I dream of the "Final car". A car that enters production and never leaves. A car that has big boxy ugly modules in the dash because you're expected to pull the entire module out so you can replace parts and do repairs so they made it real easy to remove. A car where all the parts have labels stamped on them during manufacture. A car that uses one size of fastener so you need one ratchet and that ratchet is included in the car and slots in to a specific slot in the trunk next to the integrated hand pump for the tires. A car that is manufactured entirely from aluminum because aluminum doesn't rust and this car does not have an end of life date. A car for tomorrow, next week, next century.
All the final cars have already been developed, they've just fallen out of regulations on the grounds that "traffic safety" is mostly understood as making sure you can wrap your Mercedes around a tree at 210kph and survive.
All the safety regulations of course have been to the detriment to every other road user, including other cars, but we've taken the eternal arms race of the killdozers as granted since the 60s and we sure as shit ain't stopping now
It's so beautiful.
I dream of the "Final car". A car that enters production and never leaves. A car that has big boxy ugly modules in the dash because you're expected to pull the entire module out so you can replace parts and do repairs so they made it real easy to remove. A car where all the parts have labels stamped on them during manufacture. A car that uses one size of fastener so you need one ratchet and that ratchet is included in the car and slots in to a specific slot in the trunk next to the integrated hand pump for the tires. A car that is manufactured entirely from aluminum because aluminum doesn't rust and this car does not have an end of life date. A car for tomorrow, next week, next century.
The volkswagen beetle was produced for decades in mexico. You see all sorts of tricked out beetles over there its cool
All the final cars have already been developed, they've just fallen out of regulations on the grounds that "traffic safety" is mostly understood as making sure you can wrap your Mercedes around a tree at 210kph and survive.
All the safety regulations of course have been to the detriment to every other road user, including other cars, but we've taken the eternal arms race of the killdozers as granted since the 60s and we sure as shit ain't stopping now
Lada Niva: 1977-FOREVER