I fully understand. My car didn’t even have cup holders until I added them myself.
My wife drives a Subaru - she’s the car buyer in the family - and it’s a great car. Sometimes I find myself looking for the backup camera on the dash of the Benz. The only safety feature I have aside from seat belts is the car itself. It’s pretty much built like a tank. Even though I spent 30-years in Tier 1 automotive, cars were just never my thing. Luckily years ago I bought one built to last a long time. As for the environment, I think I’ve done my part by not buying cars.
Enjoy your new ride!
It has always been interesting to me that major repairs induce so many folks to purchase a new vehicle. When faced with this myself, I’ve always translated the repair cost into a representative number of car payments and have always found the repair the most cost effective route assuming the car was otherwise in good condition.
At age 70, I still drive a 1985 Mercedes 300D turbo diesel that I purchased in 1989 for $12k. Over the last 36-years I estimate I’ve spent about 3X that amount in maintenance. For me that’s a pretty low cost to drive a depreciating asset .
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I fully understand. My car didn’t even have cup holders until I added them myself. My wife drives a Subaru - she’s the car buyer in the family - and it’s a great car. Sometimes I find myself looking for the backup camera on the dash of the Benz. The only safety feature I have aside from seat belts is the car itself. It’s pretty much built like a tank. Even though I spent 30-years in Tier 1 automotive, cars were just never my thing. Luckily years ago I bought one built to last a long time. As for the environment, I think I’ve done my part by not buying cars. Enjoy your new ride!
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It has always been interesting to me that major repairs induce so many folks to purchase a new vehicle. When faced with this myself, I’ve always translated the repair cost into a representative number of car payments and have always found the repair the most cost effective route assuming the car was otherwise in good condition. At age 70, I still drive a 1985 Mercedes 300D turbo diesel that I purchased in 1989 for $12k. Over the last 36-years I estimate I’ve spent about 3X that amount in maintenance. For me that’s a pretty low cost to drive a depreciating asset .
Post: Another HD Post About Cars
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