Just go to Six flags.. Automated auto racing is GAY, may as well just suck planter's ****.
Lol just imagine needing zero skill and finding that fun... Pathetic
Highly debatable. Batteries are a chemical reaction no matter how you slice it. Until you can find two elements that are both far enough apart on the galvanic scale to be of use, AND environmentally friendly when combined, EVs will be worse for the environment when considering the total life cycle of the vehicle, including disposal. Good luck with that.
That sounds like the most boring track day imaginable. The lowest possible track time doesn't always generate the greatest possible joy. For some people, enjoyment is derived from mastering a difficult skill. If you can just pick a pedal and pin it at any given time, well.......no thanks.
I think EVs will have a higher ceiling than IC engine vehicles in a racing environment in the very near future. But if what you're suggesting comes to pass, I think club racing on the whole will die a quiet death. The people that drive the industry are the people with a passion for the skill, and the sensory input. Take those away, and they'll leave.
The tech part of me gets it, the racer part of me doesnt; you're not even racing at that point any more. Speed aside, it just seems like it takes all the involvement, the emotion, the thrill out of it by basically automating your lap. Why even bother learning to drive when everyone can just program their way to the best lap time?
If you look at top fuel cars and F1 cars...yes.
If you look at cars that the 'average Joe' can buy, you're wrong.
This is by far the dumbest thread I’ve read on this forum.
OP, since you like to predict the future why not tell us how many model years the Mach Pee is going to last?
Over or under the Lincoln Continental?
Over 10 years ago I remember when people used to try to downplay Electric/Brushless RC Cars, mainly saying how they love the smell of burnt nitro fuel and that they love hearing their nitro powered RC's scream around the track. Oh and that you didn't have to wait on batteries to charge and whatnot.
Fast forward to today, if you ask someone about getting into RC cars, they'll likely tell ya that electric is the way to go. Grab a couple batteries, a charger and go have fun.
I figure in a couple years or so we'll see the same with passenger cars lol.
This is by far the dumbest thread I’ve read on this forum.
OP, since you like to predict the future why not tell us how many model years the Mach Pee is going to last?
Over or under the Lincoln Continental?
The average Joe cannot buy a $70k Model 3 Tesla let alone a $100k Model S. And even if we are talking about that price bracket, there are faster ICE offerings.
I lol'd
Average car on the road is also 12 years old now...Over.
Have you driven a Continental? Incredibly nice vehicle, just not the direction Ford/Lincoln is going.
The average new vehicle purchase price is $36,718...no, it's not $70k. But in reality I sell more $60k+ vehicles than I sell sub $20k.
Last year the average purchase price at my store was $42,318. The average purchase price in my Dealer 20 Group was $40,913.
$70k on an 84 month note at 3-4% is only in the mid $900s.
Average car on the road is also 12 years old now...
"average" person isn't even stepping foot on a new car lot.
The average new vehicle purchase price is $36,718...no, it's not $70k. But in reality I sell more $60k+ vehicles than I sell sub $20k.
Last year the average purchase price at my store was $42,318. The average purchase price in my Dealer 20 Group was $40,913.
$70k on an 84 month note at 3-4% is only in the mid $900s.
This is interesting. No doubt the average price of cars is going up.
The thought of a $900 car note is pretty crazy.
This begs the question... Why on earth is "Stangmode's" 2020 GT500 payment over $1100 for a $70k Shelby gt500? Ha!
I sell a lot of Super Duties and the people leave with a $1,200-1,500 payment for 72 months.
That's just nuts.
I try not to be all doom & gloom, but there has to be a day of reckoning heading our way if vehicle costs & loan terms keep heading in the direct they are. It can't be sustainable.
Wut!!That's actually not true.
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The average age of the car on the road has risen dramatically in the last couple of years because of the Cash for Clunkers program.
There will be a 3-4 month period where sales get slammed..manufacturers will combat that with rebates, special incentivized interest rates, etc...for a shot in the arm. It'll correct itself temporarily.
We'll have a pretty sizable recession in the next 6-9 years.
Wut!!
That doesn't make any sense. Cash for Clunkers took old ineffencient cars off the road for new ones. You'd have seen the average age of a car drop, not rise.
Your chart is also comparing number of new vs used, which doesn't take into account number of drivers, population or how old those used cars are.
11.8 years, a new record.
Good points.
This whole debate has only further galvanized my belief that American's are completely drunk on credit. I completely get that this is very good for dealer's, but insanely stupid for consumer's.
What would happen to car sales if 36mo was the longest you could go? OEM's would have to slash prices to move product.
There will be a 3-4 month period where sales get slammed..manufacturers will combat that with rebates, special incentivized interest rates, etc...for a shot in the arm. It'll correct itself temporarily.
We'll have a pretty sizable recession in the next 6-9 years.