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0 pointsalextheparrot5y ago0 comments

A salvage title doesn't necessarily mean the car is junk, though. The fact that you can revive a salvage title clearly shows this. A lot of the cars my family has driven were revived by my father, it is economical and more sustainable in my opinion.

I personally don't support any attempts by auto makers to make cars more disposable.

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busterarm5y ago· 2 in thread

I'm keeping a 33 year old vehicle alive and it's still a joy to drive.

My other car is newer but still with low mileage and in excellent condition.

It's not really that hard, but so much has been done deliberately to make it more difficult. I'm finding older vehicles more and more desirable than newer ones.

mkhpalm5y ago

I've never understood how tesla doesn't get subjected to a very expensive recall to retrofit their vehicles with an OBDII port that actually works. Bare minimum it should have to provide the subset of PIDs that are applicable to it. Odometer, time since start, voltages, throttle position, battery pack remain life, etc.

busterarm5y ago

Legislators, lobbyists and car manufacturers are working hard together to obsolete and replace OBDII with something that is completely locked away from consumers and independent mechanics forever.

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justapassenger5y ago

Culture of throw-away cars that Tesla is promoting is extremely at odds with their environmental message.

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