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I've got an old Gerrman last name, but I think my mother's side is part kike (Wise)
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It's Wise.
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1996 cummins 12valve here. 500,000 miles. Replaced the wiper motor the other day. Barely any maintenance.
The shifter is so sloppy I am pretty sure no one else can drive my truck ;)
The shifter is so sloppy I am pretty sure no one else can drive my truck ;)
I am so disappointed with the trend that modern electric vehicles have taken. I would LOVE to have some kind of electric buggy I could charge off solar and not need ((gasoline)). A simple electric vehicle with just two motors is so many fewer moving parts and complexity than most anything else.
Yeah, thanks (((Elon))).
Electric cars can be dead simple. You need a motor control and power control module and that's about it. No ECU, no TPM BS. But no, it's gotta have wifi and computer controlled cup holders.
Electric cars can be dead simple. You need a motor control and power control module and that's about it. No ECU, no TPM BS. But no, it's gotta have wifi and computer controlled cup holders.
Something to consider on repairs: even if you have to pay a mechanic, it's way cheaper to fix things than buy new.
I drive a 10yo hatchback and I had to do the brakes this year. It's the most expensive repair I've done to date and, regretrably, I don't have access to a shop where I could do it myself.
It was still cheaper than a year of car payments; if I'd said "screw it, I'll get a new car that doesn't need repairs" I'd be paying just as much with no guarantee.
I also like buying cars at around 5 years old because you can see if there are any factory defects by that point. I know plenty of people who bought brand new and have had recurring problems the entire life of their car because that specific vehicle had a defect. Eventually, the wareantee runs out and you're paying for it.
I drive a 10yo hatchback and I had to do the brakes this year. It's the most expensive repair I've done to date and, regretrably, I don't have access to a shop where I could do it myself.
It was still cheaper than a year of car payments; if I'd said "screw it, I'll get a new car that doesn't need repairs" I'd be paying just as much with no guarantee.
I also like buying cars at around 5 years old because you can see if there are any factory defects by that point. I know plenty of people who bought brand new and have had recurring problems the entire life of their car because that specific vehicle had a defect. Eventually, the wareantee runs out and you're paying for it.
And the older the car, the cheaper it gets, 10 years is still pretty new, plenty of electronics. Cars peaked during the 90's with just enough technology to be reliable and functional, but not to much to make them complex. Those are also the cheapest to repair, and easy to do almost every type of repair on your own drive way, no need for a garage or special tools.
As for crash safety I'm convinced that all the complexity and the touch screens is what fails in most modern cars, causing accidents to get worse than they have to be, or even cause the accident in the first place. When you're the driver and have to operate a ton of controls at all time, you're forced to pay attention to the road, but in a modern car with adaptive cruise control and lane assist it's easy to fall asleep behind the wheel as the car requires no input for several minutes.
Then bang, you... or rather the car crash into a barrier as the lane ended and the lane assist didn't know what to do.
As for crash safety I'm convinced that all the complexity and the touch screens is what fails in most modern cars, causing accidents to get worse than they have to be, or even cause the accident in the first place. When you're the driver and have to operate a ton of controls at all time, you're forced to pay attention to the road, but in a modern car with adaptive cruise control and lane assist it's easy to fall asleep behind the wheel as the car requires no input for several minutes.
Then bang, you... or rather the car crash into a barrier as the lane ended and the lane assist didn't know what to do.
Yeah, I've got a few electronics on mine. I can disable the ABS and traction control via button push but there are also automatic locks which I'm not a fan of; might replace them with manual at some point.
No screens, thank God. The cheaper you go, the less likely you are to have BS like backup cameras and lane assist.
No screens, thank God. The cheaper you go, the less likely you are to have BS like backup cameras and lane assist.
That’s why I paid my mechanic friend to rebuild my engine at 150,000 miles rather than sinking money into a new car. Yes it’s old (20 years old to be exact), yes it’s nothing special to look at, but I own it outright and it doesn’t spy on everything i do, and its manual transmission.
150,000 is low mileage if you buy an old Volvo. These 2.3l 4 cylinder engines produce just over 110 HP, but they last forever. [Even if you tune them up to 1000HP and build a racing tractor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHl24QynOM).
Yeah, I would’ve waited to do that but I had enough money at the time to have it done and didn’t want to wait until it became a problem I couldn’t afford to deal with. It’s a Honda, runs pretty good but my transmission broke, it would not go into 5th gear so I figured while my buddy was replacing the tranny, he might as well rebuild the engine, gaskets, seals, water pump, all that stuff, seemed like a good time to do it.
I wish I bought another Toyota instead of the Honda before prices skyrocketed on used cars. I’ve had great luck with the 2 Toyotas I owned in the passed, over 200k in both cases (250 on my geo prism), and the only reason I got rid of them was because of rust issues, not because they ran bad.
I wish I bought another Toyota instead of the Honda before prices skyrocketed on used cars. I’ve had great luck with the 2 Toyotas I owned in the passed, over 200k in both cases (250 on my geo prism), and the only reason I got rid of them was because of rust issues, not because they ran bad.
I have two older vehicles, and one is a manual. The mileage is so low, I’ll likely be able to use them the rest of my life, and pass them on to a loved one.
I have an older car. It has just minimal electronics, but it doesn't even have an alarm. When I'll buy a new car, I'll buy another older one without electronics. Why the FUCK should I buy a car with needless electronics? For what?
I don't need anything additional in my car. It's fine as it is. But I'd like to buy a car that can go over dirt roads and somewhat rough terrain.
I don't need anything additional in my car. It's fine as it is. But I'd like to buy a car that can go over dirt roads and somewhat rough terrain.
The backup camera is the best innovation in cars since the automatic transmission.
I don't need that. Convenience breeds weakness. I rely on my own skills to park.
It's similar with programming. There are LLMs, and one could use it excessively to create code, but it would weaken the ability of the programmer to code himself. It's like skill atrophy.
It's similar with programming. There are LLMs, and one could use it excessively to create code, but it would weaken the ability of the programmer to code himself. It's like skill atrophy.
>I don't need that. Convenience breeds weakness. I rely on my own skills to park.
It's a camera... do you have this same opinion regarding mirrors as well?
It's a camera... do you have this same opinion regarding mirrors as well?
There's a minimum necessity. However sometimes it's dark, there is fog, the sun blinds me, the rear-view mirror is useless because the window on the back is dirty again, it's raining like hell, sometimes it's a dirt road with a low frame, the lights aren't bright.
But I got used to all of it. I don't rely on some technology, which could stop working. If there are inconveniences, I can handle them. If there are more, I can handle them too. I can handle the shittiest conditions possible, and I don't want to make anything easier, as it would decrease my ability to handle bad conditions.
This also goes for something like backup cameras, but it applies in general. It's a mentality. For example I hike for multiple hours and I never use GPS. Using GPS would be like cheating, it would make the trip too easy. If I fail and get lost (which is rare), I just wing it, and still find the way.
Not using GPS in a car is also a matter of making it too easy.
But I got used to all of it. I don't rely on some technology, which could stop working. If there are inconveniences, I can handle them. If there are more, I can handle them too. I can handle the shittiest conditions possible, and I don't want to make anything easier, as it would decrease my ability to handle bad conditions.
This also goes for something like backup cameras, but it applies in general. It's a mentality. For example I hike for multiple hours and I never use GPS. Using GPS would be like cheating, it would make the trip too easy. If I fail and get lost (which is rare), I just wing it, and still find the way.
Not using GPS in a car is also a matter of making it too easy.
dont buy cars after 2009 and stick only
I agree with the sentiment of this video, but the arguments are fucking retarded
Anybody who quotes rich dad poor dad is dumb as shit.
What matters is free cash flow and productive money. Yes.
But you have to get comfortable understanding that payment structures are part of the economic system you are forced to live in. So get good at manipulating them.
I know SO MANY ZOOMERS AND MILLENNIALS that were fixated on “the price of houses are too high” so they wouldn’t buy.
Now they’re looking at 7% interest rates on $1 million home and guess what it’s not even in the realm of possibility. Meanwhile, if they had bought anything in 2020 at a 2% interest rate, they’d be sitting on shit loads of equity right now with a very “reasonable” mortgage payment
Is it bullshit yes. But it’s the way the system works so alert it and manipulate it to your advantage. Don’t be a smooth brain, retard, and get fixated on a list price that doesn’t matter.
Anybody who quotes rich dad poor dad is dumb as shit.
What matters is free cash flow and productive money. Yes.
But you have to get comfortable understanding that payment structures are part of the economic system you are forced to live in. So get good at manipulating them.
I know SO MANY ZOOMERS AND MILLENNIALS that were fixated on “the price of houses are too high” so they wouldn’t buy.
Now they’re looking at 7% interest rates on $1 million home and guess what it’s not even in the realm of possibility. Meanwhile, if they had bought anything in 2020 at a 2% interest rate, they’d be sitting on shit loads of equity right now with a very “reasonable” mortgage payment
Is it bullshit yes. But it’s the way the system works so alert it and manipulate it to your advantage. Don’t be a smooth brain, retard, and get fixated on a list price that doesn’t matter.
This information is useless to me because I will probably never be rich enough to afford a car, regardless of it's age.
Shit, I'll probably never even truly drive a car, my only experience is being given the wheel for a few moments.
Shit, I'll probably never even truly drive a car, my only experience is being given the wheel for a few moments.
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