New cars

[MORS HOSTIBUS]

I've heard that the new administration will roll back car/truck epa rules back to the 1980's. Will this be enough to ignite innovation and quality along with improved fuel economy back into the marketplace? Or will "regulations" remain in place and manufacturers keep selling the overpriced crap that's on dealership lots?
I will not buy new right now. I would like to buy American if they made something quality at a fare price.

 

[DriverNerd]

It doesn't matter what rules are changed by whatever president comes along. The automotive industry moves very slowly. They are all transitioning to electric in the future. How quickly they get there is up to the market. Improved fuel economy will only be made by hybrids and EREV's along the way. Manufacturers have already stopped investing in new technology for gas engines and most have no interest to start again just to have those programs unable to operate under a future president that tightens restrictions again. They will continue to make them, just don't expect any major engineering breakthroughs.

As long as Americans keep their love affair for large (and profitable) SUV's and trucks, then high prices will remain. Quality is up to the manufacturers and how much they are willing to invest and test. Sales show this. Honda and Toyota have record sales while Land Rover, VW and Chrysler sales have tanked.

 

[MORS HOSTIBUS]

Americans need tow vehicles. The small turbos and active fuels management engines are junk.

 

[rickyb]

I've heard that the new administration will roll back car/truck epa rules back to the 1980's. Will this be enough to ignite innovation and quality along with improved fuel economy back into the marketplace? Or will "regulations" remain in place and manufacturers keep selling the overpriced crap that's on dealership lots?
I will not buy new right now. I would like to buy American if they made something quality at a fare price.

tune into consumer reports for quality on each make and model

 

[rickyb]

I've heard that the new administration will roll back car/truck epa rules back to the 1980's. Will this be enough to ignite innovation and quality along with improved fuel economy back into the marketplace? Or will "regulations" remain in place and manufacturers keep selling the overpriced crap that's on dealership lots?
I will not buy new right now. I would like to buy American if they made something quality at a fare price.

hope to see some automakers go bankrupt like dodge, chrysler, jeep, ford, gm

 

[MORS HOSTIBUS]

Hope to see zero regulations so that new start up companies usher in a second golden era of design.

 

[rickyb]

Hope to see zero regulations so that new start up companies usher in a second golden era of design.

the design regulations are already too weak

the touch screen stuff is a distraction from the road. there needs to be some physical controls.

teslas plane wheel design was dangerous. having a turn signal button attached to a spinning wheel is dangerous.



aside from building luxurious public transit, the govt should mandate automakers build cars with seats that can be folded flat into the ground like minivans or at least front passenger seats that can fold forward flat like the old toyota matrix did.

 

[MORS HOSTIBUS]

It's happening

 

[Doublestandards]

Americans need tow vehicles. The small turbos and active fuels management engines are junk.

Let’s be real, a small percentage of Americans need tow vehicles. Most guys with giant trucks are pavement princesses

 

[vantexan]

hope to see some automakers go bankrupt like dodge, chrysler, jeep, ford, gm

Hope they flourish so that you writhe on the ground every time you see one.

 

[MORS HOSTIBUS]

Let’s be real, a small percentage of Americans need tow vehicles. Most guys with giant trucks are pavement princesses

No camper, boat, trailer and no kids. Stay home smoke pot and play video games.

 

[Doublestandards]

No camper, boat, trailer and no kids. Stay home smoke pot and play video games.

Right on everything except I do have a trailer and I don’t play video games. I will smoke some pot tonight and go for a nice run though



Sorry if you thought I was calling you a pavement princess. Glad to see you have things to pull. I stand by the statement that most people in their giant trucks aren’t pulling things though, and certainly don’t need anything bigger

 

[vantexan]

Right on everything except I do have a trailer and I don’t play video games. I will smoke some pot tonight and go for a nice run though



Sorry if you thought I was calling you a pavement princess. Glad to see you have things to pull. I stand by the statement that most people in their giant trucks aren’t pulling things though, and certainly don’t need anything bigger

And who needs $80k+ pickups? $50k is still too much.

 

[UnionStrong]

Hope they flourish so that you writhe on the ground every time you see one.

 

[burrheadd]

Ford friend-150 no longer largest selling truck in the USA after 40ish years
A in Toyota rav hybrid is how can that little pos be a truck

 

[rickyb]

And who needs $80k+ pickups? $50k is still too much.

big reason cars dominated: government policy and the satanic corrupting influencing it.

 

[Wally]

hope to see some automakers go bankrupt like dodge, chrysler, jeep, ford, gm

 

[rickyb]

they are soooooo corrupt

 

[Wally]

they are soooooo corrupt

Millions of jobs involved in the auto industry in the US.

 

[rickyb]

Millions of jobs involved in the auto industry in the US.

millions of jobs in the nazi regime too