From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/7/26 6:51 AM, Mike wrote:   
      
   > ChatGPT gave a couple other options. I like the Fiat,   
   > but high maintenance cost I hear. Plus I don't want to   
   > spend a lot on insurance, and a car that one has to   
   > always keep an eye out for. I'm thinking to spend   
   > under $10,000 for a  car that might last at least   
   > 10 years. I want something big enough to carry an electric   
   > scooter, and perhaps a shopping cart to carry groceries.   
   > Unlikely I will be going on any long distance hauls.   
      
   The best car that the roomie ever owned was a Honda CR-V.   
   It was not well maintained. And it was far from perfect.   
   There were some re-occurring problems that the dealer could   
   not figure out until AFTER the warranty expired, and then   
   it was the engine harness. And it was not covered under a   
   recall for such a problem, though it displayed the exact   
   same symptoms.   
      
   Anyway, $500 later and the car ran perfect... until a   
   squirrel climbed under the hood to build a nest, & gnawed   
   through the engine harness...   
      
   Anyway, not very well maintained and lasted 8 years and   
   220,000 miles... drove it to the dealership & traded it   
   in.   
      
   Oh it needed a ring job!   
      
      
      
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