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Originally Posted by flatheadmurre
Lowering phosfor and ZDDP caused by polutioncontrol and lifespan for catalytic converters will continue ....................and a modern car expected life is 7 years.
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......which is about double what it was in the '50's. Back then rocker panels rusted out in a year or two in the cold country. Valve jobs were often needed around 50,000 miles, and a complete overhaul usually well before 100,000 miles ( if you didn't just junk that heap with the rusted out floors). If you didn't put seat covers on when new, you did after 3 or 4 years because the seats were ripped and the stuffing was coming out. Brakes were used up in a year or two. Practically every corner gas station in the country had a rack full of tailpipes and shelves of mufflers, which rotted off in a year. Seeing smoke pouring out of a 5 or 6 year old car was common (but seldom if ever, did a camshaft go flat). A kid could burn out a clutch,, strip tranny gears, or break an axle within a day of getting his license. Not any more! Go to a used car lot and look over some 2010 models. Rust is rare. Upholstery is usually intact. A 2010 Honda Accord, for example, will cost you around $8-10,000. With around a 100,000 miles, with the original spark plugs and brakes.
They sure don't make them like they used to! (Aren't you glad?!)