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Plenty of American cars with high quality, but that’s a very broad question. Economy? Luxury? Car, truck, SUV? Green or gas-chugging V8?
But if you want to be able to drop a 0-60 in 4.2s while having the ability to tow 8700lbs or haul 6 passengers, I stand behind my Durango SRT.
I will be honest with you. Buy Toyota. They do have plants in Canada and USA. Their engines and transmissions last forever at long as you do the proper maitenance.
GM has gone south over the last decade.
Ford unless you want a F series truck is not that great.
Toyota you can get a great 4 cylinder that is fantastic on mileage and have the vehicle for 300k miles easy with no issues ever from the engine or tranny.
Dodge is now owned by a Dutch parent.
Japanese make a better reliable car product than mighty USA.
I follow the scotty kilmer channel on youtube, its a great watch for car enthusiasts/weekend grease monkey types
I will be honest with you. Buy Toyota. They do have plants in Canada and USA. Their engines and transmissions last forever at long as you do the proper maitenance.
GM has gone south over the last decade.
Ford unless you want a F series truck is not that great.
Toyota you can get a great 4 cylinder that is fantastic on mileage and have the vehicle for 300k miles easy with no issues ever from the engine or tranny.
Dodge is now owned by a Dutch parent.
Japanese make a better reliable car product than mighty USA.
I follow the scotty kilmer channel on youtube, its a great watch for car enthusiasts/weekend grease monkey types
American auto manufacturers have gone down in quality and reliability in the span of last 10 to 15 years.
I have a Chevy Impala from 2006...i will never buy chevy or likely GM ever again. I take outrageous care of my vehicle/engine. The engines are not made how it used to be. Lots of recalls.
Please advise what american make/models are of high quality in the last 3 to 4 fleet classes? What year is your durango is it AWD?
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You cannot go wrong with a Chevy or Ford truck. I bought a 2019 Colorado, its great, wish I has gone fullsize though to pull a big camper but it's done everything I've needed for fixing up my first house and hauling landscaping materials. The Ford Edge is also very nice, as well as the Explorer. If you're looking for a small car my dad always had great success with the Ford Focus, got almost 400,000 on one of them and over 200K on a few others.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E seems checks your boxes, though I don't believe it is actually built in America.
I absolutely love driving an electric car, and there are some great incentives that go along with that as well.
Do you have awd or rwd?
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Do you have awd or rwd?
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Neither yet.
I got a Hyundai Ionic EV in late 2019 because of a ridiculously good lease deal.
That mustang wasn't out yet but that is is the car I am keeping an eye on when the lease is up.
I was in a very specific market: 6 passenger (or 4 with lots of cargo room), ~500 HP, under $80k. Wanted a sports car, needed an SUV. 2019 is AWD.
How do you feel now that the brand is dutch owned? Awd more safe for a vehicle of that size
Will Dodge and Chrysler Stick Around After Stellantis Merger?
All bets are off in the post-FCA universe.
About 8 or 9 years ago Fiat thought the Dart would thrive in US market...it lasted 5 years, discontinued...watched this on 60 min, thought i would go test drive a dart, didnt care for it
Dodge has a niche. While I do believe electric vehicles and the performance that goes along with it on the high end will eventually be king, Dodge still has that musclecar following. If Jeep had an option for a 3rd row, I would have considered a Grand Cherokee but would likely give up cargo room. For a little while, I still wanna burn fuel. Hell, have the solar panels for my carbon offset.How do you feel now that the brand is dutch owned? Awd more safe for a vehicle of that size
Will Dodge and Chrysler Stick Around After Stellantis Merger?
All bets are off in the post-FCA universe.www.motortrend.com
About 8 or 9 years ago Fiat thought the Dart would thrive in US market...it lasted 5 years, discontinued...watched this on 60 min, thought i would go test drive a dart, didnt care for it
I could comfortably throw 4 guys and 4 sets of clubs in my truck and probably still pull a sub 5s 0-60 with the additional weight.
As more hybrid and electric come to the marketplace by the various manufacturers and internal combustion engine fades down the road, the key in the car industry is gonna be what happens to mechanics that cant catch on to the sophisticated computers that run all the systems when there is fault vs throwing a new part to a car. In the future if one does not have a high end scan tool now at mercy of dealership.
Also wonder if the car industry may hit a plateau for the common folk in price points in next decade.
The Bronco as most people know it, will not be available to May/June at the earliest and even then it is going to be tough to get your hands on one, although I agree it would be a great vehicle to cruise around East Hampton in.
Yet another topic he knows literally zero about, but will pontificate on, anyway.
Over the years, Jeep has been made by Willy's, Kaiser, AMC, Chrysler, and Fiat. How has that brand done, in your opinion?
First, you won't see the end of the internal combustion engine in your lifetime. Mechanics must already make the investments in the diagnostic systems and the carmaker-specific, proprietary software to work on modern vehicles. It's a huge investment, but won't be the end of all DIY repairs. Many in the industry would argue that it's actually easier to diagnose drivetrain problems than it used to be, thanks to the sophisticated computer control.
Somewhat related, an interesting article:
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Not sure how old you are, but I am planning on living about another 40 years or so. That is quite a long time to solve all of the problems posed by electric cars. Won't be much of a need for internal combustion in the not too distant future. Largest hurdle is the time it takes to charge and there have been some significant improvements there.
Another 40 would be great; not sure it's in my genetics, however. What about range and battery life? Those would seem the largest hurdles. Replacement costs of the battery? I guess if you're leasing, you don't care. Not going to be solved any time soon. Add to it that gas and diesel engines are pretty ingrained into the culture. I, for one, will never own an electric vehicle.
We owned a Ford CMAX electric for 2 years. It had a 24 mile electric range and then the gas engine would takeover.
1. Like the steam locomotive, I believe combustion cars will go away at some point.
2. The simplicity of the electric car is overwhelming. No oil, no water, no fuel, no transmission, no exhaust system, no emissions mitigation system, drastically less moving machined parts (Cylinders, cams, gears, etc. Maintenance costs are drastically reduced.
3. Torque profile for consumer driving is preferable.
4. Integration with a computer is better. Controlling an electric motor is simpler than controlling a combustion engine.
5. Wireless (inductive) charging will expand. You will have a pad in your house and in parking places. Just park over it an you will charge.
6. Full and partial on the road battery swaps will be available.
7. Home builders are now offering a 50A 220V service in the garage.
8. Reducing/eliminating the underground fuel storage tanks and the archaic logistics of trucking gasoline to stations will occur.
There are hurdles, but they will be overcome.
One big hurdle is post disaster recovery. With powerlines down after hurricanes, tornados, and ice storms, transportation will be crippled until power is restored. Along that line, I am still amazed that we hang wires on poles all over the place to distribute electricity.
1. Like the steam locomotive, I believe combustion cars will go away at some point.
2. The simplicity of the electric car is overwhelming. No oil, no water, no fuel, no transmission, no exhaust system, no emissions mitigation system, drastically less moving machined parts (Cylinders, cams, gears, etc. Maintenance costs are drastically reduced.
3. Torque profile for consumer driving is preferable.
4. Integration with a computer is better. Controlling an electric motor is simpler than controlling a combustion engine.
5. Wireless (inductive) charging will expand. You will have a pad in your house and in parking places. Just park over it an you will charge.
6. Full and partial on the road battery swaps will be available.
7. Home builders are now offering a 50A 220V service in the garage.
8. Reducing/eliminating the underground fuel storage tanks and the archaic logistics of trucking gasoline to stations will occur.
There are hurdles, but they will be overcome.
One big hurdle is post disaster recovery. With powerlines down after hurricanes, tornados, and ice storms, transportation will be crippled until power is restored. Along that line, I am still amazed that we hang wires on poles all over the place to distribute electricity.
Hadn't thought of that, but probably makes having a permanent back-up generator at your house even more mission critical at some point. Without it, I can take solace in that my gas leaf blower will be operating
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Another issue is cities. Electric cars are perfect for the city, but if you live in an apartment building and park on the street, where are you charging your car now or in the future when many more electric cars? Will take time and a major investment.Hadn't thought of that, but probably makes having a permanent back-up generator at your house even more mission critical at some point. Without it, I can take solace in that my gas leaf blower will be operating
My wife and I have driven the Lincoln MKC for the last four years. It sits on the Ford Escape chassis.
It's a class up from the Escape, Honda CRV, and similar.
It is quiet, has more than enough giddy-up for us.
We like it.
We leased all of them. For awhile we owned two and just turned one in. With Covid work at home, , we are giving it a go with one car.
I thought that technology made a ton of sense, and had liked the idea of getting a Chevy Volt and then Elon came along and pointed out that we didn't really need the transition vehicle.
Get Solar panels and a couple powerwalls and you will be good to go on that one.
Agree 100% on wires all over the place though.
In the future, yes, that will the be the way to go. They have a ways to go before they (Powerwalls)are viable.
Not in NJ. Power down, solar down. That’ll change some day, but right now residential is hooked into the grid and relies on it being up.
And I have a solar and backup generator. Power out, solar down, generator up.
A powerwall is essentially a generator that would recharge off your panels. Still fairly cost prohibitive though so I was meaning in the context of happening in my lifetime, but probably still some decades away.
Side note, one of my clients facilitates solar lending and they are basically printing money right now.
So much activity in the sector.
I understand that but thought that wasn’t available in NJ at this time. I did mine a few years ago and there was no option to store what you generate, it just went back to the grid with a 2 way meter, and the panel draws from the street.
I know things are changing...
