Yep, I see it more as the brands are responding to customers NOT wanting to know more so than the brands not wanting them to know.

Have the automakers attempted to disconnect owners from their cars because the majority owners are no longer competent to do some basic maintenance? Or are owners clueless because it is no longer a priority to educate buyers how their cars work at a base level rather than focusing on the infotainment features?

That is unlikely to happen either. They will only show up to things like cars and coffee.

This is like asking for a confirmation screen every time you release the handbrake in a regular car. Summon and Autopark require specific steps to activate, which in itself is the positive confirmation from the user.

No, but U2 will be sitting in your car whenever you go out to the garage, no matter how many times you tell them to GTFO.

Thing is this article hints at no major repairs outside of normal maintenance. Try that in a BMW or Audi!

Yup.... maintenance, maintenance, maintenance! Keep that up, and you’ll enjoy many years of service from a vehicle.

survived this long with no extraordinary maintenance outside “timing belt replacements, oil changes, and the manufacturer’s regularly scheduled check-ups”

I like the idea of being able to flip regen braking on and off with a switch, like a retarder on a truck. That should be standard on all electric cars.

I call those people “serial monogamists.”

She’s that friend we all have who can’t be single, ever, and feels like she has to marry or get engaged to every guy she fucks. Glad she’s at least more mature and responsible with her finances than she is with her romantic life.

Luxury trucks have been around for nearly 20 years now. There’s nothing wierd about them anymore. I have one myself (2006 F250 Lariat diesel). It was my wife’s DD for a few years. We bought a 3rd car to replace it as a DD but, quite frankly, it was cheaper just to use it as a DD even with the shitty gas mileage. We…

Exactly! You have to drive a LOT of miles annually for two vehicles to be cheaper than one that gets crappy fuel mileage. Even when as was $4/gallon it was a lot cheaper for me to buy some more gas, than it was to buy, insure, maintain, and repair an entire extra vehicle.

Yes, but if you live in a place with crappy roads (like Michigan, ironically), a truck has the only smooth ride.. You can switch to a car, but it’s not that much better.. For us, the RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn with 3.0L diesel fits the bill. It has creature comforts like a luxury car, tows a horse trailer, and even…

My wife would much rather take our F250 out than any other vehicle we’ve owned or driven.

Where do you come from? Because here, trucks for the past 10 years or so have been as nice or nicer inside than most cars. Also, when you spend $60k for a loaded truck, you’re probably going to try to get as much use out of it as you possibly can. Most of these sales aren’t the $28k contractor’s special with an AM…

Bad fuel mileage is cheaper than owning two vehicles. – I know it’s being wasteful to get 18mpg the eighty percent of the time I don’t need a truck. However that’s still less wasteful and a lot cheaper than owning a second vehicle.

He’s not in the charity business nor does he work for the government. He just wants to get paid. He's not obligated to help anyone.

I feel so bad for this guy but I can't stop laughing.