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Individual experiences will vary. I would say that your strategy is generally optimal, all thought harder to execute right now as the market is bonkers. Buying

Individual experiences will vary. I would say that your strategy is generally optimal, all thought harder to execute right now as the market is bonkers. Buying 8 year old cars is a lower cost strategy ss your filtering out the lemons. You can’t buy the shitty BMW 3 series as it’s been converted to a Coke can by that time. :) Even then you’re lucky as stuff starts breaking due to age and mileage. I drove a 2003 Pilot until 2019 and it hit a bunch of repairs at 125k and then at 250k major repairs came up just due to age and frame rust. I still miss that car!

BeetleB 4y ago
> Even then you’re lucky as stuff starts breaking due to age and mileage. Things definitely do break, hence the repairs I've done. I don't think I got lucky 3 times in a row - I researched and bought known reliable vehicles, and always paid a mechanic to go over the car before I bought it. I've posted actual repair numbers since 2012 in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35359539 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35359539