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Old 09-08-2015, 09:11 AM
 
Location: New Orleans, LA
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I can't imagine going back to the junk in the 80-90's compared to cars today. They are 100 times better and last longer. Cars today go over 100,000 miles with no issues at all. I am at 135,000 with my Audi A4 and it feels and drives like new and I live in a horrible area for cars, Pittsburgh. Salt and potholes!
That Audi may feel like new now going over those potholes, but later on the suspension will wear out.
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Old 09-08-2015, 09:37 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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I've driven cars from every decade from the 1950s through today. Cars today are, overall, better in multiple ways.

How many 1950s/60s/70s cars consistently went 100K miles? Damn few. If they didn't rust out first they wore out.

Tie rod ends at 10K, and get tires, too. Tuneups and shocks every 15K. Untraceable rattles almost from the first day not to mention squeaks that drove you crazy and oil changes every 2K (and I know some of you guys still do that).

Did cars have more "style"? Maybe. I'd say yes, but keep in mind that automakers can bend metal anyway they want. It's all about coefficient of drag today, something that cars in the 1950's through the 1980s didn't do well. They plowed through the air instead of slipping through it.

The reality is that we tend to like cars we remember when we were young and grew up driving then and maybe having as our first cars. The ones I really like? The ones from the late 60s to the late 70s.

I can remember old relatives of mine complaining about cars in the 1960s. They all looked alike and were too complicated was what they said. Those guys had started driving on 1920s and 30s cars.

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Old 09-08-2015, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC & Augusta, GA
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I can't imagine going back to the junk in the 80-90's compared to cars today. They are 100 times better and last longer. Cars today go over 100,000 miles with no issues at all. I am at 135,000 with my Audi A4 and it feels and drives like new and I live in a horrible area for cars, Pittsburgh. Salt and potholes!
I'd rather make it to 300k or more with an Audi 5000/100/200
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Old 09-08-2015, 10:14 AM
 
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i dont miss manual transmissions... oh wait, those are still around right?
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Old 09-08-2015, 10:14 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC & Augusta, GA
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i dont miss manual transmissions... oh wait, those are still around right?
Fading into nothing quickly
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Old 09-08-2015, 10:17 AM
 
Location: New Orleans, LA
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I've driven cars from every decade from the 1950s through today. Cars today are, overall, better in multiple ways.

How many 1950s/60s/70s cars consistently went 100K miles? Damn few. If they didn't rust out first they wore out.

Tie rod ends at 10K, and get tires, too. Tuneups and shocks every 15K. Untraceable rattles almost from the first day not to mention squeaks that drove you crazy and oil changes every 2K (and I know some of you guys still do that).

Did cars have more "style"? Maybe. I'd say yes, but keep in mind that automakers can bend metal anyway they want. It's all about coefficient of drag today, something that cars in the 1950's through the 1980s didn't do well. They plowed through the air instead of slipping through it.

The reality is that we tend to like cars we remember when we were young and grew up driving then and maybe having as our first cars. The ones I really like? The ones from the late 60s to the late 70s.

I can remember old relatives of mine complaining about cars in the 1960s. They all looked alike and were too complicated was what they said. Those guys had started driving on 1920s and 30s cars.
Not always true. I'm 28 years old now, I rather prefer cars from the 70s and 60s.

The only thing cars today have on cars of back then is gas mileage and horsepower.
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Old 09-08-2015, 10:21 AM
 
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Not always true. I'm 28 years old now, I rather prefer cars from the 70s and 60s.

The only thing cars today have on cars of back then is gas mileage and horsepower.
not too true either, some old cars got mph in the 30s too.... but yeah, they weren't powerhouses
Super Cheap High MPG Cars: 1978-1981 | MPGomatic | Where Gas Mileage Matters
These Cars Never Seem to Fail (and Get Over 30 MPG!) | The CarGurus Blog

i just prefer airbags...
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Old 09-08-2015, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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I can't imagine going back to the junk in the 80-90's compared to cars today. They are 100 times better and last longer. Cars today go over 100,000 miles with no issues at all. I am at 135,000 with my Audi A4 and it feels and drives like new and I live in a horrible area for cars, Pittsburgh. Salt and potholes!
Last time I took my 1985 Toyota Supra to Jiffy Lube, and he recorded the mileage of 163,000, he all but guaranteed me that my car would easily hit 300,000 miles. Maybe more!

And, the tech told me: If this car should somehow die on you, please let me know, I'll buy it from you, just for the parts!
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Old 09-08-2015, 02:08 PM
 
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When did cars start to have "chimes" for when the door gets opened, for safety warnings, etc?
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Old 09-08-2015, 02:14 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC & Augusta, GA
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When did cars start to have "chimes" for when the door gets opened, for safety warnings, etc?
I'd say the very early 70s.
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