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The average cost of repairs for my cars since I started owning a vehicle in 2003 has been whatever zip-ties and screws cost to refasten the bumper after I plow through a wall of snow or push through the forest with my Subaru. A window was broken by a thief once, and it cost $80 to have it repaired. Su used oil at about 1 quart per 1,500 miles, and the cat efficiency fell below threshold (P0420), but I didn't bother fixing those issues.
My truck on the other hand likes to nickle and dime me. Blower motor resistors, door switches, 2 large batteries, crappy transmission, rapidly failing front-end, failing rear-end... trucks are a money pit; especially US branded ones.
I expect to spend nothing on the Prius and TSX over the course of 10 years of ownership besides oil changes, wiper blades, and tires. I'll knock the dust out of the air filters periodically.
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