On: What kind of data is my new car collecting?

[ethanwillis]

A used shabby car can be completely rebuilt, not just the engine, for a tenth of the cost of a new car.

[RickS → ethanwillis]

I don't think that's true.

You can get a new car for $15k in the US. "completely rebuilding" a used car of any quality, by any definition, is likely to surpass 15k in labor alone, unless you're doing the work entirely by yourself, at which point it's likely to cost 15k in tools.