27th Apr 2021, 09:24
Every 5 digit odometer vehicle I have had went past the 100,000 mile mark no problem (if serviced on time).
Anyways, Gentlemen, let's not let this discussion thread turn into a the "old vs new" argument that goes on forever, I have seen that before on this website too many times. The bottom line is old and new cars have pros and cons, you need to weigh those up when choosing a car for your lifestyle.
26th Apr 2021, 17:13
I understand statistics just fine thanks :) All my cars were looked after to the letter from new and the older ones were definitely more reliable.
There is not enough room in these comments sections to do a full analysis of vehicle reliability over many decades. So let's just take a simple average of common complaints over car review websites (not just my anecdotal experiences) I have been reading for many years;
70s - Generally poor and rust was more of a problem, though there are still reports of good reliability of some cars from this time.
80s - Getting better, certainly by late 80s when fuel injection was more common place, definitely an improvement on the old carburetor.
90s - Safety and many more improvements. Arguably the best decade as you had proven reliable engine designs with better driving and performing cars.
Post year 2000 cars? Well I'm not going to deny technology and safety have come a long way, but all I read about is expensive repairs to low mileage cars and people just don't think it is worth it. Blame inflation or whatever else, but the fact is modern cars are far from perfect and just don't let a dealer try to sell you a new car every other year telling you it is automatically better than your old one, because chances are it won't be ;)