Average Age of Bob Member's Vehicles
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You have to wonder how many people could change a tire on a BRAND NEW car while driving through a remote area? How many could do it at night? I bet the percentage is small.
IMO, the "risk of disaster" is greater for those driving a brand new car with zero roadside repair knowledge, rather than the risk of driving a well maintained high mileage vehicle and knowing how to change a flat tire.
Scott
If you narrowing it down to tires. In addition you failed to mentioned the number of new cars that don't have spares. But-new cars are more reliable than 300,000 mile beaters-despite what the beater boys on here like you think.
But here we are again-discussing a subject that's been discussed on here many times before. New/used cars are so expensive-they are basically non discussion topics-as far as "look what I bought" threads.
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No- not really.
I was in outside sales I have taken possession of over 20 new automobiles-not including personal automobiles. We have had different experiences.
We can disagree.
Good Heavens! How many people live out there and drive around in the middle of nowhere with older, reliable cars? Plenty of people do!
You should move to the East coast. You seem to have an unhealthy fear of being stranded in the middle of nowhere and dying a gruesome, lonely death.
Before you ask, I HAVE lived in the desert southwest AND have traveled through it in a higher mileage vehicle. It’s all about preparation and common sense.
How in the world have people ever made it without having a brand new vehicle out there? They have! Believe me, they have!
Oh, just like an older vehicle, a new vehicle is reliable, until it isn’t. (Which is common these days.) Good luck limping that new vehicle back to town, they usually just shut down completely!
I have never commented on your posts regarding this, but you seem to enjoy belittling people that keep older, reliable vehicles. Your “east of the Mississippi” argument is ridiculous and tiresome.
You really need to start looking at real estate on the east coast. The west scares you too much.
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I have been to all 50 states and I know which I speak. No you dont see 300,000 mile cars in the middle of no where here. Sure there are always a few exceptions. Respectfully - many of these views is ignorance because many on this forum who comment on such things, unlike you have never traveled in" The Great West". So yea- when someone lists a fleet of ultra high miles cars that's my first question. And 95% of the time that's where they live. And its real" easy to say " sure I would do that in my 300,000 mile beater. But if you don't know the isolation quite frankly its meaningless. I'm out of this thread and this multi times buried dead horse.
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East coast,……move to the east coast.
No offense intended, but you’re not the only human being that has lived and adapted to life out there in the desolate west.
If you’re truly out of this thread and tired of beating this dead horse, stop beating people up for keeping and enjoying their older, RELIABLE vehicles in future threads.
Cheers!
4 wheel vehicles, 2006, 2012, and 2019 - so ~12.7 years old, 520k miles, so ~173k mile average.
2 wheel vehicles, 2010 and 2014, so ~ 13 years old.
2 wheel vehicles, 2010 and 2014, so ~ 13 years old.
one 98 = 28 years
one 03 = 23 years
one 09 = 17 years
one 13 = 13 years
one 14 = 12 years
18.6 years
one 03 = 23 years
one 09 = 17 years
one 13 = 13 years
one 14 = 12 years
18.6 years
As someone who is east of the Mississippi and has vehicles with miles bordering the ridiculous, I take it as a badge of honor.
I used to run around 3 to 5 years with irrational fears of out of warranty explosions.
This year it has been one to two months trying to find a reliable and not terribly defective or uncomfortable newish car.
No luck yet. Should have kept my 2020 Eco sport.
This year it has been one to two months trying to find a reliable and not terribly defective or uncomfortable newish car.
No luck yet. Should have kept my 2020 Eco sport.
All 3 cars in my driveway right now are 2008s.
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