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Originally Posted by MrZ
You'll always see fewer older cars on the freeway, for a whole range of different reasons. If you drive around the inner suburbs of Melbourne you'll see tons of older cars (but also in the outer suburbs). They are primarily owned by people who don't work 9-5, or who don't drive to work. i.e.take public transport, but still need a car to do the shopping in. Most owners of these old crap boxes are elderly - 70+, on the dole/unemployed, or students. None are the type who do long distance freeway driving.
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Agreed
People who hang onto old rubbish isnt always a “testament” to reliability , well built blah blah blah....
It also has to do with not giving a $&)t about what they drive or they may genuinely be struggling to trade up.
I spy plent of old $&:t boxes doing the rounds in the far outer east and the majority are dusty , rusty wheelie bins with 2 extra wheels... from varied manufacturers.
Coming from an immediate and extended family that lived and breathed FORD cabs for well over 35 years , we’ve seen em all. Plenty of issues big and small on all models, cars were nothing special. It all came down to regular and meticulous maintenance. Failure in that dept meant cars were off the road almost monthly. Older cabs had owner drivers, they looked after their cars better than they cared for their kids....lol