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[–] [email protected] 68 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Porsche just recalled every Taycan as well for a brake hose that can leak.

Tesla, Ford and Porshe all back to back.

Someone, university or something looked into this once, and found that something like 70% of the time recalls happen in groups like this as OEMs wait for others to announce their recalls first as they take the bigger stock /media hit. Then anyone else who had one but hadn't announced it yet jumps in and doesn't suffer as much.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Seems like it works because I haven’t seen a post about Porsche. I just learnt about it from your comment.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ya, that's how it goes.

Here it is

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/msom.2020.0937

It says on average 7.6 following recalls get announced, so we might get a few more!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Add Honda CRV fuel pumps to that. Can cause the engine to just shut off at any time. And Honda won't even have the parts available until the fall unless you are currently experiencing issues related to the fuel pump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I wonder how long they can "hold onto" a recall like this while waiting for others to announce one first.

Is it just like, oh there's so much paperwork so we have a 6 month window, and it doesn't even matter since the parts aren't available until the fall anyway?

There should probably be better rules on holding info back.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Probly need to make em longer.

That'll probably fix it.

Yyyep.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

*waggling finger guns at ya, bruther.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

They'll just flash the computer to default to be 4th gear upon signal loss instead of 1st gear. Danger problem averted. Cost is only 30 minutes of labor.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Gotta love how corporations can just put dangerous deathmobiles on the street and just pull a "oopsie daisy" when people start complaining

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I hate the car industry so much. Oh no you can't put on a muffler on your car, it's too loud.

Except obviously when you can afford a Lamborghini, because rich people can be as loud as they want.

Uh no that that rear spoiler looks dangerous, that's not allowed.

But you can sell cars that just hop into 1st gear, that's a honest mistake

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Can't have pop up headlights or hood ornaments because they're dangerous to pedestrians.

But you can have a hood that's six feet tall because that's totally safe for pedestrians.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Ford stands for Fix It Again, Tony

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Finally Over Rut in Driveway.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Features OJ's and Ron's DNA.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

FUBAR'd Outta Research & Development

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ah, that would be Fiat ☺

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So, like teenagers learning to drive stick.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Eh, not really. The tricky part (which isn't even that tricky) of learning to drive stick is modulating the clutch, not somehow accidentally downshifting

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If you dont know the shifter well you can definitely put it in the wrong gear though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Maybe, if you're also driving an antique that doesn't have high-RPM lockouts to prevent overspeeding the engine. But even my old cars going back to the '90s have those.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

06 Subaru has no problem pulling a money shift, the reason you'll never accidentally hit first isn't because of lockouts but first not having a synchro. Now grabbing second from fifth on the highway, yea, that can happen

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm more worried about beating the transmission to death, but I didn't know about high rpm lockouts so thanks for sharing that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, the only thing that might be worth worrying about learning to drive stick is the clutch, and that's a wear item designed to be replaced anyway. (Not necessarily often or cheaply, but still, a wear item.)

Even then, unless somebody's truly hopeless, they'll figure it out well before putting on any noticeable excessive wear. (Source: I've taught at least five people to drive stick using my own cars, including myself, and haven't had to replace a clutch due to wear yet.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

To be fair nearly all my concerns about manuals are from stories others have told me. We have had two manual cars for maybe a decade now and haven't had a single bit of trouble with the transmissions or clutches.

I even taught myself to drive stick driving one of them home from the dealership. Plus I didnt become proficient at it for a bit of time after that.

I really prefer manuals at this point. Feels simpler.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

One of the first lessons from my instructor was to push the gear stick from the right with your palm for 1/2, top for 3/4, and left for anything else.

That way, there is less chance of shifting from one section to another. Useful when you car sometimes needs a downshift on the motorway, and 4th is adjacent to R.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

For me it was only a problem when I had to drive two cars:

A pickup with the shifter on the steering column (makes me sick thinking of it, horrible design)

A jeep with an absurd shifting handle which made the gears miles apart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I accidentally shifted from 4th to 1st instead of 3rd when I was first learning. Shit happens.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Going from the last gear to first by mistake is impressive

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

cash register rings

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Automatic transmissions for the L

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Who amongst us has never accidentally shifted into 1st instead of 3rd?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

*puts stone back in pocket*

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Can I have this dude's stone if they’re not using it?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Well that'll slow your roll.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Lol "well what do I know about shifting?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Found on road dead

Fix or repair daily

Failure of Research/Development

Fucker only runs downhill

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yo dawg, we heard you like engine braking so we gave you engine breaking in your engine braking!

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