cause MILLIONS of cars were destroyed a couple years ago because of 0bammy that would have been bought as used cars???I’m guessing record income and spending power.
Because they can’t afford the grotesquely overpriced newer models and its just cheaper to have older cars and trucks repaired?
Because the increase in value? /sarc
DEPRESSION... AND ONE DAY THE TRUTH WILL BE TOLD.
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days.
My 2001 Corolla is a nearly ideal commuter car.
Well, its also that the more late model cars seem to last longer. Back in the eighties, my Chevy Cavalier’s body literally fell apart after 8 years. However, I’m still driving my current car after 10 years with ‘nary a problem. I guess I’m an optimist because I just bought a new set of 70K mile tires for it.
11 years old? Crikey, none of mine are that new.
one is 20, one is 35 and one is 72.
I have a used truck. Great truck, paid $29,000 for it. A new one is $40K.
My wife has an older Buick. No so good. But a new vehicle of that type is $35K.
So we keep driving hoping that they both keep going. Don’t have the money for a new car, and few people do.
It is just a fact that we get more car per dollar today then we ever did before, even including inflation. New technology built on old technology gives us more efficient engines and systems, including longer lasting systems. Detroit made many cars in the past but also cars that did not last as long. The foreign cars capitalized on the this weakness of market. Otherwise its the Obama depression.
Mine’s 19! Almost out of it’s teenage years, I can’t wait.
cause MILLIONS of cars were destroyed a couple years ago because of 0bammy that would have been bought as used cars???We like the one we got,
We've learned there is pleasure in keeping a good thing going
We KNOW the damned thing and can repair it relatively quickly and/or inexpensively
The mileage is acceptable
The ride is relatively comfortable
Less bells and whistles to go wrong.
The insurance is cheaper.
Two reasons:
1) Most Americans cannot afford a replacement car, and
2) The few that can will not buy a car that can be hacked, remotely controlled (with possible fatal results), and that pinpoints your location at all times to the Federal government.
Lousy trade -in value, cars last longer now, new ones cost too much, they all look alike now.
We used to want a pretty car one that caught the eye.
They all look alike now.
The guy is wrong about people wrenching their own cars. The average driver now is about done after changing the oil. Everything else has to be done by a mechanic with a computer.
Because they don’t have GPS tracking systems in them, like the government has installed in new cars?
Chrysler stopped making PT Cruisers. Since the PT Cruiser is the most attractive car ever made, I’m holding on to mine for as long as I can.
And no, there is nothing opinionated about the above statement at all.
Because we’re waiting on the new wind-powered models...
‘99 tahoe - 150k runs like a watch - of course most of the parts are new now.
Because new cars are ugly and have a high belt-lines and windows like a slit trench?