No one knows the long term reliability of what American cars either, but they start at $50,000 now, so I would be happy to roll the dice on an $18,000 new car
We do know the reliability of american cars though. We dont buy american cars any longer on our extended family.
Interference engine paired with a timing belt that touches oil so they can blame you for “not doing maintenance” when it snaps and implodes the drivetrain? GTFO.
My point was that american companies have in the past on purpose designed cars, washing machines, etc. to fail so you need to buy another one in some years. Both EVs and ICE cars at ford, GM, etc. adhere to the same leadership and company goals regardless of how they spin it.
Ford was known for letting a failed known design flaw kill people in the past since they ran the numbers and it was cheaper to battle people in court (a topic in ethics classes). Once the trust is gone, it’s hard to get it back.
No one knows the long term reliability of what American cars either, but they start at $50,000 now, so I would be happy to roll the dice on an $18,000 new car
We do know the reliability of american cars though. We dont buy american cars any longer on our extended family.
Interference engine paired with a timing belt that touches oil so they can blame you for “not doing maintenance” when it snaps and implodes the drivetrain? GTFO.
I don’t think EVs have any of those things
My point was that american companies have in the past on purpose designed cars, washing machines, etc. to fail so you need to buy another one in some years. Both EVs and ICE cars at ford, GM, etc. adhere to the same leadership and company goals regardless of how they spin it.
Ford was known for letting a failed known design flaw kill people in the past since they ran the numbers and it was cheaper to battle people in court (a topic in ethics classes). Once the trust is gone, it’s hard to get it back.