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re: The average car is now 12.5 years old and the interest
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:02 am to bleedsgarnet
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:02 am to bleedsgarnet
If you have a reliable car, keep it going. Invest in new tires, windshield, and getting it checked over by a mechanic. Even replacing major components like HVAC or transmissions might be worth the effort over buying a newer vehicle.
The new cars out there are, frankly, not as reliable and far more expensive to purchase and keep running. Manufacturers have switched to 8 and 10 speed transmissions, hybrid systems, and smaller displacement turbo motors to meet emissions and MPG targets enforced by our lovely federal government.
Even brands like Toyota have totally shite the bed on some of their newer products like the Tundra, Sequioa, and Lexus LX having shockingly common issues that require engine rebuilds and replacements. And this is with new products that costs substantially more than the more reliable designs they replaced.
The new cars out there are, frankly, not as reliable and far more expensive to purchase and keep running. Manufacturers have switched to 8 and 10 speed transmissions, hybrid systems, and smaller displacement turbo motors to meet emissions and MPG targets enforced by our lovely federal government.
Even brands like Toyota have totally shite the bed on some of their newer products like the Tundra, Sequioa, and Lexus LX having shockingly common issues that require engine rebuilds and replacements. And this is with new products that costs substantially more than the more reliable designs they replaced.
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:08 am to frequent flyer
Remember cash for "clunkers"?
When they destroyed a bunch of older vehicles to give people what amounted to a pittance to buy new vehicles?
And so now all those older vehicles are out of the market (or were just resold in Mexico/ s. America.)
Wait a minute...I see vehicles being hauled with lN TOW tape on them all the time, I'm guessing down to Mexico, where they are fixed.
How much does it cost to buy a vehicle in Mexico and bring it back here?
When they destroyed a bunch of older vehicles to give people what amounted to a pittance to buy new vehicles?
And so now all those older vehicles are out of the market (or were just resold in Mexico/ s. America.)
Wait a minute...I see vehicles being hauled with lN TOW tape on them all the time, I'm guessing down to Mexico, where they are fixed.
How much does it cost to buy a vehicle in Mexico and bring it back here?
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