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Many of the Mercedes OM617 diesel engines from the 1970's /80's have done more than 500,000 miles.

If we could build cars 40 years ago that did 500,000 miles Then how come cars of today only go between 100,000 to 200,000 miles.

I don't believe that today's cars are getting more reliable.

I believe that the car companies are actually designing the cars to fail somewhere between 100,000 to 200,000 miles because they want a fast turnover of business.

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Also, have you seen the new Hyndai Sonata? Even bargain basement Hyundai is putting a lot more thought into styling and design. It's not the 1950s again... yet. But it seems like cars are a lot cooler than they were, definately 10 years ago, maybe even 5 years ago.

I parked next to a Sonata yesterday. I'd go so far as to say it was sexy. Crazy, isn't it?

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