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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by cj on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:49PM (#38222831)
Technically old cars can last forever if you simply keep repairing and replacing parts.

Got an engine with 200k miles on it? Swap it with a new one!

Obviously it’s not easy and can be very expensive (and many mechanics will look at you weird if asking them to do $20k of maintenance on a 20 year old car, but they won’t say no!)

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by izzydata on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:05PM (#38223055)
I'm not opposed to having a car of Theseus, but I'm not particularly wealthy so like most people I would have to replace it once the cost of maintenance exceeds the cost of monthly payments on something newer.
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