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elSicomoro 09-28-2015 01:06 PM
Having gotten 270,000 miles out of my 2009 Chevy Impala (and she was still in good shape when I traded her), I found that the secret to a long life with your car is regular maintenance and a good mechanic...and good tires.

tw 09-28-2015 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by elSicomoro (Post 940285)
... I found that the secret to a long life with your car is regular maintenance and a good mechanic...and good tires.
Brakes don't matter?

elSicomoro 09-28-2015 01:26 PM
Included in regular maintenance...but I emphasized tires because you really get what you pay for on them. Don't buy cheap ass tires.

Gravdigr 09-28-2015 03:32 PM
A 78 Malibu don't start? It's fire, fuel, or air. And there are only a couple places where either can cause problems.

Popdigr's 01 Grand Cherokee? The diagnostics says it has a bad O2 sensor. There are four. Which one is bad is not specified. If his GC doesn't start, it can be, literally, one (or a dozen) of 75 different things creating the problem.

Gravdigr 09-28-2015 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 940246)
I think it's fair to say that cars are more reliable now and don't need fixing as much as cars back then did. But when they do need fixing, it's exponentially more complicated.
Agreed, 100%.

fargon 09-28-2015 03:35 PM
I don't even work on my own cars.

Gravdigr 09-28-2015 03:49 PM
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I can turn nuts and bolts and replace stuff...but, I'm no diagnostician.

This is the last car I 'worked on' with any regularity:

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