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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
Only reason I would ever move on to another car would be if I wrecked it beyond my own ability to salvage it. Chances are if that were to happen, it probably wouldn't matter because they'd be picking pieces of what's left of me out of it.
I'm boring. I only got it because my wife and mom took turns badgering me about it. They saw a little glimmer in my eye, sunk the hook, and kept after me until I gave in.
I also don't buy into the depreciation angle. Not that I don't believe it but even after parts cost more than the resale value of the vehicle, DIY maintenance is still WAY cheaper than purchasing a new car.
Proper forever maintenance is also undeniably the greenest thing to do. That matters to me. I don't care if the engine or any other sub-assemblies including the electronics give out. I'll rebuild them.
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Yeah. I've only had this car for a few months, and it's the car that I've had the least complaints about. My last car was supposed to be my last car for a while, but in the end I didn't like it enough to keep fixing it. It also didn't help that the problems that popped up were more expensive to fix than making payments on a new car. I had full equity on it, so it was an easy enough move to trade in for this one.
I don't see myself selling this car for space reasons or for utility - it's easy and cheap enough to run a beater truck or SUV to satisfy that. I'd still rather daily an engaging car than have more space. Unless if the next gen 86 is a hatchback, I have a hard time seeing myself getting rid of this car in the near future.