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I live in a country praised for its IT industry, digital government and whatever

I got off ADSL in 2024. Fucking lol. I don't even live on a farm or anything. Lucky to receive fiber though, now they want to prioritize 5G home connections instead.

Two coupes and a gran coupe.

And they're way too thin to be Americans lol, also the entire group looks Asian

Not very big cars and they're not Americans.

Grass does look weird though

Sebring is more of a sedan or cabriolet depending on exact model tbh

Median wealth is irrelevant, that's just money. You have to keep in mind that to produce goods and services that money can buy, you need people who can work. Right now we've still got more people working than not. This will not be the case forever.

Thing is, you may have to go to jail, depending on what the company is caught doing. Your name will be all over the news too.

Buddy. You’re a whole lot more racist than I am.

Hmm, must not be a nice person then

NYC might have a moderate socialist dem candidate for mayoral election this year. He crushed it in the primary. Even my straight male ass has a boner for him at this stage. And I don't even get to vote, I'm not American, nor do I live there lol

With 8 or 9 speeds, you still never really leave that ideal torque band while driving, no modern engine is so peaky that you're off peak torque after 100 rpm. The rubber banding sounds/feels weird to me too, even though it's not inherently bad.

Turbo cars in particular have very long flat torque curves.

Also, what IS the sweet spot? Just like on an auto, it's software that determines what ratio to use in a CVT. Software is not infallible. Sure they test it, but at the end of the day there's several factors to balance. There is no "ideal".

Seriously. If you're looking for a new car, don't discount them. Research them. They swap the ZF 8HP into monstrous builds now because of its ability to take shit and its ability to put power into the wheels. ZF engineers managed to make it shift better, have more gears, be more fuel efficient… and at the same time, be more reliable AND contain fewer parts than their outgoing 6 speed. The 9G-tronic is just as good if not better, but only available in Mercedes and very few other cars (Nissan 400Z, Astons). I had one and it made my 2 liter 143kW diesel feel faster than my current remapped 3 liter diesel around 200ish kW.

For my next automotive mishap, I'm considering either the ZF or Aisin 8 speed mated to a V8. Haven't tried the newer Aisin box yet, but the 6 speed in my first gen Cayenne S was the most solid part of the car lol. I've got two terrible ideas and one great idea lined up but since the great idea is a Lexus, it means twice the fuel consumption and less comfort than the horrible ideas. The Lexy is also available as a hybrid with CVT and more power but everyone said its the worse car despite being way more expensive than the 8 speed auto non-hybrid

I'm in Europe, but latitude is about the same as Anchorage, Alaska.

For winter it's not uncommon to have auxiliary heating that starts off a remote or app. Plus you wear clothes to make up for it

Summer is like 4-5 minutes of idling and then it’s not TOO bad to get inside. Unless you parked straight in the sun and your first drive of the day is in the afternoon.

Best car I've ever owned was a rusty 2003 MB E-class. 4 zone climate went down to 12C, seats were heated and ventilated, and you could set it to run the interior fan for 30 min with ignition off. 1000 miles to a tank of diesel.

Cost me a whopping 3k. They're available as diesels in the US too (2005 MY only) and last about a million miles, but US did not get the diesel in the wagon body style I had, which made it the ultimate do-anything car

35C/100% is literal death for humans. I would literally kill myself whereever you live.

Also we have diesel cars here. Half a gallon gets you like 2-3 hours of idling lol

Or just don't get in the car before it's cold lol, wouldn't do that with cloth seats either plus I wouldn't want to sweat into those anyway, they absorb the sweat