I've heard that before about Toyota, and it is worrying, but not completely surprising. There's lots of companies that have done the same. Heck, the entire American auto industry did just that in a really bad way back in the 60s-70s.
Supposedly the rust issues with Mazda are mostly behind them, but only time will tell of course. They did have a problem with some rust on the sedan version of my car, on some welds on the trunk latches I think, which was corrected by a TSB. The current generation of the 3 has been out for almost 3 years now and aside from that there's nothing too major yet.
The Koreans have definitely made a huge amount of progress. However I had an experience so awful at a Hyundai dealer (involving the police even) that I don't think I can ever go back to one of those; what's really bad is that I've heard similar stuff from other people about other Hyundai dealers. The parent company seems to have a real problem getting affiliated with truly slimy local dealerships.
Oh, come on. You don't think it's possible to carry a pistol, a submachine gun, a double-barrel shotgun, a chainsaw, a rocket launcher, and a gatling gun all at the same time?
Exactly. I should be able to open hundreds of tabs, and then after I close them all (except one to keep the browser running), the memory usage should be right back to the initial memory usage the browser had when opened with a single tab.
Memory leaks are always bugs (which doesn't mean they won't happen; software is complex and humans make mistakes, but they're supposed to fix them). The fact that this is even being argued on Slashdot just shows how far gone this site is.
We should be singing her praises now, for negotiating this deal. Sure, it might look bad for Yahoo, but maybe she did it for the greater good, knowing that Yahoo was doomed anyway.
Microsoft as the source of funding seems possible. They've had no issue spending gobs of money recently and it would be mutually beneficial for both organizations. No clue if it'll happen.
If they go with MS and Bing, then Firefox will be the premier browser for porn....
You're the stupid one here. Go look at Wiktionary:
"3. All makers prior to initial retail sale, in contrast to aftermarket." In automotive circles, OEM just means it's the part installed at the factory, not an aftermarket part.
But of course, you refuse to listen, even though you've been told, because you're a fucking moronic ass.
You've got a good point here, though you left out a bunch of even worse third-world nations (like most of Latin America) which have truly abysmal governments (you did mention Venezuela, but El Salvador, Honduras, Argentina, etc. also have had horrible leaders).
However, I hate to stick up for the human rights-abusing oligarchs in China, but to their credit, they do seem to have transformed that nation from an economic backwater into a massive powerhouse within a few decades, while many Western nations appear to be in decline.
There've been a bunch of other really disliked candidates in history. Just look at any election which was a landslide; the losers probably weren't well-liked.
I'm sorry, but you're just plain wrong. Here's a site for example. You can select a year/model/trim, and look at all the parts for that car. Here's the front bumper parts, for example. I can get a front bumper cover for $226.01, or an impact bar for $167.51, or a bolt for that bar for $0.90. These are genuine Mazda parts, not from some supplier (and Mazda likely makes these parts itself anyway). The whole site is full of this stuff. There's countless sites all just like this, selling OEM parts for every brand, and every part you could want, including body panels that need to be welded on.
I'm sorry if the modern definition of "OEM" doesn't fit what you think it does, but that's how it is now. If you disagree, I invite you to email the owners of all these auto parts sites and argue with them about it.
"All trims except the SRT gets standard electric-assist power steering (with adjustable effort)". Key word here is "electric-assist". It's surely just like all the other electric-assist systems in cars these days: there's a standard rack-and-pinion system with an electric motor bolted onto the steering shaft. There's a torque sensor which senses your input and then the system provides assist with the motor. There's a software-driven control module which is not trivial to implement, and probably runs some complex control algorithm. There've been complaints about some of these systems. The one in my 2015 Mazda however is excellent. As with anything, I'm sure it's quite possible to do it well or to do it lousily. I'm not too surprised that Chrysler would do a poor job with something like this.
No, I've never seen that at all. When you're looking for a place that sells factory parts, what you google is "OEM [brand] parts".
And suppliers don't sell directly to the public anyway, unless it's something cheap and consumable like filters or spark plugs. Delphi does not sell radios to end-users.
Most such states still allow some tinting, even if it's not a lot, perhaps 50% on the front windows and 35% on the rear glass. Those are the limits here in Virginia, the state which hates cars the most.
My car's a 2015. It's very easy to work on (though all I've had to do so far is change the oil and rotate the tires). The factory service manual is available online if you know where to look.
Of course, it helps that it's Japanese. American and European carmakers seem to make their cars intentionally hard to work on.
I have a Mazda3, which has the infotainment screen (which is used for the backup display when reversing) stuck right on top of the dash, looking like a tablet PC was just glued there. It can't get any less recessed than this.
I have zero problems seeing it during the daytime. I don't know what all these complaints about glare are about. Are other cars using really crappy and dim LCDs or something?
Actually, I just looked up the cost of a replacement mirror for my 2015 Mazda, and it's only $117 from Tasca parts (OEM new), plus another $67 for the glass, plus another $18 for the color-matched cap. That's for the model with heated glass and the blind-spot indicator. (The glass for the non-heated, non-BSM economy model is much cheaper, only $22.)
Where'd you get a cost of $1000? Is that for a BMW or something?
For comparison, the rearview camera for this same car is $189.
Of course, that OEM camera is seriously overpriced: you can buy generic rearview cameras from China on Ebay for $20, but of course they don't interface to the car's existing system. But if you're cheap and don't mind your car looking rigged, you can buy a complete rearview camera system from China on Ebay for car less than the cost of a single mirror, and it comes with everything including camera and display.
In reality, the overpriced OEM camera is not likely to die any time soon, whereas side mirrors get banged and broken all the time. It's utterly amazing how many Luddites here on this stupid site think electronics are unreliable these days. Did these people suddenly warp in from the 1950s?
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A decent juror?
Good luck with that.
There's several European nations where the voters are electing actual neo-Nazis.
I've heard that before about Toyota, and it is worrying, but not completely surprising. There's lots of companies that have done the same. Heck, the entire American auto industry did just that in a really bad way back in the 60s-70s.
Supposedly the rust issues with Mazda are mostly behind them, but only time will tell of course. They did have a problem with some rust on the sedan version of my car, on some welds on the trunk latches I think, which was corrected by a TSB. The current generation of the 3 has been out for almost 3 years now and aside from that there's nothing too major yet.
The Koreans have definitely made a huge amount of progress. However I had an experience so awful at a Hyundai dealer (involving the police even) that I don't think I can ever go back to one of those; what's really bad is that I've heard similar stuff from other people about other Hyundai dealers. The parent company seems to have a real problem getting affiliated with truly slimy local dealerships.
Oh, come on. You don't think it's possible to carry a pistol, a submachine gun, a double-barrel shotgun, a chainsaw, a rocket launcher, and a gatling gun all at the same time?
Exactly. I should be able to open hundreds of tabs, and then after I close them all (except one to keep the browser running), the memory usage should be right back to the initial memory usage the browser had when opened with a single tab.
Memory leaks are always bugs (which doesn't mean they won't happen; software is complex and humans make mistakes, but they're supposed to fix them). The fact that this is even being argued on Slashdot just shows how far gone this site is.
We should be singing her praises now, for negotiating this deal. Sure, it might look bad for Yahoo, but maybe she did it for the greater good, knowing that Yahoo was doomed anyway.
Microsoft as the source of funding seems possible. They've had no issue spending gobs of money recently and it would be mutually beneficial for both organizations. No clue if it'll happen.
If they go with MS and Bing, then Firefox will be the premier browser for porn....
Yeah, you have to admit, that's a pretty sweet deal. Whoever managed to negotiate that at Mozilla really earned their pay.
Fuck you, you moron. All the definitions are correct, depending on context. You're a sack of shit. Go die in a fire.
You're a fucking clueless moron if you think any modern car has spark plug cables.
I've rebuilt engines before, so go fuck yourself.
You're the stupid one here. Go look at Wiktionary:
"3. All makers prior to initial retail sale, in contrast to aftermarket." In automotive circles, OEM just means it's the part installed at the factory, not an aftermarket part.
But of course, you refuse to listen, even though you've been told, because you're a fucking moronic ass.
So somehow automakers are exempt from laws?
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Moron.
You've got a good point here, though you left out a bunch of even worse third-world nations (like most of Latin America) which have truly abysmal governments (you did mention Venezuela, but El Salvador, Honduras, Argentina, etc. also have had horrible leaders).
However, I hate to stick up for the human rights-abusing oligarchs in China, but to their credit, they do seem to have transformed that nation from an economic backwater into a massive powerhouse within a few decades, while many Western nations appear to be in decline.
Powell never ran for President. He's retired now.
HRC is the second least popular major party candidate in history. Guess who #1 is?
While I agree with your sentiment, I think you're probably factually wrong on this.
Most versions of this theme point to the polling for "unfavorability": basically asking polled people if they dislike a candidate. It's true, Donald and Hillary have the highest unfavorability ratings ever seen (IIRC). However, this particular polling has only been done since sometime in the 1980s. I'd be surprised if other candidates weren't even more unfavorable in some past elections. Just look at the 1968 elections: Hubert Humphrey was the Dem nominee, even though he only got just over 2% of the popular votes in the primaries! Somehow he managed to succeed against Eugene McCarthy who had almost 39% of those votes, plus RFK who had almost 31% (and whose voters probably would have voted for McCarthy if they had a re-vote after RFK's assassination). With the tremendous unopularity of the Vietnam war, I doubt Humphrey's favorability was high. Then look at one of his opponents: George Wallace, an avowed segregationist who won the electoral votes in several states. I'll bet his unfavorability was really high too outside of the South. Somehow I doubt Nixon was really all that popular in that election too (he had run in a prior election and lost after all, and was known for an uncharismatic personality), but with those two running against him, he was likely chosen as the "lesser of the three evils", and his popular vote total wasn't even all that great (43.4%). Here's an informative article about the debacle that was the 1968 elections; ours look completely tame in comparison.
There've been a bunch of other really disliked candidates in history. Just look at any election which was a landslide; the losers probably weren't well-liked.
I'm sorry, but you're just plain wrong. Here's a site for example. You can select a year/model/trim, and look at all the parts for that car. Here's the front bumper parts, for example. I can get a front bumper cover for $226.01, or an impact bar for $167.51, or a bolt for that bar for $0.90. These are genuine Mazda parts, not from some supplier (and Mazda likely makes these parts itself anyway). The whole site is full of this stuff. There's countless sites all just like this, selling OEM parts for every brand, and every part you could want, including body panels that need to be welded on.
I'm sorry if the modern definition of "OEM" doesn't fit what you think it does, but that's how it is now. If you disagree, I invite you to email the owners of all these auto parts sites and argue with them about it.
It doesn't look like it. From Edmunds' review:
"All trims except the SRT gets standard electric-assist power steering (with adjustable effort)". Key word here is "electric-assist". It's surely just like all the other electric-assist systems in cars these days: there's a standard rack-and-pinion system with an electric motor bolted onto the steering shaft. There's a torque sensor which senses your input and then the system provides assist with the motor. There's a software-driven control module which is not trivial to implement, and probably runs some complex control algorithm. There've been complaints about some of these systems. The one in my 2015 Mazda however is excellent. As with anything, I'm sure it's quite possible to do it well or to do it lousily. I'm not too surprised that Chrysler would do a poor job with something like this.
I've done enough to see that regular maintenance is easy and doesn't require special tools.
Are you one of those wackos that things changing spark plugs requires special equipment or something?
No, I've never seen that at all. When you're looking for a place that sells factory parts, what you google is "OEM [brand] parts".
And suppliers don't sell directly to the public anyway, unless it's something cheap and consumable like filters or spark plugs. Delphi does not sell radios to end-users.
Most such states still allow some tinting, even if it's not a lot, perhaps 50% on the front windows and 35% on the rear glass. Those are the limits here in Virginia, the state which hates cars the most.
So major auto manufacturers are installing systems that are completely illegal to use on the road?
I think you're full of shit (most likely, your information is woefully out-of-date).
OEM is "official": Original Equipment Manufacturer
My car's a 2015. It's very easy to work on (though all I've had to do so far is change the oil and rotate the tires). The factory service manual is available online if you know where to look.
Of course, it helps that it's Japanese. American and European carmakers seem to make their cars intentionally hard to work on.
I have a Mazda3, which has the infotainment screen (which is used for the backup display when reversing) stuck right on top of the dash, looking like a tablet PC was just glued there. It can't get any less recessed than this.
I have zero problems seeing it during the daytime. I don't know what all these complaints about glare are about. Are other cars using really crappy and dim LCDs or something?
Actually, I just looked up the cost of a replacement mirror for my 2015 Mazda, and it's only $117 from Tasca parts (OEM new), plus another $67 for the glass, plus another $18 for the color-matched cap. That's for the model with heated glass and the blind-spot indicator. (The glass for the non-heated, non-BSM economy model is much cheaper, only $22.)
Where'd you get a cost of $1000? Is that for a BMW or something?
For comparison, the rearview camera for this same car is $189.
Of course, that OEM camera is seriously overpriced: you can buy generic rearview cameras from China on Ebay for $20, but of course they don't interface to the car's existing system. But if you're cheap and don't mind your car looking rigged, you can buy a complete rearview camera system from China on Ebay for car less than the cost of a single mirror, and it comes with everything including camera and display.
In reality, the overpriced OEM camera is not likely to die any time soon, whereas side mirrors get banged and broken all the time. It's utterly amazing how many Luddites here on this stupid site think electronics are unreliable these days. Did these people suddenly warp in from the 1950s?