You’re right in that all cars need to be serviced.
Bob
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This is really a shame. Modern Alfas are at least as reliable as their German counterparts. I’ve got both a 2015 4C coupe and a 2017 Giulia Ti. They’ve both been very reliable. I’ve only had two problems with the Giulia, a bad driver’s seat wiring harness and recently a problem with the evap system. Both were covered…
My opinion is that modern cars are really, REALLY good....for people who don’t care about driving and consider a car an appliance. Which, to be fair, is the vast majority of the car buying public.
Modern cars are, for the most part, fantastic. Plus, you don’t have to worry about dying if you get into a minor car accident, and they’re – for the most part – better for the environment.
“Plus, you don’t have to worry about dying if you get into a minor car accident”
He’s right. The fat and ugly are ruining the world.
I agree in a way.
Look how many cars on the market have the exact same ZF 8spd transmission.
Most car companies don’t even bother trying to make their own transmissions.
They farm it out, and try to program their own characteristics.
No, they all feel and act the same.
Distilled down to a commodity.
He’s right though. As cars become more like appliances, less and less soulful cars will exist.
Isn’t an old man right twice a day?
Counterpoint: How often do cops issue tickets for reckless driving in a low speed rear ending? And on private property? I’ve been rear ended at a stop sign. No ticket issued. One time I was hit in a parking lot I managed to flag a cop. He did nothing because it wasn’t on the street.
Went down like Neymar after a small foul.
Not sure if we are on the ‘popular’ or ‘unpopular’ swing on front-engined Porsches right now, which will determine if people agree with me or not, but I have to say that this is an abomination.
Fraud can happen in any business or non-profit. Jalopnik lists it on account of the automotive link. As a CPA / auditor, I don’t think automotive restoration and tuner companies are necessarily any more susceptible than a typical closely held business with poor controls. I am sorry to hear that even with classic cars,…
“Billions of people around the globe will soon be buying products proudly stamped ‘Made in the USA.’”
One of my great memories as a kid is sitting in the backseat on the way home the the grandparents while my dad tunes the radio trying to nail WSM to listen to the Grand Ole Opry some 400 miles away. With FM you either have a signal or you don’t. With AM, you have some leeway as it fades in and out. Those 50,000 watts…
Someone died in that crosswalk in 2014, hit by a driver. The flashing yellow light wasn’t enough, so now SFMTA is adding a stop light. (The intersection in question is down on the southern end of Sunset Boulevard, just a block north of Sloat).
Yes, it’s awesome to find an AM radio broadcast of Coast to Coast AM during a night drive down a dimly lit country road. It’s the best way to consume tales of sasquatches and alien visitations.
why such an exorbitant fine?
Also no parking zones maybe 50 feet from the crosswalk entrance would help a lot as well.