I'm all in on keeping older rigs on the road, but my experience has been that the monetary and effort cost is higher than what I'm seeing described here. Sure,

I'm all in on keeping older rigs on the road, but my experience has been that the monetary and effort cost is higher than what I'm seeing described here. Sure, it's technically possible to keep an older car in like-new condition, but it doesn't happen with an annual $1k trip to the shop. Cars are neither boats nor airplanes. The amount of use they get is an order of magnitude more. Everything wears out. Seats, window regulators, body mounts, pedals, interior molding, etc. That's all on top of the normal wear items like drivetrain, suspension, and whatnot. My househould has three vehicles currently, with 280k, 310k, and 420k miles on their respective odometers. I'm glad to keep them going, but it's constant upkeep, and the parts bill alone is quite substantial. Works for me, but definitely isn't for everyone.