Posted by Eeyore on October 22, 2007, 1:34 am
Balanced View wrote:
> Usenet2007@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:
> >
> > Yeah-but, the Prius hasn't been manufactured for very many years
> > yet. The earliest ones aren't yet near a reasonable end of life
> > span point. So, nobody can be sure what parts will or won't last
> > until the whole car is ready to be scrapped. Or what the total
> > life span maintainance and repair costs really will be.
> How do you figure that? The Prius has been in production since 1997. 10
> years is a lot longer than most people keep a car.
How long the original purchaser keeps it is not usually the life span of the
car. Most
cars make it to about 15 years.
Graham
Posted by Pete C. on October 22, 2007, 9:49 am
Eeyore wrote:
>
> Balanced View wrote:
>
> > Usenet2007@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:
> > >
> > > Yeah-but, the Prius hasn't been manufactured for very many years
> > > yet. The earliest ones aren't yet near a reasonable end of life
> > > span point. So, nobody can be sure what parts will or won't last
> > > until the whole car is ready to be scrapped. Or what the total
> > > life span maintainance and repair costs really will be.
> >
> >
> > How do you figure that? The Prius has been in production since 1997. 10
> > years is a lot longer than most people keep a car.
>
> How long the original purchaser keeps it is not usually the life span of the
car. Most
> cars make it to about 15 years.
>
> Graham
Certainly anyone who is really "green" and not just making a fashion
statement is going to expect a long service life from their new car.
As for legitimate savings, ignoring artificial subsidies, hybrids are
only a benefit if your driving is mostly stop and go city driving. If
your driving is mostly longer highway trips, you'll generally do better
with one of the non hybrid high mpg cars.
Posted by Eeyore on October 22, 2007, 10:21 am
"Pete C." wrote:
> Eeyore wrote:
> > Balanced View wrote:
> > > Usenet2007@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yeah-but, the Prius hasn't been manufactured for very many years
> > > > yet. The earliest ones aren't yet near a reasonable end of life
> > > > span point. So, nobody can be sure what parts will or won't last
> > > > until the whole car is ready to be scrapped. Or what the total
> > > > life span maintainance and repair costs really will be.
> > >
> > > How do you figure that? The Prius has been in production since 1997. 10
> > > years is a lot longer than most people keep a car.
> >
> > How long the original purchaser keeps it is not usually the life span of the
car. Most
> > cars make it to about 15 years.
> Certainly anyone who is really "green" and not just making a fashion
> statement is going to expect a long service life from their new car.
My previous Vauxhall made it to 17 years. It was still mechanically sound but by
that age
various electrical goodies were showing their age.
My current Saab is 13. The only thing likely to stop it getting to say 20 is
going to be
high expense service items worth more than the car is.
Graham
Posted by Balanced View on October 22, 2007, 5:10 pm
Eeyore wrote:
> "Pete C." wrote:
>
>> Eeyore wrote:
>>
>>> Balanced View wrote:
>>>
>>>> Usenet2007@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah-but, the Prius hasn't been manufactured for very many years
>>>>> yet. The earliest ones aren't yet near a reasonable end of life
>>>>> span point. So, nobody can be sure what parts will or won't last
>>>>> until the whole car is ready to be scrapped. Or what the total
>>>>> life span maintainance and repair costs really will be.
>>>>>
>>>> How do you figure that? The Prius has been in production since 1997. 10
>>>> years is a lot longer than most people keep a car.
>>>>
>>> How long the original purchaser keeps it is not usually the life span of the
car. Most
>>> cars make it to about 15 years.
>>>
>> Certainly anyone who is really "green" and not just making a fashion
>> statement is going to expect a long service life from their new car.
>>
> My previous Vauxhall made it to 17 years. It was still mechanically sound but
by that age
> various electrical goodies were showing their age.
> My current Saab is 13. The only thing likely to stop it getting to say 20 is
going to be
> high expense service items worth more than the car is.
> Graham
>
You can make any car last, but the reality is a car 10 years old has
past its " Best before" date and major parts such as transmissions,
engines and body work begin to show their age. The prius has had plenty
of time to show its reliability, I don't know why so many
people continue to slag it when every possible negative point has been
refuted.
Posted by nick hull on October 23, 2007, 4:33 pm
> My previous Vauxhall made it to 17 years. It was still mechanically sound but
> by that age
> various electrical goodies were showing their age.
>
> My current Saab is 13. The only thing likely to stop it getting to say 20 is
> going to be
> high expense service items worth more than the car is.
My pickup is 37 and still going strong, but I only use it a couple of
times a year.
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> >
> > Yeah-but, the Prius hasn't been manufactured for very many years
> > yet. The earliest ones aren't yet near a reasonable end of life
> > span point. So, nobody can be sure what parts will or won't last
> > until the whole car is ready to be scrapped. Or what the total
> > life span maintainance and repair costs really will be.
> How do you figure that? The Prius has been in production since 1997. 10
> years is a lot longer than most people keep a car.