No, and quality matters

Post #209,930 by ben_tilly 6/5/05 4:12:08 PM Reply	No, and quality matters 10 year, 100K miles? In my family cars last longer than that. Heck, I expect to put over 60,000 miles on the car in the next 4 years. Buying a new car is painful enough, buying a new car expecting to not be able to use it a while is insane. Point of comparison. In my life, I'm only aware of one car that my mother purchased which didn't go over 10 years and 100K miles. The significant detail that killed that Toyota was my brother rolling it over a 15' cliff. Another point of comparison. The other car we have is 8 years and 110,000 miles right now. We expect to get several more years of use out of it. I hadn't considered a Kia, and I don't think that I'm about to start. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #209,931 by dws 6/5/05 4:21:06 PM 6/5/05 4:22:04 PM Reply	Re: No, and quality matters FWIW, my Dad's side of the family is in the automotive business, having at points run a Ford and a Toyota dealership. A couple of months back I asked my Dad what I should look at next car-wise, and he said Toyota or Hyundai. He thinks Hyundai is coming up strong on the outside, paying a lot of attention to quality. Like Toyota, they had a poor initial reputation, but they're working their way out of it quickly. And no matter what you do, you maximum point of leverage as a buyer is in the last few days of the month. Edited by dws June 5, 2005, 04:22:04 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #209,933 by pwhysall 6/5/05 4:28:55 PM Reply	On Hyundai... ...word on the street is that the Accent is a minging pile of shit, while the Coupe isn't at all bad. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #209,937 by boxley 6/5/05 4:34:46 PM Reply	they wouldnt offer such a warranty if they expected expensiv repairs during the period. Which means they think their car is sound. When I say 100k miles I am refering to what is called in the auto auction is exceeding the mechanical life of the car. All cars have an extremely low value once they hit the magic 100k. Now a nissan sentra will travel a long way, the one I had had 200K plus but I dont know how you would feel about the seating, they are small. thanx, bill All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #209,942 by broomberg 6/5/05 5:06:02 PM Reply	Actually, no Long warrantees are deemed a marketing expense. The actual use of them is accounted for out of the marketing budget.
Post #209,945 by ben_tilly 6/5/05 5:20:08 PM Reply	Point Still the depreciation is very high, meaning that people don't expect them to last. Plus the gas mileage sucks. At current prices I'd expect to add $2000 in gas over the next 4 years. Looking further, the Consumer Report questions the safety of the car, I don't like their descriptions of the ride, and for several models there are repeated comments about the problems that large people have finding a comfortable driving position. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #209,949 by boxley 6/5/05 6:45:04 PM Reply	didnt know about the milage, mind changed All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]

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