buickanddeere said: (quoted from post at 08:01:52 08/02/08) ...
New vehicles today with the 60,000 or 100,000 warranty are not high priced maintenance headaches.
What I see here is terror of the unknown.
Not necessarily terror of the unknown - the problem is most of us cannot afford a new vehicle with the nice warranty that comes with it.
At best, I am able to purchase a vehicle that is around 4 years old with 50,000 miles or better on it. My 01 Accord was purchased in 04 with 54k on it and my 97 Caravan was purchased in 07 with 57k on it. I cannot afford a new car payment, and I cannot afford to have any work done to my vehicles in a shop at $75 per hour. I have learned to fix most everything myself - but some things on these new vehicles require thousands of dollars worth of computer diagnostic equipment, and therefore I won't be able to repair them myself.
Yes, new vehicles are more comfortable, more reliable, and last longer. But what happens when they are 10 to 15 years old and the wiring goes bad?
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