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The German car-maker says its "optional power upgrade" is designed to give customers more choice.

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[–] vogo13@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

This company already has another scandal brewing, since 2005 they have been installing plastic engine parts, particularily the intake manifolds have been designed as a single use item to be replaced roughly every 3 years. Custom aluminum will run you $1000 for the part itself if you don't want to keep swapping plastic, not to mention the ridiculous labour costs as well. Avoid!

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

For $1000 you could get a small furnace for cintering, a regular 3D printer and some of that special PLA that has metal powder in it that you can print and then cinter into a solid metal piece (The PLA bakes off) and just make the fucking thing yourself.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That's horrible! If people do that how will companies gouge customers?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Basically every car manufacturer pulls shit like this these days; good luck avoiding all of them.

If it's specific to a certain model, that would be good info.

That said VW obviously sucks for pulling the stunt mentioned in the article, which applies to (all?) its electric models.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 weeks ago

You don't really see this with Toyota and Honda, just avoid any of the models that are joint venture with other companies.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I got rid of my last VW after I got tired of plastic parts breaking. It happened every winter, after a cold snap.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

I agree. They are using only plastic everywhere at this point.

It's also a nano plastic nightmare at this point.