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Perhaps this data does not indicate the obvious for some stuff. We have two 2001 Tacoma trucks, one is 4WD, and one is 2WD. My truck is ugly as sin, but is reliable and easy to repair. The new Tacoma is essentially a full-size truck, too much plastic, much more complex, too much is not accessible for maintenance, and per my three neighbors, much less reliable. This is why we have not bought new machines.
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> Japanese automakers are notorious for discontinuing model-specific parts after a few years (e.g. look at the Jalopnik blurb about the guy restoring a CRX). They stopped making CR-X in 1991. It is not "few years". 3 years ago I retired a 1994 Rover 600 series, which is basically a Honda Accord -- sans few body panels, trim and lights. It was still possible to get the spares for the Honda version, but not the Rover s…
A few decades would be accurate. The model from the Jalopnik story was 1984. The article came out in late 2018.
I've got an 09 Honda Fit that I bought new and I have no intention on selling within the next 5 years. But I'm probably an outlier since it only has 55000 miles on it.
BMW should certainly be on that list considering European owners. Countless numbers of E46 and E39 models remain on the road here.
I am surprised there are no lexus cars. Those things last forever.
I love cars, current ride is an 11 year old Toyota product. (Lexus IS F. Heart of a muscle car!)
I kept my last ride almost 15 years, I hope to keep this one a good long time, too.
Of course such a list will be near-exclusively Japanese, but I'm a bit surprised that it's near-exclusively Toyota and Honda. Nissan and Mazda vehicles/customers aren't comparable?
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In Michigan at least a Merc was always short hand for Mercury. Now I realize they no longer make them but this is the first time I've ever heard a Mercedes referred to as a Merc. They will forever be a Mercury to me - and there were some sweet Mercury's as well ; I owned a brown LN7 with a moonroof and got more requests for rides from pretty girls than any car I've ever owned. https://www.flickr.com/photos/52345709@N…
Well, from across the pond, this is the first I've ever heard of Mercury at all. You learn something every day! (and the link you posted is a beauty.)
Mercuries were the hot-rods of the early 50s. There are quite a few early songs that feature Mercurys.