Cars are made to fail now and not last more than 10 years. >I am starting to understand the reasoning behind the push for electric cars now. - While I get you, I had a hybrid car and got in a tiny little finder bender and they declared the car "totaled". Really lame, even with the gap insurance it cost me over $2k.
I keep seeing more and more Telsas on the road these days. I'm always afraid of crashing into them because the repair costs will be far beyond what even most budget priced cars are worth brand new.
Cars have so many sensors these days thanks to state and federal regulations, even just knicking the frame is enough to cause some serious malfunctions in some cars.
State and federal law both require sensors? I'd've thought that advances and ubiquitination of cheap electronics was the reason for extra cheapo chinko cameras, screens, electronic cup-holders, in-cushion fart sensors and the like. People driving SUVs ignorant of what 4x4, or a differential (let alone types) are. Til then outright ban old cars (they did so in European capitals..), you can drive a 84 Golf 2.
At least from what I understand, it's for newer manufactured cars. Stuff like the backup camera thing comes with all new cars (even base models). My car doesn't have anything like that and still passes state inspection (whatever that means).
Cars are made to fail now and not last more than 10 years. >I am starting to understand the reasoning behind the push for electric cars now. - While I get you, I had a hybrid car and got in a tiny little finder bender and they declared the car "totaled". Really lame, even with the gap insurance it cost me over $2k.
I keep seeing more and more Telsas on the road these days. I'm always afraid of crashing into them because the repair costs will be far beyond what even most budget priced cars are worth brand new.
Cars have so many sensors these days thanks to state and federal regulations, even just knicking the frame is enough to cause some serious malfunctions in some cars.
State and federal law both require sensors? I'd've thought that advances and ubiquitination of cheap electronics was the reason for extra cheapo chinko cameras, screens, electronic cup-holders, in-cushion fart sensors and the like. People driving SUVs ignorant of what 4x4, or a differential (let alone types) are. Til then outright ban old cars (they did so in European capitals..), you can drive a 84 Golf 2.
At least from what I understand, it's for newer manufactured cars. Stuff like the backup camera thing comes with all new cars (even base models). My car doesn't have anything like that and still passes state inspection (whatever that means).
The cars from the 80s, man; ralley, homologation.. I'd love to have one and study its guts, make lightweight rally tweaked to danger.
>The cars from the 80s, man - AE86