Busting The Myth - Are New Cars REALLY Longer Lasting And More Reliable Than Old Cars?
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2024-07-26に共有
On the surface this is a true statement, but when you look at the bigger picture, their short lifespan had nothing to do with their mechanical soundness, but rather consumer sensibilities and a planned obsolescence that was actually built into their styling, and not their engineering.
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A strong dollar that wasn't rapidly losing purchasing power due to inflation meant that buying a brand new car every few years wasn't nearly the financial strain that it is now. The proliferation of junkyard rescue videos of vintage autos show that there wasn't really anything wrong with the engineering. In fact, a 50 year old auto that can be revived in just a day or two after sitting abandoned for 30+ years is quite a testament to the engineering and quality of build.
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I survived the '70s due to built-in obsolescence. $100-$200-$300 hand-me down muscle cars were the order of the day through the 1980s.
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I just sold my newer truck and putting the money in my 79 bronco Can’t beat the style and character and lack of plastic
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I remember my dad saying " this car has been around the clock 2 times". It was actually a form of pride..
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I saw a mint green 69 ss chevelle in a garage and saw the owner and stopped and talked to him. He bought it new. I asked him how many miles were on it and he said, "oh about 500K." I couldn't believe it. Even asked if it was the original engine, and it was. He said he just changed the oil regularly and never beat on it.
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One of the reasons that older cars didn't last as long was that transmissions didn't have an overdrive gear, so they were pulling pretty high rpm's compared to modern cars while driving. It wore out the engine's quicker
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I remember my parents getting heckled for driving to church in their '76 Dart when everyone else was showing off their brand new 1997 Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles. While they kept up with the Jones's, we kept driving '70s Mopars and still do. I daily an '81 D150 and my '80 Duster. Old cars just keep going
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You're not going too long, Uncle Tony. This channel is your legacy and there are many viewers, present and future, who will benefit from the additional detail you provide when "rambling." Don't hold back, and thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!
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Always told people to not look at the odometer when considering a purchase. How the vehicle was maintained was more important than how many miles it had been driven. Have seen 60s cars with over 200,000 miles on them going great, and vehicles with under 40,000 miles on them with engine failures because they had never had an oil change.
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You are 99% right but for one niggling detail. That 6th digit on the odo was also govt mandated to prevent rollbacks which were common back then. Just a minor detail that doesn't refute anything else you are saying.
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I've understood that they designed cars to be maintainable, from the beginning, but in the 1970's, the emissions controls became a nightmarish mess, and when they started getting it right was in the 1980's, and we had a good run for 25, 30 years. Now, they're not made to last as long as your bank loan.
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I was your neighbor with the old cars.I was the guy,who was known as the guy with the really nice old cars.When I interviewed for a job that I retired from the department director wanted to see my license and transportation. He couldn't believe I was driving a '67 Dodge.
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Been daily driving my 71 SS 454 Chevelle for 4 years now. I've racked up 23,000 miles over those years and it's been great. If I die with the highest mileage real SS 454 in existence, I'll be a happy camper.
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My first car was the 1966 Mustang my folks bought new. The upper ball joints had no grease fittings. My first big chore when I was 16 in 1980 was to cut the old ones out with a cold chisel and hammer. Between things like that and living in Connecticut where cars dissolved from road salt in 5 years accounted for the 100,000 mile death sentence.
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Remember in It's a wonderful life, the son, Pete says to his Dad - The neighbors got a new car! George responds what's the matter with our car! My Dad only ever bought one new car, for my Mum.
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In the 60s and 70s it was only a few months wages to equal the cost of a new vehicle. Today it's a few years wages to equal it.
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Tony, you hit the nail right on the head. My parents didn't believe in replacing anything just because it was out of style.
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Fun fact --- There is no such thing as Corinthian leather. It was completely made up to sound fancy and upscale to sell mopar products
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In the 50’s and 60’s, people drove fewer miles because they had decent railroads and they didn’t work 50 miles away from home. It wasn’t that common for vehicles to see 100k miles. Today, cars are just appliances like refrigerators. The technology has ruined the cars we want to work on.
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I’m nearly 60 and I’ve NEVER had a car payment. Buy cars that you can actually afford.
