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What 4 door sedans have you personally experienced, either brand new models or cars built within the last 10 years, that you can currently buy for < $30k and are the absolute least likely to develop annoying creaking, rattling, vibrating, and/or popping noises in the doors, windows, sunroof, dash, seats, roof, floor, etc? Looking for brainstorming ideas. Thanks!
Camry and just about anything from Lexus. My buddy has a 98 Camry 4 banger with just a touch under 300K on the clock. He lives in Chicago and if you have ever been here you know that the roads are some of the worst in the country and every spring pot holes open up that would swallow a Mini Crapper whole. We drove that car down town last week and I couldn't believe how solid it was. I actually mentioned that to him on the trip down. I see a lot of cars everyday and most are rattle traps inducing most of the high end brands.
The G37 Sedan is also very quiet which I find interesting since other cars from nissan are known for squeaks and rattles.
I have owned several brand new cars, but my '93 Mercedes 500 S Class is quieter and smoother than any of the others ever were even with over 300k on it!
Our 2001 Nissan Maxima with 60K miles has no squeaks rattles and when the car is idling you can't feel or hear the engine. I have accidentally hit the starter on a few occasions because I thought the engine was not running.
If your looking for a luxury car try Infinity as it is a more expensive Maxima with a plush interior and some extras.
A lot of it depends on what kinds of roads you are driving on. I've had cheap cars that didn't develop rattles, but lived mostly on smooth roads, and I've had luxury cars develop rattles from driving a lot of horrible east coast roads. I grew up driving ultra cheap beaters and classic sports cars, so squeaks and rattles don't bother me...
A lot of it depends on what kinds of roads you are driving on. I've had cheap cars that didn't develop rattles, but lived mostly on smooth roads, and I've had luxury cars develop rattles from driving a lot of horrible east coast roads. I grew up driving ultra cheap beaters and classic sports cars, so squeaks and rattles don't bother me...
I'll second all of this. The number of squeaks and rattles any used car has is going to depend by and large on the previous owner's driving habits. My two most recent 4-door sedans were a 1996 Chrysler Concorde (sold it at 213K miles) and a 1995 Ford Crown Victoria (sold it with close to 300K), neither one of them made any annoying noises.
The previous owner's tolerance for squeaks and rattles comes into play as well. I have an old Dodge pickup that I bought cheap to haul stuff in. When I bought it it made all kinds of rattles and bangs that I just chalked up to being an old truck that had been used hard. Then one day when I had some free time I went all over the truck with a screwdriver and wrench set tightening up various loose screws and bolts, as a result it's now as quiet as a new vehicle running down the road. Obviously the previous owner wasn't concerned about all these little noises or he would have addressed them as they came up.
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