Random Car News Thread

[fliplover]

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/g...hicles-are-most-likely-to-reach-200000-miles/

I currently have 175K on my Chevy Impala. With any luck I'll make it to 200K.

 

[takemorepills]

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/g...hicles-are-most-likely-to-reach-200000-miles/

Seems to be more about the value of a vehicle as opposed to how physically reliable it is (I read how they arrived at the data) good example is Landcruiser vs 4R vs Prius, all exceptionally reliable machines, but the Landcruiser is more "worth it" to keep it high miles. The 4R probably ends up getting beat to death by it's 3rd owner and the Prius eventually ends up being a Uber slut, dying a slow death due to battery issues.

 

[takemorepills]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...ufacture-of-low-volume-turn-key-replica-cars/

 

[Z34_2.0]

Formula 1 can confirm it has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix promoter

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/... confirm it,2022 in the current circumstances.

 

[LeatherWings]

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/3/22959855/rivian-r1s-r1t-price-ev-vaporware-cars-preorder

 

[jdm-rhd]

 

[LeatherWings]

I've already got my box-shaped heart set on the Cybertruck, but I do hope an all-electric Frontier pickup is in the not-too-distant future.

 

[jdm-rhd]

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/3/22959855/rivian-r1s-r1t-price-ev-vaporware-cars-preorder

 

[trackratZ]

A good move by RJ and company, but.....it will shrink market share for those that have NOT pre-ordered. Price hikes become out of reach for most now, and the competition (F150 Lightning, Silverado) are coming.

 

[vb22]

 

[takemorepills]

That's my biggest beef with the cybertruck, looks like something any moron can cobble together! I've been proven correct!

 

[LeatherWings]

This may technically be more speculation/opinion than it is hard news, but......

 

[fliplover]

This may technically be more speculation/opinion than it is hard news, but......

There a lot of lobbyists to be paid off and many state laws needing to be changed for this to happen.

I do hope this becomes the norm, though.

 

[takemorepills]

There a lot of lobbyists to be paid off and many state laws needing to be changed for this to happen.

I do hope this becomes the norm, though.

Besides the very real issues you just mentioned, the whole "right to repair" fiasco would play into this also. Currently, manufacturers are making vehicles that only a dealership can fix. Would manufacturers have their own service centers or would they finally allow independent shops full access to the resources required to repair modern vehicles?

I used to work at dealerships back when they were family owned. The last few decades has seen the family owned dealerships get bought out by conglomerates. I liked the old family owned dealerships, but these new corporate dealerships....I don't care if they are dismantled. They ruined both the car buying experience and the employment experience.

 

[LeatherWings]

There a lot of lobbyists to be paid off and many state laws needing to be changed for this to happen.

I do hope this becomes the norm, though.

In the vid, they mention that Ford Model E as a company (separate from ICE Ford) can sell directly to consumers, as electric car companies already have a carve out to be exempt from the dealer status quo.

I don't know the legality of it all. It's just what they were sayin' in the vid.