• Null User Object@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    There’s no radio, no Bluetooth, and no speakers of any kind beyond for those required to play basic warning chimes.

    Many will consider this a cost-cutting step too far, but the interior was designed for ease of upgrading, with easy mounting space for anything from a simple soundbar to a full sound system.

    There’s an integrated phone mount right on the dashboard, but there’s nothing stopping you from bringing something even larger. I expect the low-cost Android tablet and 3D-printing communities to have a field day coming up with in-car media streaming solutions.

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      14 hours ago

      This is 100% it.

      All I want is a modular car system. Everything modular. Dashboard. Body panels. Whatever. I want 3+ cars possible on one frame, and to not need anything more than basic tools to swap parts around.

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        8 hours ago

        Gm said they’d build a sled drivetrain that they could just plop bodies on top of but that never happened sadly.

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          42 minutes ago

          Wonder why? Seems to me like a money printing machine for them, the factory and non- factory repair shops and the aftermarket.

          Unless it’s seen as a way to hide your car from illegal activities, which well now that I think about it is probably the reason they didn’t follow through with the idea.

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      16 hours ago

      If only that money wouldn’t be partially going into the pockets of Bezos, it would be amazing.

      And while easily replacable panels and such are a good thing. Having the mounting screws exposed like that is a horrendus idea. Because I suspect I know what much younger and very drunk people would do, based on the Mercedes hood ornaments I have in a box somewhere.