• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    8 months ago

    That won’t work at scale; cars wear out, and become expensive enough to maintain that people scrap them

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        8 months ago

        I think every old Ranger is begging to be put out of it’s misery. Those cars were piles of shit when new, and even bigger piles of shit now that they’re old.

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        8 months ago

        On average, people junk cars at about 20 years. A few really do last longer, particularly if they’re not driven daily.

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          8 months ago

          If you’re handy or willing to learn, it’s entirely possible to ship of Theseus most pre-2005 vehicles. For some models it could ultimately be economical.

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        8 months ago

        Protect that thing like it’s worth its weight in gold. I had a 91 that was unstoppable until someone else hit it running a red light. Got an edge now and it’s close but not the same

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      8 months ago

      Just keep 7 or 8 of the same model and fix it yourself. Pretty soon we’ll be able to fabricate every single part on these so even if the parts go out we will be able to keep them running