My current car was well-reviewed when new but had a cosmically stupid timing chain design that screws over the second or third owner. But most reviewers are targeting new-car buyers.
Thinking about that made me wonder if there are channels/creators specializing in reviews of cars that have significant mileage on them. Looking at relatively recent cars and asking “how did this model actually hold up? What design flaws should second-hand buyers watch out for?”
RCR kind of ends up doing that sometimes, but it’s not really their specific focus.
Thanks!
Brazilian car magazines like Quatrorodas used to rotate long term review cars every few months between employees of sister magazines.
This had the extra advantage that most were not gearheads, and instead valued reliability and practicality.
Hearst and Axel Soringer could certainly do that if they wished.