for the rare occasion that we need a second car in his off hours. But I know he's keeping an eye on the reviews and reliability measures on the Lightning with an eye to when we eventually do have to retire the van.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Love Jeep but the brand turned on me during Covid, we went everywhere looking but the one lot only had 3 stinky used Jeeps managers plainly smoke in so they don't get bought. It was like pushing me into someone else's arms, so like Indecent Proposal, but with vehicles.

 

[adkkev]

MGB
Ford Torino
Chevy Vega GT (we never had any issues with this & drove cross country with it)
MG Midget
Datsun King Cab pickup
Chevy Malibu
Chevy Camaro (one of the worst pieces of junk ever)
Chevy Citation (cheap, ended up with transmission issues)
Ford Taurus wagon (good car, put lots of miles on it)
Chevy S10 pickup (rusted out on us)
Mercury Capri (sports car built in Australia)
Ford Focus wagon (put lots of miles on it, reliable)
Ford Focus ZX2 (put lots of miles on it, good commuter car)
Jeep Wrangler (older model with a 4 cylinder)
Jeep Wrangler (loved it but had quality control issues)
Jeep Compass (fell apart on us)
Ford Fiesta (great commuter car, lots of miles on it)
Ford Escape (put lots of miles on it, brake & wheel bearing issues later on)
Nissan Titan (one of the best vehicles we’ve ever had, still going strong)
Nissan Rogue (wife’s car, a lease)

 

[GAN]

Hmmm..

Chevy Chevelle Malibu
Honda Accord (2dr)
Honda Accord (4dr)
Ford Mustang GT
Ford Escort
Acura Legend
Volvo V70
Ford Taurus(work)
Ford Taurus(work)
Chevy Malibu(work)
Hyundai Sonata
Honda Pilot
Ford Edge
Ford Escape
BMW X3
Hyundai Tucson
BMW X3
Ford Fusion
Ford Bronco ...waiting for order banks to open!

 

[TLSnell1981]

Well yeah pretty much. I've drive the same for almost three decades. Well made, low maintenance and good price point for a luxury vehicle. It has looks of "toys" too.

 

[fla4fun]

I have only had five cars. My first was a Pontiac that was a used car I couldn’t pass up (one year old, very low mileage, great condition and good price). My next three were Fords because I liked their Escort and Focus wagons. When I needed to replace the second Focus wagon, Ford was only selling trucks and SUVs, so I got a Toyota Prius v to keep the wagon format. I buy the car I want, regardless of who the manufacturer is. I do a lot of research when buying. Safety, durability, MPG, size and price are more important than who made it.

 

[tvguy]

. And if a lease your probably gonna be forced to replace the tires before you return because they don't last as long.

There can be a lot of replacement requirements hidden in leases. Tires are often one of them. A co-worker leased a BMW and in her usage damaged a fender and has a side window broken. BMW wanted her to have the body work redone at the dealer, and to replace the replacement glass with genuine BMW glass. Fortunately, her dad was an attorney and a car nut. He wrote them a nice letter pointing out that the body shop used is the body shop the dealership sublets their more difficult repairs to, and that the BMW glass had been on back order for a year and that BMW was using the same after market glass for warranty replacements.

 

[emmybee]

First car was a used Ford Taurus that was never reliable. Next car was a brand new Beetle that was just as unreliable...very annoying! 3rd was a new Volvo C30 that I own to this day. She's 15 yo, and I love her still. I joke that I'd jump in the hole after her when her time comes. We own 3 Volvos right now, my next favorite being the Polestar wagon. However, I wouldn't buy another Volvo as I think they are now ugly. I plan to keep these cars until they die, and I don't know what I would buy in the future. Ideally, another wagon that's electric or hybrid.