Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
I'm like you and replace things that many probably even don't notice. I've ridden in a few vehicles that the owners boasted about needing nothing, and thinking to myself, "this is terrible; this thing needs at least a thousand dollars in shocks, struts, tires, brakes, rattles fixed, etc"!
You nailed it, and when I see posts "my car has XXX,XXX amount of miles and it needed nothing except gas and oil" I take it with a huge grain of salt. To me that statement means the car is a POS and needs tons of work, but for many people that's a mark of a reliable car. The moment you mention any work, the car becomes unreliable in their mind.
Well, I shouldn't really be complaining, as I use this to my advantage when buying used vehicles
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I'm like you and replace things that many probably even don't notice. I've ridden in a few vehicles that the owners boasted about needing nothing, and thinking to myself, "this is terrible; this thing needs at least a thousand dollars in shocks, struts, tires, brakes, rattles fixed, etc"!
You nailed it, and when I see posts "my car has XXX,XXX amount of miles and it needed nothing except gas and oil" I take it with a huge grain of salt. To me that statement means the car is a POS and needs tons of work, but for many people that's a mark of a reliable car. The moment you mention any work, the car becomes unreliable in their mind.
Well, I shouldn't really be complaining, as I use this to my advantage when buying used vehicles
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