How does this help you at all when buying used? The number of 15 year old cars with maintenance records at all is abysmally small. And usually it’s an enthusiast car that’s not gonna be reliable anyway. Being on top of tire pressure and oil changes is definitely not nearly enough to keep a car maintained for 15 years. It really sounds like you’re not familiar enough with cars and just have a contrived idealistic view of the car market.
Not sure about where you live, but it’s common here in the UK to expect a folder with a load of service history as well as MOT records being public.Additionally, you have a V5 which tracks ownership. I think every vehicle I’ve brought came with a Haynes manual to boot
" Being on top of tire pressure and oil changes is definitely not nearly enough to keep a car maintained for 15 years"
I don’t get this logic, I make a point about even the easiest maintenance jobs being a big contributor to keeping a car going, and you take it as I should have listed every single job you would need to do? I think everyone can do a basic service and use a good mechanic for yearly checks and services, something you’d do and pay for with a new car, too except you’d have to use their shops and parts what a win!
“It really sounds like you’re not familiar enough with cars” Already stated I’ve kept a Ford Fiesta on the road for over a decade to add to that I’ve restored a 1987 Honda 90 and ran that for another 20k before swapping out the engine for something a bit more peppy which isn’t saying much for those. I’m not an amazing mechanic but I like to think I still have the skill set my parents generation had.
Ultimately, the new car market is in a bit of crash at the moment and people are having to wait months to years for new cars.
Do what makes you happy, but it doesn’t undo my very first comment that it’s not financially smart to lease a car with all their terms & conditions. They’ve done a good job convincing people they can afford things that should be a once in a lifetime purchase of passion to shift stock, that’s my opinion it’s been really fun discussion all the pros and cons with you all.
How does this help you at all when buying used? The number of 15 year old cars with maintenance records at all is abysmally small. And usually it’s an enthusiast car that’s not gonna be reliable anyway. Being on top of tire pressure and oil changes is definitely not nearly enough to keep a car maintained for 15 years. It really sounds like you’re not familiar enough with cars and just have a contrived idealistic view of the car market.
Not sure about where you live, but it’s common here in the UK to expect a folder with a load of service history as well as MOT records being public.Additionally, you have a V5 which tracks ownership. I think every vehicle I’ve brought came with a Haynes manual to boot
" Being on top of tire pressure and oil changes is definitely not nearly enough to keep a car maintained for 15 years" I don’t get this logic, I make a point about even the easiest maintenance jobs being a big contributor to keeping a car going, and you take it as I should have listed every single job you would need to do? I think everyone can do a basic service and use a good mechanic for yearly checks and services, something you’d do and pay for with a new car, too except you’d have to use their shops and parts what a win!
“It really sounds like you’re not familiar enough with cars” Already stated I’ve kept a Ford Fiesta on the road for over a decade to add to that I’ve restored a 1987 Honda 90 and ran that for another 20k before swapping out the engine for something a bit more peppy which isn’t saying much for those. I’m not an amazing mechanic but I like to think I still have the skill set my parents generation had.
Ultimately, the new car market is in a bit of crash at the moment and people are having to wait months to years for new cars. Do what makes you happy, but it doesn’t undo my very first comment that it’s not financially smart to lease a car with all their terms & conditions. They’ve done a good job convincing people they can afford things that should be a once in a lifetime purchase of passion to shift stock, that’s my opinion it’s been really fun discussion all the pros and cons with you all.