Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed

Re:Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed by panopticon on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @01:49PM (#34973195)

> it would explain why the quality of US vehicles keeps deteriorating since around 2007 or so

I hear this meme a lot but is it actually true? By most benchmarks cars from the last 10 years are more reliable than those from two decades ago.

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Re:Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed by Clubber on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:29PM (#34973696)

It is in my experience. I used to only buy US cars until I had a brand new 2017 GM vehicle have transmission issues within 6 months of purchase. This was to replace a 2013 GM vehicle that I was having trouble with. I took the 2017 to the dealer and they fixed it for another 6 months, then the issue came back. I took it to my personal mechanic and he said I should get rid of it, so I did. GM trucks have transmission issues. Look up the "Chevy shake," for another example.

I don't know about Ford, so they might still be ok, or at least better than GM. I don't want to pay $40K+ to find out though.

I expect to be able to drive vehicles without major issues for about 10 years. I've done this in the past with GM vehicles, but after 2007, the two I owned had significant issues all the ones I purchased prior did not. I put significantly less than 10k miles a year on my vehicles.

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