An Ebay Study on Vehicle Make Longevity & Durability

[lazs2]

eskimo... my son said get a 97 or later... better drive train.. better ride.. better fuel economy and handling and more dependable but.. the earlier ones aren't too bad either as you have seen.

lazs

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by Torque
the depositing grounds for airline limos and car services, probably skew the lincoln data a bit.

geography and model years would be interesting, comparing a 200k minnesota to a california car for instance.

I took a closer look and I think that you are exactly right.  I looked at Town Cars only, but a huge amount of them were limos, many of which had high miles.

[lazs2]

yes.. but there is a reason that Town cars are the limo of choice and the luxury rental car of choice...

And that so many of em survive to be resold even with high millage.

lazs

[mora]

Originally posted by storch
why would you want to buy a run out vehicle for?

An used vehicle doesn't equal run out vehicle. New cars are just a waste of money, even if you can buy them with cash you'll still have to pay for their depriciation. I would never spend any significant part of my income on a car. Thankfully many are.

[Maverick]

Eskimo,

My Volvo has only had 40k miles put on it in the last 3 years that I owned it.

It's also featured in my avatar. It's the white tow vehicle.

[mora]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
Untrue.   Ford has been tapping Volvo, and has stayed away from "telling Volvo what they can and cannot implement".    Ford has been thinking of selling Volvo, which if done, is the end of Ford.   Many of Volvo's Safety designs have been implemented into Ford vehicles, NOT the other way around.

Now if you wanna talk about what I quoted, ask a Saab worker if they like GM.

The "new" S40/V50 are based on Ford Focus platform(identical suspension etc.), which is almost 10 years old. The next series of the bigger models will be Ford based aswell.

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by Maverick
Eskimo,

My Volvo has only had 40k miles put on it in the last 3 years that I owned it.

It's also featured in my avatar. It's the white tow vehicle.

This guy drives a similar Volvo: (From my local paper this morning)
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Truckin' with eyes on the road
Don Robinson of Green sets sights on next million
By Paula Schleis
Beacon Journal business writer

Imagine driving from New York City to Los Angeles 1,079 times or making 120 trips around the world in your car -- without causing a single accident.

Small wonder Roadway Express officials were moved to arrange a police escort for driver Don Robinson as he returned to the Copley terminal Wednesday afternoon.

He had just logged his 3 millionth accident-free mile in 27 years with the trucking company.

Robinson, who lives in Green, was greeted by cheering co-workers, friends and family who were waiting for his return from a routine trip to Nashville, a journey he makes three times a week.

Roadway service team manager Alex Forrest put Robinson's achievement in another light: An average person driving 12,000 miles a year would have to go without an accident for 250 years to match his feat.

Robinson's club is elite. Among about 10,000 drivers companywide, there are just five ``4-million milers'' and 76 ``3-million milers.''

Forrest said he has only one unconfirmed report of another driver in the history of the Copley terminal reaching 3 million miles, although another driver is poised to reach that milestone this year.

Why is Robinson's record so spotless? It's no secret to his boss.

``He pays attention,'' Forrest said. ``He doesn't put himself in bad situations; he always leaves himself an out.''

That means driving in center lanes so he can react quickly if there is trouble ahead, leaving plenty of traveling space between himself and the vehicles ahead of him, and not allowing personal issues to interfere with his focus on the road.

Robinson narrowed it down to just five words: ``Keeping cool on the job.''

That's not always easy. A couple of years ago, he was caught in Buffalo in a record snowstorm that dumped 37 inches in one day.

``I just stayed behind the snowplow,'' he said.

Robinson's wife, Sue, said she has spent many sleepless nights watching weather reports when her husband has been on the road.

She takes comfort in knowing he is such a safe driver, but she admits, ``I'd rather have him home.''

At the young age of 55, Robinson said that's not likely to happen soon. He expects to make a run at the 4 million milestone.

Robinson received a plaque Wednesday to honor his achievement.

He'll also be assigned a new truck that will be his alone to drive, taking him out of the fleet of trucks that other drivers share.

``That'll be nice,'' he said. ``They're gonna put my name on the door.''


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