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I R a 'injun ear' two. Went to college and everything.
We sent men into space (AND BROUGHT THEM HOME) using slide rules. The STOOPID phone (I won't give it credit for being smart BTW) has more digital capabilities than a computer the size of a box car did back then. I learned to drive in a vehicle that had a 'gravity starter' (meaning the starter didn't work and you had to push it off a hill to start), bad brakes, and a manual transmission that usually required 'double clutching' to shift w/o gear grinding. :unsure:
 
Jeepnik said:
Folks tell me you can't maintain today's vehicles cheaply enough to apply the same plan. I call BS on that. As an example my neighbor recently bought a new pickup for over $60,000. Why, the tranny on his five year old truck went out.

Apparently, spending around $5,000 was "more than the truck was worth". That's car dealer code for here comes another sucker we can get to spend 12 times the amount, plus interest fees of what it would take to repair an otherwise perfectly capable vehicle.
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Actually there is no maintenance any more for the most part. Manufacturers decided one way to sell more cars is to make them cheaper to own. They didn't change much of anything, just stopped requiring many of the maintenance items they used to. Of course oils have been improved greatly so intervals for engine oil changes have gone from 3K to 7500 or more miles. The EPA has a big say in that too, not just the manufacturers. Spark plugs and wires used to be every 30K but now spark plugs are 100-150K and there are no wires. Transmissions are generally sealed with "lifetime" fluid. Brake pads last well over 200K on many vehicles. Are the vehicles better? Sure, in many ways. But they're also engineering nightmares ... and I know as a previously "scholarshipped" engineer student turned MeKaNiK. Engines no longer need fully rebuilt at 100K miles and a car doesn't get five carb overhauls in its lifetime. Vehicles used to break from being worn out and poorly designed and built. Now they break because of cost savings cuts, attention paid to selling features instead of strengthening them, and government mandates for safety and emissions.

BULL'S-EYE said:
Yeah...Fact is, if most vehicles today didn't feature a name brand logo...You'd pretty much be hard pressed to tell what company actually manufactured them? 🤔 🤷‍♂️
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I could tell whether I am at home or not blind folded. F***s have a goofy sounding 3-tone key alarm as do jap cars. Hondas key buzzer is Morse code for H. Work on them for a living and you can certainly tell the difference. I have so much useless GM tech stuck in my head I would never consider working on another brand. Think about the next time you take your car to an independent.:LOL:
 
The new cars are far better made than the old ones. I'm old enough to remember when reaching 100,000 miles was a big deal, with everyone you knew commenting about how amazing it was that your car lasted that long. Now folks won't even bat an eye at a car lasting 200,000 miles or more. One of my cars is a Dodge Durango (2016). Dodge certainly doesn't have a reputation for being long lasting, but my Durango is at 175,000 miles, still looks as good as a new one, and has had exactly one mechanical issue in its 8 years of life. I had to replace the front differential two years ago, which cost me $1,400 and that's been it as far as repairs. My 2011 Subaru Outback is at 180,000 miles and has never had a single mechanical problem; nothing but normal maintenance and wear and tear.

I'll admit that buying new cars is not always the most financially advantageous strategy, but its a luxury that I have given myself all of my adult life. At 81 I am not sure how many more cars I am likely to buy, but I look forward to getting one with the latest gadgets and gizmos. My plan is to finance the next car for the maximum length of time that the bank will agree to, such as 7 years, and then gamble that I will never have to actually pay it off. Maybe I'll go for an Escalade or some similar crazy expensive vehicle.
 
Larsman said:
Coming from a high traffic area i always thought car ads showing people cruising along without stop and go should be illegal. The ads should only show the vehicles in realistic settings because it's all those people buying and driving cars that are causing all that traffic, right? And other grumpy things…
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Like obviously being filmed on a closed road, or theyre absolute idiots for crossing over the double line on a blind mountain curve.
 
I still have the CJ7 I bought in high school and the 94 Ram I bought new. I don't see myself buying anything new for myself. My wife gets a new van/suv/car every 8 years or so.
 
jav said:
I am 69 my first brand new car in 25 years was this year a new 2024 jeep grand Cherokee. I almost forgot how nice it is to buy new
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My neighbor just got one. The only thing it doesn't have is someone to sit behind me and rub my neck while I drive.
 
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peachhead said:
Is that the one where you could actually sit in the engine compartment while you worked on it. Lol
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Yeah, the hood hinged in the front and raised up from the rear, which made the engine much easier to access. 1957-'58 and '59 were the only year models that did that...musta cost too much for the bean counters..LOL.

DGW
 
My dad had a 1957 Ford Fairlane that he bought from a bootlegger when he was working on a pipeline job in the early 1960's.

It had extra springs and an extended trunk. The engine was a 312 V8 with an Edelbrock 6pack on top. That thing would go 90mph in 2nd gear and bury the speedometer needle at 140mph and still keep climbing.

I don't remember the exact details on what happened to it but I know it was replaced with a 1959 Chevy Bel Air that was no where near as fast as that Ford.
 
peachhead said:
The only thing it doesn't have is someone to sit behind me and rub my neck while I drive.
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GMC has that option. Guess that means Cadillac does too. I had to fix one. Lemme see if I saved a picture of the inside of the seat.

Nope, no pics. Two small pumps, two air manifolds, over a dozen air lines, and about 18 electric valves to operate a dozen or so air bladders that inflate and deflate on their own in a pattern of your choosing. Selections are made using an added switch on the side of the seat and the pattern chosen is depicted in video recreation on the main screen.
 
GasGuzzler said:
GMC has that option. Guess that means Cadillac does too. I had to fix one. Lemme see if I saved a picture of the inside of the seat.

Nope, no pics. Two small pumps, two air manifolds, over a dozen air lines, and about 18 electric valves to operate a dozen or so air bladders that inflate and deflate on their own in a pattern of your choosing. Selections are made using an added switch on the side of the seat and the pattern chosen is depicted in video recreation on the main screen.
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Does it say "Love you long time" and include a happy ending mode?
 
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