Then how are cars lasting longer now then they ever have? Cars were ‘thrown away’ at about 100k miles in the ‘60s, now it easily 200k, often 300k. And the average car age has been increasing every year, wouldn’t happen if cars were being thrown out more now than before.
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Throw away means it is not overhauled at end of life. I think there were some vehicles that could do 300k miles even back then. The Ford 4.9L inline 6 is from the 60s and it is a 300k mile engine. Back then people did sometimes overhaul engines at 100k miles. There are a number today that don’t make it to 200k due to some expensive to fix problem. It’s also age not miles. How many make it to 30 years even with low miles?
There you go again, posting factual information, Texases. Don’t you know that this thread only exists for the posting of opinions that grow from imagined fears, and that have no basis in reality?
Get with the program, man!
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Simple solution, install your tow bar and don’t remove it. No need to screw anything into the bumper.
Then go to s sporting goods store and get a moose head or bass tail hitch ball cover.
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He’s not talking about a hitch. He means the towing hook which is needed when you call a tow truck. It’s an eyelet that screws in to the bumper after removing the plastic access cover and allows the tow truck to winch your car onto the flatbed. There is often no access to anywhere to attach a winch hook.
Why anyone would object to an easy safe place to attach a winch hook is beyond me.
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The same reason so many of the public prefer wider lower profile tires …
Appearances!
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