Why manufactors make five year vehicle parts. Some folks work hard to afford a vehicle.?

Question

Do you think one day they'll make something that will last families a life time or will they consider money or human life.

Answer 1

Why do you ask the same question MANY times in different (and often times off-topic) groups???

Answer 2

Well, let's look back a few years and see what's been going on.

My dad bought a new car the year I was born. 1952. It was junk in 1957, when he bought another one. That was trash in 1963; rusted out almost completely. The 1963 lasted until 1969 and was ready for the junkyard when it was totalled. The 1969 that replaced it was pretty well shot in 1975.

Up through about 1975, cars were worn out in about 5 years or 100,000 miles. Modern cars will easily serve for 250,000 miles or more with basic care. We've made a heck of a lot of progress in the past 15 - 20 years.

Will we ever see a car that will last a lifetime? Well, in a way, almost any car would last a lifetime if cared for properly. Heck, that old 1963 Country Squire could have been maintained well enough to still be serviceable. But who in all honesty would want to drive around in a 1963 Ford Country Squire wagon with 3 on the tree, no power anything, AM radio and no AC? Not me!

The public demands continuous improvement in their vehicles. Most folks wouldn't want to drive a car without all the latest safety features -- airbags all around, anti-lock brakes, engineered-in crashworthiness and crash avoidance, etc. Nor would they want a car without AC, a decent sound system, power everything, yadda yadda. And if you've got the beans to afford it, leather seats, moon roof, satellite radio, navigation system, On-Star, etc.

If the public DEMANDED a car that would last a lifetime, the manufacturers would deliver. At a price close to what you would pay for a nice home. It would have to be that expensive in order for them to stay in business and pay their employees.

It's neither practical nor desireable to attempt to engineer a complex system to last a lifetime. There's little room to engineer a better hammer, so a lifetime hammer is no big challenge. I've got a couple that are on their third lifetime. But would I want to drive a 1923 Model T as my daily driver? No way in hell! And neither would you, I suspect!

Answer 3

Five Year vehicle parts? Exactly what are you talking about???? The Federal Government requires all NEW vehicles sold in the U.S. to have the manufacture have repair parts available for a minimum of TEN YEARS from the stated model year...For example, I own a 2005 Jeep Liberty, Jeep, by law, has to have repair parts available for my vehicle until the year 2015. Now, it has been this way for some time, 20 plus years. So, what kind of car do you have and what jack**s told you they don't make parts for it? Please email me what your looking for.

Answer 4

we will probably see a car last a life time some day,,right now its all about the money,,and the jobs,but there is a lot of demand now for longer lasting vehicles,,we just cant produce them yet,,we are catching up to the foreign auto makers,,but we still have a long way to go,,we will get there someday,,probably in our life time,,but by then we,ll be so old we wont care,,good luck,,i hope this help,s.

Answer 5

I think you already know tha answer to that one. Money comes first, humanity second. That is the way it is. If a utopian society is ever evolved, then money will have no importance, Machines will do everything and humanity can continue to study, exactly what we are and where we came from.

Answer 6

This planet is consumed by greed. Most of the time money will always be placed before a fellow human. Unfortunately.

Answer 7

they will last families a lifetime if they are maintained and repaired as required. It's not the manufacturer's fault. The owners don't want to keep them up.

Answer 8

Then people will be out of work very soon, think about it.

Answer 9

wow thats deep