Re:Show HN: Determine if you can actually afford this car
by rahimnathwani on Saturday August 18, 2018 @10:59PM
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I'm curious about this part:
"Lastly, we have partnered with car maintenance shops that will tell us the average cost of service for your particular model."
When you say 'average cost of service', are you talking about:
A) The average cost of the regular annual maintenance and inspection?
B) Everything in A, but also the average cost of expected repairs for N years after purchase?
C) Something else?
When purchasing a car, I'd love to have a great estimate for B, because repairs are a significant proportion of total cost, especially for cars over 10 years old. And the chance of needing an expensive repair in the next N years varies significantly with:
- Make and/or model
- Age of car
- Whether or not a certain repair has already been done (like if a 5 year old MacBook had just had the battery replaced)
Re:Show HN: Determine if you can actually afford this car
by sakispal on Sunday August 19, 2018 @07:01AM
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Thank for the feedback. Unfortunately I can only get access to regular maintenance and inspection costs at the moment. Down the road I will try to incorporate repairs too!
"Lastly, we have partnered with car maintenance shops that will tell us the average cost of service for your particular model."
When you say 'average cost of service', are you talking about:
A) The average cost of the regular annual maintenance and inspection?
B) Everything in A, but also the average cost of expected repairs for N years after purchase?
C) Something else?
When purchasing a car, I'd love to have a great estimate for B, because repairs are a significant proportion of total cost, especially for cars over 10 years old. And the chance of needing an expensive repair in the next N years varies significantly with:
- Make and/or model
- Age of car
- Whether or not a certain repair has already been done (like if a 5 year old MacBook had just had the battery replaced)