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None of those 1970s cars broke because the factory used plastic parts in the engine. When you have experience with that and then find "Oh the plastic theromsta
by kw71 9y ago
None of those 1970s cars broke because the factory used plastic parts in the engine. When you have experience with that and then find "Oh the plastic theromstat housing cracked" on your "modern" car, that appears to be a regression.
- jackvalentine 9y agoNo they broke down far more frequently, for different things, and required a tonne more maintenance than modern cars.
- rototiller 9y agoOh yes they did - and the plastics were not as advanced either so they were worse. For example: 1970 Lincoln Continental 460 v8 with plastic timing chain sprockets for "low noise".
- kw71 9y agoI was aware of some screw ups of futuristic engineering from 1970s detroit but not this one!