[Arizhel]

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]

>"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-high...

http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/01/20/top-10-engines-time...

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/automobiles/autos-monday-c...

http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttal...

[mikestew]

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]

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