7th Aug 2019, 13:28
Do you speak from experience or is that your own "claim"?
7th Aug 2019, 15:42
Not saying the claim is new, just stating that there are better/worse time periods for cars' quality. It does not always rise in a steady, smooth upwards curve of newer equals better, because a lot of the time, that clearly is not the case.
7th Aug 2019, 19:10
Lots of cars had life in them but rust got them. Like Honda, Toyota, Datsun in the late 70s.
8th Aug 2019, 02:32
You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! Everything is throw-away, now! GM cars just need to get thrown away a lot SOONER than many other car brands. GM's Chevrolet is so poor at building cars, they have stopped making all but 2 car models. Toyota sells no less than 4 car models. Hyundai is selling 5 car models, plus 3 Genesis car models. Kia is selling 6 car models. Heck, even Audi (with all their problems) sells 11 car models. If GM could build a car that didn't turn to dust at 75k miles, they might still be selling cars in 2020!
7th Aug 2019, 10:59
The 70s was pretty bad for most run of the mill cars, and that might be true for some American cars, but my 1995 Toyota Camry is still going and is economical to do so; it is definitely a well designed car, not throw away. Unlike post year 2000 rubbish from a lot of manufacturers, that cost a fortune to keep going.