Timeline for What is the most common end of life issue for a car? [closed]
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| Jan 28, 2021 at 4:42 | vote | accept | William | ||
| Jul 30, 2019 at 6:57 | comment | added | jwenting | end of life in what way? A car that's end of life in Europe is often shipped to Africa and used there for years more, before becoming a source of spare parts for other cars. | |
| Jul 29, 2019 at 11:32 | comment | added | Al_ | Usually, in countries/locations with tropical climates, it's a major issue with the air conditioning. Such as a leaking evaporator, that, after repeated "bandaid" treatments such as leak stoppers and repeated refrigerant charges, ends seizing the compressor up due to reduced lubrication. Replacing a evaporator is usually a dash-out task, with expenses that easily end being well above 1000$. At this point, especially when the vehicle is at least 10 years old, a new car is usually bought. Sometimes, such as with my current car, the evaporator box can be easily detatched from under the dashboard. | |
| S Jul 29, 2019 at 8:34 | history | closed |
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| S Jul 29, 2019 at 8:34 | comment | added | Steve Matthews | Possible duplicate of Motorcar Pathology | |
| Jul 29, 2019 at 7:54 | comment | added | Dave Smith | No facts or figures to back this up but I suspect most cars end up scrapped just because they need a lot of minor repairs and it's cheaper to buy another car. Lots of cars go to the scrap yard with good running engines and reasonably solid bodywork | |
| Jul 29, 2019 at 4:10 | answer | added | Criggie | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 29, 2019 at 2:52 | comment | added | Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні | It no go no mo'. | |
| Jul 29, 2019 at 1:28 | answer | added | blahblah | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 28, 2019 at 23:52 | answer | added | Watermelon | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 28, 2019 at 20:29 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 28, 2019 at 15:05 | answer | added | blacksmith37 | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 28, 2019 at 12:55 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 28, 2019 at 12:40 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Poor maintenance, or drunk driver... | |
| Jul 28, 2019 at 12:26 | history | asked | William | CC BY-SA 4.0 |