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I was truly amazed at the cost of relatively minor collusion damage on a friend's EV. ICEs are not much better. I replaced a wi dscreen on an old 2015 and it c
by jkic47 3y ago
I was truly amazed at the cost of relatively minor collusion damage on a friend's EV.
ICEs are not much better. I replaced a wi dscreen on an old 2015 and it cost $400. the mechanic said I was lucky the next year's version had a built in collusion avoidance camera system and I would HAVE to go to the dealer to fix it for ~$1,200
- ta1243 3y agoThe car manufacturers are all colluding together
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoI want to agree, but they're opening themselves up to competition then, and it's coming; Chinese car companies like Aiways, BYD, Hongqi, JAC, Jaecoo, Nio, Ora/Wey, Seres, Xpeng, Zeekr, Lynk & Co (the latter two are both part of Geely, which owns Volvo), MG (in Chinese hands since 2006) and Exlantix are active or will be soon in western Europe and pushing hard to sell generally more affordable cars. Lync & Co is especially popular because they have a rental program, cancelable per month (€650 a month by the looks of it).
- candiddevmike 3y agoWhich Chinese car companies sell street legal vehicles in the US?
- ta1243 3y agoThat's what the collusion avoidance camera system is for
- xyst 3y agoat that point, I would have just disabled the system completely. If I was planning to resell, then I would go back to the stealership and get it repaired. In my opinion, there are way too many “assistance” systems in modern cars. In the USA, modern trucks and SUVs are built so high that it obstructs a significant amount of view directly in front of the vehicle. It’s become such a hazard to children and possibly some adults. The solution by the industry? Add a camera to the front bumper… It’s totally not the product we are selling. It’s the person!!1! I dread the day I have to retire my sedan and forced to upgrade to a modern vehicle. I am even reluctant to upgrade to an EV due to the anti-repair trend most manufacturers have opted us into. Let’s not forget the privacy nightmare… Give me a manual transmission vehicle, a backup camera, a small to midsize car, and something that I can maintain myself. That’s all I need.
- jkic47 3y agoI hear you. However, the mechanics won't change the windscreen to the "dumbed down" version due to, wait for it...LIABILITY. If they did, and you crashed, you could play victim and blame it on them disabling a system you thought you had. Everyone loses with nanny-cars.
- kuzolad777 3y agoget a WRX
- mixmastamyk 3y agoCollision.
- wakawaka28 3y agoThe ICE repair situation could be avoided simply if manufacturers did not design things to be unnecessarily high-tech. I think it's a deliberate plan to push more purchases of new cars. As for EVs, they suffer from the same design weaknesses plus whatever pitfalls come with the battery. There is no economical way to fix a damaged EV battery right now, and I suspect there may never be.