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I'd also be curious to see an inflation adjusted cost of use+ownership model for the average car owner. Cars are getting more complicated, and manufacturers are
by digdugdirk 4y ago
I'd also be curious to see an inflation adjusted cost of use+ownership model for the average car owner. Cars are getting more complicated, and manufacturers are almost forcing owners to take them to a dealership for any kind of service.
I'm generally handy and usually perform my own maintenance on my vehicles. As such, I tend to drive 10-20 year old Japanese vehicles. I remember once when I confidently told my partner that I'd swap their burnt out headlight bulb, no problem. Imagine my surprise when I found out that a 2010ish GM sedan recommended taking the front bumper off to access the headlight housing.
If every little thing that goes wrong requires a multi-hundred dollar maintenance bill at a minimum, it's no wonder people want a viable alternative.
- fundad 4y agoExactly, previous generations had more of our income to spend.
- galangalalgol 4y agoMy 2001 GM sedan recommended the same thing. I managed to cram it in.
- zdragnar 4y agoMaintenance difficulty varies a lot by make and model. Doing anything on a mini Cooper is an exercise in sheet frustration. A Honda Civic is a breeze. In fact, it should probably be no surprise that Toyota and Honda typically fill out the entire top end of the "easy to maintain" spectrum, and American and European brands the other end.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoModel to model variance is far, far, far larger than brand to brand variance. You don't wanna have to work on 10lb of shit in a 5lb sack no matter who's badge is on the grill.