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[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 4 points 18 hours ago

That audi is around 2008-2011 (15-18yrs), but one gen before that, yes 20 years old.

And cars don't really age that terribly anymore (at least the 1.9 TDI era). My 2002 golf is (if we ignore the reliability and the swimming pools) way better than the newer 1.6 TDIs I've sat in, and it will probably outlast them.

[-] tomatolung@sopuli.xyz 4 points 17 hours ago

The swimming pools...? Did I miss a scandal or something?

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Water in my boot door. Great.

It actually leaks trough the adhesive between the glass and metal. Not really enjoyable. It sounds like a swimming pool on every road except the highways. Will have to add some silicone (or putty) to hopefully stop it (since glass reattachments are expensive.

Also: it's the car of the Dieselgate era. Those are (in my opinion) the strongest and most reliable diesels ever made. Maybe VW was onto something when cheating the emission tests (well probably they could just add better filters, which would make them less money), but that doesn't make the cars bad.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago

I have seen Honda motors that will continue kicking well into 400,000 miles

I think car manufacturers are mildly screwed as the old cars are way overbuilt

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 1 points 14 hours ago

Wow, I heard of Hondas. In the EU, the VW 1.9 TDIs are known for lasting into the similar teritories. But mine is under 200.000Kms and will probably rot away before reaching high mileage. But if I can, I'll keep it good as long as I can.

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