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- Embed this notice@whiteman_ Mazdas are fairly comfy. For elderly, the three might be a bit too low. Reliability is solid for the most part, same with Honda and close to Toyota. They're GDI so make sure there's good consistent oil changes and if mileage seems exceptionally low, you will have carboned valves that can impact power from very light synthetic oils crystalize after piston ring blowby if total runtime is insufficient. All GDI vehicles have this except for ones with dual injection or catch cans, and Mazda didn't do either of those to my knowledge. For used I'd avoid the Chevy equinox (blowby issues, upper intake manifold melts because plastic) and its Gay Man's Chevy equivalent. I don't know enough about the little 3 cylinder turbo GM engines to comment. Ford makes good engines, weird transmissions. Honda makes great engines with meh transmissions. Toyota is the gold standard (Scotty Kilmore smiles) for all around reliability. Avoid Subaru unless you want engine issues around 100k.