The older ones if maintained, sure, but the newer ones - yeah, you can get it to run for 25 years, as long as you keep replacing everything that breaks or needs replacing.
Heck, anything technically could last for centuries as long as you were able to save one tiny little piece from the original and keep swapping everything else out 😆
I could just see it now, in 2092:
P1: Look at that old 1989 Chevy, had it for over 100 years and still running strong!
P2: WOW! It looks great, can't believe it still goes.
P1: Runs like a top, now mind you I've swapped motors 4 times, 5 tranny's, rebuilt and then replaced the frame and subframe - umm let's see what else, put at least 10 new front-end components in it over the years - you know, axles, shocks, struts, tie-rods, u-joints, bearings etc, fuel tanks, fuel lines, brake lines, fuel pump, blah blah blah (he drones on for 10 more minutes) then finishes with - but that mirror, THAT is original! Oh, wait, the glass is original but the housing isn't.
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