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I'm thinking of buying a car. What is some advice? How do I maintain privacy in a modern car? (reddthat.com)

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I don't want the car reporting to insurance hard breaks and such. But frankly I just find these things creepy and I just want a base model car.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting. I've been buying mine at 3 years and keeping them until they become uneconomic to repair. My current car is 11 and it's still in great shape.

What is the logic behind selling at 7? Are you considering increasing efficiency of new models and average maintenance burden?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

the logic is depreciation. if you sold your car at 7 it is worth a lot more than at 11. imagine buying a 1 year old cellphone and selling it at 2 years old. compare that to buying a brand new cellphone and keeping it 6 years. the depreciation is related to the markets expectations of the items functionality vs it needing expensive repairs. a 3-7 year old car generally is reliable and considered functional. obviously different brands and models differ on these curves. a 7 year old honda is very different from a maserati.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Makes sense from a financial point of view. I tend to do extensive research before a big purchase and wouldn't want to be changing cars too often.

From an energy and pollution point of view it makes sense to buy quality and maintain the vehicle over a long time period.

It's tricky at the moment because we are transitioning to electric powertrains and these vehicles are not comparable to internal combustion.