Krugerrand
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What out of warranty costs are you expecting? Why are you expecting out of warranty costs? Has the car been particularly fragile, hexed, or otherwise?Love the car but I am a tad conflicted because let’s face it it’s a cheap runner really but don’t want an expensive out of warranty costs in my retirement.
Why wouldn’t you run the cheap runner car into the ground and then cross that bridge when you’re 65 or 70 or never?
Maybe the day comes when the car is fine but you can’t actually drive due to a myriad of human age related out of warranty ailments? I mean, we’ve all heard the stories of people retiring and then keeling over within months. See. I can play the what if game too.
I have the same car but a few years older, and with a lot more miles on it. It didn’t cause me issues in warranty and it didn’t suddenly cause me issues the day the warranty ticked over. Not that something couldn’t happen, but I’d think historical data and the odds are in your favor.
This new vehicle you’d buy as a replacement - how long does its warranty last? Hopefully you die before it runs out or you’ll have to rinse and repeat.
I’ve purchased used vehicles my entire life with the exception of two; one being the Tesla. So I have a lot of experience owning and maintaining vehicles out of warranty. Maybe I’ve just had a horseshoe stuck you know where, or I take better care of my vehicles than the average Joe, but I drove every vehicle a MINIMUM of 275,000 km, most went well over 300,000 km without the dreaded out of warranty boogeyman showing up. Here’s a plot twist, a few of these vehicles I sold to kids needing beater vehicles to get to and from school/work.
Given how my 3 is going along, already well out of warranty, I suspect it’ll be no different than all that came before. And honestly, I think it’s going to do a very good Timex impersonation when all is said and done and may set a new km record for me.
You do what you think is best for you, but be aware that the What If game leads nowhere sunny. People’s imaginations skew decisively negative when playing.