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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
The 1980s cars were certainly designed to be replaced in a few years. I bought my 86 El Camino in 1991 and the original owner drove it for 5 years and 39,000 miles. It is at 364,000 miles or so now. I have had to replace the front A-arm bushings twice, and I even wore out the yoke on the driveshaft. It only goes 350,000 miles before a new $40 yoke is needed because a grove wears into the yoke from the seal. Brake pads were $12 for GM Goodwrench pads. Every part on the car works as designed or better. Maintenance is the key.
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This, and generally avoiding cheap parts-store parts. Once you start putting imitation (aftermarket) replacement parts on your car, it's over. GM OEM isn't really all that bad, but it costs- it's the cheap knockoff aftermarket trash and outright negligence is what kills cars.
It just happens a bit sooner with American cars.
rjp