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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by jackmott42 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:08PM (#36441475)
Everyone can make a good car now, they are a commodity now. So to differentiate in the market you turn to nonsense (pointless features you can talk about) and obfuscation (confusing pricing and options and fees, ala airlines)
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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by hotpotamus on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:11PM (#36441500)
I'd say warranty is the feature I'm most interested in.
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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by flagrant_taco on Friday June 23, 2023 @01:24AM (#36443125)
I'd much rather have a reliably car than a solid warranty. If fewer creature comforts get me there then count me in.
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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by davidthewatson on Thursday June 22, 2023 @10:35PM (#36442143)
That's right... commodity fetishism manufacturing consent:

https://www.alexanderrea.com/project/mcdonalds-happy-world/

Because what could be more fun than praying for autonomy at speed in a self-driving car while ordering a happy meal?

I'm happy they stopped at the concept.

Given the lack of regulation, I'm surprised we don't have drones dropping happy meals through moon-roofs in traffic like turkeys-via-chopper on WKRP in Cincinnati.

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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by def_true_false on Saturday June 24, 2023 @06:12PM (#36463118)
Does the word 'good' have a different meaning in the US? Your car manufacturers barely manage to compete in the segment protected by the chicken tax tariff... Some do a decent job in luxury EVs.
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