sign of the times

(quoted from post at 04:59:02 03/21/22) Such a long and hallowed tradition of old farts making fun of the young. I am sure that note the manual was not written by an old fart that worked for an insurance company that was covering every possible way they could get sued.

Open up the hood of your vehicle made in the past 40 years and show me how you adjust your valves. When was the last time you needed to change a tire on the side of the road? I put at least 25k on vehicles a year, and I have not had to in 15+ years

Vehicles and tires are FAR better than they were 50 years ago. Those were designed and built by you old farts. So young guys make quality vehicles that take very little maintenance and last 200k miles, and tires that stay inflated and go 50k miles. You guys built junk that needed valves adjusted and had tires regularly went flat. Hmmm.

I was recently at a job, and the old fart didn't know how to change an electric motor from high voltage to low voltage. Old farts these days.

But hey, lets talk about how kids cannot write cursive next...

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(quoted from post at 10:29:29 03/21/22) 50 years ago the manufacturers of the day were not smart enough to make engines that didn't need to be babied every week. People today are far smarter than prior generations. Show an old steam mechanic a modern engine and tell him to tune it and he would fill his depends.

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(quoted from post at 04:42:16 03/22/22) And in another 50 years those old cars and trucks will still run
and this new fangled electronic junk will be resurrected as a
harbor freight ball pien hammer with a plastic handle

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(quoted from post at 08:58:01 03/22/22)

(quoted from post at 04:42:16 03/22/22) And in another 50 years those old cars and trucks will still run
and this new fangled electronic junk will be resurrected as a
harbor freight ball pien hammer with a plastic handle

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SV,

The average life expectancy of a vehicle has more than doubled in the last 50 years. You may love the crap outta your 1980 POS, but it is one of the very few survivors of that age. Walk thru any parking lot at any store anywhere for proof. Most of the fellas on here might say their favorite vehicle of all time was a 1976 landwhale that was shot at 75k miles, but their daily driver is less than 15 years old and still going strong at 150k miles. My 2011 dually has 215k miles. My wifes 2009 Escape has 125k miles, and the half ton has 205k miles. None are nearly ready for replacement.

I know you never let reality get in the way of your world view, but living now is as good as it has ever been. Vehicles are better than theyve ever been. Just because you open up an new vehicles hood and cannot find anything does not mean it is junk.

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