Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis
by nsm on Sunday February 27, 2022 @02:30PM
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Exactly! I would love to own a simple compact car like the Honda Fit or similar with an electric drive train and without leather seats, fancy wheels and various electronic assistive driving features.
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Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis
by pureliquidhw on Sunday February 27, 2022 @02:45PM
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Isn't that a Nissan leaf?
Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis
by surfmike on Sunday February 27, 2022 @02:49PM
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It is, I’m quite happy with mine and you can find leases dirt cheap. And actually their optional assistive driving system works quite well.
Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis
by FooHentai on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:05PM
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I love our Leaf but ProPilot isn't that great, very much version 0.1 of something that might be less crap in future. The adaptive cruise control bit is fantastic but lane following only works when you're on very well marked roads that don't curve much i.e. highway driving and comes with a page-long list of times when it just won't work (driving into the sun, with wipers on, in fog, etc etc). Anywhere other than the highway it'll dance on and off every five seconds. Plus you have to weld your hands to the wheel and continuously wiggle a little or it'll turn itself off, which makes it mostly pointless.
Self-park is similarly crappy. Way too slow to be of any use.
Unless you're buying new though it's certainly worth getting one with ProPilot because the price difference in the second hand market is practically nothing. I dunno if the lower trim levels come with the 360 camera either but that's a great feature as well.
Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis
by Tempest1981 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:45PM
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Chevy Bolt is a similar size. Or ID.3 (non-US). Or a used eGolf.