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Originally Posted by phillipguru
every thing is the world is built to fail, this was not the case 50 years ago, but in the economy of today its needed to keep competition going. Hondas today will probably last a max of 10 years , maybe less. while that 88 accord with 300k still gos strong. planned obsolesence keeps buyers coming back to a quality product that lasts long enough for the consumer to deem quality. This is true of all consumer products. cars are made to perform better and fail by a certain age so we may purchase more of that product in our lifetime, thus adding to the economy.
This is not fake, this is not pseudo science, this is not a conspiracy, people this is how business works.
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Wow, that's a tangent. But while we are on the subject, you theory doesn't explain why a car with a 50K mile warranty would have a maintenence minder that prescribes lengthy oil change intervals. To reiterate my earlier point, if Honda says it's OK to run 7K between oil changes, it's good enough for me. (But I still change at around 5K due to my spirited driving.)