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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Cars I Have Known
date: 2022-10-02T00:00:00Z date: 2022-10-02T00:00:00Z
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I've owned a few cars so far. In chronological order of ownership: I've owned a few cars by now. In chronological order of ownership:
1. ~1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1. ~1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88
2. ~1972 Oldsmobile Toronado 2. ~1972 Oldsmobile Toronado
@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Tesla manages to be very much in the public conciousness.
There's this persistent story that the cars are poorly built and unreliable. There's this persistent story that the cars are poorly built and unreliable.
That hasn't been my experience. That hasn't been my experience.
Reliability
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This next list ranks these cars from most to least reliable, This next list ranks these cars from most to least reliable,
including a need for repairs, including a need for repairs,
taking into account that gas cars have a higher baseline maintenance burden. taking into account that gas cars have a higher baseline maintenance burden.
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9. ~1972 Oldsmobile Toronado: Older front wheel drive car needed lots and lots of twiddling 9. ~1972 Oldsmobile Toronado: Older front wheel drive car needed lots and lots of twiddling
10. ~1988 Volkswagon Vanagon: An endless parade of mechanical problems 10. ~1988 Volkswagon Vanagon: An endless parade of mechanical problems
Overall ownership experience
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Now including regular maintenance items, Now including regular maintenance items,
here are the top 5 from most to least pain in the butt to own: here are the top 5 from most to least pain in the butt to own:
1. Tesla Model 3: The only shop visit has been to replace tires 1. Tesla Model 3: The only shop visit has been to replace tires
2. Tesla Model S: All repairs happened in our driveway 2. Tesla Model S: Multiple warranty repairs all happened in our driveway
3. 2017 Nissan LEAF: One shop trip to have multiple recalls performed 3. 2017 Nissan LEAF: One shop trip to have multiple recalls performed
4. 2019 Chevrolet Bolt: One shop trip to have recalls performed 4. 2019 Chevrolet Bolt: One shop trip to have recalls performed
5. ~1989 Honda Prelude: Required regular maintenance at an auto shop 5. ~1989 Honda Prelude: Required regular maintenance at an auto shop
6. ~1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon: Regular maintenance at shop, and alternator replacement ate 3 days from our vacation and also required body work because it fell off the tow truck 6. ~1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon: Regular maintenance at shop, and alternator replacement ate 3 days from our vacation and also required body work because it fell off the tow truck
Servce Center Experience
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And in terms of best to worst service center experience, And in terms of best to worst service center experience,
the list is: the list is: