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Six fatalities and many more injured. 160,000 without power.
The 6th Gen Camaro may be the last.
I always liked the way Camaros looked more than Corvettes.
The last sixth-gen Chevrolet Camaro has left the building
in 2022, they sold 24,652 of them. Compare to 282,571 in 1979
New Ford Mustang Mach-e, worth $50k.
Software update failed. Car becomes a gigantic boat anchor.
Well at least Ford “sincerely” apologized, and provided instructions for the tow truck operator. 😉
$60k to replace Hyundai EV battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr3mFzh0KSk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEXieo06ta8
Hyundai is creating a new position for those independent dealerships. It's a Service/Sales manager. Based on the previous conversations, issues are handled like this, "So, you're having a bit of trouble with your new car?" "We'll be happy to take care of that for you". "As you're one of 'Preferred Owners' we'll be giving you a 'Preferred Owners Discount' on a brand new vehicle!" 'Thank you for choosing Hyundai!"
"Kaizen" and all that.
The scandal is another blow to the automaker, which had admitted in April to violating standards on crash tests on more than 88,000 cars, mostly sold under the Toyota brand in countries such as Malaysia and Thailand.
yeah another case of scummy manufacturers trying to save money, and passing the costs onto consumers. Toyota had the same thing. Might be worth telling a new car dealer when you talk to him: "I want a replacement guarantee in writing for melted plastic, for x years, otherwise I'm walking over to Mazda right now".
First reported Tesla Cybertruck accident results in only ‘minor’ injury
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/28/24018383/tesla-cybertruck-crash-corolla-palo-alto
Moved in "News".
17 year old drivers scare me more than these ugly Cybertrucks!
I saw a neighbour getting out of a cyberyuck yesterday. Guess they're out.
Ford electric trucks already burning people's houses down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itGeAq9rBeY
Scotty mentioned it. Something like this should happen more often
https://youtu.be/xqSZJ8aW3CY?t=540s
https://sifted.eu/articles/tesla-lawsuit-holland
Boy....that Scotty can coin a phrase, can't he? At 9:57 "range anxiety". That's a good one!
I've heard it a lot. I don't think Scotty came up with it.
Not particular news related but came across a youtube channel WeberAuto. Its a channel from a college in Utah with the professor sharing his knowledge about car history and in-dept operations of transmissions. Definitely worth listening and learning. I learned a lot about history of ATF and Toyota's research on improvements.
I watched that history of ATF a while back, very interesting stuff!
great channel. We have links to it all over the forum.
Font size. Really.
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/tesla-recall-u-s/2024/02/02/id/1151979/
I suppose with my old eyes I should understand. But it seems like this might waste a lot of man hours that could be spent on something more productive.
It's a safety issue. Mechanical malfunction indicators need to be visible. Totally justified IMO..
Drivers of ICE cars have been known to ignore a flashing CEL, so why would the NHTSA expect a Tesla driver to even notice the font size?
Owners of older Toyota RAV4s and Corollas are being told to not drive their cars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g3FipwHQJg
"The recall impacts certain Toyota Corolla and Matrix vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years, along with the 2004 and 2005 RAV4 SUV. The recall also involves roughly 11,000 2003 and 2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles which were made at the same factory as the Toyota Matrix vehicles included in the recall."
Old news (2010), but an interesting glimpse back in time to the previous crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90P66t0Mdhw
Maybe it isn't just Korean cars we should stay away from.
(Warning for sensitive ears: Profuse "New York" dialect used)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyWlACuhqNg
What happened to Forum Rule # 3 “No swearing or profanity allowed”? 😳
oh yah I forgot to put a warning about the potty mouth
The artificial car shortage in Canada
https://www.tiktok.com/@wearecanadaproud/video/7315143958659665158
Some background ...
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Starting in 2035, Guilbeault’s (that's Canada's "Minister of Environment and Climate Change ". Yes we have one of those. 🤦♂️ what a job) plan decrees that 100 per cent of vehicles sold in Canada will have to be net-zero emission.
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By no coincidence, 2035 is also the year Guilbeault expects Alberta’s electricity grid to be net-zero.
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Smith says that under those twin demands there’s no way the province can generate enough electricity to charge hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles every day — not to mention the vast challenge of building charging stations in every corner of the province.
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By 2026, 20 per cent of vehicles for sale must be electric or plug-in hybrids with longer range.
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The target rises nearly every year until it hits 60 per cent by 2030, and finally reaches the total ban on combustion vehicle sales by 2035.
"... the idea that within two years’ time 20 per cent of all cars sold in Canada have to be zero emissions, it’s bananas. It’s not achievable." , she says.
“I can just warn Albertans that if this truly is implemented the way they say, by the time we get to Jan. 15 of 2026 we’ll have sold our allotment of gas-fired vehicles for that year.”
Ford has to pay 100 million dollars for Defective Mustangs
Good o'l ford is at it again!!! https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2024/02/23/jury-ford-owes-104-6-million-for-jacksonville-car-fire-maiming-driver/72686197007/
'But they are made of stainless steel, they SHOULDN'T rust!' EXACTLY!!! You know as well as I do that there are MANY different types, grades and qualities of stainless steel, and it shouldn't surprise anyone that Elon cheaped out on this one. Cyber Trucks are already starting to rust after only 2 Months....TWO MONTHS!!!! *falls over laughing* Yer going to have a FIELD DAY with this one! [Go nutz man!!!!]
An argument against extended warranties:
https://jalopnik.com/toyota-scammed-customers-with-maintenance-plan-lawsuit-1851368388
Moved to News
The government doesn't actually care about "green" vehicles, unless you mean greenback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lV_WeIPcFM
Ouch, how do Trudeau and like minded politicians get away with this crap...
Well usually when there's an investigation , he just stacks the committee with his own minions.
Ford recalls thousands of top-selling vehicles, but remedy won't fix the problem
Moved to news
this sounds like a joke
"Dealers will install a tube to let gasoline flow away from hot surfaces to the ground below the vehicle." What could possibly go wrong?
yeah injectors cracking on a 1 year old vehicle is totally normal . No we won't replace them because they're supposed to work like that. It cleans the outside of the engine. It's a feature, in fact next year we'll charge extra for it. :silly:
I don't know if you've seen this already, but recently the guys at Donut just bought a brand new, never turned over LSX crate. They had a gentleman there who has worked on many LS/LT engines for racing applications, who suggested to them that they tear it down to inspect the newly assembled engine.
They found that the engine was never fired before shipping. They found issues with deep wear scars on the journal bearings and that the locking pins for the pin that holds the piston to the rod, were nowhere to be seen.
How does GM find it ok to sell these expensive crate engines and not test them? How do they forget something as important as locking pins on the piston? How does the journal bearings get damaged on an engine they never test fired and never put fluids in?
The link below is a story about 'self driving' trucks to start deliveries on public freeways soon.
Do a video on this Scotty, your comments?
Well, that'll certainly be interesting if they ever try to pull it off. I can see people hijacking cars doing all kinds of weird things you know how computer hackers are
Funny...the article says the trucks will save fuel because they won't have to start and stop as often as manned trucks, but wait....if they are driving 24/7, then they are using fuel when manned trucks might be stopped for refueling or a break when no fuel is used; how do they conclude this is better fuel-wise for an unmanned truck to run 24/7, as well how this is this great for the "environment and climate change" if they can run trucks longer? Don't they spew out climate changing smog? Again, climate change is just a hoax and a stick to beat people into not using any vehicles for anything and this is a HUGE SHAM!
Not a question necessary, but more of an observation. Scotty has been talking about how Tesla is losing market share and inventory is piling up. I drove by a local dealership and they are chock full of cars (I think some were parked on the grass honestly).
Well, a guy from my BJJ class this morning who worked for Tesla was laid off because he was notified they were shuttering their entire (I mean it sounds like their entire world) Supercharging operations. That sounds HUGE!
Tesla lays off executives, cuts Supercharger division - Autoblog
Also, wondering if this SEC filing has anything to do with the layoffs
sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000121465924007790/o429248px14a6g.htm
Sounds like there's a tree hugger company that wants Tesla to stop mining for polymetallic nodules which have minerals in the deep sea to source their battery development.
"The nodules, several centimeters in size, form at the sediment surface at 4000–6000 m in water depth. They are rich in the metals used in new energy batteries, such as nickel (1.25–1.5%), cobalt (0.2–0.25%), manganese (27–30%), and copper (1–1.4%), and have tremendous potential for commercial development [ 1, 2 ]"
Any thoughts or additional inside info on this would be appreciated.
A funny occurence Scotty mentioned in his video
A Tesla Fanatic Said He Called The Cops On A Rivian Driver For Using A Supercharger Station
https://youtu.be/5yylRjjqc2o?t=350
What if one catches fire?
Hundreds of Tesla vehicles parked outside Chesterfield Mall. Why?
https://youtu.be/WzttFMFEu9k?si=fdESw1kNPAiy63a1