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hyperion
· 4 years ago
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Oil filters don't last for 2 years. 10,000 miles at most and that's about a few months
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awake_ash
· 4 years ago
A little bit less or more, it depends
guest_
· 4 years ago
Partially on the age of the car etc. as well. Many newer cars can go 12 months 10,000 miles plus on synthetic oils. Many older cars were slated for oil changes every 2,000 miles/6 months or so, new filter with every oil change- and race cars and performance cars can be on a schedule of oil changes per hours ran or even get an oil change after any event/outing of wen as low as 25-50 miles. But theoretically a filter on a non performance or highly tuned/precision engine can be reused to 10,000 miles- and you don’t necessarily HAVE to change oil so often- it’s just better for the car and overall lifespan.
guest_
· 4 years ago
Ok.... but car 1 looks like it’s maybe 1970’s-80’s (domestics kept carbs a little longer than foreign cars but it’s going to be early 90’s tops in the US at least.) So yes- it still runs. Older cars with love and maintenance/repairs may run forever. But... A modern 1.6 liter 4cyl can get over 100hp per liter in an economy car. A 1970’s 5-7liter often struggled to get 200hp. A modern engine without hybrid etc. can get 40+ mpg at 160hp+, an old small 4cyl engine often struggled to get 20mpg if that- and you’d be looking at MAYBE 90hp, but of you went higher your gas mileage and engine life would go down quickly. Likewise a large engine with near the power of a 40+ mpg modern engine might get 8-10mpg.
guest_
· 4 years ago
That’s to say nothing of emissions (if one cares) which on an older car could be HORRIBLE even with restrictive expensive emissions equipment that choked all the life from the engine.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
But let’s go deeper. Tons of people will say: “my old car never didn’t start. Never had an issue. Etc. etc.” Good on them. You’ll find plenty of people who say otherwise. From replacing bad points and condensers, fouled plugs, vapor lock, needing to re jet and tune for altitude changes or seasons, flooding, vapor lock, vacuum leaks, bad solenoids... more modern EFI is just more reliable and requires less fuss for the broad and enteral public.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
It’s a misconception that newer cars are less reliable. They are more precise. Better drivability, more versatile and efficient. More complex. An older car can be operating at a lack of power, increased emissions, decreased mileage, etc. that you can’t feel or tell and you won’t know. Newer cars tell you when something is wrong. In plain English- it isn’t that older cars break less or are more reliable. It is that older cars don’t throw up fuss when they are a little out of tune or a little broken. They have to be REALLY broken for you to notice or for the car to (maybe) trigger some alert.
guest_
· 4 years ago
So basically the new car runs more precisely more of the time. And if you ever owned a PRECISION older car like a 60’s/70’s Ferrari, Porsche, etc- you’d know that those cars- which don’t generally approach the sophistication of even modern mid range cars, but were the closest analog in terms of engineering to modern cars- they were expensive and finicky by and large.
guest_
· 4 years ago
But- to the last piece- “I have to buy a new car...” well... most people do. It’s not super common to keep cars very long. Average is maybe 6-10 years for a first owner and 10-15 for a second owner before the car is scrapped. Why? Because at that point most cars cost more to fix than they are worth- and technology has improved enough people can get a “better” car for not a lot of money.
guest_
· 4 years ago
Most engines aren’t going to go too far past 200,000 miles without work. At the very least head work. Radiators may not last, transmissions and such, hoses and wires and axles and all the their things that wear. The interior and or body may well be looking shabby. Things like windows etc. May be broken or failing. For a person who doesn’t work on their own cars this could be VERY expensive- for a person who does it is still expensive- and probably worth more than the car.
guest_
· 4 years ago
To rebuild an old car to be “like brand new” is going to cost as much or more than a new car. Duh. All the parts are new. They were $x when the car was new. Why would they be much cheaper when it is old? Same parts. Why do you think old muscle cars go for HUGE money? There aren’t many left and restoring or keeping one “like new” costs HUGE money. Your new car likely won’t have a major failure for at least 6 years after you buy it unless you run it tough or bought a lousy car (or we’re very un lucky..) Your old car- unless everything is new- WILL have something fail in less than 6 years if you drive it every day at least 10,000 miles a year.
guest_
· 4 years ago
So yay if you can fix it yourself. If like most people you can’t- that means you pay repairs and towing and all that- you don’t have a car when you need it since yours broke (even if it’s a quick fix that’s a Saturday spent getting parts and going to the store and fixing it vs. wherever you were going when it broke..) and you’re very unlikely to get a “loaner” for your old bucket. You might... but don’t count on it.
guest_
· 4 years ago
I love old cars. I drove old cars every day. I’ve owned literally scores of cars 20,30,50+ years old. It works FOR ME. For most people? Doesn’t work. For most people- they don’t want 30 year old interior and to take better care and precaution with their car than their children and to put $20-60k into a car with a KBB of $1500 or less in “new” condition. They want ABS And heated TCS and 4,000 miles to the gallon and to just turn a key and drive 99.9% of the time- then dump it the day a repair costs more than the car is worth.
guest_
· 4 years ago
Tl:dr- the older car is more likely to have something break that costs more than the car is worth- which is a big part of why older cars get retired. The other part of course is that... how many of you are browsing this on a pre 1999 phone or computer factory original? Show of hands? How many of you live in caves because they are cheaper and longer lasting than houses even if they need more upkeep? Anyone? Ok. Well... I mean... would you rather have a terrible computer forever- or get a newer laptop computer every so many years that has all the features and can interface modern technology, longer “range ie. Battery life etc”? Like... yes. The car on our right will do basically everything better than the car on the left... and... when it breaks you’ll pay for that quality. Do you think a Ferrari or even a Subaru STI costs the same to own as a Toyota Corolla?
jokur_and_batmon
· 4 years ago
Bro if something breaks on my laptop I sure as hell won’t know what and will just have to get a new one. When it comes to tech I’m a boomer in a 18 yr old body and I don’t have time to rebuild my laptop
kcat
· 4 years ago
On the other hand I’ve fixed my Mac and had the same one for 8 years now with it running like it’s still new so I guess there are two sides to the story
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jokur_and_batmon
· 4 years ago
Lmao I can tell you it’s a Hp cause I think it looks like HarryPotter and the name of the speakers is something like Packard bc Star Trek other than that it plays my video games and survives
roanoke
· 4 years ago
Yeah. I’ve opened up every apple product I’ve ever owned (except the iPhone 4, because that bitch was solid and never needed anything) to either replace parts, repair components or add stuff... like RAM. The iMacs these days are a real pain to open up.
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