Thread 28477286

now that a general motors powertrain engineer confirmed rental-spec theory. where does the white man send his sheckles for fun and reliable transportation?

>>28477286 (OP)
my friend listen to this
https://vocaroo.com/1iCGcXhXhHEg
and you will know

>>28477286 (OP)
>rental-spec theory

the what now?

>>28477286 (OP)
what fucking schizo rambling is this?

assplayn yourself or get out

>>28477286 (OP)
>rental-spec theory
I need a qrd

Why did OP censor The Car Guy's channel? What did he mean by this?

>>28477388
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>>28477398
Basically an engineer explained how GM aggressively pushes engineers to make things cheaper and worse
They do the math of figure out if a class action lawsuit or recalls would still be cheaper than making a proper part.
It's nothing new GM's been doing that since the 1980s.

>>28477528
Only underage are shocked by this...

>>28477528
>figure out if a class action lawsuit or recalls would still be cheaper than making a proper part.
Yeah is that surprising to anyone? If you want something built for generations then go buy a rolls/Bentley partnership era car

>>28477528
Yes, every cuntpany has figgered out that it's cheaper to lose a couple lawsuits here and there vs doing it right from the get-go.

Ford does this too. Just look at their record-setting recalls recently.

No way...
>Inb4 "NONONO YOU NEED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL 10K ON TOP OF DEALER MARKUPS ON TOP OF A TARTED UP GT FOR A """"TRACK PACKAGE"""""

>>28477528
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>>28477617
Japanese manufacturers strictly abide by Bushido and would never even entertain the thought of lowering their product quality to save money

>>28477688
>Bushido
This

>>28477688
Uhh the current gen ES don't even come with leather anymore and the twin turbo v6 they're throwing into their flagship Lexus vehicles is an unreliable turd.

>>28477678
the gt350 is a whole different engine, suspension, and brake package compared to the GT, even the GT has a 'track package' for itself

>>28477719
The truck engine is unreliable. The Lexus cars use the same engine but it doesn't fall apart for them.

>>28477774
Ummm

>Affected Vehicles: 2022-2023 Toyota Tundra (gas-only models) and Lexus LX 600 SUVs.

>>28477528
Known since the 60s. Unsafe at Any Speed

>>28477745
For 2026 Ford literally removed the standard front floormats from all Mustangs, now they make you pay for them as an option. They removed all kinds of other things too, like Premium trims no longer include leather seats, or the door lights, etc.

It's becoming more and more ridiculous of a money grab, and their quality is getting worse and worse.

Old cars are gone and new cars are all trash.

WTF is a young car enthusiast supposed to do? There is no winning, this hobby is dead. China will prevail and we will all be braindead blobs watching iPad screens being shuttled around like Wall-E

>>28477286 (OP)
There are none now. Toyota has no V8 pickups now and their quality has turned to shit as well. Nissan had some promise but they gave up.

>>28478472
goyota V8 pickups weren't fun THOUGH

>>28477688
>integrates the turbo housings in your path

>>28478091
Shit, you can go even more pop culture than that. This was a minor plot point in Fight Club.

>>28477688
nah. They turned the most reliable truck on the market into one that has catastrophic engine failures because of cost cutting.

>>28477688
But they've been infected by the Americans and French.

>>28478141
>WTF is a young car enthusiast supposed to do? There is no winning, this hobby is dead.
You small engine maxx. Be it a gy6, Grom, cg250, whatever. Jews don't want you having anything so you have to find something in protest. Small engines make great hobby toys.

>>28477688
Toyota did the same as american companies when it came to the Corolla and corona in the late 60s and early 70s. They wouldn't fix their fuel system from combusting on impact in a similar manner to the pinto which also wouldn't get fixed unless the lawsuit costs were higher than the cost of a better system or fixing them.
Unfortunately this is common practice of every operation within the US and japan. Honda has a similar situation only 8 years ago with their brake assist systems.

>>28477528
LINK THE MOTHERFUCKING VIDEO YOU SUBHUMAN NIGGER APE. HOLY SHIT THIS PLACE GETS MORE LAZY AND MORE MENTALLY FUCKING RETARDED BY THE DAY. HERE YOU GO, LAZY FAGGOT NIGGER RETARD -- I'M DOING YOUR WORK FOR YOU, DON'T MIND ME.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6usAiENgfw

>>28477528
First time watching Fight Club, you underage b&?

>>28478141
It’s the Porsche model applied to the Mustang brand

>>28477688
bro that's literally what made them competetive with usdm in the first place you motherfucking ape, look at the shit they were shoveling at us in the 1968-1983, most of it was fucking complete shitboxes that rotted because their metal is garbage and their rust prevention is non existant.
they had a few good models but they were usually stripper models of cars they didn't export.

>>28477286 (OP)
It's not really rental-spec theory, it's disposa-trash theory

Everything is made to be "upgraded" constantly every year or three. Phones, laptops, sweatshop clothes, etc. Cars are no different, especially now that they're basically consumer electronics with all their iPad screens and EV bullshit.

The future is being a slave to monthly payments and paying $1,000+ a month to lease a slow egg EV with augmented reality screens constantly playing ads in your face (because you didn't upgrade to the ad-free Luxxe tier) and will catch on fire the moment the warranty expires at 20,000 miles

Time to upgrade to the next GM iCar 16 ProMax Xtreme Edition!

>>28477528
This is the mindset that caused them to not use a quality barrel and so airbags didn't go off.

>>28478608
If you link the video you're a shill. If you have been typing the correct into Google YouTube over the years you would know
. You're not a knower..look at you caps locking like a bitch, wrenchlet
.

>>28477528
Figure out a way to write a law so that a serious enough issue/recall results in something like
>mandatory 10% of market cap penalty paid to victims, valid over the entire lifetime of every affected vehicle sold (so if you are affected 20 years later you are still eligible)
>Automatic forced buyback by the mfg if the customer desires for 100% of the purchase price including any interest paid to date (maybe will also help deter today's full retard pricing and dealer markup rape)
>Codify enshitifcation and excessive planned obsolescence (a wheel bearing not made to last 1.5 million miles is fine, one made to last the warranty period +1 mile is not) as fraud, then send all bean counters and managers involved to jail for fraud (and up to negligent homicide, if bad enough) if with the number of counts being the number of affected vehicles sold

>>28479340
Consoomerismand keeping up with the jonses let this happen
>Zomg I have to buy the current thing or else I look poor!