• SatouKazuma@ani.social
    8·
    6 months ago

    I’ve never owned one, but I thought they were more reliable in the 1980s and '90s. Was I mistaken?

    • gdog05@lemmy.world
      10·
      6 months ago

      Up to being bought by Chrysler in 1984 they were pretty solid. Because they were so basic. Not much to break, since they were boxes with wheels and that’s it. I had a 1990 YJ Wrangler and it was the biggest pile of shit I could imagine being assembled on purpose.

      • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        102·
        6 months ago

        In the 80’s and 90’s? That was peak junk car era. You’d be lucky to have a car not rust out or need major repairs well before 100k miles.

        These fays, IF something breaks, it is extremely expensive to fix, but you can certainly expect to go a lot longer without a major problem.

        • helenslunch@feddit.nl
          31·
          6 months ago

          Nah it was peak technology. We got things like fuel injection and ABS. There were standard radios. Components were simple, easy to diagnose, and inexpensive.