How long will new cars last?

[Fred]

I have friends that don't do jack to cars and trucks except change the engine oil, and have 200k miles.  I've always have used Amsoil oils and fluids and take care of my stuff.  Knock on wood haven't had anything major go wrong since a POS 98 Blazer.

That's the advantage of looking after them. Mine never let me down.    Look after them and they'll look after you.

[oldgold69]

 my wifes 07 durango developed a rust bubble on the rear wheel lip  warranted   but what will happen with all these hybred cars how long will those last or will they be too expensive to fix 

[Lord Warlock]

More than likely new cars will easily pass the 10 to 18 year mark with few problems, all depends on maintenance and usage, and dry storage.  I use garages and my cars don't rust.  I've got a 1991 dodge stealth twin turbo which is long out of production and many parts aren't available anymore, but you can get the critical parts restored or rebuilt, like the ECU which suffers from crappy capacitors that leak after 10 years or so.  I stopped driving mine after i replaced the entire drivetrain and interior, at least it shouldn't need much to get back on the road should i ever decide i want to drive it again.  There are plenty of parts from people parting out the cars, if you know where to look for them. 

The newer challengers will likely survive the 40 years as well, they don't need a real tuneup until 100k miles, and my 2010 RT only has 15k miles on it so far. I expect it to last a minimum of 10 years, I don't plan on holding on to it forever though, i have enough forever cars already.  No more room for more.  The stealth may give way to one of my dad's old cars and likely one of his motorcycles.  Some of them will likely make it to collector car status if anyone is willing to hold on to them for 40 years, but they'll all go through the normal depreciation cycle that all cars go through first, and likely will not see appreciation on the same scale as our cars have seen...i.e. 10x or 20x MSRP,  they'll be lucky to see them pull slightly higher than MSRP prices were after 30 years.   Love my daily driver 2010 challenger, but have no illusions it will be as collectible as the 69 charger is. 

[Chryco Psycho]

Depends which Gm dealer you take it to for service LOL

[resq302]

Depends which Gm dealer you take it to for service LOL

Thats too funny.   

[charger_fan_4ever]

10 years ago when fox body mustangs were 10-15 years old i figured noway people would be restoring them. Too many little parts/wiring computer ect.

They are well over 20 years old and i was able to buy a reman computer for under $200 a couple years ago. You can buy pretty much everything to build one today. Pretty well ever interior/trim piece. They have started even making framerails.

I think the only factor down the road willl be lack of interest in fixing an older car.

Maybe in 10-15 years i can buy a rusty srt8 challenger lol.

[tan top]

Depends which Gm dealer you take it to for service LOL

thats funny 

[GOTWING]

Have any of you seen the guy that took a brand new body style Camaro when it came out and actually paid to have it look like it had been out in the elements for like 40 years ?  i think it was one of the maroon colors they have.

[JB400]

Haven't seen it yet, any pics?

[lloyd3]

The wife and I had a 1994 RX-7 Twin Turbo for may years that gave us no trouble whatsoever. Because it was a 2-seater, we used it very sparingly (it was "technically" hers) and kept it serviced religiously.  Absolutely everything worked (the Freon-12 AC would freeze you almost out of the car) and the sound system was spectacular (Bose Acoustic Wave).  While the technology in the car worked flawlessly (and my Charger couldn't touch it on top-end), it terrified me that someday I would have to deal with it (and I still can't tell you how a rotary works), so about two years ago we sold it (w/37k actual on it).  The 3rd generation RX-7s were only built and imported to the USA for 3-years and competent people to service them were becoming hard to find.  That situation can't be getting any better.  It was a rolling testament to non-sustainable technology.