My commute is a mountain highway. We call it a hill because its only 2300+ feet at the summit. It goes up from 50 feet to 2300 feet and then down to 30 feet with lots of twist and turns. Although my car is only 7 years old now, I thinking about buying a new 4-wheel drive SUV in the next year or two.
Even better North Carolina. Vehicles last forever here and are not California priced.
My current field, 2000 Tacoma, 2011 Escape and just bought 2007 F150.
zero corrosion all 3, paid 4k for Tacoma 8 yrs ago and just paid 5500 for the f150.