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My daughter is wanting a convertible. She is a teen driver, still in high school. I have been looking at the Sebring convertibles under 6k. I am comfortable with high miles, and know things come up, but are these cars pretty reliable? I don't want her stranded due to quirks, etc. Thanks
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It really just depends on who owned it before you. Go with the 2.4L if you do buy one. The 2.7L will NOT take abuse or neglect. Some years had a 2.5L that was a pretty good engine. I understand your concern about getting stranded but that is something you are ging to have to deal with no matter what used car you get. I would actually say to go with a PT Cruiser, Caliber or anything with the ""world engine"" in it. The PT Convertible may be a couple grand out of your price range though. Heck, I would even look at Jeep Liberty, a very popular girl car.
I bought her a 99 VW Beetle. And so far, it seems mechanically good. But, I currently own 3 convertibles, have owned convertibles my whole life, and of course, she never remembers me not having a convertible. I would put her in a MGB, or maybe a TR6, but she isn't into classics. She would love to have a convertible. And cutting to the chase, although she drives the 5 speed Beeetle very well, I feel that the straight drive is a ditraction that a young drive could do without. I was just wondering if a 100, or even 125K mile Sebring would give maybe 3-4 years of service putting maybe 60, to 80K miles on it, or until she gets out of high school, and looks to buying another car on her own.
My question relates to reliability. I will take from the responses, and lack thereof, that the Sebring must not be all that reliable with over 100K. I'm really sorry that the focus is on miles per year rather than my original question. I will resolve to avoid the Sebring. Thanks.
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