1st Sep 2017, 14:27

Here's one example. After college I daily drove a 1968 Olds Cutlass every single day in summer and snowy winters. It was early 70s and I was in outside sales, driving 2 states. It was practical and extremely reliable. If I had a minor issue, it didn't require running to dealers. With very few tools ever needed. And this is far from isolated, as we had other 60s sedans of various types. No one in our family missed work. And drove distances. The idea it's fragile was never an issue. I get if you were born later and didn't see this first hand. Our parking lot at work was filled with similar people. That's what we drove. And people are driving their keepers even now. It's a shame as few new cars or commuters are worth keeping long term. Call it bland styling or too expensive to keep dumping money into. I also think with more two parent families it was a easy resource. Dads still do, but many cannot work on today's cars or have time. They drop off. We use to pay full size cars off in 3 years then. Common. Yet many kept longer as they were solid and held up. I am referring to 60s and early 70s cars. Mid 80s I reduced my take anywhere cars due to value not reliability. I am afraid to keep modern cars long. It is false economy; the more options, the more to go wrong.