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> On Jan 21, 2026, at 8:05 AM, Douglas Shook <dirtbeard@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> I think Moose's 2015 "cut-off date" for purchasing a vehicle is sound.
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> Remember when exhaust systems on new cars would rust out in three =
years (in Northern climates), starters and alternators would need to be =
replaced by 50K miles, water pumps, hoses and radiators would be =
fortunate to last 70K miles, brakes would need to be relined every 20K =
miles, etc.? Spark plugs, wires, caps, rotors, etc, were regular =
maintenance items? When cars would be high performance if they had over =
250HP, and average gas mileage was in the teens?
Agreed - my '04 WRX went almost 200k with needing only one easy to reach =
sensor.=20
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> I have never leased a car before, but I almost think that now it may =
make sense to do so if you want to drive a new car. Buying a new car and =
keeping it for ten or 15 years does not sound like a good option =
anymore. I just cannot imagine what one of the new cars will be like to =
own once all of the electronics start to age and fail, or what equipment =
one would need to try to even diagnose the faults, let alone get to the =
defective part if it still is even available.
I'm looking at CX-30s, and they had a head cracking issue around 2020. =
The fix was to replace the engine, since getting to the head was a =
multi-day job even for the dealer. I hadn't considered leasing but as I =
near retirement it seems like a more and more viable option. Everything =
else is going subscription model, why not cars?
> Attaching a photo of two of the old cars that I still can maintain. =
;-)=20
I wish you hadn't done that :-) I bought a house with no garage with =
the intention of building one but I live in MA and this year it decided =
to finally have a real winter. The ground froze a week after I closed =
and there's no sign of a thaw.=20
jim
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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jan =
21, 2026, at 8:05 AM, Douglas Shook <dirtbeard@gmail.com> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta =
charset=3D"UTF-8"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; =
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text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: =
small;">I think Moose's 2015 "cut-off date" for purchasing a vehicle is =
sound.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: =
small;"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: =
small;">Remember when exhaust systems on new cars would rust out in =
three years (in Northern climates), starters and alternators would need =
to be replaced by 50K miles, water pumps, hoses and radiators would be =
fortunate to last 70K miles, brakes would need to be relined every 20K =
miles, etc.? Spark plugs, wires, caps, rotors, etc, were regular =
maintenance items? When cars would be high performance if they had =
over 250HP, and average gas mileage was in the =
teens?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Agreed - my '04 WRX =
went almost 200k with needing only one easy to reach =
sensor. </div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: =
small;"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: =
small;">I have never leased a car before, but I almost think that now it =
may make sense to do so if you want to drive a new car. Buying a new car =
and keeping it for ten or 15 years does not sound like a good option =
anymore. I just cannot imagine what one of the new cars will be like to =
own once all of the electronics start to age and fail, or what equipment =
one would need to try to even diagnose the faults, let alone get to the =
defective part if it still is even =
available.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>I'm looking at =
CX-30s, and they had a head cracking issue around 2020. The fix was to =
replace the engine, since getting to the head was a multi-day job even =
for the dealer. I hadn't considered leasing but as I near retirement it =
seems like a more and more viable option. Everything else is going =
subscription model, why not cars?</div><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size: =
small;">Attaching a photo of two of the old cars that I still can =
maintain. ;-) </div></div></div></blockquote><br></div><div>I wish =
you hadn't done that :-) I bought a house with no garage with the =
intention of building one but I live in MA and this year it decided to =
finally have a real winter. The ground froze a week after I closed and =
there's no sign of a =
thaw. </div><div><br></div><div>jim</div><br></body></html>=
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