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You're right. Being smart is also knowing when to buy a replacement. Being smarter is knowing how to treat a car well so it can see it's 20th year of service.
by TheMerovingian 7y ago
You're right. Being smart is also knowing when to buy a replacement. Being smarter is knowing how to treat a car well so it can see it's 20th year of service.
Unfortunately, certain countries, such as Canada, are very hostile to cars. The weather and road salt take a toll.
- ghaff 7y agoMost auto wear comes from miles but the big exception is winter in the snow belt. Things are a lot better than they used to be but driving a car regularly in winter in much of Canada and the northern US still probably limits life to a decade and change.
- clarry 7y agoThe average age of all the registered cars in Finland is 12 years currently. Think about that. It's not uncommon at all to run into 20+ yo cars in the neighborhood.
- ghaff 7y agoI can’t speak to Finland just my experience in New England. I just got rid of a 20+ year old Honda del Sol and the dealer was amazed over about the past five years it hadn’t rusted out yet. (I kept it garaged in the winter for about the past 10 years or so. ) My general experience with cars I drove year round was a bit over 10 years before running into expensive rust related problems.