I don't know if blending has improved, but it used to be that "10% ethanol" gas was anything between 1% and 25%. Ethanol produces less energy per gallon when you burn it, so mileage drops with ethanol content.
Rare. But there are 200 or so computers in a modern vehicle, all connected with a local network. So probably the same number of problems as a phone or computer.
I’m pretty young. I grew up with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In California with all the fruits and nuts. Transmission usually involved something contagious. :)
I designed and built test equipment for a living. Thousands of components, electrical and mechanical. Thousands of units. When you build something complicated, you end up with many that fail final test on the first try. Modern autos are very complex. Many will fail final test for a variety of...
And then what? Park it in the garage and polish it on Sundays? It's a truck. It's meant to be driven. Hard. I've done the fly/drive thing and I love it. Painters tape? I'd die of embarrassment. LOL
That's why they do it. But who certifies it? Ford? Or the dealer? I think you'll find that it's the dealer. I think you'll find that most dealers are lying scum who do a quick once over, "certify" it, and then hope that no real problems show up during the short warranty period. Buying a used car...
Of course they test them. Imagine the quality nightmare if they did not. Then they have to fix a lot of them. Some require more fixing than others. Depending on the problem, they may need to be driven a bit. You guys are making a mountain out of a molehill. If 50 extra miles was going to ruin...
I finally saw a cybertruck on the road yesterday. It looked way cooler in person than in photos. Totally impractical, but cool. That was the opposite reaction I had to the Rivian. Looked OK in photos, looked like âss in person.
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