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I am really dreading the day my current car from 2015 that has no fancy tech features fails beyond repair and I have to get a new car. I will first attempt to g
by izzydata 3y ago
I am really dreading the day my current car from 2015 that has no fancy tech features fails beyond repair and I have to get a new car. I will first attempt to get an older car with low mileage, but old cars won't last forever.
- jollyllama 3y ago>old cars won't last forever. The Cubans would like a word
- not_the_fda 3y agoThe Cubans don't have to deal with snow and ice that requires a corrosive brine on the roads.
- tastyfreeze 3y agoTheir corrosive brine is natural and all year. Maritime environments are hell on cars.
- someotherperson 3y ago> old cars won't last forever Depends how old. Older cars have better survivability than newer ones, almost exclusively due to the simplicity[0] of the design and parts. If you want a car that can last forever (with maintenance and from an odysseus ship perspective) then an old car with a diesel engine and manual transmission is the way to go. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxSNT1bmEQY&t=75s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxSNT1bmEQY&t=75s
- cj 3y agoTechnically old cars can last forever if you simply keep repairing and replacing parts. Got an engine with 200k miles on it? Swap it with a new one! Obviously it’s not easy and can be very expensive (and many mechanics will look at you weird if asking them to do $20k of maintenance on a 20 year old car, but they won’t say no!)
- izzydata 3y agoI'm not opposed to having a car of Theseus, but I'm not particularly wealthy so like most people I would have to replace it once the cost of maintenance exceeds the cost of monthly payments on something newer.
- smeej 3y agoI've been dreading this about my 2007. You probably have some time ;)