Is 79 000 miles alot for a car?
So, a car that is five years old would have about 75,000 miles to be considered “average.” Anything significantly more, and a car is considered to be “high mileage.” Anything significantly less, and it’s a “low mileage” car. Many modern cars with 100K-150K miles are in great condition and will easily go another 100K.
Is 500000 miles on a car bad?
Today a million miles, or even 500,000 miles, is still extremely unusual for a vehicle. Consumer Reports, through its annual questionnaire, has found that thousands of people have gone over 200,000 miles in their original vehicles without catastrophic failures or major repairs.
What was the length of a car in 1979?
Note: Coupe and sedan versions of this roomy Buick came in at exactly the same length. Note: The Chrysler New Yorker and Newport were downsized for 1979, shedding about 10 inches in the process. The New Yorker pictured above sports the $1500 Fifth Avenue option package.
What was the hardest car to Park in 1979?
In this, the last installment of our “Hard to Park” series, we fully see the impact of downsizing on the overall lengths of some of our favorite Seventies machines. For 1979, Chrysler launched its redesigned “R-Body” sedans, each almost a foot shorter than the vehicles they replaced.
What kind of cars were there in 1979?
The available V8 was gone by 1979, but that mattered little. Even then we knew that driving a Jeep wasn’t really about going fast. Technical specifications for the X-Wing were tough to come by in pre-web 1979, but we all knew it was fast and that it came equipped with lasers.
What was the least expensive car in 1979?
Note: St. Regis would be the least-expensive Chrysler Corporation full-size car until 1980, when a Plymouth Gran Fury model on the same architecture would join it and the Chrysler New Yorker and Newport in company showrooms. Note: Though smaller than the 1978 LTD, the LTD II was substantially longer–and heavier–than the downsized 1979 LTD.