• gregorum@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    I really wish car companies would actually release production models that looked like the concept models. These look so goddamn cool.

    I don’t need to see out the back if I’m staring into the future!

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      10 months ago

      No you don’t. They look cool and get you thinking you want them. However if you ever had to live with them instead of just looking you would quickly discover some of those cool looking things make for very annoying compromises and so you wouldn’t want them.

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          10 months ago

          lol, my first car was a Jeep. Fun car.

          never bought another one, though.

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              10 months ago

              I bought a Wrangler new for $27k

              '96-’01?

              given your story, it sounds like you did your best to drive that thing into the ground (not judging). I’m glad you had fun with it, as that’s what they’re for, although, you probably would have gotten many more years out of it had you actually driven it like a car and on the street (also, regular maintenance). just sayin’.

              given your follow-up, it was obviously not a long-term choice (is it for anyone?), and I’m glad you’ve found what works for you. I discovered that my vehicle of choice is the NYC Subway! But, fuck, I REALLY miss my 2001 Honda Accord EX Coupe! That car was the shit!

              edit: I changed out the headers, injectors, and spark plugs, had a friend replace the muffler, and replaced the air intake, and took that ca from 195HP to 245hp. it was so light, that such an increase was huge, and the transmission was delightful, with a trick in the accelerator where you could get it to shift up or down if you knew how to tap it just right. and that spoiler? smoooooth.

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                  10 months ago

                  Look, Jeeps are only for fun, and if you buy one, knowing that, all the more power to you. Enjoy it.

                  As for living in NYC, that’s a lifestyle choice, and you either love it or hate it. I loved it, and it was the lifestyle choice that worked for me. It is not for everyone, I repeat: it is not for everyone, but if it is for you, It’s the only choice for you.

                  But I will say, my favorite car was my 2001 Honda Accord ex coupe. That car was fucking awesome. If I were in the market for another car right now, it would be between that, and a 2023 or 2024 Toyota Corolla hybrid.

                  I would go for EV if I could afford it, but I cannot at the moment. And, frankly, I’m trying to get back to New York, so I don’t even want to buy a car at all right now.

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    10 months ago

    Just make a regular looking car that happens to be EV. I don’t know why manufacturers have to make the dumbest looking vehicles for their EV cars.

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      10 months ago

      Lots of visibility with such a small front end, but it’ll make head-on collisions scarier, also, imo. Looks aerodynamic, too. I’d have no issue rocking this for my daily.

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      I’m with you on this. I feel like manufacturers still feel like people are wanting to make a statement by making EVs look like their suited for spaceflight. I’d rather have near similar looking models to what we’ve already got with the combustion engine, with aerodynamic considerations for efficiency baked in.

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    10 months ago

    Wait, no side mirrors AND you can’t see out the back? I guess you can only ever go forward in this thing or just hope there’s nothing behind you ever (I’m guessing they have rear-facing cameras, but those suck).

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      10 months ago

      Prototypes look cooler without mirrors, they always add them after

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    10 months ago

    I’m been hearing about all sorts of electric vehicles that will be available “a few years from now” for over five years now. The few that have come out are expensive and have compromises. Guess I’ll be sticking with my plug-in hybrid for quite a while longer.

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    10 months ago

    Marginally nicer looking than the cybertruck. I would steal this in GTA if I played GTA and it was a car in the game

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    10 months ago

    Don’t worry, folks. Most of the time, concept cars exist solely to look interesting and get people talking, especially when it’s from a major manufacturer. I’m sure the production model will be much more boring appealing to the masses.

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    10 months ago

    The low, sloping shape gives it a sporty feel that cribs from Honda’s Formula 1 experience.

    So the car will be terrible for several years, then they’ll bring out a model that’s amazing with sales going through the roof, and then they’ll immediately pull out of the market.

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    10 months ago

    We need some more future cars like this.

    Why does all our shit looks like someone just smoothed out the cars from the 90s?

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    10 months ago

    Continuing the trend of completely butchering the rear end of the vehicle as is the case with many other modern cars aswell.