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Disaffected

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19. Forever is a long time.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:56 PM

Jun 2024

Materials in the real world don't act that way. IOWs, materials with no stress fatigue or abrasion degradation don't exist.

When I was a kid, I used to think tires should be made of steel with the roads made of rubber - no danger of flats and tires would last much longer!

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EVs Could Last Nearly Forever--If Car Companies Let Them [View all] tinrobot Jun 2024 OP

Manufacturers will never let that happen leftieNanner Jun 2024 #1

Find the plans for that amazing light bulb Progressive dog Jun 2024 #2

"Somebody invented a light bulb that could work for ever, but the industry killed it." Disaffected Jun 2024 #5

I'll look for it. Nt leftieNanner Jun 2024 #7

OK. You might be thinking of Disaffected Jun 2024 #14

The Pogue carburetor dweller Jun 2024 #10

Not really. Disaffected Jun 2024 #17

Maybe not 'a light bulb that could work forever', but the industry did conspire to ... rog Jun 2024 #21

My dad used to say that manufacturers could produce a tire that would last forever CurtEastPoint Jun 2024 #9

Forever is a long time. Disaffected Jun 2024 #19

Have you seen the new Tesla electric motorcycle? dweller Jun 2024 #3

I'm pretty sure one version of the Cybertruck already has that Polybius Jun 2024 #8

The Cyberbeast has two or three motor versions Disaffected Jun 2024 #37

There must be reason(s) why we haven't seen that yet Disaffected Jun 2024 #11

There's an ad that keeps appearing on TV here ad nauseum Diamond_Dog Jun 2024 #4

But why would you want a car to last your lifetime? Polybius Jun 2024 #6

Yes, and old cars tend to get ratty looking Disaffected Jun 2024 #12

True Polybius Jun 2024 #13

I like my cars looking "ratty." It's sort of like people who wear torn jeans. Maybe. hunter Jun 2024 #34

So do I. Disaffected Jun 2024 #36

If I could have kept my old Corvair Monza 3 speed going forever dweller Jun 2024 #15

Old cars are fun as a second car, but a daily driver? Polybius Jun 2024 #16

I had a 1961 Corvair. Drank more oil than gas. Emile Jun 2024 #18

I miss my Studebaker Larks. Got too difficult to find RubyRose Jun 2024 #22

True of all classic cars dweller Jun 2024 #24

I heard that the Corvair was the biggest bust/flop of all time. DontBelieveEastisEas Jun 2024 #25

Yep, just like the VW dweller Jun 2024 #27

surley not, and I hear the Corvair is highly coveted nowadays. DontBelieveEastisEas Jun 2024 #33

It's not like you''d be required to keep a car forever. tinrobot Jun 2024 #20

Unnecessary change fills landfills and adds to the plastic island in the Pacific. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #28

Yeah, I agree Polybius Jun 2024 #35

So sell it. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #38

I Guess I Can See That ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #23

Over 3 million miles, even if only 20 mph nt DontBelieveEastisEas Jun 2024 #26

0 actual miles dweller Jun 2024 #31

Planned obsolescence duckworth969 Jun 2024 #29

Catalytic converters would not be needed either. LiberalFighter Jun 2024 #30

Yeah, but what about the cost of gas for your EV? Permanut Jun 2024 #32