There is something to be said about old cars with no gimmicks. You can work on them and they won't talk back at ya! No codes to worry about, no idiot lights, just plain old gauges even I can read. LOL
Got to agree with you fellows the newer cars always seem to have problems with their sensors where we have none on the old cars but I guess we also have to admit the new vehicles from the late 90's on up seem to me to be more dependable. Take Vett Boy's '08 and compare it to his '69. No comparison as far as dependability goes I would say.
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1967 Marlboro Maroon 4spd Coupe 1973 Dark Blue 4spd Coupe w/air, original 25,000 miles 1999 Black C-5 Hatchback Coupe 6spd LS1 1934 Ford 3 Window Coupe eng. code "ZZZ" 350-345hp Chevy Powered! 1970 Black on Black Monte Carlo(FOR SALE)Asking $18k
Got to agree with you fellows the newer cars always seem to have problems with their sensors where we have none on the old cars but I guess we also have to admit the new vehicles from the late 90's on up seem to me to be more dependable. Take Vett Boy's '08 and compare it to his '69. No comparison as far as dependability goes I would say.
My 69 was pretty reliable for the first 200,000 miles The next 100,000 miles I did a lot of walking but at least I knew why I was walking.
I think you know what I mean. For instance all C-2's and C-3's back in the day had Disc Brake problems. The Brake Calipers on these cars always had leaking problems over the years. Because of that someone came up with the idea later on to rebuilt these Brake Calipers using Stainless Steel sleeves in the Cylinders. I would have a hard time believing you never had this type of problem with your '69 Corvette. Others things went bad on these cars as you piled up the mileage. On C-2's plenty had problems with the electric headlight motors as they had problems raising and lowering the headlights. Because of this problem all C-3's used Vacuum operated head light systems. Some people even had problems with those. Most of these cars were point ignition systems. You had to tune these cars up frequently unlike todays cars that will go a 100k miles or more without touching a thing. Its true cars seem to run better today and are more dependable from what I have seen especially being in the Auto Parts Business. I should know plenty of parts are just not moving today anymore. I use to sell plenty of Spark Plugs. Not happening anymore.Use to sell plenty of Ignition products, Distributor Caps, Rotors, Points, Condenser. The new cars don't use a Distributor Cap anymore. Points were gone in '75. There have been so many changes I could probably write a book on it.
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1967 Marlboro Maroon 4spd Coupe 1973 Dark Blue 4spd Coupe w/air, original 25,000 miles 1999 Black C-5 Hatchback Coupe 6spd LS1 1934 Ford 3 Window Coupe eng. code "ZZZ" 350-345hp Chevy Powered! 1970 Black on Black Monte Carlo(FOR SALE)Asking $18k
Well the dealer fixed my ride control .Bad connector to one of the magnetic ride shocks .Had an alignment and put two used (very good ) new tires on the front .The run flat tires if there is any cupping at all give off a lot of road noise .By using the used fronts all my tires should wear out about the same time .
Fixes are a little easier with code readers. Ya kind of have to have them to know what's going on with the later model cars. I think some day the cars will have code readers built in so the owner will know the problem and not be at the hands of the mechanic who can say whatever he wants and possibly charge for something that only needed a re-set or minor repair.
The next 100,000 miles I did a lot of walking but at least I knew why I was walking.