• jaykrown@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    How did they let these die? They’re so stylish, we should bring them back immediately except with solid state batteries that can let them drive 200+ miles and charge in 5 minutes.

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      2 months ago

      Those older cars with the huge windows and great visibility handled rollover accidents by crushing the heads and necks of everyone inside.

      At some point we decided the passenger cabin shouldn’t be the primary crumple zone, so you can’t make cars like that anymore.

      • jaykrown@lemmy.worldOP
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        2 months ago

        I think one of these except more modern with all the advanced necessary features would actually be awesome.

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          2 months ago

          But we gotta keep the 1920s car design. You csn put a modern battery, and bluetooth, and inputs for auxilery audio devices, and modern stereo syatem, and gps, and all this other stuff…but we gotta keep the old car vibe.

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            2 months ago

            Without the monocoque, I doubt it can pass modern crash safety tests. Nor is there any safe place to install air bags.

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            2 months ago

            Honestly, people love to shit on the PT Cruiser but at least it tried to be a little different - arguably in a cool retro way!

        • Telex@sopuli.xyz
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          2 months ago

          You could probably make one with a bit of time and effort. People in wild west did.

          (Driving it legally in most places would be a different thing.)