re: 8% of New Vehicles on the Market Cost Less than $30K

Ok then most of America can't afford a vehicle by your standards. That fixes absolutely nothing.

You may think that this is the one of the most unattractive cars ever made but you would be wrong. My grandfather had one of these and it was perfect. Vent windows, radio , 3 on the tree. And a huge assed trunk that could carry a tool box,chainsaw, extra gas can, and had room for an ice chest. All that for like $1500.
I believe this was peak automotive in US history.
I wish I had it today.

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But what happens when something breaks on your 2017 vehicle and the critical computer component needing to be replaced is no longer available?

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The after market will supply or repair the components if it's profitable. Autos have had computer components since the early 80s.

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sounds like a selective memory nostalgic point of view

Cars in the 60s rarely ever went over 100K miles when almost every car put on the road as a daily driver puts 100K on the dash. shite you probably have housewives that drive them off the lot and put 100K without remembering to have the oil changed.

Basic maintenance and most cars will give you 200k

70s and even 80s card didn't even have 6 digits on the odometer.


Imagine walking up to a used car lot in 1992 and the salesman trying to offer you a car with 98,000 miles on the dash

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Yes. Those cars would "break down" quicker than today's cars. But you could still fix them.

Today's vehicles are more reliable and last longer. But they are also more and more reliant on computer components. Once the tech advances, the components you need to fix an older car may be obsolete.

The lifespan of a car from 1972 may be only 75K miles. But you could probably restore that car in the 90's and have it running for another 75k miles. Then do it again. With a 2017 model once it dies you may not be able to restore it because the tech needed to do so will be unavailable.

I'm not arguing that cars from the 60's and 70's were "better" than today's cars. It's just that they were relatively uncomplex enough to continue to keep them running (Hell, look at all of the cars from the 50's still operating in Cuba). Today's cars might be "better". But just like your old laptop from 2002, they may eventually reach a point where the tech to keep them running is no longer reasonably available. Thus, you have a cap on how long you can use the car

Take a car from the 1980 with 50k miles and take a car from 2010 with 50k miles


The 1980 model will take significantly more money to get 200k more miles out of it than the 2010

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I really don't understand how people do it.

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I can rebuild my existing ride and upgrade many systems for less than I can buy a new base model.