If, and that is a big IF, I am still around in 25 years I doubt I will remember my name let alone a truck I had 25 years earlier.I'm pretty sure most of us in the chat will remember themat least I know I will as it's my first truck
I remember all my past vehicles. They all have their place for one reason or another.
25 years is not a long time if you are 25 to 50. If you are 65 to 80 it is a quite likely a the rest of your life or longer
Yes, but that is longer than many of us here have, even statistically. Nobody really knows of course, but it really is brought home to me because what are now my "collector vehicles" all started as my daily drivers. A '65 Corvette bought used in my early twenties, an '83 5.0 Mustang Vert bought new and a '93 Nissan NX 2.0 bought used at seven years old.. I am unlikely to see my Maverick reach the age of the Nissan not to even think it could last so long, let alone being collectable. To me, twenty five years is an eternity but, might be here before I know it.
That's what's kind of sick, in '93 my stable consisted of a '66 Charger 383, '70 Monte Carlo 350/4, a pair of '70 Cougars (1 XR7), a project '68 Monaco, and the odd duck a '77 Dodge Royal Monaco Brougham. Thirty three years ago nobody care, now they're droolers. C'est la vie!
I don't know... 25 years from NOW I may not remember my own name..25 years is not a long time if you are 25 to 50. If you are 65 to 80 it is a quite likely a the rest of your life or longer
If you wanted the buyback plus $10,000 for your annoyance, maybe you should think about doing standup comedy??? You seem to have anger issues. Your first name isn’t Alc, is it??
Had four of them at one point. Dependable, easy to fix, and parts were readily available. Selling my 2004 GT next month and will keep my garage queen 2009 Gt.
It's not Total lore.
The "lore" part is that people think it is mandated by law or govt. regulation that a manufacturer keeps repair parts available 10 years past a vehicle production date. That is a falsehood that has been disproven time and again. Vehicle manufacturers are only obligate to support through warranty requirements and even then, they still have the option to buy a vehicle out minus honest use and depreciated value if they cannot do that.
My last 3 almost 4 years before retirement was at a plant producing automotive parts. The manufacturer would submit a P.O. for "service parts" which would be the same production parts but individually boxed for sale. The contracts stipulated we must maintain a mold and press capable of producing these service parts 5 years after the last production run. In other words to cover 5 years of warranty after the end of production. This would vary from contract to contract and manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer is not in the parts business.It's not Total lore.
It depends on the popularity of the model, length of production run... etc..
And most of those parts are, the 3rd party kind.
It was because of this, that I came to look at the Maverick.
My last (2008) Ranger, needed a new wheel. (Dec. 2022) Ford no longer carried it. (Ranger production ended Dec. 2011).
One was found (a Factory-built one), but from a 3rd party seller.
I did some checking a found that some manufacturers will sell off their remaining inventory stock to 3rd parties. Who will sell until that parts supply is used up.
Jerry
I'd be more concerned on how you found a Beretta that hadnt rotted out already.
What helps a lot is most models are produced for years on end and part sharing has become very common to reduce costs. An accidental side effect is a much larger supply of replacements and a large enough market to get 3rd parties involved.
