> A typical car made in the 1980's would be lump of rust and barely functional after 50,000 miles. True, but 1980 was more than 40 years ago. The cars since th

> A typical car made in the 1980's would be lump of rust and barely functional after 50,000 miles. True, but 1980 was more than 40 years ago. The cars since the early 2000s have been trending towards cheaper parts, lower quality transmissions, and turbo charged low displacement engines. They are dialing most cars production costs down until they last just long enough for the warranty to run out. Most car manufacturer warranties don't even have more than 60k miles.