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Spotted The New Chrysler Pacifica

Doesn't look bad in person. Still think it's dumb how they're splitting the base model from the upper trims with the new facia.

u/idkbruh653 — 10 hours ago
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Whats a car brand currently that not only suffers not that much enshittification, but somehow still have models that look good and stay true to what they are now?

  1. Aston Martin: Odd choice yeah, but ive never really heard anything bad about them recently, yeah reliability is shit but thats kinda out of the question when youre talking british luxury cars

IMHO the cars still look relatively beautiful and can fit well with its older iconic models

  1. Toyota: Not even that big of fan but I think that these guys are doing perfectly fine. Ok maybe they are a little worse now but considering how low the bar is to make a car run good (looking at you nissan), I'll let toyota off the hook

And before you ask, yes im aware of the tundra fiasco

There's probably a lot more but these are the only ones I can think of from my head, ik putting a luxury and economy car brand is odd lol

u/Next-Rub7159 — 16 hours ago
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Lancia Thesis: The Official Car Of….

Lancia Thesis combined aristocratic styling with a heavily insulated, leather-trimmed cabin to create an old-world luxury experience. Its front-wheel-drive platform relied on the Skyhook adaptive damping system to maximize ride comfort, sacrificing handling agility. The baroque styling alienated conservative buyers, resulting in disappointing sales. Lancia ultimately replaced the Thesis with a rebadged Chrysler 300.

u/Autoamazed — 13 hours ago
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Opinion: Gasser 3/4 & 1 tons are better than diesels in every way unless you’re regularly towing 20-30k lbs on the highway

Why own a diesel?

Modern diesels are

less reliable (EGR & DPF issues)

more expensive to purchase

more expensive to maintain

more expensive to fill up (negating the fuel efficiency benefits)

harder to start up in winter

can’t be idled too long

Gassers can tow 70-80% of what a diesel can tow anyways

u/hypermiler2205 — 22 hours ago
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How long do you expect your car to last (in terms of miles / KMs)?

I expect my 2004 Toyota Corolla which is currently at 123k, to last me 400k miles (just change the oil every 5k miles and you should be good)

What about you? What mileage Do you expect old reliable to get to?

u/hypermiler2205 — 24 hours ago
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Cars where you love the pre-facelift versions more even though the newer ones are more conventionally attractive

No one can deny that the Fords of the 2010s are beautiful, but a lot of that has to do with them stealing borrowing Aston Martin styling cues (which would’ve made more sense if they hadn’t sold the company).

But I was really sad to see the bold horizontal chrome grills fade away.

While Ford was not the only one to use a bold horizontal face to create the illusion of a wider car, it had done it more consistently than most other companies, and when formal styling transitioned into the aerodynamic look in the 80s - they continue to lean into continuous horizontal fronts.

So the 2000s with the bold horizontal chrome faces felt instinctively “Ford”.

That’s why I have a soft spot for that generation of Ford. The facelifts and new generations of the 2010s didn’t feel like facelifts - they felt like face swaps.

u/Oxjrnine — 1 day ago
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The Kia Boys trend was a perfect example of the consequences of USDM and CDM model differences

I was confused when I heard about the trend of people stealing Kia and Hyundai cars with a USB cable because I thought the whole point of an immobilizer was to prevent a simple exploit like this. I then read that most Kia and Hyundai models without keyless start didn't come with immobilizers from the factory in the US. In Canada, even the cheapest Pontiac G3 wave had to come with an immobilizer since 2007.

I kind of wrote this off as a simple choice like not going the extra mile to install DRLs in USDM vehicles because it isn't required like in Canada until I was checking my friend's 2013 Kia Optima for the type of TPMS system it had.

Turns out this Kia has an immobilizer because of Canadian regulations, but does not have a TPMS system because there is no requirement for Canadian cars to have it. It makes sense because of so many people swapping tires and rims and not bothering to pay for TPMS sensors but for two countries where car safety standards and model availability is practically mirrored, thought it was neat that there are still huge differences in standard regulated equipment.

TLDR 2013 Kia in Canada has an immobilizer but no TPMS. USDM models have TPMS but no immobilizer.

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