We own a 2008 Mercury Sable. Beautiful car. Leather seats, roomy interior. No tracking devices. At 100,000+ miles, a local independently owned mechanic repair shop is replacing a leaky valve gasket… likely caused during the extreme cold snap we had here in Central Florida over the winter. We bought the car from a private owner for a reasonable price when it had less than 40,000 miles on it.
Sure, today’s new models look beautiful and drive like a dream. But… watch this.
COMMENTS:
“A car was freedom…..now it is surveillance. A car has to maintainable if not it is worthless.”
“It has come to the point we can now rebuild the engine, transmission the differential and brakes for less than the cost of a new car.”
“I’ve been an automotive service advisor since 1995, what this man is saying is 100% fact.”
“I will drive my 27 year old vehicle until the wheels fall off. Then I will put them back on and drive it some more.”
“I’m flabbergasted at how we went from “eyes on the road” to a whole screen on the car.”
“So you’ll get fined for texting and driving but you can freely use a giant touchscreen?”
LEARN MORE AT TRUCK GUIDE
Totally agree!!!
A perfect example of The Babylonian system: I felt trapped into buying a newer model around 2016. I had a 1997 Camry, which people often compared to a Lexus. The engine and major components were solid to the very end—about as reliable as they come. However, it was stored in the driveway, so despite its strong mechanical condition, the exterior parts began to deteriorate under the hot Texas sun.
There was also the fear of taking on a car payment as I approached my 63rd birthday. It felt like “buy now or forever hold your peace.” I was dazzled by the look of a 2015 Acura RDX. While I do love it, I’m aware it comes with built-in tracking and costly maintenance traps. It’s certainly prettier than my Camry, but still…
I’ve had similar experiences whenever my appliances fail. They seem designed more for the manufacturer than for the consumer, and that becomes obvious within just a few years.
Consumers of my age remember when things were built to last and for us and not them.
Singing: “They Don’t care about us”From Michael Jackson.
“All I want to say is they don’t really care about us.”