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Old 03-25-2013, 12:26 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Both points are important I think. Changes are for real improvements means that the car remains in production for a long time, because it is a good car made better and better over time. And that means it lasts longer and goes farther with less maintenance and repairs.
The same for the Beetle, among other old compact cars.

BTW one good advantage from the body-on-frame/body-on-platform layout used in older vehicles is a relative flexibility to adapt newer and more efficient systems
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