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> Never replace anything unless the thing doing the replacing is better than the thing being replaced. The problem is 'better' is subjective. Plenty of mechani
by jesusthatsgreat 8y ago
> Never replace anything unless the thing doing the replacing is better than the thing being replaced.
The problem is 'better' is subjective. Plenty of mechanics will tell you older cars are better because they're easier to repair, don't require specialist machine diagnostics, have manual buttons / levers / knobs that are easier to troubleshoot than digital versions.
To most drivers however, newer cars are better because they're more comfortable and convenient to drive around in.
'Better' means different things to different people.
- cafard 8y agoModern cars in general get much better mileage and are much safer to drive in. (Yes, airbag shrapnel has happened.)
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoOnly if you're driving forwards. The crash test rating arms race gave us vehicles we can't see out of then we backed over so many kids that the federal government mandated a rear camera in everything.
- DaiPlusPlus 8y agoI want to think that’s just consumers’ preferences shifting towards SUV and Crossover cars that necessarily have poor rear visibility. Nothing about having a good rear crumple-zone leads to restricting the size of the rear window or placement of the C-pillars.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoIt's the deep seating position that really kills visibility. the higher (relative to the bottom of the windows) seating position in crossovers helps drive their sales a lot. Crossovers typically have equal or better rear visibility to the car they're based on because the higher seating position means you can look down at a steeper angle greatly reducing the maximum distance at which a kid height object is not visible to the driver.
- gowld 8y agoIs it true that older cars had fewer toddlers-crushed-per-trip?