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[quote=Anonymous]I was essentially forced to buy a new car last year when my 25 year old Toyota RAV4 finally died and my mechanic refused to put a new engine in it because he couldn’t warranty it for me.

I did try buying an older car in good shape, but it turned out not to be in good shape and I lost thousands doing repairs only to realize it was going to need thousands more in repairs very quickly and given the actual condition and mileage, my mechanic wanted me to jettison it rather than invest anymore in it and I trusted him because he always has taken good care of me (he would not have let me buy the car, but I stupidly didn’t let him see it before purchase because I was buying from a friend of friend and thought I could trust the representations of its condition).

Anyway because I’m rebuilding credit after major life upheaval a decade ago, I decided to buy my first ever brand new vehicle because after shopping around I was finding the same model gently used was only a couple grand cheaper. I got a Toyota Corolla hatchback which suits my single person dog copilot needs just fine, but was sick about how expensive a little car like that is these days. I do like the tech and it gets great gas mileage I’m glad I’m  no longer driving AWD with all the increased costs - but I doubt I’ll get 25 years out of this vehicle no matter how excellently I care for it and I do. I hope I get 15 at least without major repair costs but we’ll see. I hope by that point in my life to have created a lifestyle where I can live without a vehicle and just rent one occasionally when I want to go on a trip. Just can’t make that work at this point in my still working full time in semi rural America life.

I can’t believe how much cars are these days, and insurance to boot. It’s a scam. [/quote]

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