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Do cars get less quiet as they get older???

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CirekL

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I love the Camry Solara for the fact that it's quiet and smooth like a Lexus. However, I recently test drove a brand new '02('03?) Solara at a dealership, and then test drove a used '00 Solara, same model/trim/options, everything. But the NEW Solara seemed more quiet inside. Could it be that I was in a residential neighborhood in the Solara, and a large street in the Used Solara? Also... the New one seemed more peppy. Both are V6 SLE models... any explanations?
 


<< But the NEW Solara seemed more quiet inside >>

noisy cars when traveling... (i.e. road noise/tires) is frowned upon by reviewers... less noisy the better... for example BMWs have like a very thick coating of "foam" under the hood to reduce noise... other car makers do the same

EDIT: Oh and as for the peppier engine.... those two cars are NOT exactly the same... even though there may not be large changes in design most of the time car manufacturers will make changes.. (i.e. engine upgrades/styling/options)... like engine... it could be a little difference or a big difference.. but the engines aren't the same... along with stuff like weight of the vehicles could be different
 


<< Are BMW's very quiet? >>

some more than others.... it's kind of a "in the eye of the beholder" type deal... you'd have to hear for yourself
 
If you have a good stereo, what does it matter? I never realized how squeeky my Toyota pickup was until the stereo was stolen.
 
Joints loosen up as a car ages. Unless you were to replace and re-weld all joints, some areas will start to wear.

Newer cars also will be quieter because, noise areas found in the older models may have been corrected.
Also, new materials for sound absorbtion may be used.
 
As you put miles on a vehicle, all the bumps you hit and all the torsional stress put upon the frame/body will loosen up fasteners that hold everything together. It's called "breaking-in."

The clicks, clacks, squeaks, rattles, ching-chings you hear are noises from the process described above.

Some cars, notably BMWs, Mercedes, Audi, Cadillac, Infinity, Lexus, etc have lots of sound-deadening/damping material in them. Kind of like carpet padding/undercoating. This muffles road noise, which is the sound generated by the wind rushing past the car as well as the sound of the tires on the road.

 
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