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by matdrewin 3666 days ago
Boring cars cost less to maintain.
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Boring suburbs in boring states are cheaper to live in. Seems the market places quite a premium on excitement.
I had a Volvo (in Europe, so not an expensive import, but 'domestic') and it cost me a fortune. It was so boring I could feel it sucking at my soul when I got in it, and the engine timing could only be set by Volvo using specialist tools. There is something wrong in the car industry that regulation is not addressing, imo.
Zoom Zoom.

(Seriously, does anyone think Mazdas are boring? Do you drive?)

Even their SUVs are fun to drive. Haven't yet tired of our cx-5 after 3 years of owning it.
I'd avoid the CX-9s though. Nobody needs to factory-replace an automatic transmission at $6000.

And you're gonna need it.