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Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by toasty228 »

BiteCode_dev wrote: post #222
tiagod wrote: post #209

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Isn't the social credit system mostly a credit score, similar to the one implemented in the United States? As someone living in a European country without such a thing, I also find that one pretty dystopian. About the data sending, wasn't there a quite recent incident where an American car manufacturer was leaking the real-time position of all their clients' vehicles? Aren't US telecoms selling position data of their…

No, the social credit system can restrict your basic freedom, including the freedom of moving, without a judge being involved. The fact you are casually talking about it is infuriating. It's like taking about the yellow star and stay "isn't it like the pins in the US".

Nothing can restrict your basic freedom in the US though, right? lmao

American believing in the most base propaganda regurgitated by their government for the last 50 years is the funniest shit ever. You're implementing the same thing at home right now, not even secretly, and there is not a single protest, nothing...

If americans were 25% as critical with themselves as they are with China... Flock cameras, Palantir, 48 hours ago, one of trump's best friend:

> Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on"

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by hvb2 »

rithdmc wrote: post #228
mesrik wrote: post #219

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How so, not last a decade? I had AEG Lavamat 1055 about 35 years (from 1982), worked well without hitch. It was quite small, top loading model etc. Fast spin-dry w/ variomatic (shaking also while spinning). Laundry out of it was quite dry already. Then 2017 building plumbing had to be redone and gave reason to remake bathroom completely and replacing old equipment. I would have bought Miele model but it didn't fit re…

Be thankful you didn't buy Beko. I had a horrible uphill battle trying to get them to honour a 2 year warranty in Ireland after about a years usage. After they finally engaged with the warranty, they had someone come out to 'fix' it once every couple weeks until I gave up and just bought a different brand washer/dryer. I'm now sworn off Beko, and will happily tell everyone I can about my terrible service :)

That's also a bit 'you get what you pay for'? Especially with large electronics/cars typically it pays off to go for the more expensive ones. Miele here as well and well past a decade

And there are still parts too

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by toasty228 »

pepperoni_pizza wrote: post #205
veza wrote: post #200

Oh, I love the 2 sides of HN... Here everybody's ready to buy a BYD and even move to China, due to the sheer quality of the product (for the money) and the integrity of the people, totally forgetting about the 'social credit system' and the data that these cars might be sending or being exposed to having the car remotely disabled. Not to mention the repairability... Just a few days ago there was a popular post taking…

It would be naive to think HN is not immune to influence operations. The people singing praises to China are not necessarily people.

lol, every single american repeating "ChInA bAd" on every single thread mentioning china like automatons, while not being able to locate it on a map or name three living Chinese people", and having the audacity to talk about being under "influence"... the irony

China's living rent free in your collective mind for 50+ years while they just chug along and slowly catches and surpasses you in most aspects.

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by hvb2 »

tecleandor wrote: post #217
hvb2 wrote: post #143

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Cars only show if they're well made after like a decade? These are not washing machines or something. Sadly that's also why it's hard to buy a new car, you only know what's a quality car years down the line. First impression matters though.

> Cars only show if they're well made after like a decade? Unless you have a wet belt in your Puretech engine that will blow up in 5-8 years... Mechanics and enthusiasts around here (Spain) call this engines "pudretech" (rot-tech)...

So in the first 5 years, no reason not to buy it. Basically proving the point I was making

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by pjc50 »

monegator wrote: post #216
King-Aaron wrote: post #90

I've got a friend whos a master tech/trainer with our state automotive body, and is HV certified etc for dealing with these cars. He's currently got a BYD Shark strewn across his workshop for an autopsy. I have to say I'm super impressed with how heavy duty everything is. The control arms, subframes, etc all look good and don't fit the 'chinese car bad' narrative you always hear. The powertrain components all look to…

And they have really good designs (after all, they are taking inspiration from the most succesful european cars. I saw the station wagon the other day, it's amazing. the octavia EV as it should be.) The problem is always going to be: what's going to happen in 10 years, or whatever, after warranty expires? The problem with vertical integration is for the customer, and it's repairs: traditional manufacturing is more ex…

I think we're going to have to accept that the EV market and technology is moving fast enough that cars behave a lot more like smartphones, or buying a computer in the 90s: one that's ten years old is going to look ridiculously dated even if it's still working fine. It's not unreasonable to estimate than in 10 years the average range will be 50% more or even double current range.

I've got a leased one on order as a result. Let someone else eat the depreciation.

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by pjc50 »

Theodores wrote: post #233
UncleOxidant wrote: post #116

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My grandfather in the 1970s used to complain about crappy Japanese tools. By the 1980s they were world-class. Same is happening with Chinese manufacturing.

My great-grandfather used to complain about crappy German tools. My great-great-grandfather used to complain about crappy Scottish tools. He was English. I am not sure you can buy as much as a paperclip made in England now. Has to be said that nobody on this side of the pond ever complained about the quality of American Snap On tools though, just so long as the boss was paying for them.

Some of the old Sheffield toolmakers are still going: https://www.crownhandtools.ltd.uk/

The UK has mostly moved up the value chain. We make satellites and turbines now.

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by tw1984 »

UltraSane wrote: post #235
roncesvalles wrote: post #167

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>they will do what they are told and they are usually told “make this as cheap as possible” by whoever is paying the bills It's more complicated than this. Historically, Chinese manufacturing has been notorious for quietly undermining the quality of the product to improve their margins over time, in a way that the commissioning brand doesn't notice. If a Chinese manufacturer quotes you a price too good to be true, th…

The most infamous example of this is hip implants made in China that had to be recalled due to being made wrong. This is also why Chinese structural steel is rarely used in North America and Europe.

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Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by vitaflo »

emodendroket wrote: post #113
King-Aaron wrote: post #90

I've got a friend whos a master tech/trainer with our state automotive body, and is HV certified etc for dealing with these cars. He's currently got a BYD Shark strewn across his workshop for an autopsy. I have to say I'm super impressed with how heavy duty everything is. The control arms, subframes, etc all look good and don't fit the 'chinese car bad' narrative you always hear. The powertrain components all look to…

People talking about Chinese manufacturing all being junk are completely stuck in the past.

I’ve seen people say stuff made in china is junk while holding their iPhone. People say the dumbest things.

Re: CT scans of BYD car parts

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Post by mesrik »

hvb2 wrote: post #252
rithdmc wrote: post #228

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be thankful you didn't buy Beko. I had a horrible uphill battle trying to get them to honour a 2 year warranty in Ireland after about a years usage. After they finally engaged with the warranty, they had someone come out to 'fix' it once every couple weeks until I gave up and just bought a different brand washer/dryer. I'm now sworn off Beko, and will happily tell everyone I can about my terrible service :)

That's also a bit 'you get what you pay for'? Especially with large electronics/cars typically it pays off to go for the more expensive ones. Miele here as well and well past a decade And there are still parts too

Miele makes darn reliable appliances, I've had two Miele vacuum cleaners from -88 and still both work fine. Used weekly, one at home and when I sold summer cottage to my brother & his wife I gave one to them, they still use it there.

All parts still available and when I bought new hose few years ago from service I asked if they still are willing to fix it if it went broke answer was. Sure absolutely, just bring it here and we make it work again. I've just bought once new floor nozzle that was worn out and that hose because it grew leaky from ends. Third party dust bags are available and very cheap.

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