19th Jun 2016, 21:46
One of my high school classmates bought two 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supremes, which at that time were 24 years old. One had 56,000 original miles, and the other had around 180,000 miles. The 180,000 mile car ran pretty good while the 56,000 mile car barely ran and had multiple issues, all caused from sitting outside unused for years at a time.
13th Jun 2016, 23:44
The car was still over two decades old. Cars deteriorate from age, and cars that sit for long periods of time do so even faster than cars that are driven regularly.