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I can supply some anecdotally. I own two vehicles with reputations for running after neglected or minimal maintenance: a 1966 VW Beetle and a Land Rover. The m

I can supply some anecdotally. I own two vehicles with reputations for running after neglected or minimal maintenance: a 1966 VW Beetle and a Land Rover. The more correct way of characterising both would be that they will continue to run and function without ongoing maintenance (the proper level of which is way above a modern vehicle) until they break in a spectacular and often terminal way. To attempt to answer your question, I think the general implication is that "old trucks" are designed for high maintenance intervals whereas Land Rovers, especially as used by the military, are designed to perform a function for short intervals with the long-term aid of a logistics chain.

georgespencer 10y ago
> "old trucks" are designed for high maintenance intervals I find this fascinating. To a layperson like me all combustion engines seem like they must be uniform. Thanks.
- HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago
  Nope. Not even close. I have a 2001 Nissan Xterra that's been sitting in my driveway for almost 4 years with a blown head gasket because of the combination of lack of spare time, other available vehicles that I could drive, and the complexity of disassembling the engine to remove the heads. The seats and hatch area are now full of engine parts and I still have to finish taking off the passenger side head. Contrast that with my 1987 Toyota pickup: I would have had the entire job done in a weekend with time to spare.
- ahartman00 10y ago
  think notepad vs ms word. imagine if you had to debug one of them...
vacri 10y ago
> until they break in a spectacular and often terminal way One bloke had his Citroen die in such a way in Africa... and had to rebuild it into a motorcycle to get out of where he was http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168061/French-electrician-stranded-Moroccan-desert-rebuilt-wrecked-car-motorbike-drove-civilisation.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168061/French-elect... https://m.thevintagenews.com/2016/05/18/emile-leray-built-working-motorcycle-broken-car-citroen-2cv-escape-african-desert/ https://m.thevintagenews.com/2016/05/18/emile-leray-built-wo...

georgespencer 10y ago

> "old trucks" are designed for high maintenance intervals I find this fascinating. To a layperson like me all combustion engines seem like they must be uniform. Thanks.

HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago
Nope. Not even close. I have a 2001 Nissan Xterra that's been sitting in my driveway for almost 4 years with a blown head gasket because of the combination of lack of spare time, other available vehicles that I could drive, and the complexity of disassembling the engine to remove the heads. The seats and hatch area are now full of engine parts and I still have to finish taking off the passenger side head. Contrast that with my 1987 Toyota pickup: I would have had the entire job done in a weekend with time to spare.
ahartman00 10y ago
think notepad vs ms word. imagine if you had to debug one of them...

vacri 10y ago

> until they break in a spectacular and often terminal way One bloke had his Citroen die in such a way in Africa... and had to rebuild it into a motorcycle to get out of where he was http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168061/French-electrician-stranded-Moroccan-desert-rebuilt-wrecked-car-motorbike-drove-civilisation.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168061/French-elect... https://m.thevintagenews.com/2016/05/18/emile-leray-built-working-motorcycle-broken-car-citroen-2cv-escape-african-desert/ https://m.thevintagenews.com/2016/05/18/emile-leray-built-wo...