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Ehhh see I want to agree but it's not really true anymore... Assuming you are talking about a Honda or Toyota (Nissan is trash it's basically a French car now, Mazda is aight, Subaru is good but the labor costs on a turbo boxer are not) that was true 10 years ago but now everything is a BMW. Both in terms of components (The wife's Honda has a German transmission, the new Supra is a BMW) and in terms of the vast amount of computers and sensors and systems and also in terms of the desire to force you to use the dealer for servicing and parts.
I hear what you are saying though, it's exhausting going from old/high mileage car to old/high mileage car but I would just buy something fresh off lease w/ 30-40K miles. Let someone eat that initial depreciation at least, you are still going to get fleeced to an extent because dealers always get first pick of lease returns but 40,000 miles on a car that should go to 250,000 is nothing vs. 1/4 of it's MSRP.
I prefer pre 2000 vehicles. In general, the older the better, less electronics. I love a stick.
Ah that sucks. Yeah it was a Honda, and I haven't bought a Japanese car in more than ten years. My gf has a 07 that drives great. She doesn't like, like cars so the fact that it's basic is less of a bother than it being in the shop would be.
I got a lease return BMW that I guess I overpaid for at a dealer, but the cost of a aftermarket warranty on those things is no joke, and I wanted a warranty at the time. Now, I "have a guy" and I just go without. If the motor blows up , it will suck, but I can absorb that, and at least I'm not out guaranteed money. So far, so great on the F10 BMW 5-series. Knock on wood.
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