On 4/25/2021 7:38 PM, Leo wrote:
> On 2021 Apr 25, , Dave Smith wrote
> (in article >):
>
>> Kids have it much easier these days. The cars are built so much better
>> and last longer. When I was younger I had to commute about 40 miles
>> each way to work and did a lot of driving around on my own time. I used
>> to fiance them over 3-4 years and by that time they were pretty well
>> worn out and rusted out so it would be time to buy a new one.
>
> Don´t forget bias-plied tires. They didn´t last too long either. Retreads
> were big business. Radials were too expensive for commoners.
> Computerized ignition added a hundred thousand miles to vehicle life.
> Remember points, plugs and condenser? You had to change them all, and often,
> or ignition-timing went to hell and the engine suffered early death.
>
>

Bought a lot of retreads back in the 60s. Pulled plugs at 5000 miles to
clean them and replaced them at 10,000.

One big difference though, you could actually see the spark plugs to put
a socket on them.