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motosandguns t1_iu1d1s0 wrote

“In other news, there has been a large increase in the price of used gas powered vehicles.”

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The_Yarichin_Bitch t1_iu1gxto wrote

As if there wasn't already with the chip shortage, right? I'm a biologist so I want change, but they need to have the new tech worked out first 🥴🥴🥴

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Agent_Angelo_Pappas t1_iu1m4z6 wrote

The fastest way to work it out is to force the market’s hand. That’s how you get legions of engineers thrown at problems with the resources and support to push solutions over the goal line, you give companies no fucking choice

And yeah, it’s going to be expensive. No one suggested fixing centuries of climate damage wouldn’t be. People need to get used to making due with less

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mr_schmunkels t1_iu233m2 wrote

Internal combustion engine vehicles require those chips as well

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razorirr t1_iu47vc8 wrote

Its worse, ICE cars refuse to get off tech from 20 years ago, and the fab plants refuse to build stuff that cant be repurposed. Intel told ford they would make them all the chips in the world a couple years ago if they ditched 45nm for current single digit nm tech. Ford instead decided "Fuck it, I'm going to get in the chip foundry business"

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dynorphin t1_iu25x2m wrote

I'm half serious when I say I'm thinking of dumping my 401k into low mileage, manual transmission vehicles and storing them in the desert somewhere. Some of these they stopped making already and the prices have rocketed up (a fj cruiser that sold for 40k new in 2014 just sold for 108k last month) others this might be the last year that you'll be able to buy some of these, they aren't gonna be selling v8 manual mustangs forever, the last m3 manual is guaranteed to be a classic in the future, the Cadillac blackwing is a beast of a car for the value now but I don't think they'll be as sought after, you already can't get a manual Vette, I think manual miatas are a good bet though and civic si's

With manual transmissions disappearing in America, and the future looking a lot more electric, and hybrid motors in twenty to thirty years all the millennials retiring with money are gonna be looking for mint versions of these cars that remember wanting in high school but not being able to afford as weekend toys.

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