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<blockquote data-quote="purplemarina" data-source="post: 836008" data-attributes="member: 327664"><p>The way cars are built today, is that every part is built to do a job Just !! Every part has been designed and tested on a computer. years ago developement was done by trial and error and a slide rule, a margin of safety was built in. today if a part is designed to go up and down it'll do it, but push it sideways it bends or breaks. If a manufacturer can save 0.1mm of metal thickness on a part thats a lot of saving over a million cars. Also the relative price of a car is cheap today, if they made it to last, how would they make any money? i drive a 92 passat with over 200.000 miles on the clock ive had it from new, it has given me very little trouble over the years, 1992 in my opinion was when the last of the good cars were made pre electronics and plastic ! it also has windey windows.( by hand)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purplemarina, post: 836008, member: 327664"] The way cars are built today, is that every part is built to do a job Just !! Every part has been designed and tested on a computer. years ago developement was done by trial and error and a slide rule, a margin of safety was built in. today if a part is designed to go up and down it'll do it, but push it sideways it bends or breaks. If a manufacturer can save 0.1mm of metal thickness on a part thats a lot of saving over a million cars. Also the relative price of a car is cheap today, if they made it to last, how would they make any money? i drive a 92 passat with over 200.000 miles on the clock ive had it from new, it has given me very little trouble over the years, 1992 in my opinion was when the last of the good cars were made pre electronics and plastic ! it also has windey windows.( by hand) [/QUOTE]
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