Things I don't miss about ICE vehicles

[Kassey22000]

Well, I don't know what ICE you might have driven, but my 1.0 litre efficient, economical turbo ICE leaves no stink in the garage.
I thnk batteries and electric motors also contain precious mined metals. Pot kettle black.

Re: precious metals, - of course and that was covered extensively earlier in this thread, while not the ones in ICE cars. My last car was an awesome 19’ BMW sports wagon, (loved that car), but yes the 4 cyl did smell awful until the CC warmed up even when brand new as did the ‘14. Once the car is warmed up, no smell

 

[VictoryGenesis]

Well, I don't know what ICE you might have driven, but my 1.0 litre efficient, economical turbo ICE leaves no stink in the garage.
I thnk batteries and electric motors also contain precious mined metals. Pot kettle black.

Was replying to the other fella in the previous post. Anyway, those newer engines aren't that much of an issue indeed, it's the older ones that are the problem. As ICE progresses with time, the engines not only become smaller but also dial in to better emission ratings as in, EURO, etc. Most people run older cars and hell a lot of them are actually neglected. Like you can find 1.6T's spitting fumes all over the place off the street, old cars with lots of mileage, problems like misfires and no maintenance on time. Alternative fuels like liquid propane are bad as well, they're cheap but they make the whole place smell like a stove. These are more of a problem in 3rd world countries.

I know there was a new Civic in our garage and it barely made any smell even after it was parked in, whereas our TFSI A4 smells like absolute garbage, on the engine, off the rear, on the side... lol, oh well.

Not that it's neglected, we take service it at time, rarely use it and I check it with various expensive bidirectional OBD tools. Can only fix a turdy engine so much though, it needs to be taken apart and rectified. We'll change it some time soon however, looking at EVs as well.

 

[Artie Shane]

Things I do miss about my ICEs

• Simplicity of road tripping. Not having to plan ahead. Not having to worry about whether a charger will work as it should when I arrive.

That's it. The ONLY thing I miss with ICE cars.
We have two EV's, and love them, but for road trips to remote or wilderness areas, we'll rent an ICE. The anxiety is just too great.

 

[steveinarizona]

That's it. The ONLY thing I miss with ICE cars.
We have two EV's, and love them, but for road trips to remote or wilderness areas, we'll rent an ICE. The anxiety is just too great.

I made the same decision about road trips. For me it is very occasional and is usually for family visits and I don't need the stress of finding charging stations (not only enroute but overnight at destination). So for road trips I rent an ICE vehicle. Also saves wear and tear on my EV.

 

[CRMS]

And yet we seem to allow 2 stroke scooters poisoning us.

 

[VictoryGenesis]

And yet we seem to allow 2 stroke scooters poisoning us.

Lol, well actually you know, scooters have so little exhaust tips and such.

Though if I was buying a bike, it would be sure as hell an electric bike. Something like a Zero or an Evoke, they put more effort into electric bikes than electric cars. Like you actually have tachometer, engine temps, and various other info like that on a display that's far less sophisticated than a car screen. A lot of cheap electric cars are just that, parts put together like a disneyland car... torque just vectors by the electric motor alone on one side. Since electric cars are cheaper to make, when it comes to cheap models, they cut a lot of corners. Like an electric Astra or an E-308 is legit slow, not much torque. 0-100 is close to be around 10 secs.

As for internal combustion bikes, there are some that I like though. Such as Bombardier. They were going to make electric 3-wheelers, not sure when they'll come out...

 

[MovingOn]

I don’t miss losing races off the line.

 

[VictoryGenesis]

I don’t miss losing races off the line.

You'll grow out of traffic light drag racing, there really is no point.