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Old 04-21-2021, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by merc lover View Post
trying not to sound too harsh, but I believe tony is correct. Selling a car with "auto-pilot" to morons is a recipe for disaster. That and a battery that goes up in flames like a wood pile soaked in kerosene doesn't look too good either. I never liked the fact that there is NO big metal block of metal sitting up front to protect the driver in the event of a head on crash.

all in the name of 'environmentally friendly'.
That "big metal block" is designed to go under the car and away from the passenger in case of a collision. The structure of the car is what absorbs the impact and saves your life, the engine just gets in the way.

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