by "CB" (jrcb)
Published 04/11/2017 at 17:08
by "CB" (jrcb)
Published 04/11/2017 at 17:08
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Trying to reconcile “what’s with people buying cars that just sit in the garage? People need to drive those cars to truly enjoy them!” with “there’s no way I’m buying a car with mileage that high a mileage on it! The less miles on it, the better!”
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
04/11/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 1
Well there’s also the middle ground of “reasonable” mileage...
Neither garage queen nor commuter workhorse beater. In fact too low of miles is actually bad.
"CB" (jrcb)
04/11/2017 at 17:19, STARS: 0
But does that vary by year? For example, would you buy a 20 year old car with 300,000 kilometres on it? Is a two year old car with 100,000 kilometres on it considered risky? What counts as “reasonable”?
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
04/11/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 1
My opinion 15-24k kms a year age is reasonable.
And if you’re looking at a 20 year old car, there are bigger risks than just mileage.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
04/11/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 0
I’m siding more and more with the people who “just keep them in there garage.” Although not literally and who drive them occasionally. It’s just I can see the value in not driving something as often and preserving it. Matt Farah or Jay Leno said this, and I agree with it, that “Any car you daily drive will eventually become ‘just another car.” You’ll get used to whatever makes it special and that’ll just become the new standard for you. Plus I’d imagine for most people the value in having a classic car is for the nostalgia or character of it. In which case, the car doesn’t need to be driven often to appreciate that and, as I said earlier, driving rarely could even enhance that experience.
Just to be clear I’m strictly talking about actual collectors cars here, not just enthusiasts cars in general. Although I think this argument could be made to a lesser extent for cars that aren’t rare or collectible.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
04/11/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 1
Yeah, I know what you mean. I guess it’s an attempt to understand ownership from different angles.
Sometimes I see a low-mileage car, and of course I admire the owner for keeping it in such good shape, but I also start thinking about them, like “how did you resist the urge to drive that thing, and why would you keep it hidden from the rest of us like this?”.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
04/11/2017 at 20:00, STARS: 0
that LONG curve that the car sits on, the depreciation curve, thats me hanging out at the end of it. i am the last owner that my vehicles will ever know. any mods are fair game, i have no warranty to hold me back, and the cars have already tanked in value. lets get some FUN.......