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Originally Posted by motorhead
You need to read this. Your numbers don't tell the real story. I know from living through all those years that buying a nice car back then was much easier for a lot more people than it is now. It's out of hand. If you can't see that then you have to be too young to have lived it or you are just very naive, and if you think a 2017 Camaro will last for ever being used as a daily driver just by maintaining it, you are naive. Car are made more disposable today then ever before.
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I plan to drive this SS daily for eight years to make it economical. My ownership history since 2002 has been to run them minimum 8 years so the economics work.
Moving to this SS, I sold a 2004 GTO that I daily drove for 10.5 years/110k miles. The engine was never touched. Brake calipers, radiator, alternator, starter, etc. were all original. No electrical failures. It needed tires, brakes pads, clutch, complete suspension rebuild, drivers power window motor and door lock.
My wife's current Honda is 6 years old with 86k miles. Only brake pads and tires. Her car before that was 8 years, 150k miles with similar general wear items and maintenance (all done by me).
None of these cars had body rust either.
I justify buying something I really like by averaging the cost out. Resale value ends up being 25-30% of the original purchase price.
Bottom line - Modern cars last twice as long, with far fewer problems, than 20 years ago.