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>He bought the car in 2015 so he’s lucky to get 8 year I disagree with eight years being adequate for a modern car. I'd argue 10 to 15 years is more reasonable
by dghughes 3y ago
>He bought the car in 2015 so he’s lucky to get 8 year
I disagree with eight years being adequate for a modern car. I'd argue 10 to 15 years is more reasonable. I know it's unique system but even so it should last at least a decade.
Years ago cars were crap past three or four years. Any cars I had in the 80s as a teenager were bought used since cars four years old were very rough (rust, general wear and tear, electrical, carb issues, leaks). Anything 10 years old was ancient. Now my Mom had a 10 year old Toyota Camry and it's like a three year old car.
- andai 3y agoI visited Cuba and pretty much all the cars were ancient, like 30-40 years old. Not sure how they pulled that off! (I think it was a Ship of Theseus kind of situation...)
- BoxOfRain 3y agoI remember Jeremy Clarkson going there once and talking about this 1950s MG MGA but when he started it there was a Lada engine inside.
- noselasd 3y agoThose cars are simple enough that easy repairs can be done by anyone with a bit of skill and standard tools. In addition a lot of the parts that wear out can be manufactured locally with a manual lathe/milling machine/welding, or simply be replaced with a similar enough part that you make fit with a bit of elbow grease.
- superhuzza 3y agoGood weather makes a huge difference as well. Cars that will survive decades in California will rust out in a few salty, winter years in Canada.
- supportengineer 3y agoI’m driving a 16 year old Honda with over 200k miles. Runs great.