Yup, which adds yet another variable undercutting predictable durability and reliability.
Again, I don't want to pile on the person--I absolutely get and appreciate the sentiment of spending a ton of money and expecting it to last for a while. I just think we're well beyond that with modern cars.
I think commercial aircraft misses the mark because of the intended purposes of both. Commercial aircraft are intended and built for X amount of hours (airframe or otherwise) with specific usages. They are built so well (ignoring some recent history, of course) that there's a predictable...
I gotta be frank, I think there is a better chance of me being the mayor of Mons Olympus, Mars than the loose comparison you just posited being remotely applicable to a brand new, first MY mass production vehicle.
Vacuum tubes are robust. There’s a reason why many electronics folks swear by...
Oh yeah, but those adaptations take time with any new model and platform (to the extent the Ranger stuff doesn’t bleed over).
My greater point is that I think banking on that adaptability and banking on the long term reliability of a brand new vehicle in its first model year assumes a ton of...
The C4 is an abacus compared to cars now.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not flat out saying it can’t happen—I just would never bet on it given the significant advancements in even the last 15 years or so.
Given all the tech, computers, and complicated systems, I'd be a bit surprised if many mass production cars make 20 years. Love the optimism though lol.
As an update to my own thread:
I don't think it alone was the final dealbreaker, but it was a big part of it.
I'll hang around and see how the rollout happens and see what's in store the closer we get to trucks on the street and the trail, but for now, I wanted a touch less compromise in...
Hopefully that remains consistent! Wouldn't be the first time in the past 2 weeks that something on the website said one thing and reality was different.