• @r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    61 year ago

    “The group also excluded vehicles with pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems,” well fuck. Maybe there’s a reason this is a standard feature on most new vehicles.

    “the auto industry is embracing bigger, more brutish designs for its SUVs and trucks, … and car buyers are increasingly buying into that marketing, snapping up these high-riding vehicles in record numbers.” It’s almost like there are no other options on the market as manufacturers chase fuel economy requirements.

    You give me an update of a 90’s-00’s midsize truck like the Tacoma or Dakota and I’ll write a check so fast the paper rips.

    • @bhove@lemmy.world
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      31 year ago

      Honestly, I would take out a loan immediately for a brand new 1993 S-10 with a modern drivetrain

      • @r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 year ago

        If you had the time and skill, you could buy a new drivetrain and swap it in. I’d wager a modern engine and transmission would be easier to swap into older engine bays since they’re so roomy.

        I rebuilt an 86 Bronco. I could literally sit in the engine bay to do work on the motor.