Cars have become appliances that you toss out once the ash tray is full. My personal vote would be for something old and simple that most any idiot at a repair place can fix without computers. That speaks to being reliable, though it might take some attention to keep it on the road. The new stuff is all just a video game computer that interferes with the ability of the vehicle to run should some errant bit of code get unhappy.
The opportunity to find a simple New car is limited by his location in the vacant oil field town in ND. Pretty much only the big three, one of which sells honda cars. He would have to visit a larger town two hours away to access the other imports. Then there would be the need to find qualified mechanic in town, should something go wrong. I really like the space afforded by the cars of the 60’s and 70’s. Terrible fuel usage, but … soooo much room. clay > On Aug 16, 2019, at 9:28 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > It sort of sounds like your son should go and lease or buy a new minimal > vehicle (Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla maybe) and take it in to the dealer > for routine service. A new vehicle should give him relatively trouble free > service for the length of the lease or payment plan and then he should turn > it in and get another. He has not had good luck with vehicles and some of > that is likely due to a lack of attention to them on his part. > > You personally may well be able to keep an old vehicle moving forward but it > does not sound like he has the same skills or interests and if he is no where > near you for help and assistance, he needs a vehicle that will not cause him > trouble. > > My elder son is not good at that sort of thing either. When he lived here, my > mechanic younger son and I kept an eye on the elder son's vehicle and made > the repairs. When he moved to a new job, 1200 miles away, we encouraged him > to get a new vehicle and he did. He got a new Mazda 3. It has served him well > so far. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
