I have not seen one of these in two decades. It’s like they just disappeared into car crushers everywhere and were forgotten.
I can agree with the Uplander. Seriously you’re selling a minivan in 2008 that doesn’t even have fold-flat rear seats?
As far as electrical failures...they’re cheaper since they require less intrusive teardowns and are easier to diagnose. This is especially true with built in component diagnostics and more robust in-vehicle networks which make wiring issues easier to diagnose.
Again, I’m not equating moving parts with complexity.
I guess where we differ is our concept of simple. To me, a carburated internal combustion engine that takes in gas and air at one end and spits smoke out the other is pretty simple. Now, the more electronics you add to this: fuel injection, CPU, sensors, touch screen inputs, voice commands, wireless interfaces....the…
True, but because it's obsolete, if something does go wrong, you won’t be able to find anyone to work on it, or find suitable parts, or be able to repair it for less than the cost of a new one.
How do you think a tesla is propelled down the road? Through the sheer will of software programmers?
—but to be his mistress in private, too!
How are electronics simpler and longer-lasting than mechanical things? I mean I get that moving parts wear (which by the way the Tesla still has plenty of too), but electronics give out altogether or go obsolete much quicker. Looking at my desk, which would you guess I will still be using in five years: my mechanical…
A lot of this is lazy branding by the media
DING DING DING! How can a place have the lowest prices while paying the most for their inventory?
This is the main reason why so many dealers are still afraid to advertise the price of the car on the windshield, and why no haggle pricing is often the harder way to go as a dealership even thought it’s the right thing to do (and what consumers SAY they want).
Putting myself in the mechanic’s shoes, that’s exactly the conclusion that I came to as well. If I tell this old guy who is a great customer and knows everyone in town that I won’t pass his car, he’ll tear my head off, hurt my business, and just go somewhere else to get it rubber-stamped through anyway. I’m not saying…
Nope. Sorry, I'm not subsidizing your hobby. The car is worth about 2500 bucks.
Well this just sucks. RIP Lambo Batman. My only hope is that your story inspires others to follow suit.
It’s in the ballpark, but it’s still a no for me. Maybe if it was a better color? And those stripes? And dang does that giant cover look silly. I can see the same car in red with a black top and a grey interior being a real head-turner. But this blue-on blue thing? Nah.
This made me laugh!