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In the days of the Slant-6, cars never got to 300k miles unless they had ridiculously meticulous maintenance. Detroit cars were lucky to get to 100k without fa

In the days of the Slant-6, cars never got to 300k miles unless they had ridiculously meticulous maintenance. Detroit cars were lucky to get to 100k without falling apart. These days, cars are barely broken-in at that age, and 200k is nothing remarkable. If you're not getting that kind of lifetime, then you need to stop buying a crappy brand.

bogomipz 9y ago
>"In the days of the Slant-6, cars never got to 300k miles unless they had ridiculously meticulous maintenance" As the former owner of mid 1960s Slant 6 purchased with ~ 220K miles on it that I personally put another 120K before the block cracked I am telling you that you claim of "never" is just plain wrong. Aside from periodic oil changes I wouldn't describe my maintenance regime as ridiculously meticulous at all. There are many vintage Duster/Dart/Valiant owners with cars that have 200K and greater miles on them. Here are some links with attestations that corroborate this fact: http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/who-has-the-highest-mileage-slant-6.158928/ http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/who-has-the-high... http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/01/20/top-10-engines-time-6-chrysler-225-slant-six/ http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/01/20/top-10-engines-time... http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/automobiles/autos-monday-collecting-durable-goods-die-hard-dart-long-lived-valiant.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/automobiles/autos-monday-c... http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=1743005 http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttal...
mikestew 9y ago
How ironic that you put it that way, considering that I've known slant 6s with 300K on them. I don't know if they all did that, as I've never known a slant 6 to die, so I'm not knowledgeable of their average life. And every small block Chevy (of that era or a little later) I've owned or knew the owner could easily top 100K. The later American compact four cylinders, OTOH...
- bogomipz 9y ago
  Indeed. Both he Chevy small block 350 and Dodge Slant 6 are both considered legendary designs.

bogomipz 9y ago

>"In the days of the Slant-6, cars never got to 300k miles unless they had ridiculously meticulous maintenance" As the former owner of mid 1960s Slant 6 purchased with ~ 220K miles on it that I personally put another 120K before the block cracked I am telling you that you claim of "never" is just plain wrong. Aside from periodic oil changes I wouldn't describe my maintenance regime as ridiculously meticulous at all. There are many vintage Duster/Dart/Valiant owners with cars that have 200K and greater miles on them. Here are some links with attestations that corroborate this fact: http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/who-has-the-highest-mileage-slant-6.158928/ http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/who-has-the-high... http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/01/20/top-10-engines-time-6-chrysler-225-slant-six/ http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/01/20/top-10-engines-time... http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/automobiles/autos-monday-collecting-durable-goods-die-hard-dart-long-lived-valiant.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/automobiles/autos-monday-c... http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=1743005 http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttal...

mikestew 9y ago

How ironic that you put it that way, considering that I've known slant 6s with 300K on them. I don't know if they all did that, as I've never known a slant 6 to die, so I'm not knowledgeable of their average life. And every small block Chevy (of that era or a little later) I've owned or knew the owner could easily top 100K. The later American compact four cylinders, OTOH...

bogomipz 9y ago
Indeed. Both he Chevy small block 350 and Dodge Slant 6 are both considered legendary designs.