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   Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:07:54 JST Xeon²
   went for a drive yesterday and had to cross into the middle of the road because some dipshit had parallel parked a dodge ram that doesn't fit into a standard australian parking spot
   
   the standard is based on the size of a 70s muscle car.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:07:49 JST djsumdog

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     • Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans:

     If you put a Dodge Ram in front of a Commodore or other Ute, would it really be that much bigger? They look bigger because they have a walled bed instead of a flat bed.

     But I agree on the "American rejects," part. Dodge (and Jeep, which is owned by Dodge) are unreliable pieces of shit. Also they'd be smaller if it wasn't for the US CAFE standards. You literally can't buy smaller 90s-style trucks here (even though there's a demand for them) because they don't fit environmental standards 😖

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     Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:07:50 JST Xeon²

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     @ezio the worst part is that suburbanites love them, they're very good for running over gang members, which is a real problem over here (it is not)
     you never see any of these obscenely huge cars with any dirt on them.
     
     meanwhile people that actually use utes as utes are moving heaven and earth to keep c.2000 japanese utes running and road-legal because everything newer is too big to be usable for any actual work
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     Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:07:51 JST Xeon²

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     @ezio well, as the second-last country without emissions regulations for new cars, they're dumping all the american rejects here
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     Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans: (ezio@akko.wtf)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:07:51 JST Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans:

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     @izaya >american rejects
     
     this sort of implies theyd be even larger then what we have and that is worrying
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     Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans: (ezio@akko.wtf)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:07:52 JST Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans:

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     @izaya how did such a large car even end up over there wtf
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:25:19 JST djsumdog

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     What kind of Dodge? I was looking at Gladiators before I got a Tacoma. I did like them, but they were like $10k more on average and I heard a lot about reliability issues .... but they do have the rubber ducky thing going on 🦆
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     EllisDee (ellisdee@wolfgirl.bar)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:25:20 JST EllisDee

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     @djsumdog @ezio @izaya My truck has been nothing but dependable and its a Doge
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     EllisDee (ellisdee@wolfgirl.bar)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:32:48 JST EllisDee

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     @djsumdog @ezio @izaya I got an 05 Ram 1500
     I forget that dodge sells weird rebranded Fiats in the rest of the world
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:32:48 JST djsumdog

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     I feel like stuff from that era is just going to be better in general. I have an 06 WRX as my 2nd vehicle. I thought about selling it and buying a newer WRX, but all the current ones have permanent cell modem tracking and most have switched out mechanical all-wheel-drive for electronic traction control 🤮 .. so I just fixed it up instead and plan on keeping it forever.

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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:53:47 JST djsumdog

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     I don't think it has to do with fuel efficiency. It's just easier for the ECU to clamp down on one break caliper using the existing ABS sensor, versus having an actual mechanical limited slipping mechanism.
     
     It gets a bit confusing with the Subraus, but it seems like they started moving away from mechanical stuff around 2008?
     
     https://www.clubwrx.net/threads/does-the-wrx-have-a-limited-slip-differential.134360164/
     
     I had an Audi that was all wheel drive, but it had traction control. It felt different on really hard turns and you'd see the traction control light turn on.
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     Parus Major (parusmajor@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 10:53:48 JST Parus Major

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     @djsumdog @ezio @izaya @EllisDee Subaru is moving away from their mechanical symmetric all wheel drive!? That's honestly their main selling point. Sure, it makes them a little less fuel efficient, but if you frequent outback gravel/dirt roads or snow where's no real competition.
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     Parus Major (parusmajor@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 14:18:33 JST Parus Major

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     @djsumdog @EllisDee @ezio @izaya
     I find the computerisation of cars frustrating because there is a world of difference between "modern ECU which has a lot of desirable safety features & makes engine diagnostics easy" vs "modern ECU which will put your car into limp mode for no apparent reason and you need propriety OBD2 terminal from the manufacturer to diagnose anything". Oh, and lets not forget "my car has an iPad in the middle that controls everything and sells my information to insurance companies".
     
     I'm glad things like OpenPilot by comma.ai exist, but that doesn't solve the absolute privacy invasive hell that the modern car is.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 14:18:33 JST djsumdog

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     My Tacoma is a 2018, the very last year you could get them with the permanent cell modem in them. There are aftermarket harnesses you can get to bypass them, or some people just connect resistors to the antenna ports ...but yea, it's a serious issue.

     GM sells your driving data to LexusNexus and insurance companies have used that to drop coverage. Toyota doesn't sell your data, but they are using it to deny warranty claims on the current Supras (at least three have caught on fire and fully burned down) claiming they detected times when the driver exceeded 85mph for an extended amount of time (it's a fucking turbo charged sports car!). No other Supra generation just randomly had brand new cars burn to the frame and they're using tracking data to cover up a massive engine defect.

     I hate almost all modern vehicles I'm keeping both of my current ones until I can't find parts for them.

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     Parus Major (parusmajor@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 14:18:34 JST Parus Major

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     • Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans:
     @djsumdog @ezio @izaya @EllisDee Ah, you're talking about a mechanical LSD vs the more modern computer controlled traction control. I'm certainly in favour of cars that aren't overly computerised, but modern traction control can get you out of situations that a fully mechanical AWD with LSD can't.
     
     I thought you were saying that Subaru was going down the same route as almost every other manufacturer (that makes AWDs).
     Most other AWDs are actually 2WDs until they detect a loss of traction and then they engage the other two wheels. It's better for fuel efficiency and reduces maintenance (every >300,000km Subaru that my family has owned has developed a diff issue), but they just aren't good to drive on dirt tracks.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 14:27:06 JST djsumdog

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     • Palm Top Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans:
     You joke, but my old college roommate has one. The transmission is shot, so he tows it to festivals for his wife's flower shop (they load it with merch; not sure if the novelty helps sell stuff, but it's cute). I've also seen at least two other Japanese mini-trucks driving around my town.
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     『VRISKA』 (vriska@lizards.live)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 14:27:07 JST 『VRISKA』

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     @djsumdog @ezio @parusmajor @izaya @EllisDee this is why I drive a 1996 Honda ACTY kei truck