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Originally Posted by 911 Rod
The beauty of getting old is we can dream about our current cars lasting the rest of our lives.
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I suspect I will not be buying any other car in my lifetime. One great thing about the GM G body is they made so many across so platforms. My brake pads and rotors fit Corvette, Cadillac, Buick, and more. The only part I can't find is the little computer inside the wiper motor cover. It runs the wiper delay. Mine is working fine now but worst case, no more delays setting, just low and high. Likely someone out there refurbishes them.
My water pump, alternator, starter and power steering pump all have free lifetime replacements. When a water pump starts leaking I just replace it for free, well except for the new antifreeze. I have had over a dozen alternators, and paid $40 for one back in 1992, all replacements are free. It is a 15 minute project to replace them.
My El Camino speedometer cable broke after 390,000 miles. A replacement one was $42 bucks, and a couple of hours to replace it.
The big challenge is to find a mechanic to work on it now days. I pretty much have to fix it myself, but that is a major part of the hobby of keeping old cars running.