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[–] 2 points 9 months ago

Yep, very true. Ask them what they buy for their house. They know what brands and models are crap, and how they've changed over time.

My brother-in-law has been a county car mechanic for decades. He repairs all kinds of county vehicles - cop cars, construction vehicles, anything the county buys. He can tell you which years of specific vehicles are good and which ones are garbage. Of course he only knows the US brands that the county buys but I wouldn't buy a Ford or Chevy without talking to him. He's always going on about how certain years are known for transmission problems or issues with electrical, etc.

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