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Originally Posted by novaderrik
earlier on, someone dissed the Vega, and now you are dissing it's H body sibling the Monza..
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Well; my slam was intened to target the GM's rotary attempt. You do make some good points, but there are many local variations on your whole theme. Around here, in that era, very few cars lasted 5 years and it had nothing to do with maintenance. (I would guess your area isn't much different, although we have had more pollutants historically)
I had a Vega myself. It was a good performing economical car for the time, even though it drank oil like it was going out of style. Aluminum blocks were still being perfected. But; In the end, the frame virtually disintigrated and rest of the car (including body panels) were still in good shape.
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Originally Posted by novaderrik
everyone always says how crappy the quality of American cars is, but take a look around sometime and take a tally of what kinds of cars you see out there that are more than 5 years old.
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That depends very highly on the type of car, the model year or era and region. I see foreign trucks not hold up, but I normally see foreign small cars hold up. But; that's an impression throughout many decades.
Some of us older folks remember the 70's and 80's when the US was trying to match the imports (efficiency-wise). There were many flops that remain in peoples minds.
On the other hand, foriegn cars have some bad memories of parts availability.
In the end, I would love to see some confirmation on the numbers in a detailed manner.
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Originally Posted by novaderrik
...my 94 Chrysler LHS ...i'm now driving a 1997 Chevy Cavalier...
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Have you owned an import to see if you can match the same success? I've known a few people with 6 figure milage on Hondas as well as domestic.
I had an '87 cav myself. 7 years, never been to a mechanic. My ex had an '87 also... we had lots of problems with that one.