Folk's; it's all a Government Conspiracy. Sell more Fords! Early exit from the working world and above average mechanical issues means greater employment!!
And with their great fuel mileage Big Oil surely wants to limit their time on the road!
LOL...it's true!! I love all the comments ragging engineers and talking about planned obsolescence and parts made to fail. Cars last much longer than they used to, with a lot more features and power than they used to have. Sure, everyone's uncle billy had a 1978 GMC truck that ran to pret-near 500,000 miles, but overall, the new vehicles last longer. Higher cylinder pressure, turbos, superchargers, etc...all make more power and produce more wear. I, for one, think it is pretty impressive the power and reliability that they can get out of vehicles these days. There are always setbacks when a new engine is introduced, or the EPA bans something else, but the vehicle makers always overcome the issues and out comes another fine machine.
I drive a 2011 Chevy 1500, and had a 2007 Duramax 2500 before that. I love both of these trucks. The duramax had amazing power and you couldn't even tell the car trailer was back there. The newer 1500 has so many creature comforts I am not sure it is even a truck anymore, until I put a ton of coal in the bed! The 1500 has more than enough power/capacity for what I do these days, but the diesel was more fun to drive. I do all my own work when possible, and I sure like how simple the 5.3L engine in the 1500 is. Love me some pushrods...
Yeah, I am a GM guy, but only because I have "played" with a lot of GM vehicles and am more comfortable with them. I would drive one of the new Fords without thinking twice about it...they are sharp and make a ton of power.
