I've got a 2012 Dodge Durango that I've grown to despise. Fortunately, I bought an extended lifetime warranty on it, which has covered probably $8000 worth of repairs. Unfortunately, I bought a extended lifetime warranty on it, so they'll keep fixing it forever until the day comes that the repair exceeds the value, so I'm basically married to it for the foreseeable future. I have a 14 year old son, and several times a week I count the months until he turns 16 and I can give it to him and get something else.
I've had several Explorers over the years, and my last one was a real love hate relationship. It really ran like a tank with little work needing to be done to keep it on the road, especially compared to what I've experienced with the Durango. But over the years, everything non-essential to it actually driving fell apart...by the end, my center console had broken, washer fluid sprayer motor didn't work, rear wiper didn't work, two door locks didn't work, drivers seatbelt didn't buckle, half the dash lights were out, rear right blinker blew monthly, so on and so on. It was just a continual breakdown of every possible piece of equipment from the time I bought it until the time I finally got rid of it for $1000.
It also once almost killed me, locking at 70 mph on the freeway and refusing to decelerate. Most terrified I've ever been, had many minutes to contemplate my death while I figured out what to do. But I lived, and even that turned out to be like a $50 fix.
If you've seen Trailer Park Boys, I basically felt like I was driving Ricky's car, everything was a mess, but it just kept running. And I had to respect that at least, I never had to drop $1500 or something to keep it on the road, and that's something.
