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Which Ride?

Ultimately market forces will rule - but making a better car takes engineering iteration - trying and failing, trying and failing. Perhaps this is all part of the cycle.

The engineering talent at BYD mostly have come from... Apple.
 
ChuckMK23 said:
Ultimately market forces will rule - but making a better car takes engineering iteration - trying and failing, trying and failing. Perhaps this is all part of the cycle.

The engineering talent at BYD mostly have come from... Apple.
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Exactly. I want to buy a car from someone who tried and iterated at... building cars. Not someone who killed it in the tech sector and now thinks they know exactly what I want in a car.

I like having choices- if an EV is your thing, great. But don't be surprised when some of us prefer old-school. For me, I like a daily driver that is reliable, has plenty of range, and can haul a lot of stuff when I need it to. So that's my '21 Silverado for the forseeable future. For fun, some kind of sports car is probably in the cards eventually, but the priority now is training my kids who are just coming into driving age. I would personally love to get them an old Fiesta ST, but I'm sure they'd cry about it being a manual (even if they'd be better drivers for it!). We'll probably wind up with something like an Accord or CX5- wife and kids get the majority vote.
 
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sevenhelmet said:
Exactly. I want to buy a car from someone who tried and iterated at... building cars. Not someone who killed it in the tech sector and now thinks they know exactly what I want in a car.

I like having choices- if an EV is your thing, great. But don't be surprised when some of us prefer old-school. For me, I like a daily driver that is reliable, has plenty of range, and can haul a lot of stuff when I need it to. So that's my '21 Silverado for the forseeable future. For fun, some kind of sports car is probably in the cards eventually, but the priority now is training my kids who are just coming into driving age. I would personally love to get them an old Fiesta ST, but I'm sure they'd cry about it being a manual (even if they'd be better drivers for it!). We'll probably wind up with something like an Accord or CX5- wife and kids get the majority vote.
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I wish I still had my '94 Ford Ranger. 6 cylinder, manual transmission, RWD, small pickup with half extended cab. Thing was great.
 
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Swanee said:
I wish I still had my '94 Ford Ranger. 6 cylinder, manual transmission, RWD, small pickup with half extended cab. Thing was great.
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My former boss still drives his ‘01 Ranger with a standard cab that he bought brand new while on active duty. Dude’s a millionaire.

Probably a lesson in that.
 
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