$100 in 2004, still running, if uncomfortably.
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.
$100 in 2004, still running, if uncomfortably.
People are retiring or getting older and they don’t drive as much.
Quality helps Americans keep old cars longer
BY TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer
http://www.twincities.com/ci_23803621/quality-helps-americans-keep-old-cars-longer
Administration Propaganda says it’s because we just cannot break our cars.
People are retiring or getting older and they don’t drive as much.
Your list describes my life with a ‘93 Altima that I purchased new 123,000 miles ago. I had a $2500 repair after driving from WA to FL and back. Other than that, just maintenance. I’ve been fortunate to find good service guys who don’t take advantage of my total ignorance of things mechanical.
I actually like this car, I talk to her, I occasionally give her dashboard a little pat and say thanks.
Crazy? Not. Many years ago, I had a really old clunker that I drove to work over a mountain pass day after day. Named her Zoe. “Come on, Zoe, you can do it,” I’d say aloud.
Then one evening I took a very neurotic relative out for dinner. She flipped out in the passenger seat, screamed at me for having such a terrible, dangerous car. Made quite a scene. The very next day, Zoe blew her engine on the pass. My friend, a physicist at Hughes Research, agreed that the bad vibes created by the crazy lady probably caused Zoe to die.