Then they were doing an extremely lousy job back then. It was very rare to get a vehicle to reach 200k miles without a major overhaul back then. Today almost any vehicle can easily reach 200k miles by just following the preventative maintenance guide.
I’ve owned cars for over 45 years. And I can count on 1 finger the number of times I had to add tranny fluid between fluid exchanges. And that was after a radiator change and I had a small leak where one of the cooling lines attached to the bottom of the radiator. The main thing I’d check was to see if the tranny fluid was burnt…NOT LEVEL.
And how many times have you had low tranny fluid? I’d be surprised if you had any. And if you did then I suggest you buy more reliable vehicle. As for fluid change…Even without a tube…many diyers still change their own tranny fluid. It’s a little more difficult, but not impossible.
Since tranny’s are lasting a lot longer then they use to I fail to see where greed comes into play. The only exception there are the early CVT tranny’s.
Oh, you’re going to have fun in a few years…many new cars (including my Volvo XC60), don’t even have a dipstick for the oil anymore. There’s an electronic gauge that’s accessible via the center console. I just wish they had this for every fluid in your vehicle…and a moisture meter for your brake fluid.
I’ll take the electronic gauge over getting my hands dirty with a dipstick
These companies have to create new features to sell their cars, the fact that you cannot maintain your car means that it will not last, which insures that you will need to replace the car, Wam! New cars are selling for more money you cannot tell me they do not make any money?-Greed!
My car is going on 15 years. I have it serviced. Just not worth it to me to do it my self. Runs&drives great. The cars you long for required annual tuneups, oil changes between 1000 to 3000 miles and was common to add a several quarts of oil between changes. Then we did have a poster that wanted to go back to mechanical brakes.
The only thing I do not like is the move to touch screens.
HUH??? What new features prevent you from maintaining your own vehicle? I’ve been maintaining my own vehicles since I got back from Nam. What new features require maintenance? We keep our vehicles OVER 300k miles. Do you? Do you know how to? Vehicles today are so much more reliable then vehicles when I first learned to drive. Since 1996 my wife and I have owned (or currently own) a total of 6 vehicles. On average our first REPAIR ( Not preventative maintenance) is past the 170k mile mark. My wife’s 1996 Accord had it’s first repair at 240k miles. Vehicle prices have increased, but they are also more reliable and less money on repairs and don’t have to buy a new vehicle every few years.
Ok! the original post was a person with "a Toyota Camry complaining he could not get his transmission fluid level checked! “No more dipsticks. My thoughts are mine. You do not have to agree with me. I understand you are all happy with every new feature or improvements to all vehicles for example GM new tailgates You like these features. I personally find them creative but I could not purchase a New $$$ price tag just for these features. I made a video which shows a new feature I created for Toyota Tailgate check it out P.S. it is really Ok to laugh! https://youtu.be/DVtuO9YLxzc
Ok! the original post was a person with "a Toyota Camry complaining he could not get his transmission fluid level checked! “No more dipsticks. My thoughts are mine. You do not have to agree with me. I understand you are all happy with every new feature or improvements to all vehicles for example GM new tail gates You like these features. I personally although find them creative but I could not purchase a New $$$ price tag just for these features. I made a video which shows a new feature I created for Toyota Tailgate check it out P.S. it is really Ok to laugh! https://youtu.be/DVtuO9YLxzc
Again, reality does not support your premise. Cars are vastly more reliable and durable than they used to be. In the 1960s, it was rare for a car to last more than 100,000 miles without major repairs or outright replacement of the powertrain components, and that was if they didn’t rust into oblivion first. A DIYer could certainly do more repairs to them, which is a good thing considering how much maintenance they needed. I don’t know about you, but tune-ups every year got to be old pretty fast.
You are also apparently conflating maintenance with repairs. There is less frequent maintenance required for modern vehicles, and most is still the same as the “good old days”. I will grant you that timing belt replacement is an exception.
They don’t build 'em like they used to, and that’s a good thing. More reliable, durable, efficient, safe, and comfortable works fine for me.
You are not supposed to have to know anything about a car except how to operate the infoentertainment system and what to do when a trouble light starts flashing.
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