Originally Posted by Topstock
Originally Posted by AJ300MAG
A frekin Vega???

Do you have any idea how much casting technology has changed... since the '70s?


Not prezactly. I readily admit to not being a metallurgist or a mechanical engineer. However as a general observation, the trend has been to build products as cheaply as possible and then charge three prices for it. The usual end result is junk that isn't worth owning and ends up in a landfill.


Topstick,
It is more costly to build engines or whatever from aluminum alloy.
Now as a general observation our present cars last much longer than the ones that were produced to haul dinosaurs.