If you plan to keep a car for ten years or more, the price you pay matters less than two other things: how slowly it loses value and how much it costs to keep it running in its second decade. Both point to a fairly small group of cars. Depreciation is the biggest cost For … Read more
A daily driver has a simple job: start every morning, get you there in comfort, and cost as little as possible along the way. That makes it a different choice from a weekend car or a dream car. The best everyday cars are usually the ones people stop noticing. Reliability comes first Breakdowns are more … Read more
Teen drivers crash more often than any other age group, mainly because of inexperience. The car cannot fix that, but it can make a big difference to how a mistake ends. That is why safety experts give parents the same advice year after year: choose something mid-size, safe and boring. What to look for The … Read more
Reliability rankings are published every year, and the same names tend to appear at the top. They are a good starting point, but they hide big differences between models of the same brand, so it pays to understand where the data comes from. Where reliability rankings come from The best-known sources in the US are … Read more
