I’ve always had Asian cars, and they’ve always lasted me amazingly. My Honda hit 230k miles before dying.
Minivans are totally fine with me, especially if their fuel economy is good. I would have one if I wanted kids, but thats not for me. I have a small Japanese hatchback and a nice sound system and I love her.
My partner has a big American SUV? Enclosed truck? they got for under 1k USD five years ago at 300k miles. He’s still kicking. He’s a fuckin champion. Fuel economy isn’t great but WFH means we don’t have to take him out unless we need to haul things.
I’d love a cargo bike but anywhere I need to go to that I can’t walk is a 15-20 minute highway drive and despite the huge health benefits, my time to myself is more valuable than not sitting my my sweet car and jammin for a little bit compared to 3-4 hours a day biking.