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Originally Posted by Electronic M
The Beetle is a bad example the original generation even when new you could not park in the rain (unless it was tarped) without the engine taking in water and becoming unstartable until dried, and from every account I've heard you need two of them to have a working one....Maybe a ford model T would be a better example.
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HA! My sister had always had 2 Chevy's so she always (most always) had at least one running to get to work ! I always teased her on that.....! '82 Camaro and '84 mini blazer, Both needed extensive engine and drive train work since she got them... I think they both are under 130K miles... "You got to have 2 Chevy's so you have one running to get somewhere...."
Me and my brother had Fords.... (Not that much more dependable... but you know the classic ford vs. chevy crap.)
For electronics It's just that some manufacturing processes, or materials just did not stand up to time, or the elements. Some parts were better than others, just like today, some parts despite advances in materials. There are crappy alternatives, and it's showing even faster in some Chinese electronics than in some of the past stuff....
Funny, its like as for the old stuff, if it's 40 year old RCA, think of it as if it was a 10 year old Funi, You better get in there and replace the caps....
If it's a Zenith, you might just be able to run it for another 40 years....
I have a number of old clock radios, the RCA's all needed caps, the Zeniths and Westinghouse sets I just keep using as is....