YohannonSep 14, 2023

I grew up working on cars with the stepfather. I fixed headlights and taillights a LOT.

This is NUTS. How the hell could anyone buy a truck (a vehicle I would've expected to be more robust) that could be this freaking delicate??

And the real problem after Ford's crappy design decisions is the customer thinking 5600+ US$ is a reasonable repair cost for dead taillights. 😬 🀯 😑

(BTW the first 5 minutes is all you need to hear)

#FordSucks #BadCar #LemonByDesign

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/09/when-tail-lights-lose-touch-with-reality/

When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality

To study the history of the automobile is to also be a student of technological progress β€” as with each decade’s models come new innovations to make them better handling, more corrosion…

Hackaday
Show threadC.Jun 5, 2023

@msquebanh

Note that reviews of Vinfast's new vehicle were truly awful. Pretty much universally panned, with huge deficits in quality control.
https://jalopnik.com/everyone-agrees-the-vinfast-vf8-is-very-very-bad-1850432490

You probably don't want one. Wait a few years for their next model, and maybe they'll have upped their quality game by then.

#car #terrible #quality #BadCar

Critics Agree: The VinFast VF8 Is Very, Very Bad

From flaky turn signals to broken ADAS features and a suspension that induces nausea, critics are not impressed with VinFast's first electric SUV for America.

Jalopnik