“They are literally putting ten times as much into adding junk as the junk will ever save.”
No kidding. TEN SPEED auto transmissions? That is insane. All to chase a 0.1 increase in mpg. And that is all due to the Feral Government and their infernal CAFE standards. We are WAY beyond diminishing returns. Huge increases in capital cost AND maintenance cost to save a few bucks on operating cost. It’s absolutely absurd.
My son’s Jetta had the tranny blow at 90k and it was covered by warranty. The replacement tranny blew a few months back with 130k on the replacement. Nobody will repair them — you just pull it out and drop in a rebuilt for $5,000 - $7,000 which is WAY more than the car is worth.
In some ways I agree but having experienced the cars of the 70s-80s firsthand I appreciate the quality of todays vehicles
I remember when a car with 60-80k miles was considered high mileage and generally well on way to being worn out
Currently driving a v6 Acura with over 80k miles that looks and runs almost like its new and other than oil changes and a battery never breaks