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Just out of curiosity, what would be the perfect car? I mean, perfect while still being obtainable within the laws of physics as we understand them. Even if mo
by breischl 12y ago
Just out of curiosity, what would be the perfect car? I mean, perfect while still being obtainable within the laws of physics as we understand them.
Even if money was no object, you can't build a car that is 100% optimal in every aspect. Every change you make causes a tradeoff elsewhere. Adding armor helps in some collisions, but it just got heavier and slower to stop so it's less safe in other situations. Move the gas tank up higher to avoid that rear collision problem, and now the center of gravity is higher so it won't corner as well and might roll over more easily.
- douche 12y agoA 1980s style pickup with the bodywork replaced with aluminum or fiberglass would probably last forever. I've known many 80s Ford or Toyoras to be very fixable after the original engines quit. Ususually, at least in the north-east, the snow and salt rots out vehicles bef0re they really get to junk level
- lambdaelite 12y agoOr a '90s 4-banger Nissan Hardbody with a manual transmission. My father has one and there's a list of people waiting to buy it off him if he's ever willing to sell. Those things are great.
- ddingus 12y agoOn the west coast, those cars run forever. My old '89 Corolla has something like 350K miles on it. Runs great, drives great, 40 MPG, and it's got a throttle body fuel delivery too. Insane! It's possible for a person to almost completely disassemble, understand and reassemble and modify a car from that era. People do it all the time.