Automobile manufacturer

I’ve been wondering this for the longest time. You used to get tickets for bright LED aftermarket car headlights, but now, they’re in all of the newer cars!

Ever since they became more common, I literally cannot see at night due to being literally blinded by oncoming headlights.

I don’t have this problem with older car headlights… why did this become normalized and allowed, after so many years of basically being an item you’d get a ticket for?

So strange. Also, I’d like to be able to drive at night but the whole blinding factor makes it almost impossible. I’m still young and don’t have eye problems, so this is very annoying to me.

Edit: Did some Googling, and maybe we can fix this by

reporting the issue ourselves to the National Traffic and Highway Safety Association (who regulate this in the US) by going to their website here and clicking on “Report a Safety Problem” in the upper right hand corner:

If they get enough messages, they’ll do something about it. (Auto manufacturers make sure you pitch in with advice about how to fix this and also how to avoid OVER-correction via a regulatory fix!)

Auto theft is out of control in my area (eastern Canada), and it's entirely enabled by electronic key fobs and pushbutton start vehicles. Thieves clone or spoof the signal from the fob, and drive away with the vehicle.

There was nothing wrong with needing to physically insert a mechanical key into the ignition and twist it to start the vehicle. Car manufacturers should go back to that model. It wasn't broken and didn't need fixing/improving.

Not talking reliability. I mean interior quality construction, refinement, fit and finish, even panel gaps, etc.

I'll be honest I just got into a fender bender leaving a underground parking garage. For some reason the second I left the garage my entire car windows immediately fogged up and I basically was blind. I rolled down all my windows so I could see out the side. I then had to go through a bunch of screens on the giant IPad just to find the AC controls and find the defogger and I ended up getting rear ended because I had to stop during this time messing with the screen. On my old car I could just press a button and the defogger would go full blast and I could see out my windows in seconds.

Not sure if this is the right sub but I’ll give it a shot:

As far as I know, most car manufacturers have moved away from RWD, replacing it with FWD or AWD / 4WD. My question is why? Is it because of safety or cost of manufacturing? It feels like older generations of current car models were more common to be RWD, e.g Volvo, Toyota, Opel, Mazda etc.

Seems like the only car makers who still build RWD as standard are general luxury / high performance sports cars or ones that prioritise driving pleasure, such as BMW and Mercedes, and even they have a few FWD options.

In my experience RWD cars are easier to work on and have better driving dynamics due to both weight distribution and ”wheel occupation” i. e rear wheels do the propelling, front wheels do the steering. Older cars being RWD also make me conclude they are easier to build. This might be a bit controversial but I also believe RWD cars do better in snow than FWD ones (AWD is a different story), as long as the driver stays cool and knows what they’re doing.

I really can’t see a good reason as to why they’ve moved away from RWD to FWD. I may excuse cars with shorter wheel bases being FWD because of the fidger spinner syndrome in smaller RWD cars on snow / slippery roads. But then again, in general, cars have grown substantially bigger since the oil crisis so that shouldn’t be a bigger issue now compared to then. Does anyone have a good answer to this?

is it simply to cut costs and maximize profits? i feel like big name car companies could make a killing if for instance they released a new camaro that looked like the ‘69 camaro, or a new dart that looked like the ‘63 dart.

When building a car on most car manufacturers’ websites, only a few pictures are shown and sometimes they don’t even include your options beyond color. In racing videogames, there is typically a 360 view of the car, sometimes inside and out, showing specifically which modifications you have done to them. The only car company I have seen use this type of technology on their website is . I feel like this technology on their websites would be super advantageous to potential buyers to check out the cars virtually before going to car lots.

I understand tastes can be different and people use vehicles for different purposes, but I feel like I could get anybody off the street to agree that 80-90% of all cars are stupid looking. Reliability, value, performance is a different discussion alltogether but is it really that hard to just copy a classic and put a slight twist on it? Look at how many mediocre models have cult followings just because they look cool. Maybe there’s something about the design and manufacturing process I’m blind to.

For people that want to look like they drive an extreme sports car like a ferrari but cannot afford it why don't car manufactures make the same regular cars they always make but shaped like a super car. It would not be any more expensively theoretically to build a regular honda for example with a regular engine and everything but just give it the body of a lambo.

People would love this so why dont they do it?

I was quite impressed with Volkswagen with their EV lineup, and honestly they seemed to be ahead of the curve in EV Adoption. The ID.3, ID.4, and an upcoming ID.2 on the way all seemed like great strategic moves. I regret that aside from the ID.4, we likely won't see any of the other models in the US (are we even getting the ?). However, the articles coming out of late, have been painting a more pessimistic view of the company (declining demand, production down, layoffs, etc.).

This huge turnaround has proven to be shocking, if not quite disappointing. I also heard some people here about the BMW's EV lineup as well, though I'm not sure how widespread the issue is (would love to hear your thoughts).

So, my follow-up questions:

1. Which traditional auto manufacturers are making the best strategic decisions of late?

2. Piggybacking of #1: Are American Auto manufacturers like GM and Ford making a comeback and redeeming themselves of the bad reputation in the ICE realm?

3. Which Japanese car manufacturer is likely going to bounce back the best? It seems Nissan was the earlierst adopter, with the Leaf, and the Ariya also has had good reviews. I'm unsure about Honda though...they seem to go back and forth.

What you all mechanics think about the quality of cars being made nowadays? We are relying more and more on software and OTA updates, batteries and cheap plastic in the engine bay that can’t last. Don’t want to single out any brand, it is a tendency all across the industry. Sure, at least all these cheap plastic parts can be changed, which is better for dealerships, but are we going to see 20-30 year old models on that road from today’s lineup?!?

EDIT: Thank you all for the very interesting input, information and stories as well!

Hi, I drive a 2019 Mercedes GLC that I have to pay a subscription for in order to use the remote starter....I know most are doing this but I HATE it..not only bc I hate being "app dependent" but bc I notice that if the gas tank is less than half a tank, it will tell me that there is low fuel and cannot start. I NEVER had this issue when I used the Viper engine starters and had a simple remote to turn it on...

So, this may be a dumb question, but can I install my own remote starter over an existing one? Thanks Everyone