Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age Hits 12 Years

Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by kayodelycaon on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:45AM (#27571171)

It depends what car you get. I have a 2014 Toyota Prius and it’s hit over 150,000k miles without more than basic maintenance. Not one part has broken. Fluids aside, it’s only needed one pair of brakes, two sets of tires, and five sets of wiper blades replaced in its lifetime.

This is a pretty common experience of Prius owners. There’s also a huge modding community for them, so it’s easy to find information about any part of them. There are even tutorials on how to replace bad cells in the battery pack. (Just don’t drop a wrench and cause a short.)

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by skybrian on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:58AM (#27571309)

If you’re parking it outside, I hope you’ve protected the catalytic converter.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by kayodelycaon on Sunday June 20, 2021 @12:18PM (#27571492)

Theft of catalytic converters isn’t a major issue in my area.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by asdff on Monday June 21, 2021 @02:08AM (#27576724)

Might as well get a garage to weld on a cage driving such a notorious car. It might not be a major issue in your area, but you might one day park somewhere where this does become a major issue.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by theshrike79 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @05:49PM (#27574210)

I thought so too, but a neighbour had theirs stolen 3 nights ago.

I looked it up, it's 500-1000€ just for the metals. It's a wonder people aren't stealing them more.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by ffggvv on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:22PM (#27572071)

someone lives in a city lol

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