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

May 3, 2024
6:51:47pm

Zoobieman All-American

Buying used and fixing your own stuff is much cheaper than new with warranties. . . It takes time to fix used stuff, but life is just a big DIY project anyway.

Overall used cars are pretty darn reliable to 200K miles if you take good care of them.

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Zoobieman

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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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