On Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:12:44 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:54:14 -0400, wrote:

The reality is that for most people "quality" is really pretty far
down on the list of what they look into when buying a car.
They look at price, styling, performance, maybe gas mileage and the
doodads available. Then there is the culture. Ford people buy Fords,
Toyota people buy Toyotas etc.

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I'm not sure I agree with that, maybe true for people who lease or
trade cars a lot. My preference is to buy a high quality car,
maintain it well, and drive it until it is ready to drop - typically
15 years or so. Why? I'd rather spend my money on boats and boating.

You are not the usual car buyer. The churn used to be 2 years, now I
think it is up around 5 or 6 but still not 15
OTOH my Ford truck is 17 years old and the Honda is 20.
I will probably think they are ready to drop long after you would have
let them go ;-)
I tell everyone, do not buy a car from me.