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Why modern cars are not reliable?
One of the reasons that new cars today are considered unreliable is actually related to the average cost of repairs. Cars that require fewer repairs, and cost less per workshop visit, are the ones considered far more reliable by drivers.
What car brands are hardest to work on?
The Hardest Cars to Work On
- The MINI Cooper. It may not come to much of a surprise that a car with “mini” as its brand name would be difficult to work on.
- Renault Le Car. Not many people in the United States may even be aware of this car manufacturer, much less the Le Car.
- Toyota MR2.
- Nissan 300ZX.
- Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser.
Why are cars made out of hard plastic?
Especially compact and medium-sized cars are to blame – carmakers replaced squishy plastics with harder ones, in the name of ecology and weight saving. In fact, many cars have hard and toy-like plastics in places where they used to have softer and more pleasant materials, just for cost-cutting.
Why do modern cars look so similar to each other?
Spot the difference… Modern manufacturers find what designs work and sell, then design the cars to fit. Since the focus groups are always the same kind of people, the cars always end up being relatively similar to look at.
Why do cars need more power to go fast?
Well, you need to accelerate that weight, meaning you either go much slower or you need more power to achieve nothing more. More power inevitably means more fuel and more expense – but it also means you need stronger (and heavier) gearboxes and stronger (and heavier) driveshafts, needing yet more power still.
What was the last car with pop-up lights in the UK?
The last mainstream car you could buy new in the UK with pop-up lights was probably either the Toyota MR2, Ford Probe or Mazda MX-5 – all of which met an end in 1998. A bit more money and you might have got a BMW 8-series (1999), a Ferrari F355 (1999), a Honda NSX (2001) or a Ferrari 456M (2003).