I mean 16 years! I've never gotten a car to last more than 12 and believe me after 12 it looked like cr*p.
And I'm not launching out of the earths atmosphere or anything.
2007-01-30 01:20:05 · 5 answers · asked by Salami and Orange Juice 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Because you would not be willing to pay price -- by the time Hubble was completed and ready to send into orbit, it had already cost more than 2 billion USD!!!
And since then, it has cost more than 4 billion USD to repair and maintain it. So, in the 17 years Hubble has been in space, the amortized cost of the project has been somewhere on the order of 353 million dollars per year.
You could replace a $20,000 car roughly every HOUR for a year and not spend that much.
2007-01-30 01:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my car is driving lovely since 1944. Though the only thing really 63 years old is the air in between the parts.
In general, things are not done anymore to last. They make you addicted and you have to buy a new one every 12th (in your case) year.
I know of Lobmeyr of Vienna who still produce items to sustain the ages.
2007-01-30 09:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It the retail world there is something called planned obsolescence. Essentially manufacturers design a product to break down so that you will have to buy another, over and over. This drives the market and keeps the cash flow moving.
2007-01-30 09:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by GoodWillHunt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you put a few billion into it every few years like NASA has with the Hubble, your car would probably still be running.
2007-01-30 09:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Buy a good quality, reliable car, keep up with the scheduled maintenance, don't abuse it and it will last more than 16 years.
2007-01-30 09:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋