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Old 08-15-2012, 01:40 AM   #21 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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The upside for those of us who have decided to only ever fish in pre-owned waters is more and more efficient choices are coming down the pipe.
But new cars break much sooner, they are now designed for what, 7 years until they should get scrapped? So buying a slightly more efficient 5 yo car that will start needing major repairs in 2-3 years might not be better than getting a 10 yo that will still be rolling 5-8 years from now. Especially since new cars are getting much more expensive to service, with all of the electronics and highly specialized and hard-to-get-to (=more manhours) parts

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