eli5: Why do cars have limited miles?

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If you have a car and you continue to fix it every time a problem occurs, why can’t you keep the car and drive it forever as-long as you have to money to fix it if something goes wrong?

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You can. Up until a few years ago I was driving a 1996 Nissan Sentra with over 300,000 miles on it. Up until then I only had a few repairs I had to do other than brakes, tires, and batteries. 1 starter, 2 alternators, water pump, main seal, front axels, and radiator. Eventually though the amount of money you are spending is more than the car is worth and it would be cheaper to buy a slightly used car. When the AC broke that’s when I decided it was done.

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