Not exactly...<p>Cars require maintenance the expectation of  which greatly influences our purchasing decisions (e.g. &quot;Toyota tax&quot;).<p>People generally don&#x27;t buy used phones.<p>Phones don&#x27;t come in mutually exclusive form factors (2dr coupe, airport van, cab and chassis, everything in-between).  They&#x27;re all touchscreen slabs with one or more buttons at the bottom.<p>You also won&#x27;t get fired from your job if you break your phone and your bosses call goes to voicemail.  If you don&#x27;t show up for work because your car is broken you&#x27;ll probably be fired.