If the big 3 have proven anything over the past several decades it’s that they are agile and can adapt quickly. Also, water is in fact not wet.

In all cases cited, the car was bought with the understanding it had the features currently on and available on the car. Removal came post-purchase.

The market has spoken. He couldn’t find a buyer in a month. That doesn’t mean the “right” buyer wouldn’t be willing to pay this much, but it does indicate that it’s not “priced to sell.”  The person looking to buy a 2nd-gen Camaro is a person who is perusing craigslist regularly.  They’ve seen the ad.  They did not…

The point you’re missing is these cars are being sold second-hand WITH THESE FEATURES ADVERTISED

You just need to renew your subscription to Jalopnik Gold.

Bingo.  That’s the ball game, folks.

It’s important to remember that this effects buyers of new Teslas as well. If you buy a $20,000 feature that cannot be transferred when you sell the car, that’s an instant $20,000 of depreciation right there. Your $100,000 car’s value on the used market is only $80,000, before you even buy it.

Apparently though they are also doing this with cars that were sold second hand by indivuals or through auctions.  The new owner starts using the features and then they just go away. 

Easy solution. Beginning of the update process: Is the car brand new? If no, then nothing can be removed. Period.

And look at the potential for more theft here. That ECU? Yeah, that runs software, and while you bought the car used for $50,000, the original owner bought it for $100,000, and at least $30,000 of that was in the ECU software, so cough up another 30 grand or your car’s a brick.

I liked Tesla, but this whole situation has soured Tesla for me... I have no respect for a company that does shit like this. Seems to me that this is something the DOT should be getting involved in.

Also: I’ve literally been reading this website for many years now, and somehow, for some reason, someone put me back into…

experimental hybrid car built by a company you likely know best from lawn mower engines.

I don’t know if those statistics exist in large enough numbers to make those statements. I assume anyone over 60 is more at risk. 

Yes, passenger side, but my dad was in the passenger seat and was fine. It was due to black ice, so the speeds weren’t that high. but it definitely bent in the frame by the b pillar.

Living in New York City sounds absolutely horrible.

Greatest city in the world!

A little bit, but the color palette reminds me a lot more of Superhot.

Yay for the 4.0! I can understand why you love it.

My best friend inherited his Dad’s XJ at which point it already had 200,000 miles. He used it for his business which had him traveling back and forth between Tennessee and South Carolina every few weeks. He put over 500,000 miles on the thing and did so despite the fact that according to him... NEVER changed the…

I sorta want this, but as a rhythm game with fighting game inputs a la Tekken (if 3D) or Street fighter (if 2D). Or maybe I should just wait for mods.