How many vehicles is too many vehicles? I’ve got a working answer, based on experience: When you start having trouble keeping up with them. The other day I was out in the shed looking over my diesel tractor, which sits a lot when it’s warm and nice but becomes essential when it gets cold...
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While modern cars are more reliable at first and last longer – for awhile – after about 15 years, when their much more complicated systems begin to reach the end of their useful service life, modern cars become progressively more expensive to keep up and within a few years, uneconomic to keep. If you...
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Maybe the biggest single negative about modern cars is this: When they reach a certain tipping point – about 12-15 years after they left the factory – fixing them is either more trouble than it’s worth, too expensive or just can’t be done (because you can’t find parts for it anymore). For example: You...
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