Corporateburnout
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Anyone notice how incredibly dependable cars are today vs say the 50's, 60's and 70's? If you went on a road trip the highways were dotted with signs "mechanic on duty" or you saw people broken down all over. Admittedly we currently have late model cars, but even with DW's 13 yo Acura it was never even a thought that it might break down on a trip.
Took a trip to Canada in our 7 years old 1971 Pontiac Bonneville with 65K miles on its clock. The car was burning a quart of oil for every gas fill up then the transmission went about a month after we returned. The cars are so dependable now that in 2012 we drove almost across country to deliver our son's car a 2002 Honda with a 160K miles without any problems other than a flat tire.