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Re: Used cars retain designs and features more coveted than their replacements

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Post by punishedmagnus » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 3:22 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #5

Supermancho wrote: post #4

If you had to buy a clothes washer recently, top load is better than side load, agitator is better than no agitator, analog buttons or dial is a plus, et al. Old is better than new. The rude design choices have compounded. Nobody needs an app to know what cycle their washer is at. Anyone using a washer, listens for it. When your display goes out, all the functionality is gone. It's just mind boggling. The 2024 Hyunda…

> Anyone using a washer, listens for it I hate laundry. I still have no idea how to do it; I referred to detergent as laundry sauce a few years ago after forgetting the word. (Thank you, subconscious of mine.) The new machines with screens are a nuisance. Apparently to you, somebody competent. But also to those of us for whom listening to one’s washing machine sounds like advice from a laundry Lorax.

What the hell are you talking about about? It's not complicated you dork, you put in clothes, select a wash size, pick the right temp (hot for whites, med for lights, cold for darks/special care) put in soap (and oxyclean if you're feeling fancy) and push the button. It's takes like 45 minutes and you throw the shit into the dryer.

The hardest part is folding the goddamn fitted sheets and matching up the socks at the end. If this is too complicated for you I recommend taking a technology fast for a week. Freaking bugmen.

Re: Used cars retain designs and features more coveted than their replacements

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Post by xhkkffbf » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 9:27 PM UTC

pornel wrote: post #100

xhkkffbf wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you realize that at least half of the bike accidents don't involve cars? Getting rid of the cars won't get rid of the dangers of the two wheeled, unstable machines that frequently toss the riders when the brakes lock. https://discerningcyclist.com/bicycle-accident-statistics/

Page 18 of that report shows 80% of injuries are from cars/trucks/motorcycles. People can still faceplant badly, but getting rid of cars will avoid the vast majority of fatal crashes.

I'm not sure where you're getting this. This link doesn't have pages and it gathers information from a variety of sources.

The top of the report clearly says, "50% of crashes are a single bicycle accident (HOPE)" and "21% of crashes are a bicycle-bicycle crash (HOPE)". Is it possible that only 29% involve cars?

Re: Used cars retain designs and features more coveted than their replacements

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Post by klondike_klive » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 10:11 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #96

klondike_klive wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I want a boiled egg, chances are I want it soft-boiled (runny yolk but cooked white) which is the custom here in the UK. (As children we are given a softboiled egg in an egg-cup along with rectangles of toast called "soldiers" to dip in the yolk. I guess it's an Edwardian thing, redolent of Nannies and Nurseries.) In all my 50 years I still cannot reliably produce a softboiled egg, regardless of the method. Do I b…

> Do I bring the water to the boil with the eggs already in the pan, then count from when it reaches the boil? Safest, most fool-proof method: bring the water to a boil, kill the heat, gently lower the eggs into the water and cover. Remove at your preferred time and transfer to an ice bath. Water boils at a consistently precise temperature (at a given altitude). If you're cooking indoors, you probably also have a som…

Thanks for these suggestions!

Re: Used cars retain designs and features more coveted than their replacements

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 2:41 PM UTC

pornel wrote: post #100

xhkkffbf wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you realize that at least half of the bike accidents don't involve cars? Getting rid of the cars won't get rid of the dangers of the two wheeled, unstable machines that frequently toss the riders when the brakes lock. https://discerningcyclist.com/bicycle-accident-statistics/

Page 18 of that report shows 80% of injuries are from cars/trucks/motorcycles. People can still faceplant badly, but getting rid of cars will avoid the vast majority of fatal crashes.

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Re: Used cars retain designs and features more coveted than their replacements

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Post by jjk166 » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 2:55 PM UTC

codedokode wrote: post #15

Panzer04 wrote: post #7

Are these really the problem? I feel like new cars are obscenely expensive right now. Even a basic car can easily run you 30-40k, the same thing a few years used will be The difference between a brand new car and a 10 year old car is almost nil in terms of featureset nowadays (if anything, you get more because you can buy a higher end older model for less), every car has all the basics. Cars just got so good over the…

Why there are no $3k-$4k cars? I am sure most people need cheaper cars, not electric cars, or AI cars, or cars with mobile app and telemetry. Those are toys for the rich.

$3000 for a 2000lb car is $1.50 per pound on average after manufacturing, retail. That's absurd. Raw aluminum is nearly that price.

The cost of raw materials alone for a typical US car are over $4000 before any labor has gone into it.

The only way you're gonna get a $3000 car is if everyone involved with the production from the mine to the dealership is working for pennies.