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Colin Rosenstiel · October 16th 05, 08:45 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Paul Terry) wrote:

In message .com,
writes

Does anyone find it funny that some people will religiously change
their car after 12-36 months, while these trains will be FORTY SEVEN
years old when they finally get replaced?

I only find it funny in respect of the fact that many new cars are
barely run-in after 12 months, so why sell them then?

I generally buy cars that are no more than 12 months old, still have
two years' of warranty left, and often cost little more than half of
the new price. My last Renault Laguna continued to run for 10 more
years with no serious expenditure!

More fool the premature sellers, in my view.

Electric trains don't have reciprocating internal combustion engines in
them shaking them to bits. There is no reason why they should have any
problem lasting the designed 40 years and beyond.

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Colin Rosenstiel