Okay, I take several things from this thread:
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Just as cars used to be designed to rust/break, they’re now designed to run forever, but require dealer visits for all maintenance.
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Old cars rock. Engineered by rules-of-thumb and experience, not by CAD tolerances down to 1 mm / part. Understressed, overbuilt engines that were evolutionary.
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Wow, I don’t want to own a new VW. Oh yeah, I knew that already.