I’m debating whether I can get away with an ebike. Work is 25 miles away, which is a long time in the saddle (esp in winter), but a train cuts that to 10 miles in the saddle.
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RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The only way I’d buy one of these things is on a factory-delete custom order that removes the whole mess. You can still buy some fleet vehicles this way. The day I buy a car that has ads in its unremovable infotainment system will be a cold day in hell. I’ll build a fucking car before buying one with ads.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m well into considering the build a car avenue myself. Since new cars are all bullshit now, I’m seriously tempted to just remove the drivetrain from my truck when it finally conks out and stick a kit built aftermarket EV powertrain in it instead.
For reference, my truck is so dumb it has crank windows. I’d like to keep it that way.
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I have a pickup from the pre-infotainment era, and I’ve considered how long I’d be able to keep it. Buying an old vehicle from the south an doing a restore is so much more attractive than anything that has touchscreen controls for hvac, media, etc. All of that shit is a massive safety hazard and a huge pain in the ass to use. It’s all garbage. Give me knobs and buttons all day long.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
I have a 2015 Rav 4 that’s just on the cusp. It has built in GPS/Infotainment unit that has buttons, and needs to be updated by going to the Toyota website, downloading the software updates onto a USB, and then plugging the USB into the car’s port.
Honestly it’s the perfect level of tech for me. Sure the built-in maps are a bit outdated now, but I don’t need cellular service to navigate around, and I have infotainment and climate buttons on my steering wheel as well as the dashboard.
Praying it lasts another 10 years.
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My 2004 F150 rocks out, except for the mileage.
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I had to do a driving gig for work around last Halloween. The minivan i rented had a control console I’d expect to find on the starship Enterprise. It took me 10 minutes of YouTube to figure out how to turn off the damn parking brake. Fuck that shit.
GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’ve had this idea for awhile to make complete conversion kits for more popular/common vehicles.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Who knows it will spawn an industry of standardized EV chassis you can buy and 3D print shops for the custom body when regular car producers go too far with spying and nagging.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Cool idea, but probably not going to happen. The outer surface of the car is too important for efficiency and safety to let a product like this exist.