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Am i the only one really disliking SUVs?
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Yes … you have seen more than most would see in a hundred years …
Are you working these days ?
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I'm still waiting on these thousands in repairs to hit.
If anyone is going to have trouble, it should be me.
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I was just looking at a Progressive estimate … never knew seat belts were so ”smart” … those and airbags will be a big chunk of the bill … Safety is a big cost in modern vehicles … My passengers = priceless …I'm still waiting on these thousands in repairs to hit.
If anyone is going to have trouble, it should be me.
(BTW … that “horrible” Chevy SUV shut off voltage + fuel … locked the restraints + sent me a message) …
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So in 2025, if in the market, you'd be shopping for 20 year old vehicles? You are how old, 18? So by the time you are 30 you'll be shopping for vehicles almost the same age as yourself, unless you just plan on doing "minor" repairs like a whole new engine, trans, diff...etc on whatever you own at that point, assuming the body hasn't rotted off of it. I think you'll find that a powertrain overhaul does in fact cost thousands of dollars. Parts will become hard to find, you'll end up with Dorman and other subpar aftermarket garbage that fails in short order.
You are in for a party.
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By then I won’t have to worry about it most likely for one reason here in the US.... but if I do absolutely. We don’t buy anything new the only reason my mom got her car new is because she paid for it on her own and was upset she didn’t have a car like her coworkers had.
OVERKILL
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It doesn't sound like a very future-proof plan bud.
I do believe this is the first time I've ever met a teenage luddite, it's pretty amusing.
I do believe this is the first time I've ever met a teenage luddite, it's pretty amusing.
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Well I just won’t drive if I can’t get my old cars lol. So you are telling me you’d rather not have to do an occasional repair but have a new car that needs lots of repairs? That’s nuts everyone I know that is a car person is the exact opposite they want old.
But that isn't always the case. That is only valid if a statistical fact proves that every new car needs tons of repairs -- which is a gross exaggeration.
Everyone in the realm of friends that I have can justify disliking certain new vehicles and designs, but we don't blanket hate new. Years ago, we (myself included) weren't big Chrysler/FCA fans -- but now FCA is pumping out some nice vehicles.
In the same respect, certain vehicles I want, I do want a certain year and or style for various reasons. Case in point, 2007-2008 Tahoe. They are cheap. Want to pick one up with >/= 150k miles, DOD delete it, and I have a very nice rebuilt 4L60 ready if the need arises for it.
His problem is that he's too close to it. If all you do is repairs, then you think that all new cars have problems. But he doesn't realize that the older car owners are too cheap or poor to go to the dealership so he thinks that the older cars must be better because all he does is fix new cars at the dealership.
But on average, the new cars have less problems than the old cars. And they're only throw aways because people don't want to spend the money fixing them and rather buy something new.
There was a guy on the Mercedes S class forums who said he paid about 124k for a new S class and got rid of it 4 years later and got 45k later for it. Just because he didn't want to pay for repairs when the warranty ended. Must be nice having that kind of cash to dump into a new car rather than getting it repaired. Doesn't mean they're throw away cars, means that people have the cash to throw them away. I doubt if repairs would have cost him 20k a year which is what he lost a year in depreciation.
Where is the data that new cars have "lots of repairs"? Certainly some do worse than others, but that has always been the case. I think the most important factor is doing the necessary research and selecting a car with a good track record, then stay on top of maintenance and don't drive it like a yahoo. Most that follow those recommendations should have a good service life.
The economics of driving and cars are completely different for people living west of the Rockies or South of the Mason-Dixon line. Without rust as a factor, I can keep three reliable 10+ year old cars on the road for less than the combined capital expense of one financed new car.
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Maybe not the first few years, but give it enough time and repairs might come to cost nearly that much some years. Depends how determined one is to keep everything right...
No plastic trim. I’ll bet it has a manual choke too.
He probably could have gotten the extended warranty which while not as good as the bumper to bumper warranty was probably about 4-5k and would have covered him another 3 years. There's still people out there that own them. But the real way to own them long term is with an indy or DIY, the dealer would be 2-3x more. The worse part on a Mercedes is probably the suspension. There's cheaper aftermarket or used stuff one can do, but you won't get those options at a dealer.
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