Originally Posted by
Kotts
The car I drove for the past 5 years in winter weather cost me $350. (No, that's not a typo.) Took about $100 in parts to get/keep it running over those 5 years.
I also loaned it to friends who needed wheels every summer.
Last week I sold it to a junkyard for $250, so $200 for 5 years = $40 a year.
This type of scenario is not what usually happens with the average person, most vehicles that I see going for the initial purchase of your vehicle generally have 3 tires into the dismantling yard and the last one on a oil slick. Plus $200 dollars for maintenance over a 5 year period is also not the norm, with the expenditure by the average person being several times that amount.