We should have government sponsored rebates or something.

At 62000 Km - Transmission busted before it's time - R$ 3500 (thankfully, covered by warranty since they deemed it a factory/desing problem);
At 80000 Km - Major engine overhaul and overall maintenence - R$ 1600;
At 90000 Km - Replacing all 5 tires which were worn out to shit - R$ 1500;
Now at 95000 Km - Overhaul on all the brakes, power steering and replacing the battery - R$ 2000;
In the next few months, before reaching 110000 Km - Replacing Shocks and springs - R$ 1500;

Not to mention all the regular oil changes and brake pad replacements. And also never getting any body work done, dispite it being all scratched and beat up.
And the fucking car is less than 3 years old.

Fuck this government and all the excessive taxation, fucking fuck!

All work and no play makes me..., well, you know the rest.

What kind of car do you drive? If you have a POS then you will see POS trends... Some companies offer 100k mile warranties here... so 160k there maybe? or maybe they do what apple does and just use the same number no matter the location... So 100,000 km warranty? But I guess that is new too...

I can't say I agree though. Here in the US some people drive their cars 100's of thousands of miles before they throw them away. I have pretty much decided I am buying 100k warranty new cars and then at just about 100k I am selling and doing it all over again.

I drive ~ 3-4,000 miles a year. The last car I had was ~ 15x,000 when I had to get rid of it. Its body was wearing out. I've heard of people's cars last into 200,000 miles.



The new and improved King of Lamers 2003!

> What kind of car do you drive? If you have a POS then you will see POS trends...
> Some companies offer 100k mile warranties here... so 160k there maybe? or maybe
> they do what apple does and just use the same number no matter the location...
> So 100,000 km warranty? But I guess that is new too...
>
> I can't say I agree though. Here in the US some people drive their cars 100's of
> thousands of miles before they throw them away. I have pretty much decided I am
> buying 100k warranty new cars and then at just about 100k I am selling and doing
> it all over again.
>
And it's got a 120,000 Km warranty, but it's damn near useless, because it doesn't cover the natural wear of parts, only factory flaws, as was the case with the transmition.

The biggest problem over here is taxes. A car like that would probably cost around or less than US$ 10,000 brand new. Over here it's about the equivalent of US$ 22,000 (flat conversion). Same thing goes for parts, service isn't that expensive, it's the parts that kill it. R$ 250 (~US$ 150) for a 14' tire for instance.

All work and no play makes me..., well, you know the rest.

Ouch, yeah that's a bitch. I can get a tire after taxes installed for like 50 bucks. Here they have bumper to bumper warranty that covers just about everything then power train that covers main shit like tranny, motor, etc. Shit with places here you can buy parts for cheap that have lifetime warranty's too so if they fucked up you just pull them out and go get a new one.



> > What kind of car do you drive? If you have a POS then you will see POS
> trends...
> > Some companies offer 100k mile warranties here... so 160k there maybe? or
> maybe
> > they do what apple does and just use the same number no matter the location...
> > So 100,000 km warranty? But I guess that is new too...
> >
> > I can't say I agree though. Here in the US some people drive their cars 100's
> of
> > thousands of miles before they throw them away. I have pretty much decided I
> am
> > buying 100k warranty new cars and then at just about 100k I am selling and
> doing
> > it all over again.
> >
> And it's got a 120,000 Km warranty, but it's damn near useless, because it
> doesn't cover the natural wear of parts, only factory flaws, as was the case
> with the transmition.
>
> The biggest problem over here is taxes. A car like that would probably cost
> around or less than US$ 10,000 brand new. Over here it's about the equivalent of
> US$ 22,000 (flat conversion). Same thing goes for parts, service isn't that
> expensive, it's the parts that kill it. R$ 250 (~US$ 150) for a 14' tire for
> instance.
>
> All work and no play makes me..., well, you know the rest.
>