On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 09:26:47 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-08-08 7:42 AM, wrote:
>> On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 12:21:58 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "Bruce" wrote in message
>>> T...
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>>> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>> T...
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/7/2016 9:06 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Some people must be jealous, because it's 4 years old now and it will
>>>>>>> be our last car.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Going to die soon? My car is less than a year old, I'm pretty sure I'm
>>>>>> a couple years older than you and I plan on getting at least one more
>>>>>> car.
>>>>>
>>>>> If it's up to me, I'll never buy a car again.
>>>>
>>>> Me either. I have a 2004 Toyota Tacoma with less than 30,000 miles on it
>>>> and
>>>> I hope to drive it until I die since I hate all the bells and whistles on
>>>> new cars.
>>>
>>> That's it!
>>>
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>>>
>>> Heh mine is a 20 year old import from Japan <g> Yes, I am boasting about it
>>> LOLOL
>>>
>>> I love it and will never changed it unless forced
>>>
>>> 2800 automatic Mitsubishi Pajero SWB SUV
>>>
>>> I don't like all the fancy doodads on the newer cars either, but then like I
>>> always say ..a good thing we don't all like the same thing, or there
>>> wouldn't be enough to go around)
>>
>> I had to look a bit to find small and no gadgets. Mazda 2 was it, I
>> still reverse into parking spaces and oh my gawd, it doesn't have a
>> backup camera
>
>Backup mirrors are highly over rated. They are handy for checking the
>clearance when you are in the space and close to the vehicle or other
>object behind. Other than that, they are all but useless. You have to
>look in all directions anyway, and that back up monitor is nothing more
>than a distraction. A vehicle with good visibility and properly adjusted
>mirrors is better than a backup camera. They do not show vehicles or
>pedestrians approaching from the side.
>
>I have a backup camera in my CRV. It came as part of the package when I
>bought it. There are a lot of bells and whistles on that car that I
>enjoy and use a lot. I like the moon roof, the tilting steering wheel,
>AC, stereo with CD, AUX and USB port, rear window defogger, power
>windows and mirrors, but I can live without the backup camera.

Except for the camera and the moon roof (loathe them as the sun
triggers my migraine flicking past) my little car has all that stuff.
>
>
>> The Nissan was 14 years old and just starting to have repair bills, I
>> know the person who has it now but he can fix these things himself,
>> that makes a difference.
>
> My rule of thumb is to keep driving them until the cost of repairs is
>more than the cost of replacing. If you are financing them it takes a
>few years to pay them off, during which time most problems are under
>warranty. Once they are paid off you may have the occasional repair,
>but mostly regular maintenance. Then when they start getting really old
>you can run into some major repairs. Sometimes you can consider the
>effect of the problem against the cost.
>
>When the gas tank on my then 15 year old Buick needed to be replace it
My maz>was about $1000 to repair. That was a necessity. When the AC
went kaput
>a few months later I was thinking about thorwing good money after bad,
>and we could live without AC. If it was really hot we could use the
>other car. When the brakes needed to be replaced it was a safety issue.
>My mechanic did that for under $500. We got another year out of it,and
>that brake job was the only repair of the year, so it was still cheaper
>than replacement.
>