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Wanderlust988

(703 posts)
10. Ok, hear me out on this one folks...
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 08:33 AM
5 hrs ago

Cars are shitty nowadays. Engines are failing early at higher number, even the mighty Toyota and Honda are having cars will failing engines. The reason? Plastic or aluminum parts which can't handle stress well. The reason? To meet strict gas economy rules. They are doing everything they can to reduce weight and it's killing quality. Nearly all car makers had better quality cars in the prior decades. This is the reason why.

Cars don't really burn gas like they did in the 70's or 80's. I'm personally ok with less stringent economy rules. You can proceed to yell...

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