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just imagine the possible intersection between cylinder deactivation tech and subscription based car features 
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You delete that goddamn post right now before someone who is in a position to suggest this to an exec sees it.
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Mar 25, 2021 23:01
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dissss posted:It's not like the 'real thing' looks any better. Yeah, that was a real head scratcher from Mercedes, probably hoping to jump in with the relative success of the VW Amarok. However you could buy the same ute, with I guess better support and service, from Nissan at a far cheaper price.
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Mar 25, 2021 23:03
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Motronic posted:You delete that goddamn post right now before someone who is in a position to suggest this to an exec sees it. !!!  this is not a drill
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Mar 25, 2021 23:11
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Motronic posted:You delete that goddamn post right now before someone who is in a position to suggest this to an exec sees it. Not emptyquoting
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Mar 25, 2021 23:11
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Motronic posted:You delete that goddamn post right now before someone who is in a position to suggest this to an exec sees it. Who needs cylinder deactivation tech when you can simply disable the ignition by sending spoofed commands from the stereo system
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Mar 25, 2021 23:36
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Cylinders As A Service
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Mar 25, 2021 23:46
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MRC48B posted:Cylinders As A Service JIT power delivery
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Mar 25, 2021 23:48
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Anyone been following the whole EPA wants to ban the entire car aftermarket thing? I just saw it and depending on who reads it seems to go from "just quit rolling coal" to "all motorsports based on production cars will die". I'm fine with the epa cracking down on smoke tunes but also don't want to see aftermarket ecus get the axe as a side effect. Lot of smart goons in AI and I'd love to hear your $.02
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Mar 25, 2021 23:58
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honda whisperer posted:Anyone been following the whole EPA wants to ban the entire car aftermarket thing? I just saw it and depending on who reads it seems to go from "just quit rolling coal" to "all motorsports based on production cars will die". They're cracking down on stuff intended to defeat emissions controls. It's not anything new, they're just getting more serious about it. I don't see any evidence that they're trying to ban all aftermarket parts.
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Mar 26, 2021 00:03
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FWIIW, in europe all the emissions stuff means that any engine tuning is challenging and a standalone ECUs can be very difficult to pull off, to the point of having to swap it back and forth, along with any parts that won't work with the stock one. Hopefully that's not what you're getting.
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Mar 26, 2021 01:13
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The Mercedes truck thing seems like it died more because of some corporate dustup between Daimler and Renault/Nissan than because it was a bad idea. I know if I ran Porsche there'd be a Cayenne EXT on the market yesterday.
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Mar 26, 2021 01:20
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I mean is there really a market for that kind of thing in Europe? Luxury pickups seem like a uniquely American/Australian way to display wealth. Also the interior looks like they just tacked a generic Mercedes dashboard to a Frontier and called it a day 
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Mar 26, 2021 02:01
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Ah, I see you are a person of Motronic posted:You delete that goddamn post right now before someone who is in a position to suggest this to an exec sees it. Also, I didn’t know until today that a Mercedes Benz
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Mar 26, 2021 02:45
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Darchangel posted:Also, I didn’t know until today that a Mercedes Benz What the gently caress? What model?
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Mar 26, 2021 03:05
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Throatwarbler posted:The Mercedes truck thing seems like it died more because of some corporate dustup between Daimler and Renault/Nissan than because it was a bad idea. I know if I ran Porsche there'd be a Cayenne EXT on the market yesterday. No it really was a bad idea. They struggled to sell the drat things in New Zealand and mid size utes are pretty much the only new vehicle people buy here.
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Mar 26, 2021 03:05
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Humphreys posted:What the gently caress? What model? X Class. Barely lasted 3 years on the market. And considering how gung-ho most Aussies are for dual cabs, it was a large gently caress up: https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/mercedes-benz-x-class-ute-dropped-122661/
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Mar 26, 2021 03:22
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And yet they didn't sell it in the US. Put a v8 in it and it would have sold like hotcakes here despite being a loving nissan.
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Mar 26, 2021 03:33
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A V8 isn't going to fit in that chassis.
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Mar 26, 2021 03:36
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dissss posted:A V8 isn't going to fit in that chassis. Not with that attitude.
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Mar 26, 2021 03:44
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dissss posted:A V8 isn't going to fit in that chassis. Gimmie a pry bar and a brave man to wield it. Or like some big ol corn fed midwesterner.
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Collateral Damage posted:High beam assist has been garbage in every car I've tried with it and no way it's worth $160. So here's the thing I discovered in my 2020 BMW 1) If it's a North American car, half the fancy poo poo they advertise the headlights for is simply disabled in coding. they turn on and off, and turn with the steering, that's about it 2) if you're into playing with coding and such, you can simply code it back to using the full capabilities of the headlights, in my instance I re-coded it to utilize the laser headlights in high-beam assist so they work like they should (create a tunnel of light around other cars at night, dip and turn with the curves etc, which is all de-activated for north america) 2.5) once you code the headlights to work like their euro counterparts it's great, they basically turn on high-beam at night and never turn off, because they're smart enough to work around the other traffic to not blind anyone, meanwhile high-lighting the things you really want to see, it's super impressive in motion as you can actually see the lights parting, moving and turning off and on in portions as traffic comes and goes from infront of the car Bouillon Rube posted:Yeah, for urban/suburban driving it loving sucks on my Mazda- it gets really confused by random light sources (lights in buildings, streetlights, etc) and constantly flickers on and off which is needlessly distracting. 3) they are working on locking down the DME so if you play with the coding, it will flag your car as such and basically void the entire warranty if they catch you. every new software update the forums are alive with 'this is it! the dme is locked!' but it is yet to actually happen
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Mar 26, 2021 04:19
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Bouillon Rube posted:I mean is there really a market for that kind of thing in Europe? Luxury pickups seem like a uniquely American/Australian way to display wealth.
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Mar 26, 2021 04:55
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The only difference is Australian luxury pickups are somewhat smaller and less luxurious than the North American models. And they're almost all four cylinder diesels.
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Mar 26, 2021 05:17
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What are the 10-speed Ford transmissions like? The Raptor has one of those behind a twin-turbo 2.0 diesel, they're pretty new to Australia I think.
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Mar 26, 2021 05:25
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Elmnt80 posted:And yet they didn't sell it in the US. Put a v8 in it and it would have sold like hotcakes here despite being a loving nissan. You'd think that, but those Lincoln luxo-trucks never sold worth a poo poo. If you want to sell pickups in the US it better have a bowtie, oval, or sheepie on the front. The Tundra and Tacoma, built by the world's most famed for reliability automaker don't sell as much as Ram does per year, combined. The F-150 sells almost twice as many units as Ram. American people don't want no "frou-frou" German truck, they want a giant luxury vehicle that can haul their camper once a year, and that's "tough" otherwise people might think they have a tiny weiner.
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Mar 26, 2021 05:27
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You Am I posted:X Class. Barely lasted 3 years on the market. And considering how gung-ho most Aussies are for dual cabs, it was a large gently caress up: LOL That's no ute.
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Mar 26, 2021 08:16
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Bouillon Rube posted:I mean is there really a market for that kind of thing in Europe? Luxury pickups seem like a uniquely American/Australian way to display wealth. They sell a ton of vans and other commercial vehicles so it kind of makes sense to have a truck too but I guess nobody was impressed by a rebadgges nissan.
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Mar 26, 2021 09:07
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Darchangel posted:Also, I didn’t know until today that a Mercedes Benz G63 AMG too. 
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Mar 26, 2021 13:59
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Elviscat posted:You'd think that, but those Lincoln luxo-trucks never sold worth a poo poo. In fairness, Ford significantly misread the market both times, based upon what they delivered. And the current stand-alone Lincoln dealership model isn't going to generate Bubbajoe traffic. Cadillac was moderately successful namely because they were paired with lesser brands in the showroom.
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Mar 26, 2021 14:05
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Standalone Lincoln dealers weren't a thing when Lincoln sold the Blackwood or Mark LT. What doomed them both was completely different. In the case of the Blackwood, it was goofy and useless, so way ahead of its time. It would honestly probably be pretty successful now. With the Mark LT, Ford realized that people would happily pay just as much for an F-150 that was equally nice so they were cannibalizing F series sales for no good reason.
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Mar 26, 2021 14:41
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Elviscat posted:American people don't want no "frou-frou" German truck, they want a giant luxury vehicle that can haul their camper once a year, and that's "tough" otherwise people might think they have a tiny weiner. The traditional market for F150/Silverado/Ram also don’t want no <insert Asian racist term> made trucks. Never underestimate racism in your stereotypical American truck buyer. I’ve met many of these people and they’re all dumb and horrible, but you can’t convince them otherwise.
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Mar 26, 2021 15:11
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I think that might be a little too broad of a brush. Sure there are many like that and the majority don't even use their truck as a truck, but big comfy trucks, albeit many with dubious build quality, is something the Big 3 do reasonably well. Hell, my work Silverado with 5.3 variable displacement gives me noticeably better real world fuel economy than my previous 3 Tacomas and is a hell of a lot more comfortable to drive.
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Mar 26, 2021 15:35
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slidebite posted:I think that might be a little too broad of a brush. Oh, for sure, but there are enough of them and they're very vocal about it
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Mar 26, 2021 15:40
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Motronic posted:G63 AMG too. Also not a ute.
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Mar 26, 2021 16:02
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Motronic posted:You delete that goddamn post right now before someone who is in a position to suggest this to an exec sees it. Ohhh you wanna open the windows do you? gently caress you pay me Now you want to listen to the radio? gently caress you pay me It sure is hot today need some AC? gently caress you pay me
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slidebite posted:I think that might be a little too broad of a brush. Was going to say all of this. The Taco is very expensive for what you get, and returns poor fuel mileage. Also I have to say that this forum's opinion about trucks never being used as trucks is A Thing, but is exaggerated. Also the bragging about overloading small cars and trucks to their suspension stops is actually terrible car stuff, not evidence of your massive weiner.
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Mar 26, 2021 16:51
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Ohhh you wanna open the windows do you? Isn't this Tesla's business model?
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Humphreys posted:Also not a ute.  Applebees Appetizer posted:Ohhh you wanna open the windows do you? You ordered a sunroof, you got a sunroof. If you want it to open after sundown you need to order a moonroof also. gently caress you pay me
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FogHelmut posted:Isn't this Tesla's business model? Tesla is literally Pauly from Goodfellas
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