on 29/04/04 00:10, Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx at Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hugh wrote>
> < It remains to be seen what happens to the like of Lexus
> et al.>
> I doubt it very much Hugh that we will see the Lexus go the route of the
> Imperial in this day and age of disposable cars. With the way cars are made
> today,
> I think in forty years everything will disintegrate away and you will be left
> with nothing other than a frame and wheels. My Nissan is made of heavy gauge
> aluminum foil which dents if you lean on it too hard, and I've had it about
> ten years and many of the plastic components are already starting their
> breakdown process. I shudder to think of the condition of it if I lived in a
> place
> like Chicago, where even the old heavy sheet metal cars were completely rusted
> through around the wheel wells within two years of rolling off the showroom
> floor. I also do not see any cars out there with the uniqueness to make them a
> collectable, with exception of maybe the Viper. It's pretty sad when you can't
> even tell a Honda from a Mercedes anymore.
>
> Bill '59 Crown
>
I've read a few times that Japanese cars are well designed to see their
parts lasting for some period of time then, after that, they all start to
break apart.
-Laurent.
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