Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022

Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by jjeaff on Friday September 17, 2021 @09:48PM (#28572841)

I buy 6-7 years old around with around 100k miles. A car that was $40k will sell for $15k of less. Saves so much money that I can easily put new interior, upgraded entertainment, new wheels etc and still come out way ahead.

Cars made in the last 2 decades by most manufacturers tend to be very reliable, even well past the 200k miles mark.

As for maintenance, just find a trustworthy Indy mechanic and never go back to a dealer again. Compared to family that always leases a new car, there really isn't much difference in repair downtime. New cars tend to have a lot of bugs to work out that have already been addressed in a well used car.

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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by tomcam on Friday September 17, 2021 @10:53PM (#28573197)

My Indy mechanic is very good and very fast. Although it’s a little pricey. When I pulled in to get a new tire, he had 12 people change out all the tires. The good news is, they took less than 7.7 seconds. The bad news is, they charged me $14,000 and I still lost the race.

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