The problem is not only cars. All tech is getting shitty

@andrewreynolds912

26 күн бұрын

Thats true

@FutureProofTV

26 күн бұрын

It's sad to see practically every sector focusing on newness instead of actual innovation tbh

@kkrsnn5632

26 күн бұрын

Politicians and laws

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

Apple started that trend of making computers idiot proof that only make dumber idiots.

@andrewreynolds912

26 күн бұрын

@@FutureProofTV yes... it sucks we need to go back to simpler cars again and actual innovation

Planned obsolescence has creeped its way into every single product that we use in this day and age.

@WR3ND

26 күн бұрын

Not everything, but it is getting far and few between to find high quality products. If we want to hold onto humanity instead of becoming enslaved worker ants, we have to make that effort while we still can. For example, the average human brain size has actually been significantly shrinking over the past few thousand years. People don't like to talk about that though. It makes them uncomfortable.

@sbocaj22

26 күн бұрын

@@WR3NDthat’s a mute point. Relative Brainsize doesn’t always correlate with intelligence.

@FutureProofTV

26 күн бұрын

yes! an unfortunate truth of the current consumer market, and sometimes feels inescapable

@TheOnlyTaps

26 күн бұрын

True 😩

@WR3ND

26 күн бұрын

@@sbocaj22 That's called "rationalization." It's challenging for people to accept how stupid they actually are. The idea of progress has been brainwashed into us as a product of civilization.

The dashboard does NOT look like a spaceship. It looks like some kid left their iPad double-taped to the dash of an econo car from Eastern Europe circa 1988.

@Kaede-Sasaki

14 күн бұрын

Thank you. A Star Trek tng shuttlecraft console would be better, but they're able to look down at what they're doing to mess with the touchscreen. I get nervous when I need to adjust the temperature inside since I need to look away from the road (touchscreen)

1950: “By 2000 we will have flying cars!” 2024: “Cyber truck needs software update”

@SamuelMM_Mitosis

20 күн бұрын

We’ve had flying cars for a while. It’s called helicopters.

@hendrx

15 күн бұрын

@@SamuelMM_Mitosis 🤓

@lordthicknipples-gt2oq

14 күн бұрын

@@SamuelMM_Mitosis Flying cars have actually existed since the 1920s. Although, you probably wouldn't want to be in one

@GreatMossWater

3 күн бұрын

@@SamuelMM_Mitosis You're... grounded.

@SamuelMM_Mitosis

3 күн бұрын

@@GreatMossWater ok

The older cars aren't necessarily more reliable except the mid 90s to early 2000s cars, this seems to be the best era for reliability

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

Stupid cafe giving us turbo cvt engines with DI really suck.

@3ZN357

26 күн бұрын

Yup. The tech stopped at sensors. People drive computer-operated mechanical components now. Don’t buy new shit if you can help it. You simply can’t do any meaningful work on them in your garage now.

@piccalillipit9211

26 күн бұрын

My 1994 S Class Mercedes was the best car ever made by humans. Every model after that got worse, less quiltiy more electronics - I gave away my last one, a 2012 5.0L V8 S Class Coupe it had so many electrical problems it was unsellable

@Hanstra

26 күн бұрын

A lot of the 'old cars are more reliable' sentiment is down to survivorship bias. Most of the old cars you see on the road are the reliable ones because the unreliable old cars (of which there are many) are rusting away in junkyards, or have long since been crushed into cubes.

@piccalillipit9211

26 күн бұрын

@@Hanstra Maybe true in Am3ric4 cos you make a lot of s h ! t cars. But almost ANY European or Japanese car from 1995 to 2005 is capable of 400k miles with basic servicing. My mother and sister had my old Audi 100's - both did 450k miles.

The safety paradox also applies to road design. Where supposed "dangerous" roads(usually many curves or corners) were redesigned and straightened out with the goal to increase safety, after said changes, collisions actually INCREASED! Those curves and weird turns forced drivers to slow down and actively focus on their driving. Whereas the straighter "safer" roads bred a false sense of security and safety, leading to more drivers to reduce their focus on actively driving.

@ambiarock590

26 күн бұрын

I've been getting into urbanism and city planning and road design in the US and Canada is awful. Roads are not fundamentally designed with a speed in mind so you get wide lanes, smooth roads, and straight stretches that encourage high speeds and then we wonder why our roads are dangerous. Design speed is a thing traffic planners here need to start learning. We have roads designed for a speed of 50 mph with a 25 mph speed limit sign slapped on it

@mitchib1440

26 күн бұрын

Sounds like corners and speed bumps have a lot in common!

@PeninsulaCity2024

26 күн бұрын

All of those factors along with mis-timed traffic lights led to many drivers where I live to just floor it or engage in road rage if any sort of delay happens. Then again, sometimes you just have really bad people who happen to drive cars.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

Yeah, and the thing is, curvy roads are _more fun to drive on_ than straight ones too. Even at the speed limit, a really nice car and a curvy road will turn anyone into an enthusiastic driver.

@johnchedsey1306

26 күн бұрын

@@rtmpgt Totally. I'm a huge fan of curvy mountain roads and finally have cars that are very fun to drive on them. I've never felt in danger on even the curviest of mountain roads (which is US 191 in eastern Arizona). It's the long, straight freeways that have lulled me nearly to sleep before.

A big problem with cars today is the people who make them don't drive them. The small, clever features are basically gone. I remember when I started driving my first car, a 2001 VW Polo, one of the first things that stuck out to me was the fact the 3 AC knobs had different sizes, meaning you didn't need to look down (bottom centre to be more specific, right above the ashtray) to know whether you were changing the air speed, temperature or which vent the air would come out. You don't see these sort of features anymore. Clever features have been replaced by smart™ ones.

@dmytrovolkov4487

20 күн бұрын

By cheap ones. It is way cheaper to put everything into screen and/or some touch panel then produce a hundred different knobs and buttons, get all wiring etc. But I still hope that EU at some point will push some safety requirements controls.

@ingulari3977

18 күн бұрын

And these days you have 3 slightly different color virtual knobs on your 15" control panels with smallest pissible font size defining them

@Kaede-Sasaki

14 күн бұрын

Exactly. I'm forced to look down just to change the ac as it's all touchscreen.

@windws7137

5 күн бұрын

smart (TM) (C) (US Patent)

@ogkappaty

Күн бұрын

This is so true, they replaced car designers who were practical engineers with auto engineers that have a masters degree and no practical experience or knowledge

My biggest gripes with modern cars are - touchscreens, driving aids, tacky interiors, too many gizmos, unbearably ugly styling, ridiculous purchase and maintenance costs……and most of them aren’t enjoyable to drive! They are also 100% geared toward lease deals - outright purchase prices are now out of reach of average motorists, almost forcing them onto 2-3 year lease cycles, which helps the manufacturers to maintain ‘sales’.

@ArtamStudio

23 күн бұрын

If you're involved in the most minute fender-bender your insurance is likely to chalk the vehicle up as a "total," essentially forcing you into getting another [new] vehicle, unless you can navigate the lengthy and perilous journey to "retain and salvage title" the vehicle. And this doesn't even address the giant pickups that are 5 feet high in the front with no FORWARD-facing camera to see what - or who - you might be running over.

@DragonZombie2000

20 күн бұрын

I love Tesla touchscreens! They're perfectly responsive and I find them very helpful

@Kaede-Sasaki

14 күн бұрын

How are touchscreens in cars not a safety issue? I must look to see what I'm doing just to adjust the temperature. Nothing wrong with slides, levers, buttons, and toggle switches.

@geraldscott4302

Күн бұрын

Don't forget the spy cameras and microphones that watch and reco0rd everything you say and do, and transmit it to the manufacturer via 24/7 WiFi as it happens. Big brother is watching YOU. In your own car, which actually isn't yours after all.

Btw getting paywalled for features that already exist in your car is wild 😂. Every industry tryna subscription model us into oblivion

@crankychris2

24 күн бұрын

Thank Elon Musk for that innovation, the big 3 did.

@blargithonify

22 күн бұрын

Hackers will figure out how to bypass it

@V4mpyrZ

22 күн бұрын

Yeah if the heater is there, I have a soldering iron that says I can activate it through an old school switch + fuse, subscription or not!

@TheOnlyTaps

22 күн бұрын

@@V4mpyrZ 😂💯

@ogksknkrv6738

21 күн бұрын

If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing.

For the love of god YES PLEASE MAKE THE VIDEO ABOUT THE SUBSCRIPTION SCAMS PLEASE

@elaineb7065

26 күн бұрын

Please!!!

@jasonhackshaw4918

26 күн бұрын

Ongawdd please

@LillyLou

26 күн бұрын

Yes! Everything is on subscription today, and it’s maddening! If I save up and buy a product, I want to own it! I still purchase CD’s and DVD’s just to know, I have the physical media, and it stays mine.

@googleisevil4115

26 күн бұрын

Please and thank you

@googleisevil4115

26 күн бұрын

On top of subscriptions, maybe a video about better forms of transport and what’s keeping them back

I'd much rather drive a 40-year-old car that was designed by an engineer than a factory-fresh vehicle seemingly designed by an accountant

@circleinforthecube5170

10 күн бұрын

or you can make your own car with a couple of parts and super glue, if it gets a to b its a car

A wise man once said “a developed country is not one where poor people buy cars and drive them….its one where rich people ride public transport .” Let that sink in….the goal should be to reduce or control the number of vehicles on the road, not suffocate the roads with new vehicles everyday…

@Mike-jv8bv

15 күн бұрын

that sounds like an ass backwards country. personal vehicles allow you to go anywhere you choose in the country, public transit has limited routes available. That's not civil or developed, that's enslavement to a system you must be dependant on, Roads are everywhere and can be made out of anything.

@Promethe_S

11 күн бұрын

​@@Mike-jv8bvdid you know that the US has the largest network of railroads in the world? Unfortunately most of it is used exclusively for commercial purposes. Most people in North America think that cars are the end all be all of transportation methods, shows how much the car industry has brainwashed and taken advantage of us. Sure cars are more versatile, at the cost of cost, safety, and efficiency.

@geraldscott4302

Күн бұрын

@@Promethe_S My entire life has revolved around cars (and motorcycles) I was a lifelong professional mechanic, a hot rodder, drag racer, vintage car restorer. I eat, sleep, and breath cars. REAL cars. Carbureted cars, not computer cars. I am now retired. I do not play golf, I do not go on cruises. I work on cars. I drive cars. I race cars. I also have put over a million miles on motorcycles. Cars play a major part in most peoples lives, even if they just do their own maintenance, and wash and wax their cars. Cars are an emotional thing. They are so much more than just a way to get from point A to point B. Most of my driving, and riding, has had nothing to do with getting from point A to point B. It was all about something called FUN. I am a member of the South East Gassers Association southeastgassers.com It's a drag racing association that does not allow cars or technology newer than 1967. NO MODERN GARBAGE ALLOWED.

I'm a mechanical engineeer student and a car enthusiast. I got a few late 80s BMWs, they are made to be serviced, easily repaired, and they last and they were designed by engineers, not the marketing and financial department. Why I love these old cars so much. The hostility towards maintenance in the design of new cars terrify me. It is just all too clear they are not made to be maintained over longer periods of time, but rather disposed off and replaced.

@crankychris2

24 күн бұрын

Yes, but Mexican labor has reduced the MSRP so much, now anybody can afford a new car every few years. So what if you have to pull an engine to replace a water pump?

@streamingvideo6654

23 күн бұрын

They just want people to buy... and buy again... and buy again... and buy again and again... never ending purchases. 💰💰

@VinceroAlpha

23 күн бұрын

@@crankychris2 Thanks for telling us that you’re full of shit and never worked on a vehicle. Seriously

@electricvehiclesug256

22 күн бұрын

Cyber truck is the best truck you can ever buy whether you are a truck guy or not . Has been confirmed by the best engineers like sandy Munro, you don't know what you are talking about

@VinceroAlpha

22 күн бұрын

@@electricvehiclesug256 dude, just shut up 🤐

Honestly this is a big reason I'm trying to keep my 2008 vw Jetta alive and on the road. I don't want a touch screen, i don't want powered seats i don't need a backup camera i don't need it to beep at me every minute. I just want a Bluetooth radio, and 3 nobs for volume, temperature and fan direction. But nothing is built like that anymore

@sbocaj22

26 күн бұрын

Same! Except personally I really like the power adjustable seats because I’m disabled and it’s just not safe to adjust the seat while driving especially with my spine issues

@FutureProofTV

26 күн бұрын

the loss of the tactile knob/button specifically feels like a huge blow tbh

@holygooff

26 күн бұрын

I drive a 2010 VW Golf that is still working perfectly. Manual transmission, physical buttons, a very small non touch screen, manually adjustable seats and mirrors... It's great! It could be even more manual for me though. I once had a problem with the door and it costed a fortune to fix, since the thing is full of wires for the speakers and electric windows. In the 90s and 2000s my father had the perfect car. Pretty much everything was manual. Only the radio and cassette player were 'modern electronic devices'. The car was a bit smaller than people would like now and the back seats didn't have headrests, but overall it was amazing.

@fearsomefiredragon

26 күн бұрын

When I got my license I ended up taking my dad’s old car (also 2008) and when my brother started driving a few years later he ended up getting a new 2022 car. My mother kept telling me “I’m glad you’re not jealous of your brother because we got him a new car” and I went “if right now you offered me a choice between his car and mine I would still choose my car every time.” My car was the first car I’ve driven, the car I got my license in. It has an absolutely timeless look and feel that I genuinely think it looks better than the current year version of its model. It has a CD player for my collection and if I want to play stuff on my phone I just use my Bluetooth to FM converter. Good trunk space for a sedan and nice ac. New enough to feel nice to drive but not so new that it’s overly complicated. I’ll drive it till the wheels fall off.

@NirreFirre

26 күн бұрын

Same! But a 2009 mk2 Ford Focus estate. There's very few new tech or feature my or my family need or want (I'm an IT architecture and developer so know a thing or two about software defined X). The things that could be good (better sound proofing, EV drivetrain, some extra cm of space for my 6' and growing boys in the back etc) will have the huge downsides around subscriptions, software, serviceability, short lifecyle for software updates and so on attached..

The realization that manufacturers can make more money through malfunctions and the required repairs/replacements has spelled the doom of every industry.

We enthusiasts have been talking about this for years, finally it seems that the general populous are catching on. Thank you for bringing this info to people who otherwise may not receive it, it's the only way that this could ever change for the better

The most annoying thing about the infotainment centers are the lack of knobs and buttons. That struck a cord with me, undeniably why I still love my 2016 Corolla. A blend between convenience with bluetooth, but with a full set of buttons and knobs that I can touch without having to take my attention away from the road.

@stephencoakley

26 күн бұрын

That's something I love about my new-ish Mazda, which uses a physical knob to control things. There's a screen but it isn't a touch screen.

@mukkaar

26 күн бұрын

I do actually like touchscreen. But I think all the essentials should have physical buttons. I think we actually need regulation and research as to what those minimal physical controls are.

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

I think the last good corolla to get for replacing the radio was the 2013 and older generation. But I really like LED headlamps lol.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

@@stephencoakley This is why I'm buying an ND Miata as my next car! Mazda and Toyota have pretty much nailed interior controls :)

@frenchyroastify

26 күн бұрын

In the late 80's, The digital "revolution" was introduced to home stereos. It was terrible as all the knobs and switches were replaced with tons of buttons.

Future Proof should definitely make a video about the state of electronics repairability and the right to repair movement. I think your style and take could make that digestable and interesting for the masses.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

The fact than an old iPod classic is more moddable and repairable than most iPhones is scary.

The right to repair goes hand in hand with being in control of your technology, which is why big companies are fighting it with all they have.

My parents got a van with a TV when I was about 13 or 14. It was great. Especially driving (more than once) from Pennsylvania to Texas. On a related note, I knew almost every word in Finding Nemo by heart.

On an episode of Some Ordinary Podcast a few months ago they talked about Ford testing out a self driving feature that will drive their cars back to the dealer if the owner is late on payment. That'd be really fucking fun to wake up in the morning and finding out your car walked out on you while you're sleeping.

@johnchedsey1306

26 күн бұрын

or worse, a mistake in the computer system flagged the car as being late on a payment. These are the sort of features that would instantly remove a car from my potential buy list, even if I've never missed a car payment in my life.

@CommodoreFan64

25 күн бұрын

Also what's to stop them from taking the car even if you did pay the entire thing off, and then sold it to someone else, but the system thinks it's stolen due to a different GPS location?

@noseboop4354

25 күн бұрын

I bet you a million bucks that if Ford activates this feature and the car crashes into another car during its drive to the dealer, the dealer will absolutely say it's the fault of the person who paid late.

@mixiekins

25 күн бұрын

Hahah, reposessors are going to have a field day with that one.

@Palkia8842

24 күн бұрын

Not if I take the wheels off and put it on bricks.

as someone who uses scooter and bus to get around, this is actually interesting but my biggest concern is cars getting bigger and wider and becoming less safe for everyone around them. modern SUVs that everyone seems to be buying today are practically tanks compared to small, cheap "city cars", bikers, cyclists and pedestrians.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

This is why I'm bucking the trend and buying a Miata. Perfect for couples, two seats, really tiny, really efficient, plenty fun for the twisty backroads, practical enough to hold a week's shopping in the boot, fast enough to get out of its own way. Big SUVs are stupid. A family could easily live out of a Mazda 3 or any similar car from any other brand.

@mixiekins

25 күн бұрын

What's more, the Rhode Island DMV had the audacity to reneg on Kei teuck ownership, and their excuse is that the tiny, nimble, fuel efficient things are "a danger to the drivers and those around them." Ah, great! please proceed with revoking the registration for all modern pickups for having front ends like brick walls.

@MrRafagigapr

23 күн бұрын

this is mostly a american problem , in europe car dimensions stay relativelly simmilar to the previous decades

@fallout1116

22 күн бұрын

US government fuel economy rules actually encourage larger, longer vehicles. And safety mandates make them heavier. Hilarious but true.

@gilsonrogeriolimaoliveira2807

22 күн бұрын

​@@MrRafagigaprI don't think so. A current Mercedes C class is bigger than a W124 E class.

I was about 10 when Demolition Man was released in 1993, as a grown man today, I understand it was more of a prediction than fiction.

@user-by9qd4wv7o

23 күн бұрын

Is that Olds 442 getting prettier every year, or are today's cars just getting uglier?

Wow I didnt know people have Tech cars have to pay subscription in order to get those features sound ridiculous.

@frequentlycynical642

20 күн бұрын

Where ya been? :)

YES to the back-up camera, the sensors who warns you that a car is in your blind spot. NO to that giant ipad screen and its 4-5 sub-menu

@todddammit4628

23 күн бұрын

Giant screen is fine. Removing buttons/knobs for critical functions is not.

@childfreesingleandatheist8899

22 күн бұрын

No sensor is needed for the blind spot. Just turn your head a little bit more.

@AlienLivesMatter

21 күн бұрын

Blind spot is a byproduct of silly shape vehicles

@lubossoltes321

20 күн бұрын

pretty much this ... there are sensible inovations and there are marketing gimmicks ... the problem is, we get a lot more of the later forced on us ...

@frequentlycynical642

20 күн бұрын

@@AlienLivesMatter Cars have always had blind spots, except for convertibles with the top down.

As a life-long car enthusiast, I totally agree with everything said in this video. Things really took a wrong turn in the late 90s, with planned obsolescence and SUVs... Cars are mechanically safer nowadays, but full of ridiculously pointless tech that not only makes us worse drivers but also dumber consumers.

@baronvonjo1929

26 күн бұрын

SUVs and their body shapes were literally the orginal body style for cars though back in the early 1900s. We have just returned to form. Plus sedans and such keep getting less and less practical being slammed to the pavement and less usable. Not to say SUVs and crossovers are all perfect. Many do in fact sucked.

@lester9230

26 күн бұрын

I'm sorry the things you like are being replaced, yet "dumb consumers" would not be consuming if they don't like the changes

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

@@lester9230 As a "Dumb consumer" I'll enjoy my new Miata knowing that it'll be more fixable than any other modern car for at least the next decade or so. Always buy a car with an avid enthusiast community backing it, as the aftermarket will always be there to develop fixes for common issues with a vehicle.

@GF-mf7ml

26 күн бұрын

Cars enthusiasts can't have cheap cars anymore, the best one I can think of Mazda 3.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

@@GF-mf7ml Mazda MX5! It's cheap-ish, uses the same engine as the Mazda 3 does.

to summarize this video: Planned obszolescence is industry standard and the better that computers and software simulation is getting the better they get at planning when a product fails

The cybertruck is the most talked about vehicle, but for all the wrong reasons and nobody actually buys it.

These problems are kind of general, but there are problems more specific to cars. Like, regulations in the US has caused automakers to prioritise selling larger, heavier, less efficient, and more dangerous vehicles like trucks and large SUVs. It's amazing just how many problems there are with cars as a concept in society.

@brianmola711

24 күн бұрын

As someone who loves big trucks, I’m all for manufacturers offering small affordable trucks. Not everyone needs or wants something huge, and I’d love to see the extra options. I also wish diesels were more common in the mid size truck segment too.

@acerimmer8338

21 күн бұрын

CAFE. Talk about 'unintended consequences'. What a shitshow those regulations have caused.

I'm driving a 2005 Subaru Legacy, and it often leaves me wondering when did we suddenly got conned into NEEDING a new car every 1-2 years? My car runs great, as long as I've kept up with maintenance and I've spent way less money than I would by buying a new car every 5 years even.

@semekiizuio

26 күн бұрын

Because its getting leased not bought, also trade ins. Majority of avergae people cant afford a 30k-20k car so what do they do, they trade in their car plus like what 5k a year or something? Which then becomes more manageable to pay. Also since they are new means lower break downs, less headaches and looking for a mechanic.

@sbocaj22

26 күн бұрын

@@semekiizuionot always the case. My 2004 toyota sienna has far fewer maintenance issues than my parents new Subaru Outback.

@semekiizuio

26 күн бұрын

@@sbocaj22 thats true but once in the loop of the trade in, its difficult to get out. By that I mean its easier to get a shiny new car rather then keeping and old one and paying it off.

@FutureProofTV

26 күн бұрын

unfortunately a lot of people aren't willing to keep up with the regular maintenance an older car needs and would rather trade cars in than worry about it. convenience culture at its finest i guess!

@battra92

26 күн бұрын

It's nothing new. It dates back decades. The Japanese tried to break that model with ultra reliable cars but people want new and shiny.

it's been pissing me off for the past couple years seeing the rise of large touchscreens in cars that the driver is meant to operate. I'm only 22 so I only started driving 6 years ago. apple carplay is really convenient as a passenger seat music adjuster but its insane to think that a driver is meant to operate all these touch buttons while driving in a moving, bumping vehicle. I'm looking at getting a new car soon and the safest option I can find is a car with a giant screen but you have a rotating knob that moves across the screen instead of a touchscreen. It's just so baffling that I got taught "never look at your phone, a single text can take your eyes off the road for half a mile" but now we have giant touchscreen controls that literally notify you of texts and give you the option to hear them WHILE DRIVING. what on earth is wrong with people designing cars.

This stuff makes me appreciate that for a 2014 model, my Subaru BRZ is the most simple ‘modern’ car I’ve seen thus far. MT, key to start, climate control on knobs, the small touchscreen only does music, no back up cam, no assist of any sort, basic ass seats with manual adjustment etc. Own it outright and I’m gonna keep it running as long as I can since I can work on it myself.

@RobertEaglefy

22 күн бұрын

Same with my MX-5 ND - it's an incredibly simple car. It's a forever car for me too.

I hate my wife's 2021 trailblazer. If the check engine light comes on it auto throttles the engine, the auto shutoff is going to wear the starter out, and we are on our 3rd warranty repair over a sensor malfunctioning. Her last car was a 2009 Rav that was purchased used. Never had any issues with it other than basic maintenance.

@redbean9410

24 күн бұрын

chevy vs toyota engineering lmao

@garbonzobean1

22 күн бұрын

It's your own fault for buying a GM product. You have no right to complain.

@stuntvist

21 күн бұрын

Start/stop systems use different starters and have an actual control circuit for them than old "regular" starters. They last 4x as long as a normal starter would because it puts less load on the starter. But given the fact you bought a GM product I wouldn't expect them to have given a single crap about that so enjoy replacing that in the future!

@theodorgiosan2570

20 күн бұрын

When my mother bought her Buick Envista I drilled it into her that she always has to push the start stop disable button, every time she gets in the car. She never drives without doing it.

@bbc_junior4863

15 күн бұрын

Wait am i reading that correctly? If the CEL comes on, it shuts off the damn car???

Here in Europe, most cars are manual transmission. I have never driven an automatic car. When I got my license, I bought a very old car (it said it was built in Czechoslovakia, imagine 😅). Everything was manual, mirrors, seats, keys, no commodity at all, very hard direction. That was the car I learnt to drive with and I think I am quite a decent driver thanks to my little tank. Now I drive a Seat Leon from 2008, very reliable and steardy. I hope it still lasts a long time.

@deffington6627

25 күн бұрын

What Czechnology you got?

@isabelsenas3711

24 күн бұрын

@@deffington6627 it was a Skoda Felicia!

@deffington6627

23 күн бұрын

@@isabelsenas3711 Ah, those were made from 1994. So after Czechoslovakia separation. I thought you got something from the commie times :D Felicia was a good car for the years tho, light years ahead from old commie Skoda cars.

@isabelsenas3711

23 күн бұрын

@@deffington6627 I don't remember which year was it made, but in the docs it said Chezchoslovakia. Maybe they recicled some papers? No idea. Yes, my Felicia was a tank, hard as hell 😂

@stuntvist

21 күн бұрын

@@deffington6627 Commie cars were just meant as a last resort type thing though. You never needed a car in Soviet or eastern bloc states unless you lived in a rural area. Despite that the VFTS was a thing and I've seen people crank out well over 200hp N/A from the VAZ 1.6L engines. Plus the 2.45L in the Volga was just a military multifuel engine slapped in a civilian car. They literally run forever on nearly anything with the most half-assed maintenance you can imagine. They suck to drive though lol. Fun as a novelty or when you've turned one into a rally machine, but otherwise super disconnected and 0 feel of whats going on. They last a good while but so does a mid 90-s to early 2000's BMW and those things are objectively better in a lot of aspects (especially ergonomics) than most modern cars so....

For some reason. Being able to drive a standard is a flex for some people. Some of us just grew up driving dirtboxes because automatics were a luxury. It's crazy how even now we see cars in terms of status has changed so much over the decades.

Yes Appliances too!! New fridges won’t outlast the old ones if you keep them around!

@xxwookey

23 күн бұрын

But they are literally 3 times as efficient. A good new fridge or freezer can pay for itself on an emissions basis in a year or two. And there _are_ companies that make fridges that are both well-made _and_ efficient and will last a good 20 years. So yeah, avoid the cheapest stuff, but don;t put off getting a new fridge because your old one has 'lasted for ages. In that case the chances are that your old one is horrifyingly inefficient.

On the contrary, motorbikes & scooters have gotten way better.

@jeeziss

26 күн бұрын

Yeah have fun driving in northern US winters with a scooter or bike. For northerners unfortunately there's zero alternative to cars and trucks and we have to put up with this backwards evolution.

My parents got themselves a brand new suv about 2 years ago. Dad, who is now 79, was in love with the color and how well it rode (comfy seats) and he liked all the backup cameras, side cameras and even some weird camera that's above - which makes no sense to me without having a drone taking that shot, but sure enough it does it. 😅. But omg do they get so frustrated at everything else it has to offer. They're pretty young for their age and enjoy some tech but this thing, I'm 46 and grew up ripping apart computers and reassembling them and even I was no thank you when they listed the crap this car does. Apparently if they use a wand to wash their car they can't wash under the back bumper unless they take the car keys out and lock the car. Otherwise it opens their trunk mid wash! If they remove a hand from the steering wheel (like so many of us do on long trips) it yells at them. An actual voice talks to them and tells them to put their hand back (idk how long it has to be off before that happens). My mother insists that it reports their driving back to the insurance company, but I feel like that's more like my mom signed up for that to get a discount and didn't realize what they meant by monitoring or something lol! I got in it the other day to pair the Bluetooth for her new phone and thought I might be going slowly mad. So many menus! Seriously all I want in a car is: good safety rating, blindspots warning, heated seats (helps my crap back) and Android auto (or whatever it is for iPhones) to listen to Spotify or Libby. I need no other fancy gadgets. ...well maybe the automatic windows just because sometimes cars make a horrific noise on the highway when you only have 1 window down and so cracking the opposite back window helps. But yeah, that's it. I certainly do not want a giant tablet console. This crap needs to stop.

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

It should have a car wash mode for that, but that's besides the point and doesn't change anything lol

@story3877

25 күн бұрын

@@sprockkets to be fair, it might. 😆 My parents aren't well versed in all that car's bells and whistles and I certainly haven't perrused it's giant user manual. Good Lord you should see it. It's at least and 1.5 inches thick!

@dmytrovolkov4487

20 күн бұрын

@@sprockkets which is probably hidden in 5 or 10 submenus.

I don't mind digitalized cars. I hate that everything is locked, and nobody wants to change the legislation to do something about it.

There is no way I'm buying a car which has all the features, but I can't use them without paying for a subscription. Guess I'm sticking to old second hand cars for the rest of my life...

I hate the spaceship cockpit, capacitive buttons and the distraction coming from having to interact with a screen that's placed in an unergonomical position so much. Give me back levers, knobs and buttons that I can use without looking at them nor have to consciously think about using! My Mitsubishi Colt 2012 is peak practicality in that regard.

@iansun42

21 күн бұрын

Even old spaceships had levers, knobs, and buttons

@dennispellock2359

21 күн бұрын

My 2009 Grand Marquis says hold my beer!

@jeffmcdonald101

20 күн бұрын

Same. 2013 Yaris. People look at me like I've never driven a "nice" car, or I'm poor, which is even more sad. Kinda gold though as I have a built R34 GTR that runs 9's to destroy their dear hearts with if needed. I cannot fathom why you would want a bloody 5 tier menu screen to try and change simple settings.

My backup camera has saved other people's cars from thousands of dollars of damage.

@ezekielanderson9055

26 күн бұрын

That just means you suck at driving

@JaylaStarr

26 күн бұрын

Saved my life probably lol I remember it was dark and foggy and I couldn’t see in the camera and for a whole ass second I was wondering how I was gonna see behind me without the screen 😂

@kzisnbkosplay3346

26 күн бұрын

I got hit because backup cameras don't have peripheral vision. By all means, use it, but not exclusively.

@stephencoakley

26 күн бұрын

I use my backup camera as another window I check. Check the side windows, the rear view mirror, and the backup cam. When used that way I think it increases situational awareness and safety a lot, especially for vehicles where the design gives you a pretty narrow field of view through the rear window.

@szszg

26 күн бұрын

I can drive.

It's not only Tech & Cars. It's everything. I mend my clothes but whenever I can't do something because of lack of skill or machinery (sewing anything leather is just a bad time) it gets harder & harder to find people who do it. I wanted to fix the dryrotted sweatband of a vintage Stetson beaver hat I found thrifting but my local hatshop doesn't do repairs anymore even though they started out in the 50s as a pure hat & umbrella repair shop. Apparently even their umbrella-repair-guy retires soon & they have no one to replace him with. The Hats & Umbrellas at that shop are really expensive but even there throw-away-buy-new has become the standard mentality of customers. When I brought my hat to the cobbler he was weirdly apologetic about wanting 30€ for repairing it & a friend of mine got a weird reaction from the cobbler when they brought in their shoes to get fixed. Because the shoes weren’t that expensive to begin with so maintaining them wouldn't be worth it? Right to repair needs to be codified into law but there also needs to be a general shift in attitude when it comes trying to maintain everything we have, buying something new being the last option, *before* all the people with the necessary know-how retire.

my in-laws car you can not do an oil change on it. It has no oil drain plug and requires a special pump to pull the oil out of the engine via a special port on top of the eigne.

As someone that watched movies on tour bus mini screens; I do not recommend it for those prone to motion sick. I cannot image how much I would get car sick if there's a screen in the car.

Car hacking is going to be huge. These aren’t complex systems and decent hackers could fairly easily unlock all of those features that are blocked behind digital paywalls. Turn off tracking data, OTA monitoring, nanny systems, etc.

@BG-it7hb

23 күн бұрын

Yes but just like tuning your car it's probably going to be outlawed

@ynraider

21 күн бұрын

"void warranty" = enslaved owners It worked before, it will work again.

@icy1007

20 күн бұрын

Good luck to them. lol

backup cameras solved the problem of like 10 kids getting run over and created tens of thousands of jobs for autobody shops as people back out of parking spaces and scrape the cars next to them, because they ONLY use the camera and not their mirrors.

@ingulari3977

18 күн бұрын

moreover when the electronics in the backup cameras fails or will be hacked somehow over the internet because of unlimited security exploits - people will no longer have skills to use rear view mirrors.

There's a youtuber that called out the scummy practices of Car mfcs. They are making tech faulty on purpose and making it impossible for unauthorized mechanics to fix parts at an affordable price. Now you have to take your car back to the manufacturer and pay them to fix a problem they purposefully created.

Even most car companies kinda hate dealerships. They're just legally to sell through them in most cases. The subscriptions put money directly in the manufactures pocket.

I think car makers should try to reduce and simplify the amount of unneeded features that are in our cars and car companies should improve the most important things in the cars like the reliability of the drivetrain

@lanzer22

26 күн бұрын

I have 2 EV's, one 12 year old and the other 6. Zero maintenance and repair on the drivetrain. We are getting there regardless of what bells and whistles are in the cabin.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

I assume they're either older Teslas or Nissan Leafs? Leafs are surprisingly fixable. Nissan at least opened up the comms protocol making battery swaps and upgrades fairly easy. It's a shame they're not a liquid cooled battery...

@simonhodgetts6530

25 күн бұрын

That’s the problem - cars are now deliberately complex to ensure that owners have to take them back to the dealer for servicing, and are less durable to ensure that drivers keep on renewing their lease deals every 2-3 years.

@Vizeroy9

25 күн бұрын

The car makers only put features into cars that actually sell and bring money. If a feature is in a car, it is either mandated by law, or by customer requests. The drivetrain itself is really sorted out for decades now. The thing is: Many people just don't adhere to the maintenance schedules - especially in the USA.

@ingulari3977

18 күн бұрын

IMO it will happen only if they will be forced by regulations. Every single piece of electronics is their grab of the ownership of the car (and in general device) and also a grab of your money via their preferred repairs.

Modern cars have their features decided upon because it sounds good to investors, not because customers desire them.

My car is a 2010 corolla which is right on the edge of the tech switchover and I will be holding on to it as long as is humanly possible. It’s reliable, and safe but not decked out in all the crazy bells and whistles. Still has a real key, has a radio and CD player and aux but no Bluetooth or screens. Cruise control, but nothing more than that. Imo the perfect balance of the good things about modern cars without all the crazy.

I was going to change out some of the fluids on my car recently and the fluid receptacle (CVT Fluid) didn't even have a dipstick, it's purposefully set up to prevent individuals from measuring and changing the fluid themselves.

I rented a car over the weekend and it took two people working together to figure out how to put it into reverse. Had to hold a button and push it forward to go in reverse. 🥴 Nothing about the controls in that car were intuitive to me.

@HiddenThicket

26 күн бұрын

I'm reminded of a sewing machine backstitch xD

@qcriverrat

21 күн бұрын

What was the car

Manufacturers only care about how the car looks rather than whether the car is comfortable and practical

Went back to a manual transmission car and I feel more connected and involved in my driving again

I’d absolutely love a video on subscriptions! So many things are now just “subscription as a service,” not actual things you can own. It’s bad enough in gaming and software, but now that cancer is spreading to other industries.

I think this is one of the reasons why we see so many car people move to motorbikes. Cars have gotten very fast, but also too expensive, disconnected and unfixable. Motorbikes(generally) don't have these problems. They are still a very raw and basic riding experience.

It’s no wonder there is a semiconductor shortage with all the unnecessary crap on cars now

That unsellable clause isn't unique to Tesla. A lot of rare cars have those requirements where if you don't keep them for 12 months you either must sell them back to a dealer or some other rule. Sometimes you pay a fine, sometimes it's loss of ability to ever buy another one, sometimes you only have to give the manufacturer first option to buy but if someone gives a better deal you can opt for that. The Corvette and the electric Hummer were two other famous ones with this issue.

I still only own cars from the 90s/early 2000s, and i wouldn’t have it any other way, i’ve had less breakdowns then my friends with 2018+ cars

@xxwookey

23 күн бұрын

I'm just retiring my 1997 Expert van(because its kind of knackered, and increasingly Euro 2 engines are not allowed to go places). The last year cars were entirely electromechanical. Having to deal with computers full of proprietary software is going to piss me off royally. It's not the computers per se - it's the fact that none of the software is available to adjust and fix. It's all locked-down. I may have to build my own EV eventually to get a modern vehicle that I can still control.

@RobertEaglefy

22 күн бұрын

@@xxwookey What EU state are you from? I'm from Romania and I'm still driving my Euro 3 diesel (manual transmission) car. Planning on driving it for the next 20 years at the very least. I've had it for 10 years now.

The chrisfix edit disabled me :'D

The "everything as a subscription" economy is killing consumer freedoms. How is freedom of business more important? Laws need to adapt.

Anything more recent than 2005 or so is a disaster waiting to happen, they replaced reliability by useless features we didn't need, to justify the weight and price increases

This is my favorite video on KZread. Ive been a passionate car fan for a long time and new cars drive me crazy. Especially the idea that a company wouldn't allow me to work on my own car.

I’m an apprentice mechanic in Ontario, I can definitely agree that our work has become so convoluted that during school, we basically learn what engineers learn. The industry is getting more problematic since they are also making cars a lot more difficult to repair.

Touchscreen controls are awful for any actions needed to be done while driving. Physical controls have tactile feedback that allows you to use muscle memory to do what you want without requiring you to take your eyes off the road. Moving them to touchscreen is quite dangerous.

Refreshing to see a young man dropping all this knowledge common sense and wisdom on KZread 🙏 Keep up the good work!

Really not built like they used to be! Especially when you spend like $5k to replace an info cluster or infotainment system 😭

@williamwilson6499

26 күн бұрын

Be glad they aren’t built like they used to be.

@M1szS

26 күн бұрын

@@williamwilson6499 why

@iamcarl4591

26 күн бұрын

​@@williamwilson6499 When a new Mercedes S class literally broke down within 2-5 years when the w140 is still running just fine The same thing basically goes to every other cars on the road today. Your statement is like shouting "I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CARS!!!"

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

@@williamwilson6499 bodies are built to a better standard, engines are more efficient and in some cases more reliable (Depending on things like the injection system etc), but they're also harder to fix. To me, mid 2010s is kinda the sweet spot. You got the last of the proper port-injected cars, modern diagnostics, easily accessible engine bays and still a good presence of manual gearboxes available.

@captainheat2314

25 күн бұрын

​@@rtmpgtyou can build better without all the electronic clusters that can fail or get damaged or proprietary parts/software

Driving my 2013 paid off car like a boss. I did install a backup camera for added safety, though. That all said, I do have a.minor nitpick with the last point a little as yes, public or mass transit does exist but not in all places or in a usable form. Great for folks in dense areas but I live in the sticks and have lived where you have to turn off the paved road to get there.

@stephencoakley

26 күн бұрын

Additionally, maybe I'm a bit over-imaginative but in an emergency scenario, you can just drive a car where you need to go. Whether that be to a friend or family member's house at 3am for an emergency, an unplanned visit to the hospital, or even in an apocalyptic scenario you can just go off-road with the right vehicle and get out of dodge. Public transportation isn't very helpful in any of those scenarios. I'd be a bit nervous about not owning a car, even if I did use public transit most of the time.

@xxwookey

23 күн бұрын

@@stephencoakley A study in the US found out that this 'emergency' thinking is fully half the value a lot of Americans place on their car. In places with good public services of course you have (free) ambulances for the health emergency at any time of day or night and high-capacity transit which would get you out of town in most emergencies faster than a massive queue on the motorway. Cars are useful of course, especially for out-of-the-way journeys, building you whole transport system around future potential or hypothetical emergencies is quite odd when you think about it. Those things are incredibly rare in comparison to all the normal day-to-day trips people make.

@springer-qb4dv

23 күн бұрын

Yes another downside of public transportation is that you have to get to the transit station. And sometimes it's pretty far from your house. Also one transit station is quite remote from another connecting transit station. i solved all this problem by having a folding bicycle to ride to and from transit stations (and take the folding bicycle onboard), but it's not a feasible solution for everyone.

@jeremyandrews3292

22 күн бұрын

Another reason that is actually less talked about is that apparently in cities, women feel genuinely unsafe on public transportation and report that basically, if they are at all attractive or feminine, they will get harassed on the bus or subway to the point that they'd rather deal with traffic and the cost of car ownership to avoid that problem. So even if you get a public transit system to the point where a lot of men can use it to save money, it's a far cry from being to the point where women would feel safe on it.

@KarolusTemplareV

22 күн бұрын

I am sure this is less an issue outside USA

Great video! I own a 28 year old, japanese car and I have been noticing that I am much more involved into driving, more aware of my surroundings while driving that car. When I am driving a new car, I feel isolated and much more prone to rely on the car for the driving and not myself. Making a video for the subscriptions, would be awesome!

There are two features I want to find in cars: self-driving (because I can't drive - disability) and a good fuel (probably electric). Bells and whistles are unnecessary.

The biggest change in cars in the last ten years is the percentage of drivers intentionally making noise that can be heard more than a mile away, and bearing down on your rear bumper instead of early evasive action to go around you. It's as if the number of military bases increased. If you aren't driving a lifted truck, a dodge charger, or a ninja cycle, you'd better go in for fender reassignment. it's a big mystery that Tesla sold at all, because you can't drop the clutch and have your revving be heard 5 blocks away. What's the point.

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

Oh, Dodge is making an EV that sounds just as loud as their gas cars. F em.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

I mean, to be fair, I like the sound of a nicely tuned engine as much as the next person, but if I do exhaust mods to any car, I add an active exhaust controller to my car to stop it from being loud and obnoxious in residential areas. My current Commodore Ute for example has an Arduino-based exhaust controller that I designed, which has three modes, one for fully silent (Good Neighbour mode) , one for gesture control (Sport mode) and one for full open mode (Race mode) I'll be putting a similar system onto my Miata when I buy it next :D

@Gobbler.

26 күн бұрын

loud cars are so annoying, "oh look guys i blew your eardrums out i'm so cool!!!"

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

@@Gobbler. I agree with you. Hence why I designed the valve system for my ute. Anyone with a non-variable loud exhaust is kidding themselves if they say "they can put up with it when driving" when the large bulk of exhaust note tuning is done to take the "Drone" out of the pipes.

Never thought I'd hear the Cybertruck being the culmination of all our tech problems with the auto industry, but here we are. Great video as always!

I drive a 1991 Chevy Sprint convertible (a rebadge of the Geo Metro). Nothing in it is automatic, and I LOVE it. Manual transmission, manual windows, no power steering, manual soft-top. It also gets amazing gas mileage. The only con is its lack of safety features as it only has one airbag. I love how easy and simple it is to fix if anything breaks. The only significant upgrade it has is my husband bought me an audio system that has Bluetooth so I can connect my phone. I plan on driving it into the ground; I have no desire to own a more modern car.

I'm pretty sure we're in this weird in-between phase in driving technology where we sort-of-kind-of have automatic driving but not enough to fully justify all of the features and their price tag. Like it or not, there will be a time where every car on the road is self-driving. The generations that succeed us will look back at human driving as a barbaric and murderous act

@vulpixelful

22 күн бұрын

Same for needing to "change my own oil". There's a lot of other things I can be doing on a Saturday

I drive a 2021 Tacoma and it’s kind of a weird mix of modern and old school simplicity. I have a 6 speed manual, I have to turn the key to start the engine, it has a naturally aspirated V6 which I can work on myself. But it also has modern tech like a touch screen with CarPlay, radar cruise control, blind spot monitors, etc. I really like that mix. The new Tacomas I think are joining other modern platforms and going to be harder to work on or repair over time and less reliable. I love my Tacoma for that reason

@Madamchief

23 күн бұрын

How do you like that car payment? 😅

@wa11pon33

23 күн бұрын

@@Madamchief it’s not that bad actually lol

@Madamchief

23 күн бұрын

@@wa11pon33 I want a Tacoma but a car payment of any sort just sounds awful right now. I gotta stick with my little old Camry til she quits which could be another 20 years 😂

@wa11pon33

23 күн бұрын

@@Madamchief that’s fair lol I’ve just always had a car payment since I bought my first car so I’m used to it. But since I bought the Tacoma I want to pay this one off and run it into the ground because it’s going to be reliable enough!

@Madamchief

23 күн бұрын

@@wa11pon33 the electronics will give out sooner than the motor. You'll get at least 250k out of it💪

*I BOUGHT A MECHANICAL TYPEWRITER* It was made in 1958, it arrived unrestored and worked perfectly. Its no lie to say it has changed my life. I get my creative work done in peace and tranquillity with no distractions and my stress goes DOWN whilst I am working, since when was that a thing? Working and being less stressed? Im not less stressed when I work on the computer...!!! Tech in everything is now starting to DEGRADE the experience of everything

@quinnard9750

26 күн бұрын

A typewriter changed your life?

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

Bro mechanical typewriters are very tiring to use vs today's keyboards (edited). You really want a manual typewriter instead of a powered one? If you really want to connect and engage your brain, use your hand and a pen or pencil.

@wintersprite

26 күн бұрын

@@sprockketsI like writing by hand.

@piccalillipit9211

26 күн бұрын

@@sprockkets Bro computers caused lots of hand injuries due to repetitive stress syndrome.

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

@@piccalillipit9211 nowhere near as bad vs mechanical ones

As a truck driver for 30 years, I can say without a doubt. People are much worse drivers than years ago. They don't pay attention. They get a false sense of security because of the advancements in technology and safety. They fail to realize, however , that there false sense of security makes them drive more aggressive and puts the rest of us in danger. They also drive faster than their skill level which results in very bad high speed accidents. Overall most people are not as skilled at driving as they believe themselves to be. So,yeah. Something has to be done. Either we need to go to fully autonomous cars. Or bring back simpler cars that actually require some skill to operate, and requires you to pay more attention to the road.

Everyone throughout the world needs to be able to sue corporations engaging in planned obsolescence, for fraud.

Apart from all electronics, cars also got a lot heavier wich makes any crash worse for everyone else not in that car. Also visibility has gone down so much. Really high beltlines, especially at the back combined with super thick and rigid window pillars make me feel like i am driving a tank.

I love your car videos even as a car guy. They are really easy to understand for non car people because of the really simple and base level information ✋🙂‍↕️

It's all about power and control. 100 years later, whoever is out there. You're welcome.

Public transport and properly designed cities FTW!!!!

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

Even us gearheads want this. I hate having to commute in my car. I want to drive a car for fun, not to commute.

@americanfreedomandworldpea6912

24 күн бұрын

Not always, because some transportation companies are a monopoly... In the bay area, the train station company keep increasing the prices while the station still smells like pee.

@jisookim9971

13 күн бұрын

​@@rtmpgtSame here

@jisookim9971

13 күн бұрын

​@@rtmpgtWhat i usually do when I visit metro city is that I park my car in a safe place then use metro rail to navigate around.

You are absolutely correct. There's too much unnecessary technology in our cars.

My first car was a FIAT from 1996, I fix myself all the issues it may have. Now I have another FIAT that was manufactured in 2016 and it is a combination between simple and modern, it still needs a computer for some things that I cannot fix.

As long as my car has cruise control and half way decent gas milage, I could care less about any extra tech. I still use an ipod touch as my dedicated music player, so whether my radio has bluetooth or not, I still have access to my music.

A Guy I worked with has an update go bad at the garage during a service and brick his car, he had to wait for over a month while they waited for the replacement computer module to turn up from god knows where. Another one was where his car went into limp mode after changing the car headlight as it needed "setting up" using a diagnostic tool, then wouldn't work because it wasn't the exact replacement.

Worst thing is that you can coil copper wire to fix an electric motor yourself for example. There is no reason for an EV to be less repairable then a normal Car.

@bensteele5801

26 күн бұрын

the motor is the last thing you'd have to repair, its all the other parts that matter.

@AntiFreak321

26 күн бұрын

@@bensteele5801 Its an example of a worst case scenario, you dont have to take it literally.

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

A lot of EV motors don't use wire - they use copper bars put in by robots. The problem with EVs is that they don't really have much to break, but when they do, it's expensive.

@AntiFreak321

26 күн бұрын

@@sprockkets If a robot can get to it i can get to it even if weldet shut. only thing keeping me from doing that is software.

@sprockkets

26 күн бұрын

@@AntiFreak321 You can open any motor. Whether you can actually rewire the copper bars....probably not. I've seen how they are put in.

Dad used to repair cars for a living (and made quite a bit of money from it). If he was still around and had to fix a modern car, he'd be disgusted by it.

Honestly yeah, tech has literally invaded the car industry - glad you pointed this out on the video, car companies need to wake up and offer vehicles that offer practical use and durability, as well as considering comfort without the technological amenities all over the place. My family owns an Isuzu Hi-lander that's 21 years old with over 215,000 km on the clock, I had a conversation with a friend from America who just bought the latest Ford Bronco, he said in his first 2000 KMs, the transmission already broke down - whereas our fairly new Isuzu MU-X is going strong at 20k soon after 2 years.

Idunno man, even before tech in cars, people in general didn't know shit about how their cars worked and were terrible drivers too.

@lanzer22

26 күн бұрын

Agreed. So weird that "driving manual transmission" is somehow romanticized in this video. I couldn't get rid of mine with an automatic.

@p81asa

26 күн бұрын

It is kind of weird how this episode has a focus on the human interaction with cars. Of course it is fun to drive the first ten years after you get your license, but you are still not the worlds best driver, and don’t get me started on older drivers in cognitive decline. Manual transmission becomes muscle memory at some point, and you still don’t choose optimal gear all the time. I think focus are to much on car enthusiasts , most people just want something nice in front of their house that take them in comfort from a to b reliably and whenever they need it to. Should have focused more on reliability and cost/burden of ownership. I don’t believe everybody knew how to maintain their car in the old days. Hell, regular bikes can last a long time with basic maintenance and a few special tools for a few dollars and most find even those complicated.

@americanfreedomandworldpea6912

24 күн бұрын

Well today, it's even way worse. A rich lady drowned in her Tesla because she accidentally put it in reverse and drove into a lake. Doors stopped working after it fell in the water, and she didn't know about the emergency door hatch release.

@tonii5690

24 күн бұрын

@@americanfreedomandworldpea6912 Turned out that rich lady was drunk.

@americanfreedomandworldpea6912

24 күн бұрын

@@tonii5690 no she didn't understand how to operate her Tesla and I wouldn't blame her. The Tesla doors stop working if the power is cut or if it gets water damaged. The emergency door release is not very easy to find, especially if no one told you about it. That's the problem with having everything electronic and non mechanical. Drunk or sober, the Tesla has a dumb and dangerous design.

The tame impala call out. Gold haha. But also i will say i love the new features like back up camera, blind spot monitoring and android auto. I do agree though, repairing cars are impossible now a days. My current 2014 car i can still look up youtube for repairs

I remember one of my mom's friends got a mini cooper because he liked the design. Ended up getting rid of it pretty quickly. He used to be a mechanic (and a very damn good one) and when he started to find out the car actually had systems in it that prevented maintenance of many things outside of taking it back to a dealership he decided it wasn't worth it at all.

the most insane thing i've seen in cars is where they just stick a fucking ipad on it instead of having any knobs and buttons.... how is the driver supposed to be able to use the ipad? with the buttons you can just feel your way around to the correct one to turn the ac on/off or skip a song or whatever but with an ipad??? come on. we also rented a car with cruise control and my dad drove and he's a really good driver but the cruise control did actually make him less attentive especially once he got tired. there were a couple of points where he would just fully start checking something on the ridiculous ipad display the car had because the car was handling the cruising.

Surprised you didn't touch more on how car dependancy has shaped western society around the automobile, over preferable alternatives like robust transit networks, better walkability, and cycling.

A video on subscriptions would be super interesting and helpful! Thanks for all your hard work to provide information that helps us be more conscious and responsible citizens of the world

Well done on the video. This is a topic that really grinds my gears and imo you summed up the main points really well. 👍🏻 It’s just that soon all that one will do is subscribe to “whatever as a service” and gone is the knowledge about that thing (e.g. maintenance of a car). This is dangerous in my opinion as it creates a dependency on these services. What happens if that service is unavailable for some reason?

And now you’ve fallen into the rabbit hole of the lack of laws in place that prevent companies from making their technology repairable for “security” and “copyright” so that they can make repairs expensive so that they can make money. It’s legal and we have to change that.

Hi from Europe, we have a LOT of manual transmission here.

@rtmpgt

26 күн бұрын

Same for Australia. We love 'em.

@staleofte3309

22 күн бұрын

But they are going away here also.