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Old 02-14-2007, 02:46 PM   #16 (permalink)
phillipguru
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another example is airplanes with piston powered engines. they last through extreme abuse, probably about 10 times the abuse of a civics engine in the cars lifetime. These engines are mantained regularly. or off shore boat engines, some can go for 3-5 years with out an oil change on a 20 quart sump. these types of items are survival based. if they failed they died

in reality companies have the technology to build a 200hp car that gets 40mpg and would last for 50 years on 50 oil changes. But that wouldnt not be beneficial to the company, to the local state and federal government, the economy of the given country, or the GDP.

so keep buy buy buying
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