Cars lasting longer now?

[danny_galaga]

My father in-law (who has like 15 different project cars - I hear the 67 Jag is about ready to roll) sums up this conversation this way - "When's the last time you heard anyone saying they needed a valve job?"

thats a good point. people dont bother keeping cars long enough to bother. although another reason is that metalurgy is all the time improving and valves do last longer than they used to...

[shmokes]

That's more of what amazes me, if someone has a car that lasts over 7 years of driving in the winter.

I live in Utah.  My Neon gets more than its fair share of snow and salt.  Impressive.

[ChadTower]

My mother has a 95 Spectrum.  Runs great, but the floorboards are rusting out, the undercarriage is failing, and half the paint has just fallen off the chassis.  The engine will still be good when it's no longer financially viable to keep the car.  Most cars in MA end up that way if they aren't totaled.