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<blockquote data-quote="Tanis143" data-source="post: 3234249" data-attributes="member: 43724"><p>11 years huh? When I graduated high school most cars in the parking lot were between 15 to 20 years old. And my little Horizon got 30ish MPG on the highway (it was just a 1.7L four banger with a 2 bbl webber carb with no engine management). The only reason that car was taken off the road was two accidents within a month. Now days you need scanners, scopes and a lot more training to work on cars and most people don't have the time or money to do that. They run them into the ground then toss them. The only thing I've seen improve is survivability in crashes. However the body work is so flimsy a shopping cart shifting sideways can put a pretty nasty dent into them (I learned that the hard way). My 84 olds cutlass took out a stop sign after sliding off the road (wet road plus nearly bald tires) and it put a tiny ding in the bumper and a small scratch on the hood. Do that with a car built now days and its totaled. And besides, cars aside, anything else that is "built to last" costs a small fortune compared to similar items made 20 years ago. Its one reason why I don't buy much, and the stuff I do buy I make sure it will last.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanis143, post: 3234249, member: 43724"] 11 years huh? When I graduated high school most cars in the parking lot were between 15 to 20 years old. And my little Horizon got 30ish MPG on the highway (it was just a 1.7L four banger with a 2 bbl webber carb with no engine management). The only reason that car was taken off the road was two accidents within a month. Now days you need scanners, scopes and a lot more training to work on cars and most people don't have the time or money to do that. They run them into the ground then toss them. The only thing I've seen improve is survivability in crashes. However the body work is so flimsy a shopping cart shifting sideways can put a pretty nasty dent into them (I learned that the hard way). My 84 olds cutlass took out a stop sign after sliding off the road (wet road plus nearly bald tires) and it put a tiny ding in the bumper and a small scratch on the hood. Do that with a car built now days and its totaled. And besides, cars aside, anything else that is "built to last" costs a small fortune compared to similar items made 20 years ago. Its one reason why I don't buy much, and the stuff I do buy I make sure it will last. [/QUOTE]
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