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OldBaldy1701E

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4. Rust is an issue if one lives out on the Banks.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:57 AM
Dec 4

Moving to Minnesota and seeing all of the rusted out vehicles due to salt and other road cleaners was the first thing that made me feel more at home here.

Despite the current regime's desire to stop advancements in transportation, we are already switching to electric vehicles and it will not be long before the older ones will be too expensive to maintain. Just as the computer makers often stop supporting their older models, the gas vehicles will fall before the electric ones, especially once they make the next major breakthrough in power storage.

When a vehicle can run a month without a recharge, even a big rig hauler, all the gas ones will stop being useful in every way.

(Hey MCE! Imagine jumping into that K-whopper and driving away without really hearing a noise at all! Just the gravel crunch and maybe some motor whining if the load is really heavy. Wild, eh? I used to be able to tell you the temp of a diesel engine just from listening to it. (More so farm tractors and trucks, but we had one semi there.) I know you still can. Imagine not having to worry about any of that. The wake created from the vehicle would be louder than the vehicle.)

I hear you about what happened. They really have no idea what they are doing and their lunacy, created while pining for a bygone era, is going to destroy a lot.

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"yesterday's announcement " ? GreatGazoo Dec 4 #1
relaxation of fuel standards dsc Dec 4 #2
SHitler wiped out fuel efficiency standards to please and serve his fossil fuel buddies. CousinIT Dec 4 #32
Question was asked here why gas prices are going down. kacekwl Dec 4 #35
We bought a lightly used (6000 miles) Subaru this Fall Johnny2X2X Dec 4 #3
Rust is an issue if one lives out on the Banks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 4 #4
Happy Prius homegirl Dec 4 #5
Parts Jughead Dec 4 #6
Inferiority is a feature of fascism. live love laugh Dec 4 #7
I have a Hyundai Sonata hybrid and fully love it but paid $40,000 for it and plan to keep it for a long time kimbutgar Dec 4 #8
I hit a deer about 8 months ago... hurple Dec 4 #9
We traded in our 2013 Ford C Max Hybrid this spring. Katinfl Dec 4 #19
We LOVE our CMax. BurnDoubt Dec 4 #22
Quality matters the most JI7 Dec 4 #10
Worked 30 year at an American car company. multigraincracker Dec 4 #11
I have a 2005 Subaru Outback Zackzzzz Dec 4 #17
I really like my 2003 hatchback Mercedes. Paid peanuts for it 9 yrs ago. Has 63k miles now. twodogsbarking Dec 4 #12
Just recently got a new car, too Rob H. Dec 4 #13
Enjoy your ride. VW never gives up improving their cars. twodogsbarking Dec 4 #16
My problem with buying a replacement car PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 4 #14
auto shifting has become so good that manual is basically a sports car thing if it exists at all dsc Monday #39
I drive an EV, never ever going back to gas. tinrobot Dec 4 #15
I need better range dsc Dec 4 #20
A 500 mile trip is pretty easy in an EV these days. tinrobot Dec 4 #30
My son bought a Telsa Model Y PCB66 Dec 4 #26
That's too bad. But not my experience tinrobot Dec 4 #31
I went EV as well in 2000. Will NEVER go back to an ICE car. I had back to back Tesla Model 3 beaglelover Dec 4 #33
Alas, I don't have the vast sums of money needed PoindexterOglethorpe Monday #38
Prices have come down a lot. tinrobot Monday #40
I bought a new KIA Niro Hybrid EX last December Martin Eden Dec 4 #18
Hyundai honors their warrantees. appleannie1 Dec 4 #21
I intend to dsc Dec 4 #24
Very popular here malaise Dec 4 #23
My wife wanted a new car this year PCB66 Dec 4 #25
I replaced a crappy Chevrolet Trail Blazer with a new Hyundai Santa Fe in 2020. GoodRaisin Dec 4 #27
I had back to back Ford Focuses prior to the Kia dsc Dec 4 #29
I have one of those. Ford lost my business now though. I do NOT want an SUV CousinIT Dec 4 #34
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Hopefully Hyundai and Kia have finally addressed their engine issues MichMan Dec 4 #36
I really like my Honda hybrid. ananda Dec 4 #37
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