Don’t forget they are made in Vermont! The factory sales are worth making the trip.

That AMC era engine is fucking bulletproof.

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Dude, I'm happy you like your vehicle. But don't kid yourself into thinking any vehicle is "for life". There will be a time that scrap value is going to look better than repair cost and that's likely to occur. After all, this was designed at the height of planned obsolescence.

No death wobble! Some steering slack but we are fixing that. And idgaf about how much HP it puts out

Thing probably has been death wobbly for the past 12 years and the motor produces more heat than horsepower.

NJ doesn't get road salt like snowy states.

I've never had a plastic one that lasted more than 4 winters. I've never had one that wasn't made of plastic that broke, at all.

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Those lumies can be found on eBay really cheaply btw.

I had a basic lumie sunrise alarm for around 15 years, so t worked without fault but ultimately ate bulbs (filament style). I changed to a Philips one with an LED which is not replaceable and will work for the lifetime of the unit, approx 10000 hours. My rough calculations of an hour per day of use of the led will mean it lasts 27 years which is good enough for me.

I have some uggs, a moccasin type that ive had for i think 12 years. Amazing house slippers. My dog chewed up the laces and destroyed the chestnut pair but the brown leather pair is going strong even against him. They dont make the design anymore i think but when im tempted to get a new pair for the house i remind myself these are legit BIFL so far

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You are right about American innovation being mostly gov funded. But I urge you to do research into Tesla battery cells. They are 100% not easily replaceable and Tesla has NEVER even released the information / battery content on them is highly classified. They also use tamper proof technology/tamper proof screws like apple so that they cannot be changed by a 3rd party or individual. Tesla also does NOT allow anyone to do repairs on their vehicles. ONLY Tesla can repair used or broken vehicles. It's highly controversial if you look into it.

Undercoat it. Use a product like Fluid Film.

I don't disagree - I follow Mariana Mazzucato's point, that most American innovation is government invented or funded - but that has essentially nothing to do with my point here. Batteries are replaceable and will be routinely replaced and recycled, like any consumable.

This looks seriously tuff

We use a pair of smart led light bulbs. They turn on on schedule and there is a sunrise setting. :)

Not at all. The batteries in these new cars/products are not meant to last more than 10 years. Tesla is a total scam of a company propped up with California GOV grants and massive tax subsidies..ask any financial analyst.

No, I’m in NJ, have a similar 22yo Jeep I bought new. Drove it on muddy job sites everyday to the beach,mountains,4wheeled camping+big dogs. It’s still running- I want a new one but can’t justify the money when my girl still runs like a champ. Yeah a few dents and dings, starting to get some rust. The headliners saggy.. but she starts an runs every Day. Scary to think if a new one will ever be half as dependable.

I think the key piece that people forget about is that maintenance includes environmental considerations. If you live in the rust belt, you definitely want to make an annual trip to Ziebart for the rust treatment. My truck is almost a decade old and has been treated annually, no rust issues beyond minor surface rust; a guy four doors down from me has the same model year and never treated his, and it's losing whole body panels to rust.

Most vehicles are mechanically sound and will run a long time as long as they're cared for. I had a Lincoln Town Car that died with 999,997 on the ODO and I was really only upset because it hadn't ticked over before it died.

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My 1989 Porsche had 180 000 on it when I sold it a couple of years ago and drove like new, maybe better because of some upgrade parts. Some of this year's electrics (I think Tesla and maybe Nissan) have mostly aluminium in the body, ie lots less to rust. With the simplicity of electric setups, my money would be on them lasting longest. If you replace everything as you go however, you have an old car with old safety tech. My Porsche was great but tended to burn to the ground because of fuel line placement, and had no airbags let alone pre-crash tech or crumple zones to cope with the normal massive SUVs out there. So, not sure if one would actually want a BIFL car.

Rust rust lovely rust

Just download “Alarmy” for iOS. Much more effective and let’s you choose a from versions puzzles that must be solved before the alarm stops. I tried the Philips smart sleep and it never really got bright enough to wake me, I could just easily roll on my other side and keep sleeping