Re: OT: Long Rant

Posted by NCWayne on March 25, 2015 at 08:06:48 from (173.188.169.54):

In Reply to: OT: Long Rant posted by Casey in Ky on March 25, 2015 at 06:15:32:

I've commented 'around' this problem many times when the subject of old -vs- new comes up. Usually what happens is the guys on the new side of the equation talk about how much better engine life there is with the newer stuff, etc. What pretty much all of them fail to mention is that it's just fine if the engine can last a million miles, but if the rest of the plastic parts that make up the vehicle are falling apart at the half million mile nark, then the engine life doesn't matter. Not to mention you often run into the same problem you have when it comes to getting common, small parts, they are either not available, or something. Case in point, a buddy went to get the clips that hold the door panel on his 15 year old truck the other day. He stopped several places, including one devoted to auto body/repair, and was told that there are no aftermarkets available, and was told by the dealer that they no longer carry them. He finally found a couple of usable ones in a salvage yard.

On the subject of salvage yards, I work for a few of them local to me, including one that's international. For all the "long life" expectancy of the newer vehicles now days, you realize it means very little when you look around one of those yards. It never ceases to amaze me the number of vehicles brought in with a bad transmission, bad engine, or something similar that would be considered a major, but repairable, problem with an older vehicle. Many of these vehicles look better than anything I'll ever be able to afford to buy, but they are pieced out for parts for a set amount of time, and anything left after that is recycled. Heck, I've seen good looking, running, vehicles brought in that could be driven off the lot. Usually they are tow in's that weren't claimed, or insurance/repo recoveries, or somehting like that, but regardless, they run. Thing is they were bought at an auto auction for pennies on the dollar, and when parted out can bring more than the value of the car sold outright, and the cost to buy it at auction too.

In other words, they might last a long time, but with very little age, they are pretty much worthless when it comes time to resale, and as you stated, they are designed to be scrapped and/or recycled, which ever you want to call it.

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