Really, how is this newsworthy? “Car launched in to deep space still there.” I should certainly hope so.

“It’ll be a few million miles from the surface of Earth in 2047 and 2050, but we’ll all be dead.”

I feel that! At Chrysler, the fact that the “Powertrain Team” was a separate entity from the “Vehicle Team” is literal insanity, and caused soooo many problems.

At the time I still liked it. That may have been the day I stopped.

Agreed. One of the most amazingly stupid things I’ve experienced is when a team will design their subsystem to a certain price target, but that design makes two interfacing subsystems more expensive. The whole car would have been cheaper if they’d have made their subsystem more expensive, but then they get yelled at…

Yes, absolutely. I sort of alluded to this when I mentioned the Versa’s engine going into other vehicles that might not have room in front for a manifold.

Developing cars is so incredibly complex, with pressures from purchasing and higher management.

Often times, if engineers had their way, a car would be better.…

9 out of 10 times this has nothing to do with engineering and everything to do with management or department bullshit.

Holy crap!

I’d have just spray painted it black so it looks like a base model without fogs.

You poor, poor bastard.

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Spark plugs on Subaru Boxers can be even worse. You still have to remove the battery and intake. But there’s typically just BARELY room between the cylinder head and fender wall to physically remove the spark plug. But getting to the plug involves using about half a dozen miscellaneous wobble extensions, u joints, and…

About 10 years ago, I bought a 1992 Caravan with 100k miles for $100 as a daily beater to replace my totaled 1992 RWD 5-speed Geo Tracker (RIP most fun car ever). It of course needed trans mounts, shocks, and a few other worn out pieces replaced.

Those were easy. Not easy? The tune up. Getting to the rear plugs on the…

Engineers will climb over a mountain of naked virgins just to fuck a technician. 

Even the trim itself is valuable these days. I’d be happy to make some wood trim for Tesla at a discounted rate.

It’s also going to hurt consumer confidence in their new products (eventually). Tesla thinks it can do no wrong because the current demand for their products is high; but any economist or marketing professional worth their salt will tell you that demand shifts happen ALL THE TIME. Once you’ve earned a bad reputation,…

If you have the HD wood trim holding your battery in it’s going to be a collectible. Just wait and see.

We are of the same mind.

I’ve said it before in the comments of another article and I’ll say it again here: Tesla’s shenanigans are going to eventually affect the resale value of its vehicles. Consumers are going to wise up to the growing list of mid-year tweaks, and realize that you have to know the build date of the car to know if you’re…