A little late on the reply, but then again, so were you. :-) Disappointing that it was a Dodge. Back in the original Dart days, at least one comedian commented, &quot;in the event of nuclear war, two things will be left: cockroaches and Dodge Darts&quot;, nodding to their near-indestructability. (Though rust appeared to be their Kryptonite.)<p><i>If I do buy a car again I&#x27;ll definitely do more research on reliability repair and service costs.</i><p>I&#x27;ll save you the trouble: Toyota. Boring as hell, and with &quot;boring&quot; come reliability and low maintenance. I seriously worry sometimes that I&#x27;m forgetting something on our Scion (a rebadged Toyota Echo) because it so rarely requires attention. And Toyotas have been known for reliability for decades. The old SR22 engine is the stuff of legend. Assuming Hondas are as good as they were 30 years ago when I last owned one, and are as reliable as their modern motorcycles, they would probably be a good bet as well.