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Originally Posted by 1965gp
Hope so- basically I am asking if the group thinks a 25 yr old car is reliable enough to drive daily.
I know some here daily drive classics but this is a girl with very little mecahnical knowledge
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Absolutely. As long as it's well maintained and good shape there is no reason for me to think it's any less reliable than a new car.
Like you eluded to, we are one of those families that drives classics daily. Got away from the new car stuff years ago. Quite frankly I trust the 50+ year old cars we drive more than any new car, simply because they are stupid simple vehicles with hardly anything that will go wrong.
My son drives either a 65 bug or his 89 5.0 Mustang back and forth to college, and they have been his daily cars since he was 16. The Mustang is 31 years old now and just rolled over 250,000 miles with it's original untouched engine.
I assume with your girl at 16 she's still living at home and will be driving back and forth as such. With that in mind I don't view her as helpless with a lack of mechanical knowledge in the event that the car may break down, since dad is close and always willing to lend a helping hand
