6389b - 3y
Nailed it. We are so used to shitty 'everythings' that we have an entire generation that have no idea that a refrigerator or a washer/dryer was expected to be reliable for over 20 years. Had a Maytag dryer from the mid- 1970's? That shit was f'ing bulletproof. 1980's Ford Bronco? We called them 'battlewagons'. My kids have never known me to buy something and not replaced it inside of 3 years (except for our Chevy). #[0]
13bc9 - 3y
I have a "car" budgeting category that keeps accumulating a couple hundo month over month, and im still convinced that keeping my 2011 Honda Fit alive is still the economically sound decision.
44996 - 3y
My first car was 86 Eddie Bauer bronco. Fucking loved that thing. Have 3 cars in the fleet now all over 20 years old. Wouldn’t have it any other way.
Jeff Swann @Jeff Swann - 3y
I'm right there with you. I have worked on a lot of newer stuff lately helping a friend get a dealership off the ground & it's incredible how terrible some of it is. There are no jack points on any of the cars, they've even made subframe mounts harder to get to somehow. The engines are generally pretty awesome. I'm a big fan of turbo 4 cylinders & there are lots of those now. But the transmissions are all "non-serviceable" (which I'm pretty sure is the result of some sort of "no oil needed" carbon credit program) & that just means no one changes the fluid & so the transmissions are all shot at like 100k. And having touch screen controls for everything is one of the worst things ever. The UX sucks to begin with, & when the screens mess up you can't work anything in the damn car. As far as interior controls go there is like zero intelligent engineering, no thought put into failure modes at all. I like real switches & buttons. My phone does all the smart stuff I need & I can completely replace that or change the OS without having to hack up an entire car.
Hondas are the shit, & they're super easy to work on. Drive it till the wheels fall off. Then put new ones on & drive it some more.
7ca66 - 3y
Toyota Landcruiser FTW
I like landcruisers too. My dad had an early 90s 4runner that literally could not be killed. But 4cyl Hondas are still way easier to work on than any toyota.
668ce - 3y
I have two 97 Honda Accords. My 5 speed has over 300,000 miles on it. I’ll buy another when it finally quits on me.
50d10 - 3y
I have a 1999 HDJ100, electronics are difficult but the engine is a dream!
Just buy a lower mileage engine & a new clutch, if you can't do the swap find a honda guy that will for $500, gtg
Toyotas are what we run in the outback in Aus, Landcruisers and Hiluxs. You can go to any graveyard and find parts (nice when you’re literally 1000km+ from civilisation) and those things will do 500,000 kms until the engine goes, then you drop another engine in and go another 500,000 kms. Sorry bro but I’ll take that any day over a Honda!
b999b - 3y
this… Land cruisers are the go bro 😎
Different conditions... in those circumstances I would absolutely agree 💯
It still runs fine, and it might never die. My wife drives a 2016 and I don’t trust it. Too much expensive shit to break.
The Bush Mechanics series is pretty cool if you want to understand what those conditions can be like. https://youtu.be/cDeHI3fOlzo
Si⚡️ @HodlSolo - 3y
If your car is newer than Bitcoin, you’re short Bitcoin.
I’m going to say this to my wife and we’ll see how it goes 😂
Gigi @Gigi - 3y
The Fiat Standard #[0]
FarCue @FarCue - 3y
This. Aussies over 40 will remember the time every backyard had a Hills Hoist clothesline/swing for neighbourhood kids #[0]
What a flashback. Had these DVDs 😆 these fellas will get a car another 300km from where I would have got the shits and started walking
10f7c - 3y
Make refrigerators great again!!!!
This thread makes me want to revisit an idea I’ve had bouncing around in my head for awhile: open a used car dealership that only sells rebuilt cars from before 1990 - 2000 or so. - no computer control - no fuel injection Etc. The entire auto shop would be run by Cubans because those guys know how to rebuild anything with wheels. They’ve had to keep whatever American cars they had on the road since the embargo in the 1960’s. #[0]
2a9c6 - 3y
Where can I pre order?
df5c5 - 3y
I’d get behind this. I own a 1999 Civic, and those things are rebuild-worthy. Not a whiff of planned obsolescence.
Rootdude 🤙🏻⚡️ @rootdude - 3y
Maybe a tech retrofit? Need CarPlay.
