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Originally Posted by coppice
Re prices- cars are far cheaper now than at any time in history- it's why there are so many of the damn things.1959 Mini cost £497 and had no equipment worth beans , not even a heater . Now equivalent of £10 500 , two grand more than a host of small, well equipped and safe cars from Hyundai, Skoda etc . And because modern cars don't fall in bits and rust away after 2 years, buying a 4 or 5 year old car now means years of trouble free driving for pennies
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they are also made out of plastic and require authorized mechanics to work on them (or wave goodbye to your warranty) so i actually think they are more expensive to maintain.
cheaper is a relative term but imo they are certainly not more affordable but perhaps this is more of an issue in N.America.
