Cars are more expensive because millennials want such nice cars.

May 3, 2024
6:15:23pm

SLC-Durham Contributor

Back in my day cars didn’t have AC. Who needs AC anyway? such an entitled generation. Don’t get me started about Bluetooth and heated steering wheels. Nothing has changed except millennials and their fancy donkey Kong video games.

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SLC-Durham

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Time

Who can afford car repairs these days? It's just nuts (like cost of everything

Hoopster

May 3, 5:20pm

It’s terrible - I have ended up doing a lot of this myself

RWaters

May 3, 5:21pm

$300 for a lug? That's a $15 part and 30 min.

Ragnar Danneskjold

May 3, 5:23pm

The threaded stud to which the lug attaches was broken and needed to be drilled

Hoopster

May 3, 5:24pm

You're actually lucky they were willing to drill that out for you.

BlueKoolaid13

May 3, 5:37pm

Strange. Usually you just hit them out with a hammer. Might need to use a

MickShrimpton

May 3, 6:12pm

I broke one on a sequoia and it took forever to drill out. It was like a two

DiamondMo

May 3, 8:11pm

I just got some repairs done on a company truck.

JuicyJam

May 3, 5:27pm

Glad my son is in AMT school. I have saved so much in repairs already.

JAGA97

May 3, 5:30pm

I just paid $1700 for some brakes

2FarGone

May 3, 5:32pm

for a semi truck hopefully

maxpowers

May 3, 6:41pm

BMW

2FarGone

May 3, 11:15pm

Xenon, evidently.

Japan Coug

May 3, 5:33pm

Yeah, but I've never tried anything like the OP's list......

Xenon

May 3, 5:38pm

Inflation is transitory or good. Can’t remember which

Longseason

May 3, 5:36pm

It is scary to compare to stuff 4 to 5 to 10 years ago....

Xenon

May 3, 5:39pm

This is why it's usually worth it to buy a new car. You get the warranty,

Japan Coug

May 3, 5:40pm

I just bought a 6 year old car with 42,000 miles on it for $17,000. The new

JAGA97

May 3, 5:44pm

Sure, but I guarantee that the newer car is much better than the older car in

Japan Coug

May 3, 5:49pm

You realize this post does not address your original comment or his comment?

Zoobieman

May 3, 6:54pm

In addition to warranties and repairs, my OP also mentioned that the technology

Japan Coug

May 3, 7:13pm

Agreed. Way cheaper to buy used and deal with repairs. Your experience

septicpumper

May 3, 6:27pm

We’ve done certified used our last two car purchases and it’s been great.

Powerbait DPM

May 3, 5:46pm

As a man who bought used when I was young, and bought new recently. . .

Zoobieman

May 3, 6:51pm

RE: Who can afford car repairs these days? It's just nuts (like cost of

Doctor Rosenrosen

May 3, 5:48pm

Been driving an Accord since 2010. Bought it new and now has 150k miles.

WabiSabi

May 3, 6:01pm

That's a different topic, but regarding brand perception, yours might be a bit

Japan Coug

May 3, 6:05pm

Very impressive!

septicpumper

May 3, 6:45pm

Honest question, how much per year are your maintenance costs from 2020 - 2023?

Zoobieman

May 3, 6:56pm

Cars are more expensive because millennials want such nice cars.

SLC-Durham

May 3, 6:15pm

Yeah, even so called base models have a ton of features

Xenon

May 3, 6:23pm

spoken like someone who lives in a cold weather state. a/c is as necessary as an engine in any car I buy here in TX

byujag

May 3, 7:53pm

My post was TIC

SLC-Durham

May 3, 11:58pm

I was paying $80/hr for diesel mechanic 10 years ago, now the same guy is $225.

volleyjiver

May 3, 6:22pm

Wow. Not good. I have duramax Chevy with 272k miles. So it sounds like engine

septicpumper

May 3, 7:23pm

Inflation blows. Screw the COVID economy.

BlooCoug

May 3, 6:45pm

Inflation blows. Screw the Bidenomics economy. Fixed that for you

futbalmaven

May 4, 7:43am

Yes, because Trump could have fixed the COVID economy any better lol.

BlooCoug

May 4, 8:51am

Most people have little understanding of what causes or drives inflation.

Japan Coug

May 4, 12:18pm

After the initial 3-4 months he wanted to get people back to work and businesses

qwerew

May 4, 12:29pm

the "Covid economy" was direct result of how it was "mis" managed.

qwerew

May 4, 12:36pm

Problem is we didnt fund Bidens $4T “Build Back Better” plan that was “paid for”

DiamondMo

May 4, 1:15pm

Don't know if you are in Utah, but we just did an AC service today for our daughter's car, it was

CSoul

May 3, 6:51pm

If you are in Utah, brakesonly.net

CSoul

May 3, 6:52pm

come on guys we all know Bidenomics is working great.

qwerew

May 3, 6:52pm

Bidenomics has become a swear word

futbalmaven

May 4, 7:25am

Time to become a certified YouTube mechanic. I used to have an older accord and

DiamondMo

May 3, 8:08pm

Good point. Whichever car model has the most youtube repair videos is the best

septicpumper

May 3, 8:12pm

RE: Who can afford car repairs these days? It's just nuts (like cost of

futbalmaven

May 3, 10:27pm

Tools are much cheaper. And more satisfying.

seacougar

May 3, 10:39pm

there is a lot of satisfaction in doing stuff yourself, "after" it's done.

qwerew

May 4, 12:34pm

About a year ago I was talking to the owner of the repair shop we have used for

NYC and Japan

May 4, 9:00am

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