This isn’t true. Volvo was the only one doing small overlap test since the 80s. Reference to the complete and utter failure of Mercedes models against the IIHS small overlap test that was introduced in the late 2010s, and the complete and utter flying colors that Volvo models passed with -- including the first gen…

FSD take rate has been 0% in 2023. About 10% last year. 

Except the Audi issue WAS partly the fault of Audi. Read the NHTSA report. Have you read it? Have you comprehended it? It states, clear as day, that there was a malfunction in the Audi cars that would create unexpected and sudden accelerations. 

I don’t understand how planned obsolescence is supposed to work in favor in situations where there isn’t a monopoly. If you're Mercedes with the plastic springs breaks at 80k miles then I'd think that your next car will be anything but a Mercedes. So if anything, planned obsolescence here is benefiting Audi and BMW. 

You’d be surprised. The goal of many automotive engineering managers is 1 gram per day. In other words, each employee should strive to shave 1 gram off a component each day at work. 

No, they’re illegal because the HID/LED retrofit kits don’t physically work with the optics of halogen headlamps.

Laws against texting and driving have actually increased fatalities due to texting and driving. Your argument fails. 

Plenty of people bought Model Xs to exploit a tax loophole because it’s so heavy (>6,000 pounds).

I’m concerned about the electronics controlling the thermostat wearing out. BMW actually dumped their electronic water pump design in favor of mechanical, belt-driven water pumps in its recent vehicles because the electronic ones kept dying due to heat. That’s why BMW returned to belt-driven water pumps, despite their…

You grew up in a ‘68 Commuter but I was actually made in the back of a ‘68 Commuter. 

Lexus RX, doesn’t need service.*

Timing chains on the back are found on many VAG designs. The advantage is weight distribution. The weight is closer to the center rather than on the nose of the car. The disadvantage is that you’ll be pulling the engine when any part of the timing components fail, such as VANOS.

Yeah, I was very aware about Volvo’s commitment, but what they say and what they’re doing don’t make sense. They literally used amber blinkers from the 60s to 2016, and then switched it up. Going to red while promising 0 fatalities is just like promising to run a 4 minute mile but dining at McDonald’s every day. Sure,…

Volvo? Committed to 0 traffic fatalities?

It’s GM. By the second month they’ll have issued 5 TSBs and 3 recalls for the engine and transmission, half of which will be parts that weren’t installed property at time of manufacturer. 

You’re in the industry, so you should know. Airbag deployment algorithms are stuck in the Stone Age. Matter of fact, the IIHS said that the number one way to IMPROVE its already tough side crash test (arguably the toughest in the world) is to change the location of impact. You’d think that hitting the car with a…

Wonder how the headlights did. Most cars still don’t get great headlight ratings from IIHS. 

For Toyota it’s easy. Whenever i lose a bolt I just go to Home Depot and get a replacement one. Why? Bolts in Toyotas are standardized.

No, you’re wrong. The OP is full of crap too.

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