Useful life of a front drive:
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/faq/miles.html
I'm #471, but that was 17K miles ago.
I also have a '92 with 191k which isn't on the list. Time for new shocks,
but that won't send it to the junkyard.
I sure wish I knew how many miles my Datsun has on it.
George M (Pre-Z)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hall, Phillip" <Phillip.B.Hall@MSFC.NASA.GOV>
To: "'Gary McCormick'" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Cc: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: Light trucks (OT)
> Did not mean to upset you guys. By throw away, I mean that the car will
be
> in the junk yard at the end of its useful life - not because of initial
> quality. Be it 150K or 250K. The body will be straight, the interior
still
> functional, but mechanicals worn out. My favorite JY has acres and acres
of
> them - perfectly straight front drive cars/mini vans that just needs motor
> work or trans to be a good car. The trucks/rear drivers (BMW, Volvo...)
> SUVs are all totals and scavenged of every good part. Marc pointed out
cars
> that there are front drivers that are not throw away - very correct!
These
> cars are loved enough to keep them running. In fact, I love the new Mini
> even if it is front drive. The basic 4-door sedan/mini van is not loved
or
> even liked when they get older - people don't see spending the money on
> them. People can still see utility in a truck/BMW etc even after several
> rebuilds - it still has value.
>
> So, front drivers are fine, but most have a very finite life span. Not
like
> our loved Roadsters we keep rebuilding, rebuilding.........
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary McCormick [mailto:svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:11 PM
> To: Hall, Phillip
> Cc: Roadster List
> Subject: Re: Light trucks (OT)
>
>
> "Hall, Phillip" wrote:
>
> > <snip>My wife likes 4 door sedans. They are front drivers
>
> Not all of them, hell, not even most of them.
>
> >
> > and no matter how much you spend on one, they are throw away cars.
Nobody
> > wants a front driver with 150,000 plus miles on it. They gravitate to
the
> > junk yard very quickly after this many miles.
>
> WADR, Phillip, but that's horses#*t - my wife's '84 Toyota Corolla went
> nearly a quarter
> of a million miles virtually trouble-free (OK, I did replace the clutch,
> once, at about
> 210,000 miles) and the only reason we moved on from there was that as the
> family grew we
> needed more room (VW Passat Wagon - front-driver with excellent
> road-handling, best value
> on the market in it's size range)
>
> > <snip>
> >
> > Phil
> > SEROC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: snyler [mailto:marc@animalfirm.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:25 AM
> > To: Roadster List
> > Subject: Light trucks (OT)
> >
> > For the first time, over 50% of the new vehicles sold in the US
were
> > light trucks as opposed to cars (Pickups, minivans, SUVs) Do over 50% of
> > the population really need a truck-based vehicle, or are some of us
being
> > sold a bill of goods. I see a lot of longbed-crew-cab-duallie super
duty
> > 4x4 behemoths that have never seen a puddle, much less a load of gravel.
> > I guess they hold a lot of groceries. I can get over 10 bags of
> > groceries in the roadster when the top is up, and it's not going to roll
> > if I swerve to avoid that puddle.
> > Some folks need a big hauler/towing vehicle, but many, I suspect
are
> > just pretending to be cowboys (and cowgirls)
> >
> > -Marc T.
> > '70 1600
> > '93 Escort wagon (all you really *need *for a daily driver, will carry
> > engine blocks, trannies)
> > '88 Dodge 318 pickup (shortbed) Drive only when needed (trips to dump,
> > towing)
> > '65 Datsun 320 When this is restored, bye-bye Dodge :^)
>
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