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I am looking for a new car with an interior that will last through years of abuse. Many interior parts of cars break down after only a short number of years.
This isn't the 90s when everything was less than reliable outside of Honda and Toyota. Everyone has largely caught up or surpassed them. Any of the major brands make great cars that will last a lot longer than you need them to, children or not.
Best i can tell is Honda Element. It was basically designed with surfers in mind. You can spray hose it.
Otherwise, you will break ANYTHING if you pig inside of a car. Common sense careful attitude will take you farther, than seats made out of steel.
If you want a true sturdy and extremly high quality interior then you need to get a 1990 Toyota. In fact these cars were and still are epitome of engineering and quality..
Awesome interiors.. All from 1990
Ok the best 'til last. The most technologically advanced car ever made with Active Suspension and Active 4WS etc etc - it blew the world away with it's specifications and price. This is an early model UZZ32 - only 873 ever made.
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Except for the foam headliners ($14 in materials to replace). My VW diesel interiors last the 300 - 500k I expect from them.
If you buy a 'pre-USA' model of RABBIT... (pre-1980) you get a stitched headliner suspended by metal bows (I.e. 57 chevy style). Those will go the limit to 1 mil miles, or 40 - 50 yrs... EZ.
To me, new car models nowadays offer durable interiors. Whatever you choose, invest on a good seat cover and cleaning products/protectant to make the interior looks good as new.
I think most cars in general have very good and relatively durable interiors. After years of use, and exposure to the elements, some signs of wear and age are expected. Still, we seem to be long past the days of cracking and buckling trim, broken buttons, etc.
Seems most obvious wear occurs first on carpets and seats, where proper and frequent cleaning and care can help (but not prevent) wear.
I had a car that was supposed to be really bad-- a Dodge Intrepid, had only 1 thing wrong with the interior when I traded it in. I drove it from near-new to 230k+ miles, and the driver seat pad was sinking a little on the left. I had a habit of firmly putting my left foot on the kick panel while driving. Otherwise, solid car- no squeaks, rattles, etc, and no interior electrical problems. All I did was keep it relatively clean.
My current cars should be at least as good or better.
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