19th Oct 2009, 16:10

And we would have burned through the world's fossil fuels a long time ago. As durable as the older cars were, they were hopelessly inefficient. The smaller cars needed to come eventually.

21st Oct 2009, 13:43

My most unreliable cars were muscle cars with big V-8's. My most reliable have been 4-cylinder cars. I owned a 5.0 Fox Mustang and a 2.3 litre 4-cylinder Fox Mustang. The 4-cylinder was far more reliable. It also got twice the mileage.

My most reliable current vehicle is a 4-cylinder 2001 GM compact. Not a single problem and it now has 85,000 miles. It gets 30 mpg and has only slightly less power than my V-8 Mustang had.

The newer 4-cylinder Ford, GM and Chrysler cars put the old V-8's to shame in every way. Better mileage, much more reliable and just as fast.