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> If you buy a $50,000 car new, sure, a reasonable person could expect it to last 5-10 years. I just had to pick this one. Five years for a car? I expect cloth
by distances 11y ago
> If you buy a $50,000 car new, sure, a reasonable person could expect it to last 5-10 years.
I just had to pick this one. Five years for a car? I expect clothes and computers to last 5 years, for $50k car I'd expect 20-30 years with proper maintenance and repairs. Not that I'd likely use it myself that long, but the expectation would still be within that timeframe.
- victorhooi 11y agoAre you actually telling me you'd go back to your car manufacturer after 20 years, and demand they fix your car for free? Or if you buy a shirt and wear it for 5 years - you'd go back to Kmart after 5 years and say, your shirt wore out, give me a refund? The sense of entitlement in that statement is...pretty high. I'm just going to leave it at that.
- distances 11y agoThis was about expected lifetime for a product, not the warranty period. I don't know how you came up with that. If I expect shoes to last 10 years, I'm also prepared for some basic maintenance such as regular polishing and the odd sole replacement. The same obviously applies to car repairs.
- FireBeyond 11y ago"Are you actually telling me you'd go back to your car manufacturer after 20 years, and demand they fix your car for free?" If they sold it to me with the claim that the drivetrain had a lifetime warranty, and the fault was there? Yes.