photo guy wrote:
Gotta love the old American made products. Too bad they don't make them like that any more. Vehicles sure would last longer.
I really have to disagree with you there. Yes, it's awfully easy to go down "Memory Lane" and dream of when things including vehicles, were 'Simpler'.
I would be willing to bet that not one of these trucks have as much as 50,000 miles on it. I say this from my memories from my childhood when my father was a mechanic for the biggest Chevrolet dealership in the city at the time.
Cars and trucks then, well, when the old odometer reached 50,000, you either traded it or rebuilt the engine since most of them didn't even have an oil filter installed from the factory and some without a radio or heater.
If you'll take the time today to look in a salvage yard, you'll probably not find a complete body on any make or model since vehicles today are designed to last for at least 200,000 miles and beyond. I personally drive a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer with 163,000 miles and it's still a long way from retirement. Oh and yes, it does have an oil filter, radio(am/fm/cd player),heater and yes, even A/C.
I say these things to say this. I think people tend to believe what they want to believe and remember what they want to remember. It's sort of like the Man who makes makes $100,000 (not that i do)a year and complaining about gasoline costing $4.00 a gallon.
This is one of my favorites:
"This economy today is the worst it's ever been! I can remember when i was growing up, you could buy gas for 25 cents a gallon and a Coke for 7 cents."
It's called "Selective Memory". I will bet you if he REALLY!! thinks back, he can also remember earning 50 cents an hour.
Just my thoughts here, but i really do believe if most of us had the chance, we wouldn't trade our lifestyle of today for yesterday's for any reason. Relatively speaking, we're far better off today that 'Yesterday' and with technology going forward, will continue to be so. Let's enjoy!