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Why I Keep & Repair my 2001-2009 Old Vehicles
My family and some friends rib me for having 2 trucks, a Expedition, and the C230 Mercedes. I have all these old vehicles because I can work on them and buy parts. Todays autos, the full gambit, are only made to run a few miles. If you own a GM or Ford with the 10 speed transmission and you got more than 50K miles on it buy lotto tickets because you're lucky. I found this video on YouTube where a guy sits and explains todays auto industry and the problem we are in with it. I bought my 2001 Silverado 2500HD Crew new, have taken care of it, now repairing it from being crushed because I feel about the auto industry the same as this guy explains.
Here is the link to my project
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/rojo...o-crew-repair/
Here is the link to the best explanation of the current auto industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cREDsEsbAPo
I don't know this guy or anything but if you are considering buying a new vehicle watch this first.
Last edited by SuperDave336; 07-13-2025 at 05:48 AM. Reason: Embed video
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AMEN BRO !!!!
I gotta a ford f150. 6 speed auto. With a 3.3 na 6 cylinder.
a Camry with a 4 cylinder and 5 speed.
gonna pick up my wife’s Tahoe z71 with 6 speed auto in three years.
rock on with old transportation. Everything will be over 200,000 for me. One to drive two to backup. Lol
cheaper to patch than buy new. If I get 300000 outa all three. I’ll be at my experation date Probally.
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This isn’t an issue for me. I can’t afford anything new….
Thanks for sharing. I feel old is better than new on a lot of things.
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Thanks for fixing the video. I was very tired and didn't even think to do it. The guy makes a point that I can get behind, none of the vehicles today are built to run 10 years.
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Saving this to watch later….thanks John
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As someone who works for an auto manufacturer, you know now know some the pain that I feel as I launch new vehicles. I still have my 2007 Nissan Titan because it is still relatively easy to repair (when needed) compared to what we produce now, and it actually runs great. My wife was driving a 2011 Nissan Quest that I got from my parents who downsized to 1 vehicle until she damaged the engine, and I decided that I'd start leasing her a Pathfinder/QX60 (or even an Armada/QX80 based on what's on ground stock) again. For electrical and mechanical issues, while I can just borrow tools and download drawings that I need while still employed to make a repair at home, the regular person who doesn't have access to these tools are SOL.
If I'm not at work or taking kids to their activities, you might find me on "The Rez" fishing. If not there, I could be in the garage working on my boat.
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We have a new saying around here it's "Legacy" equipment,,,,,,,,sounds better to us Crusties than saying it's old.Originally Posted by SuperDave336
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Can't say I would want any of the new offerings. Toyota got rid of the V8 engines. In the Tacomas all you can get is the 4 cylinder turbo engine. Surely working those engines hard
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When a truck engine was needed GM came out with the Iron cast, naturally aspirated, "Big Block". These are Torque monsters good for 300,000 miles. Today - A turbocharged small CID, twisty Aluminum casting, sensor plagued, plastic prolific, Mexico manufactured Rotating Assembly, Head Gasket Blowing, Mass missing, tinker-toy of a engine if applied to the same workload the Big Block was designed for will never outlast the financing terms of the truck it is installed in. Junk!
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