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Buying a new car has become unaffordable for a growing number of Americans. The auto industry is worried (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

There used to be a car like that, could get a manual and you could fix it yourself - on the rare occasion it needs work.

It was the 2014-2024 Mitsubishi Mirage, and the entire US made fun of it. That's what happens when someone makes a cheap, dependable, simple car in the US, people act like it's the worst vehicle ever made because you can see exposed screw heads when you open the door.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    That sounds freaking rad to me. I want an open source car standard so bad. Exposed screwheads, teardowns galore, commonly available parts.

    I'd even learn manual. I hear they're fun.

    The biggest con is we've been trained to see vehicles as fashion and status statements rather than their utility.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Sometimes a strange car will gain a sort of "cult" following, and that's when you sometimes end up with a situation like you describe, where parts are made by many different 3rd parties. I have an old Japanese 4x4 that was so awesome that Mopar had to team up with consumer reports and the government to kill it. It's 30+ years old and I can get parts for it as easily as I can an F150.

    Notable past and current examples of this include:

    Chevy Corvair

    Geo Metro

    Harley-davidson anything

    Jeep wrangler

    Suzuki Samurai

    Toyota Supra

    Edit: formatting are hard

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