Hello, I'm researching small SUV's as a replacement for my wife's car. We'll be looking at 98 through 2002 model years. RAV4, CRV, Forester, Grand Vitara. It will be an automatic transmission model.
When I do a search for reliability, what turns up are threads dealing with new cars in their respective years. I'd like to hear from people who've had theirs for some time.
How do they hold up? Can a well maintained vehicle make 130,000 (or more) miles without a major re-build? Do the bodies retain integrity or become leaky squeaky boxes?
Basically, after 3 or 4 years--do you still like it and how is it holding up?
Thanks for any input
Peter