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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We hold onto old cars for this reason Op..so much easier to fix and maintain. Dh can do brakes, oil, bulbs, filters, etc, but on the newer cars half of that stuff is linked to electronic sensors or impossible to get to.

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12:46.  Agree.  My wife's Audi Q5 needs a VAG cable and Rosstech program to retract the rear parking brakes.  Older cars you can do that manually.

My next car will be new, but a nice car with as few bells and whistles as possible.  More stuff to break.  I'll probably order it without a sunroof.  [/quote]

My DH has actually been researching this because he's so frustrated with the computer systems on our VW. It seems that Japanese cars are easy to work on. German cars are not because their mechanics unions are very strong there and they don't want people fixing their own cars. We're looking into a Honda or a Toyota. DH's Mazda is easy to work on too.

I like all the bells and whistles and getting a car without those doesn't mean it still won't need engine work, brake work, spark plugs, etc. [/quote]

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