• fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    And all of the petro cars accidents caused by failing vehicles, which is what these are replacing.

    I mean I’m sure 98% of these people would take a new car for the same price and maintenance schedule (not a subscription to a car…). I mean I would, despite also being a big fan of DIY and self reliance. That said they aren’t, so instead this option makes sense for people like us.

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      2 months ago

      I had a Kia Rio. They sent out a safety recall warning that an ABS leak could cause a short and it could catch fire (this is after the big problem of them being easy to steal).

      They’re was no fix at the time. The only advice on the recall was “avoid parking near structures” in case it set fire to buildings.

      Months later the fix was available: a smaller fuse that would blow before the short got hot enough to burn.