The ’57 Chevy is like a tank. Heavy guage high quality steel. Odss favor you bought the Chevy USED, and the clock was turned back a few times between owners, and you got it with 250,000 miles on it. When it showed 50,000, and naturally the suspension was shot, and only God knows what was done to the car.
My friends salesman father traded in a 1960 Olds with 80,000 on in. One night four of us cruising on the main drag spotted the car in the front row. We had lots of memories with that car. We used to borrow it. So we stopped to look at it. salesman comes out thinking we are interested.
He opens the door, one of the guys gets in and sees only 3 miles on the odometer, and comments to the salesman, what the hell is this??? This car has 80,000k miles on it?? Salesman says they rebuilt the whole car. Yeah right. 🙂 🙂
All the Americans that I know that complained about US cars, NEVER bought a new one themselves. So they had to be high mileage cars and needed complains. Then they buy a NEW import with zero miles and brag how happy they are.
I myself DETEST imported cars. I don’t care how great they are. Too much of a negative trade off for our country. The proof is all around us. If they are twice as good, they should cost TWICE as much. If they DON’T?? Then its not fair and they are subsidized in various ways. Currency and foreign car maker has cheaper labor and no medical insurance costs for workers.
Look, nothing matters anymore. Its too late. Bon apatite everybody load up on more imports. The damage has been done. We can’t fall off the floor. 🙂 I may even buy one some day. 🙂