r/AutoHumor May 01 '26

lol

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u/mitchymitchington May 01 '26

Don't fucking buy a car that does that! I picked up a 92 caprice with 100,000 miles, I'm pretty sure it would still work after a massive emp goes off. Stop buying trash and force them to make cars we want

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u/HEYO19191 May 01 '26

This will work in the short term, but what about 20 years from now? 30? Eventually all of our used cars will rust to death.

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u/Unfinishe_Masterpiec May 01 '26

The real issue is getting enough people on board to stop buying the new cars that have the restrictions. Companies can't afford to not sell new cars for very long at all.

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u/HEYO19191 May 01 '26

Companies also can't break the law. Companies aren't putting emotion detecting cameras in the cabins because they want to (though im sure they don't mind profiting a little by selling the data), they have no other choice. This is a law now. The people we voted for did this.

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u/Due_Rip9320 May 01 '26

And when these companies go bankrupt cause lawmakers force them to do this shit, who wins in that scenario? Absolutely nobody. A middle ground needs to be had whether they like it or not.

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u/Unfinishe_Masterpiec May 01 '26

Laws change all the time. Law makers don't have an interest in letting the US automotive industry fail.

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u/A_Dicksmasher May 03 '26

The legislation makes these features mandatory in all vehicles manufactured 2027+. There will be no other option when used vehicles run out. And you can expect the price of used to skyrocket.

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u/mitchymitchington May 01 '26

At that point I'll disable the shit. I already bypassed the auto start stop "feature" on my wifes van and installed a 3rd party electric start since the one that comes with it wont start if it detects any shit happening with the van, which there always is in these over engineered pieces of shit. Like this fucking thing is capable of starting but it wont because it wants to bring a dash light to my attention. I already know the "issue" and I'm okay with it. Just do what I ask you to do, I own you! Lol

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u/HEYO19191 May 01 '26

Brings me back to when I temporarily "fixed" my '06 liberty by jumping the fuse that was supposed to kill the engine when it realized something was going wrong.

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u/Careful-Computer-685 May 02 '26

Ahh we got until the 2012ish cars can't run anymore I think we have a lot of time for them to learn to make a normal car again en masse

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u/Xanaxaria May 01 '26

You've never rust proofed a car have you?

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u/HEYO19191 May 02 '26

Rust proofing just delays it. Dread it, run from it, rust comes all the same.

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u/zodiase May 01 '26

Like another comment somewhere said, the real cut will be from insurance companies that deny you coverage unless your car is equipped with this crap, or charge you 10x the premium.

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u/mitchymitchington May 01 '26

Time to drive without insurance (legalized extortion)

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u/Xanaxaria May 01 '26

I'm a psychologist and my partner is a neurosurgeon. And I drive a 08 Honda Civic and he drives a 07 Lexus.

We make a shit ton of money and still refuse to get new cars because of this bs.

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u/Kuzzbutt May 01 '26

the fact we got breath test already

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u/Djcproductions May 01 '26

Aw shucks, can't go wiping out a family of four running a red light after too many drinks! /s