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Originally Posted by STARR
I think some people seem to be over reacting, modern car with all the new technology are year ahead of the old school/back yard mechanics, engines are no longer heavy duty, you can't beat on them and neglect to change the oil and the same with new transmissions, they need the fluid changed but if you wait 3 times longer then your suppose to no wonder the things fail.
I don't really believe the whole CVT suck just because, Toyota Prius have been around for over 10 years and they have always had CVT and their are hybrids going over 200k.
I've read it many times that newer cars require more frequent maintenance and because newer cars cost more owners neglect and put it off and then it's to late
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It seems to me that the thinking is a little off. Older cars could be neglected to some degree.
Buuht,
You now see oil changes at 5,000, spark plus and tranny flushes at 100,000 miles. I see that technology has allowed us to go longer in between maintaining our cars. I agree that you shouldn't push your car past those numbers, and when you do the maintainence, you should do it the right when WHEN IT'S DUE. Abuse anything and it isn't bound to last too long.