New aint always better
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New aint always better
Remember fondly my parents sharing this little tidbit of wisdom growing up. Applies to motorcycles too, I recon. Smart feller might go buy a few of these older, reliable, and easier to repair vehicles for resale down the road. Is anything manufactured these days to last longer than a lingering fart? How about the new Harley's?
https://spectator.org/a-great-time-t...-theyre-cheap/
https://spectator.org/a-great-time-t...-theyre-cheap/
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From: Usa
My 1990 Econoline is just new enough for my liking. Simple fuel injection. it still has a distributor. Cold ac. Simple abs circuit. Simple cruise circuit. Oh and i always have a place to stay.
of course the mpg is pretty terrible, and the 300 6 isn't going to win any races, but it's about bullet proof.
Cheaper to keep it on the road than a payment on something remotely new.
of course the mpg is pretty terrible, and the 300 6 isn't going to win any races, but it's about bullet proof.
Cheaper to keep it on the road than a payment on something remotely new.
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From: Middle of Kansas
I agree. We have a 2003 Dodge Minivan, and a 2014 Buick Encore. The Buick will last until something goes wrong, and then it will cost more than the thing is worth to fix it. It is great for my wife to get around in traffic and park, but I just cringe at all the electronics and computer operated cam shifting along with the turbo and other stuff.
Makes me want an old pickup with a foot starter and a pull choke.
My Harley is a 99 EVO powered Softail Custom which I will keep forever.
Makes me want an old pickup with a foot starter and a pull choke.
My Harley is a 99 EVO powered Softail Custom which I will keep forever.
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This is one of circular debates that will never end! While the theme of that article is fine, the underlying fact is that our vehicles are better built, more reliable and will give a longer service life than older ones. Put another way, they will run much longer and further before something goes wrong! I see scrapyards doing increasing business recycling those expensive things that fail as plenty of servicable trannies, for example, will be salvaged from damaged vehicles that haven't yet failed. I don't share the pessimism.
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My 1996 is the newest I can handle from the harley world. Even my car is a 1971 with a 2bbl. They don't make stuff like they used to, that's for sure.
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From: Middle of Kansas
I wish I still had many of the vehicles that I sold or traded. 1942 "45" Flat Head Harley, 55 Ford black and white Crown Victoria, 59 T Bird, 62 Olds Jetfire turboed, 2 57 Chevy's, 59 Chevy convertible, and a few others. I loved them all. They all had character not like todays look alikes. I left out the 37 Chevy and the 48 Ford.
I bought the 37 Chevy when I was 14, and traded it for the Harley when I was 15. I have had other bikes. My 84 Iron Head Sporty belongs to my grandson.
I bought the 37 Chevy when I was 14, and traded it for the Harley when I was 15. I have had other bikes. My 84 Iron Head Sporty belongs to my grandson.
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This is one of circular debates that will never end! While the theme of that article is fine, the underlying fact is that our vehicles are better built, more reliable and will give a longer service life than older ones. Put another way, they will run much longer and further before something goes wrong! I see scrapyards doing increasing business recycling those expensive things that fail as plenty of servicable trannies, for example, will be salvaged from damaged vehicles that haven't yet failed. I don't share the pessimism.
I have a 2012 Toyota Corolla with a manual transmission. I take it to Krown for rust protection every year. Rust is the number one car killer here in Canada. Anyway my mechanic said he saw a Corolla with one million kilometers on it. And there are Corolla taxis in the Caribbean he said with over one million five hundred thousand kilometers on them.