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Old 08-11-2022, 10:38 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
True, but it also makes cars kind of boring (for me).

I don't know about BEVs costing the same as ICE automobiles in two years, but the future seems like we'll be driving around overpowered tablets in one form or another. Some want cars to be basically a subscription service.

There were a lot of cool cars back when I was a kid. None of the current grey CUV's and pickups that line every inch of every dealership appeal to me.

When I was a kid we had a 5 speed manual Ford Aerostar. Now that was cool IMO!

Sure, new cars a better. But I don't see what makes one different from another anymore.

There are electric cars with two speed automatics. I can only hope there'll be more reasons in the future to put transmissions in electric cars and that at least some of them will get manual transmissions.
I expect the direction we're headed is more toward the elimination of the personal vehicle. How much cheaper would an Uber be if it didn't have a driver? I expect within a decade or three, the only reason to own a car will be for entertainment purposes.
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