Compared to a $20k hatchback, $60-80,000 SUVs are probably a lot more likely to:
Get regular maintenance at the dealership (and get upsold on long term maintenance things without clear immediate benefits), vs the twice a year Jiffy lube treatment
Get body work done if they are in a fender bender, vs just getting written off by insurance
Be driven by older, more experienced and safer drivers
Be stored in a garage, so the bottom of the car doesn’t rust out from road salt before they hit 200k miles
#4 is huge. I had an '89 Ford Probe. It had 330000km on it when the bottom rusted out and wasn’t worth repairing. Mechanically that thing was still perfectly sound, and probably could have put another 100k on it.
Compared to a $20k hatchback, $60-80,000 SUVs are probably a lot more likely to:
#4 is huge. I had an '89 Ford Probe. It had 330000km on it when the bottom rusted out and wasn’t worth repairing. Mechanically that thing was still perfectly sound, and probably could have put another 100k on it.