Same. But I don’t do much on my cars. My strategy has been to just only buy Japanese cars (Honda and Toyota for me) and keep them for about 10 years or 150k miles. I’ve never needed do so anything besides replace a dead battery, fluids, filters, tires, and other basic maintenance which I let the lube shop and tire shop do. Basically the recommended 30/60/90/etc. I could do cheaper but it’s not worth the hassle for me given they can do it quickly.
I’ve bought new 3 times now with this strategy and while I could buy used and save some money or drive them longer, I view this as the cost of avoiding major maintenance.
Anytime I’ve owned a German or American made vehicle the chance of something failing is too high for me. The entire experience of having a vehicle out of commission is a huge hassle I want to avoid altogether.
Against better judgement, I do also own a Tahoe that I bought used just for doing “work”. Towing and doing dirty stuff, Home Depot runs, etc. It’s basically a tool for the DIY stuff I enjoy doing (house construction/work). It’s caused me the most grief, but still not too bad, belts and radiators and alternators, stuff I’ve diy’d because it’s easy but still stuff I’ve never had issues with on Japanese cars.
I’ve bought new 3 times now with this strategy and while I could buy used and save some money or drive them longer, I view this as the cost of avoiding major maintenance.
Anytime I’ve owned a German or American made vehicle the chance of something failing is too high for me. The entire experience of having a vehicle out of commission is a huge hassle I want to avoid altogether.
Against better judgement, I do also own a Tahoe that I bought used just for doing “work”. Towing and doing dirty stuff, Home Depot runs, etc. It’s basically a tool for the DIY stuff I enjoy doing (house construction/work). It’s caused me the most grief, but still not too bad, belts and radiators and alternators, stuff I’ve diy’d because it’s easy but still stuff I’ve never had issues with on Japanese cars.