Which Japanese car is more long lasting and gives fewer problems? Honda, Toyota or Nissan?

Question

I have a 2000 Nissan Maxima GLE, I just bought it, it cost me 4800.00, but then I see other cars like a 2003 Ford Taurus for like 1500.00.

Anyways, I was wondering if I got a good deal for what I paid for my car. The car has a clean carfax and there were no reported mechanical problems on the car. I took it to 2 mechanics, and they both said that the car is in excellent condition, that Nissans last very long.

So, in your opinion, which Japanese cars last longer, Nissan, Honda or Toyota

Answer 1

not toyota... i think its nissan... you need to thinka bout the models... nissan is nice.

Answer 2

If you want a car that is long lasting and has few problems BUY AMERICAN

Answer 3

Honda is the best

Answer 4

Honda. But when it comes to luxury brand, Lexus.

The longest lasting car I know is the Lincoln Towncar/ Ford Crown Vic./ Mercury Grand Marquis. They are used for taxi cabs are chauffeur cars. Usually the body goes before the engine.

Nissan is a mixed bag brand. The previous Sentra is as reliable as the tides. The Quest was one of the most unreliable cars for 2007.

Good Luck

Answer 5

I think Toyota is supposed to be the best. that's why they are the most expensive ones

Answer 6

dont know anything about the others but i know all of the nissans ive had i had over 400,000 on them and  never had any problem other than normal parts wearing out.... and ive used and abuse...

Answer 7

Toyota.  Japanese cars are all good.  You got a good deal depending what shape the car was in when you bought it.  The reason Japanese cars are more expensive than American is the quality.

Answer 8

Nissan

Answer 9

Honda.  My mom had her Accord for 13 years and never had a problem with it.  I've had my Civic for 6 years and I've never had anything major go wrong with it.  A spring broke in the door handle a couple of years ago and the guy at the dealership fixed it in 5 minutes.  That's the only repair it's ever needed.

If I saw a 2003 Taurus for $1500, I'd wonder what was wrong with it.  I think you got a fair deal on your car.

Answer 10

depends on which class.... toyota trucks will run rugged 4ever... hondas civic n accord barley ever need attention... nissan altima n look>>>datsons bodies fall apart b4 the dang motor does.... ther all good ....

Answer 11

honda!!

Answer 12

toyota camary

Answer 13

I bought a Nissan Sentra last month and so far, it's been a great car. I remember my father had a Datsun B210 car & it lived forever even after it was in a bad accident. Datsun was the old name before they changed it to Nissan. Your Nissan Maxima is a good car. It sounds like it was taken care of & it should serve you well easily another 10 years if you take really good care of it.

Edit note: The reason Japanese cars are built well & last so long is their workers are trained nearly 3 times longer on their job than US makers are. They also build their cars to a high standard. Their quality assurance team actually does their own testing of all parts repeatedly. They don't take any subcontractors word at them saying the part they made, is to thier specs. In Japan, when a worker makes a mistake, he/she admits it asap & the problem is corrected on the spot. No one gets angry or fired and the managers look at why the mistake was made rather than putting blame into who did it. When a Japanese worker gets hired at Nissan or Toyota, etc... they stay there until retirement. Non of this floating around c**p you see today. Thus it's more of a commitment & loyalty to the company. They also know that what they do at a factory does have a direct impact on their paycheck. They want the company to succeed because they want to stay employed until they reach retirement. That kind of mentality reflects into Japanese car quality.

Answer 14

Voltron : )

Answer 15

Hondas have an established history of being pretty reliable and good on fuel consumption. Older toyotas do as well, but i'm not familiar with the newer ones.

As for me, I've owned Nissans for the past few years, and I've yet to ever have a single problem with one. Not even a flat tire, and i drive the thing from Los Angeles to San Francisco on a pretty frequent basis.

Answer 16

My family has had all three, and have had equally good luck with them.  Really -- drive 'em till they drop, and that's a LOT of miles.  My mother is still driving her 1990 Maxima.

Answer 17

toyota

Answer 18

After a number of years and a certain threshold of general reliability (i.e., how reliable that model year was in the first place), what matters most is how well the car was cared for and how it was driven.

A well maintained Nissan that was well-built in the first place will probably outlast an abused Toyota or Nissan, and vice-versa.

Ceteris paribus (all other things equal), I would take the Taurus, because cars with 20-something mpg gasoline engines are beginning to all look like chunks of metal and plastic.

Answer 19

Honda

Answer 20

i definitly have to say toyota thats why their company is so huge bigger than ford