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The one with a reliability data for the past 8 years. It's surprising to me that people would want to make a major financial decision like a car without knowin
by traverseda 2y ago
The one with a reliability data for the past 8 years.
It's surprising to me that people would want to make a major financial decision like a car without knowing about its reliability history.
- jandrese 2y agoWhat if the reliability is like "these bearings are known to fail every 10k miles or so, but we have no product refresh planned for at least 3 years so the problem will remain unresolved?" This is what incremental improvements are supposed to be. Well that and discovering that the vehicle can last till the end of the warranty period with one less bolt in that spot, so you can eliminate it.
- bestham 2y agoYou are wrong and right. Wrong because continuous improvement is not about making a vehicle only survive a 3-5 year warranty period. Right because the master of continuous improvement have a 10 year warranty (20000 km, 12500 miles) where I live if you do service at a dealership or authorised service centre and I think this extended warranty influence the decisions about what minimum level of quality the manufacturer will accept.
- randomdata 2y ago> It's surprising to me that people would want to make a major financial decision like a car without knowing about its reliability history. Some people will always be surprising, but it is pretty clear that the pickup truck is the most purchased type of vehicle (in North America) exactly because they have a much better reliability track record as compared to most cars. This idea doesn't escape the typical buyer.
- tyre 2y ago> it is pretty clear that the pickup truck is the most purchased type of vehicle (in North America) exactly because they have a much better reliability track record as compared to most cars The pickup truck is also deeply engrained in American culture as masculine, even if the owner does nothing that requires it.
- randomdata 2y agoYes, it seems most products that gain a reputation for reliability end up taking on a "masculine persona", of sorts. Which I guess stands to reason as in popular culture reliability is what defines the "manly man".
- Groxx 2y ago8 years of the same parts, repair knowledge, and continued software support? Sign me up immediately.
- Zambyte 2y ago> continued software support Unfortunately due to the extremely minimal software rights that exist (see: proprietary software) this is pretty much nonexistent in cars AFAIK. I would rather get a car that is old enough to not be limited by software constraints. Which is pretty disappointing, because I actually really like electric cars. I think they would work well for my needs. But they are all so intentionally kneecapped, I have no interest in any particular model that's available.
- nehal3m 2y agoI would love a super bare bones electric car. One that functions the same as any late 90s/early 2000s era car would, except with an electric power train and maybe cruise control.
- sitkack 2y ago2011-2013? Nissan Leaf fits the bill.
- londons_explore 2y agoThis. It's so thoroughly reverse engineered that if you decided you wanted to reconfigure the software so it would only drive at prime numbered miles per hour, you could.
- constantcrying 2y agoThose cars are essentially illegal to sell in many countries.