I don't know the statistics either but I have a 2006 Buick with 46,000
miles which is mostly dedicated to long road trips. It drove 10,500
miles around the country (and through Death Valley :-)) in 2008 and
regularly goes to Florida and back (2,500 miles round trip) as well as
making many shorter trips of 300 - 1,000 miles.
If the Chrysler has 60 microprocessors, no doubt the Buick probably has
100 or more. Even so, it's younger and I *assume* more likely to make
the trip without incident. However, the Buick has shown a disturbing
propensity to eat wheel bearings and tires lately (replaced just last
week). But these are more like having a slow, chronic wasting disease
and will not leave you suddenly dead in the desert from a heart attack.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/4/2011 7:03 AM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
> That is something different indeed.
> Is a newer car the only measure on those deadly risks? Don't know how the
> statistics go, but a number of years newer cars haven't been too reliable
> because of electronics mallfunctions (both hard- and software), as I
> understand.
> Thanks, Frank.
>
> 2011/10/4 Chuck Norcutt
>
>> But driving
>> it locally in a populated area is much different than taking it across
>> the Nevada and California deserts. In some places failure can be
>> deadly, not just inconvenient.
>>
>>
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