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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Legend has it that all 3 American car makers made a decision about their 1970, 1980, and 1990 cars and trucks to design each part on them to fail after 3 years of wear. All designed to force trade-ins at the 3-year mark. Any part lasting more than 3 years on average was re-designed to be cheaper and less reliable.
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I think I will have to file that one in the same urban legend file of the 100 mile per gallon carburetor supposedly invented in the 70's, that would work on any gas or diesel engine. According to some versions of this false urban legend, this is what happened: 1. The inventor was assassinated by a hit man hired by the oil industry. 2. The oil industry bought the plans and patent for this non-existent carburetor, whereby they then destroyed the plans/drawings. 3. Various combinations of 1 & 2.
Along the same lines, here's another (much older) version.
Miracle Carburetor | Snopes.com