Is the XKR a future classic?
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Eventually some sort of legislation in regards to automotive electronics and plastics will need to occur. Allowing the aftermarket to repair and reproduce modules after either a set period of years or when the OEM no longer offers repair/replacement items at a set "reasonable" price. The information via drawings and engineering documents needed to not have to reverse engineer things.being made available.
Basically after a point in time that something is out of use and support, the component because some sort of public domain.
Basically after a point in time that something is out of use and support, the component because some sort of public domain.
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Eventually some sort of legislation in regards to automotive electronics and plastics will need to occur. Allowing the aftermarket to repair and reproduce modules after either a set period of years or when the OEM no longer offers repair/replacement items at a set "reasonable" price. The information via drawings and engineering documents needed to not have to reverse engineer things.being made available.
Basically after a point in time that something is out of use and support, the component because some sort of public domain.
Basically after a point in time that something is out of use and support, the component because some sort of public domain.
The ‘tree huggers’ want you to buy a new ‘green’ vehicle, not fix up your old polluter.
The deck is stacked against that info becoming ‘public domain’.
#23
I doubt it. The manufacturers have lobbying power to keep that from happening, they want you to buy new, not fix up your old car, and keep a lock on their intellectual property.
The ‘tree huggers’ want you to buy a new ‘green’ vehicle, not fix up your old polluter.
The deck is stacked against that info becoming ‘public domain’.
#24
Intellectual property rights are one thing, having a profit bearing company spend the time and resources to T/S and repair a limited production run of outdated models for minimal profit is another...
If you want something that will be supported for decades, buy a Mustang.
If you want something that will last dang near forever, find something with an updraft carburetor as they don't have rubber parts that fail.
Per the X150, enjoy it now because it will fade to picturebooks.
If you want something that will be supported for decades, buy a Mustang.
If you want something that will last dang near forever, find something with an updraft carburetor as they don't have rubber parts that fail.
Per the X150, enjoy it now because it will fade to picturebooks.
#25
I'm think that the usual mechanical and some electrical stuff will be here long after a lot of us are gone. Body parts will be limited to any WW spares and that of salvaged cars. Even convertible tops will still be available years from now. The area that I agree might be prone to availability is the various micro processors and the software to support the car. This might grow a small rebuild market and even as some have done here gleaned knowledge in the systems and how to change some settings. But still the SW is the problem area. Having spent 14 years in the old Ferrari 308 cars this is what happened in that world. So enjoy it while you can but for me I'll be long gone by the time all of the parts are gone. My 2 cents.
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Get a dog, I think my Border Collies would die like two days after me from total heart break - poor things....
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I did read that XKR prices are on the rise in the UK but I can't find the article now to share. May be I dreamed it !!
Personally I think it will be a long wait. The Pro's are;
Were in a era of change so the the current group of large IC engined cars will be some of the last as electric and hybrids take over. There may be nostalgia for old and the XK has the advantage of being pretty and fairly timeless shape.
The Cons;
Possible regulations and possible cost of ownership. Personally the difficulty in upgrading the touch screen / audio / Nav will bad news.
Personally I think it will be a long wait. The Pro's are;
Were in a era of change so the the current group of large IC engined cars will be some of the last as electric and hybrids take over. There may be nostalgia for old and the XK has the advantage of being pretty and fairly timeless shape.
The Cons;
Possible regulations and possible cost of ownership. Personally the difficulty in upgrading the touch screen / audio / Nav will bad news.
#34
If we are going to all electric cars, they had better begin upgrading electrical infrastructure and start building many new power plants. We already have rolling blackouts in peak usage time. I cannot see widespread use of electric cars with the current state of affairs, and see no effort afoot to upgrade the existing failing infrastructure.
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If we are going to all electric cars, they had better begin upgrading electrical infrastructure and start building many new power plants. We already have rolling blackouts in peak usage time. I cannot see widespread use of electric cars with the current state of affairs, and see no effort afoot to upgrade the existing failing infrastructure.
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Agreed there are many reasons why I won't buy a elictric car. The hybrid goes a long way to solve that. The main thing is battery tech is evolving at a fast pace and it won't be long before that changes beyound recognition. Infastructure is certainly a problem and one that the US is likely to slower to develop.
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The answer was "No. You have to get towed to a charging station. No exchanging juices between cars." (Ok, so maybe she didn't quite put it into those exact words, but you get the drift. You run out of juice, you're dead.)
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A month or so ago, I was in Boston with some time to kill, so I stopped into a Tesla showroom, and asked the sales rep, "So if I had a Tesla, and was driving along in a deserted stretch of highway, and I miscalculated my next charging location, and ran out of juice along the road, could another Tesla driver stop and give me a 'jump'? Just enough juice to get me to the next charging station?"
The answer was "No. You have to get towed to a charging station. No exchanging juices between cars." (Ok, so maybe she didn't quite put it into those exact words, but you get the drift. You run out of juice, you're dead.)
The answer was "No. You have to get towed to a charging station. No exchanging juices between cars." (Ok, so maybe she didn't quite put it into those exact words, but you get the drift. You run out of juice, you're dead.)
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