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[–] 43 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

This comparison is just head-up-ass silly without statistics.

There are 75+ year-old Ford F-1s running around, with their original engine blocks:

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/2115325/1948-ford-f1-for-sale-in-prescott-arizona-86305

https://classiccars.com/listings/find/all-years/ford/f1

brought to you by capitalism!

Even without that, any old car can be made to work if you throw parts and labor at it. This idea that "communism made a car that ran for 30 years" is completely worthless with a single example. What matters is how many were manufactured and how many of those are still functional at 5, 10, 15, 20+ years. One sample is bad statistics.

Capitalism also produced the world's most reliable and repairable pickup truck - the Toyota Hilux. If you were going to make a comparison just on lifetime operating hours vs. maintenance cost, Toyota would win globally no problem. If you were going to make a comparison based on operating hours in harsh conditions, Toyota would also win that.

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