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[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

Cars have also become extremely reliable (in the EU at least) over the last ten years. Car companies have slowly convinced millions of people that leasing is the way to go, and nobody realised they were being sold a car on subscription lol

Then they have to give back a perfectly fine car with at least a decade of life left in it, and get hooked into another subscription

Fucking mugs tbh

[-] scoobford@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago

See, that's interesting because in America they seem to have gotten worse over the last decade or so. Domestic manufacturers have started designing things in an explicitly maintenance-hostile manner, even if they aren't exactly less reliable.

I'm super interested if European cars are finally pulling it together. They've been an upkeep trap here for years due to the cost of maintenance and likelihood of problems.

[-] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I wouldn't say that. In my experience even domestic cars are on average more reliable. BUT when they do break, it's a fuck ton more expensive to repair anything. There is a genuine feeling of dread in newer-older vehicles because one part might require dismantling half the vehicle to get at, or that part is only available as part of a larger assembly.

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