The article quotes ~$8,000 for a new buggy, plus a horse which although they produce themselves has to be fed and cared for. That to me sounds in the ballpark of the cost of owning a decent used car.
"A lot of people will get 20 or 30 years out of a buggy before they do any major rebuilding of it." They tend to get a lot more use out of them and even then, they are rebuilt and given to their kids for far less than another new buggy.
Obviously, there will be some who buy new more frequently, but that goes directly against their way of life (to not seek the material things of this world) and is not that common.
Obviously, there will be some who buy new more frequently, but that goes directly against their way of life (to not seek the material things of this world) and is not that common.