Re: Save me! Audi vs Sub

[Paul Nicholson <paul@eisusa.com>]

At 10:22 -0800 12/25/99, David G wrote:

>As
>with other cars from that country they last pretty well, but they get to a
>point where they are just worn out, not like German cars that may need more
>in maintance.  With a fair amount of work (bushings etc.) a german car can
>be a solid car past 200k miles and while a Japan car may make it there it
>will without a doubt be overdue for the wrecker with few good parts.

In Japan a safety inspection that is required every couple of years. If my memory serves me, the cost is around $2000.00 US - just to inspect the car. Thus there is a built in structural incentive to junk, or sell overseas, older Japanese cars. If it's going to cost you $2000.00 just for the inspection, and then you have to pay more to get things fixed, then why not just go buy a new car. There's no incentive for the manufacturer to make things last past the point where the inspection costs gets prohibitive.

Paul