in the hunt for a new car
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nmedge
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All done! My lease car is now my car. Driving and dealership time to El Paso totaled 5 hours. Not a bad experience at all! It was a hot house in El Paso!
I agree. I foresee the time your modern car is a few years old. Some electric box the size of a pack of smokes dies, is no longer available, and your otherwise fine car is toast. I’m thinking the cars from the 60’s and earlier will still be running decades after the ‘20’s have been junked due to electronic issues.I'm a retired mechanic and I can tell you two things as absolute fact.
1. The more complicated you make it (i.e. electronics) the more likely it is to break.
2. Its also much more expensive to fix.
I foresee a day when cars will become expendable items. If it breaks, you just buy a new one because its cheaper than fixing the one you have.
When I started finding computers in backhoes, I knew it was time to retire.
Blackfeather
Custom
The newest vehicle in my collection is a 2007 Toyota, it has minimal tech and what it has continues to work reliably at 316,000 miles. Buying key spare OEM electronic replacement black boxes and sensors is not a bad investment for the future, as long as they are stored correctly.
HansGruber
Ronin
I think my ultimate SHTF vehicle would be a mid-1960’s Plymouth Valiant station wagon with the leaning tower of power under the hood (aka the Slant Six).
Suckers are bombproof.
Suckers are bombproof.
Bassbob
Emissary
My first car was a 1970 Duster with the 225. I also had a couple old Darts. One with a push button tranny. I think they both had 318s though.
HansGruber
Ronin
I’ve owned many a Dart and Valiant in my day; 225’s, 273’s, 318’s…
When it came to wrenching on the engine, though…you couldn’t beat the 225. You could sit on the fender and work on it.
I had a former USFS Dodge shortbed with the slant six and a 4-speed; 1st gear was a granny; engine was screaming at 15mph. Usually started off in 2nd…
Bassbob
Emissary
They were great motors.
1st car I ever drove was a 63 dodge with slant six and three on the tree.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
Im a fan of working on the 351M and Cleveland engines 
Bassbob
Emissary
Im a fan of working on the 351M and Cleveland engines
I've had a few 351 Clevelands. And one Windsor. I liked the Cleveland.