Posted by MarkB_MI on May 20, 2009 at 18:41:05 from (74.126.1.187):
In Reply to: WHY?? posted by ddl on May 20, 2009 at 08:05:16:
The reason the manufacturer's don't "put out cars like they used to" is that they're putting out BETTER cars than they used to. For the past 40 years I've been listening to guys say "these cars today aren't as good as what they made in the 50s/60s/70s/80s (and now the) 90s." If the manufacturers paid any attention to that nonsense we would all be driving '63 Ford Falcons. (Not that I have anything against '63 Falcons, but that wouldn't be my first choice if I were shopping for a car.)
Let's take your '94 Accord, since that's the example you use. I think it's a credit to Honda engineering and quality control, as well as your own maintenance, that this car is still going strong after 14 years and almost 300,000 miles. But does it really get better gas mileage than a new Accord? It's easy to check it out: Go to the EPA website; they still post the mileage specs for 1994 model year vehicles:
Yep, the new Accord beats the old one. Now, I don't know anything about Hondas, but I'd be willing to bet that the '09 Accord is both heavier and more powerful than the '94. Which is to say that the new Honda does more with less.
Now you can say you don't trust the EPA figures. Well, a car owner might occasionally fib a little. But the dynamometer tells no lies.
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