Is Car Culture REALLY Dying?

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

I know these predictions are probably more of the extreme side of things, but hey - let's keep the world of loving cars alive!

[@EduardoGarcia-u7l]

Toyota anounced Hi engine

[@eliwhite7104]

I think this was more of a realistic prediction compared to a more average prediction. I really enjoyed this video.

[@sierratango6574]

I think you're a 100% correct in this video. And I think it's a very practical and logical thing to do to rally our enthusiasts now because the government is trying to crush our passions and our vehicles. Wake up people! Save the manuals!

[@OvercookedTorta]

My 2012 Mustang GT gonna be considered an antique. Crazy to think about.

[@EDV8ZR1]

The EPA better not try and come for my truck. And yes it's a V8 no Hybrid no cylinder shutdown.

[@Adrianinhd]

Greed is killing car culture more than EV’s ever will. Greed is even ruining EV’s 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

Did car companies only become greedy in 2020? No of course not.

[@zachjones2346]

No. The EPA, thanks to Democrats, is killing car culture.

[@the80386]

what you describe as 'greed' is the effect of capitalism. capitalism always seems to produce good results initially but left to its own devices, it inevitably descends into dysfunction. think about it logically - what people identify as 'greed' is just a series of rational steps congruent with the framework (capitalism). the framework defines the KPI (maximize profit) and determines people's behaviour. in other words, you can keep blaming the 'evil and greedy' individual CEOs, CFOs, board members etc and keep replacing them as a 'solution', but the results from the new people will be very similar if the underlying framework remains constant.

[@Ayaan_Misbah]

@@garythecyclingnerd6219 They are becoming "greedier" though.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

@Ayaan_Misbah Because rubes keep paying. The only winning move in capitalism is to not play. Don’t buy overpriced garbage and buy the affordable cars. But Americans didn’t do that. They chose big, large, and expensive. So they stopped selling econoboxes.

[@BladedAngel]

While I don't mind EVs, For the sake of Piston Engines...I hope Toyota keeps going with Hydrogen. On a somewhat related note, do we think "Piston Punk" will become a thing 100 years from now when people forget our era of Engines? Kind of like how we currently romanticize Steampunk.

[@eliasramsey90]

I am fully ready to rock “piston punk” even if I’m 80 when it comes about

[@Tomekkplk]

@@eliasramsey90 Just make sure you annunciate. If you have a few beers or say it too quickly you might be the pissed on punk

[@NikitaKyndt]

Hydrogen is a bad idea. The infrastucture would be very complex and would cost a lot. Don't think you can use existing infrastructure. Hydrogen is a very small molecule, it would just leak from pipes and insulating existing pipes would be way too costly. Also, I wouldn't be a fan of my car having fuel evaporate no matter what I do and that's not saying something about fire hazzards. Also, hydrogen gas would be expensive due to all the infrastructure costs and the energy generation needed to produce it. It's just a bad idea and why most car manufacturers and policy makers aren't going for it. And besides that you seem to think hydrogen cars would power piston engines? No, there are two existing hydrogen cars, the Honda CR-Ve FCEV which is a plug-in hyrbird electric and the Hyundai Nexo which is hydrogen fuel cell powererd. In essence if hydrogen would be used in cars on larger scale, it would be used to power fuel cells, not piston engines. It's the fuel cell that convert hydrogen into electricity through a chemical reaction (with oxygen) which then powers electric motors. There are some experimental hydrogen cars that use modified piston engines but this approach is less common. Fuel cells are more efficient and cleaner. So basically even hydrogen cars would be electric but with the disadvantage of not being able to top up at home.

[@tozkal96]

@@NikitaKyndt your right, its more likely we will get something like the 0 emission fuel f1 is currently working on if we're still having any type of ICE in the future. with it, it will be easier to use the infrastructure we already have, the big hurdle however is the manufacturing of it. as it needs to take as much emissions out of the atmosfear as it puts out and combine that with the cost and energy needed to produce. it'll certantly be difficult at the verry least.

[@wigletron2846]

Unfortunately hydrogen is nowhere near practical right now. It's way too dangerous until someone figures out a way to store it so the car doesn't nuke itself in a crash.

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Update: KZbin is absolutely burying this video for some reason. Probably because of me saying things about EV's lol. Please like or share if you don't mind :)

[@DYhondaman]

Probably because the title has "dying".

[@betodo9984]

Idk man, remember ytb that double down on cracking clickbait videos, yea I think this is in the range. Maybe going back on more settle, honest title and preview pic would be helpful

[@sategllib2191]

​@@betodo9984It's not clickbait though....

[@Scrotum_69420]

@@ThatDudeinBlue fuck that! We know why it's being sacked.... Keep doing you my man

[@michaelch6536]

Stop sooking

[@Alex-vz2jz]

You know its a real problem when Balded Angel and ThatDudeinBlue make a video on car culture dying.

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Bladed's video was great as well!

[@viscountslappy5085]

Or they're just farming clicks and views. How many old timers crowed about car culture dying when the dry lakes went out of style or this pesky "fuel injection" came about. If car culture dies, it's because car people killed it.

[@izack0128]

And also Bladed commenting this video

[@Jeckogecko]

he is very balded

[@BboyVReck]

If car culture is dying, is that mean fun cars will be cheaper?😅

[@leestefanski1989]

The main shift is young people being priced out of the scene. I think we see the shift already with the overlandy off-road car culture where it’s often shop owners with nice rigs or middle aged childless adults with $90k gladiators.

[@TempoMontages]

i have a 3rd gen 4runner that i paid 1500$ for 6 years ago and it offroads fine still daily driving it

[@PureOptic]

This is really true. You used to be able to find fun, reliable vehicles for under $3,000, now that's nearly impossible. Every car has become an icon, and there's no good used vehicles on the market that aren't beat to death or insanely expensive. All the hidden gems have been revealed because of the internet, so you'll rarely find a decent deal on any car because everyone "knows what they have."

[@MURF8393]

I think car culture is dying because all innovative culture, subculture and counterculture development is driven by youth in the times they are living. Many if not most young people are being priced out of car culture and automotive hobby in general due to degradation in working class society… and let’s face it, car culture is driven by the burger flipping EK Rust bucket Clapped out noise maker spending their hard earned money extremely unwisely on little mods here and there until it’s a full build and has never been driven by the rich CEO who can go out and buy any Ferrari, Konieggsegg, Pagani or Lambo he wants whenever he wants… Car culture isn’t for them.. it’s at its core a youth working class outlaw culture and always will be.

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

Yea here in my third world country, the young people can only afford motorcycles. Meanwhile people 20 years ago were able to afford new v8 engine cars with no problems v8 -> v6 -> i4 -> motorcycles. No hybrids, because those are for the rich

[@ShaiyanHossain]

there is a greater selection of sports cars at the $3 million mark, than there are sports cars at the $30,000 mark something to think about

[@JackThatcher-w3n]

Couldn't have been said any better.

[@blackmagicgarage871]

If schools didn't force people into technology our youth wouldn't be half as doomed

[@crazysoundman]

There’s some truth to that, but the other side is the very Car manufacturers are killing car culture themselves

[@CobbG37x]

When people tell me I should stop modifying my car and invest and save, I understand completely where they're coming from. I understand it's a waste of money but sadly I think we might be the last generation to truly enjoy modified combustion vehicles and even though I'm 25 now, I don't want to be 70 and be like damn. I should have built that car when I was younger too late now this might sound crazy, but my happiness is more important right now

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

Yea, the thought of what I consider old cars no longer being on the road, just makes me want to keep holding on to my old beater car and ensuring it stays reliable. I love you my 1991 nissan maxima with its garbage jatco automatic transmission 😂❤. I drove 3 hours to the big city a year ago and I took my maxima and it was pretty sad how I was the only one driving an old dinosaur 😢. Everything else was 2000 or newer.

[@CobbG37x]

@@Brandon-uy1uv my first car was a 91 Acura vigor stupid rare Acura 5 cylinder with 60k miles on it to this day I wish I never got rid of it car drove amazing

[@charliekostka6165]

Yes, I agree a 100%

[@jamesyoo4779]

This could be true of any hobby. There are literally no hobbies I can think of that's objectively a "smart choice" like investing and saving. But I think so many people, especially nowadays, forget that we humans derive so much joy from just doing something we like rather than chasing goals, and I think that's just as important as building up a savings account.

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

@@CobbG37x Wow Honda made a 5 cilinder engine? Must of been fun to drive 😄. I also have a 2012 Infinity G37 aka 370z, but something about driving an old beater car just has me preferring the maxima honestly. I think it's the throttle lag in newer cars, it just makes the experience feel fake. Nothing beats a direct connection between accelerator and throttle body.

[@Sporksur]

“Look at my sick new wall charger bro!” -2034 car enthusiast.

[@unfairsanic5089]

Look how quiet it revs my ev car bro 😂

[@BladedAngel]

​@@unfairsanic5089 This reminded me of that Viral Insta video of a Modded Tesla Meetup and the loudest car to showup, was a Family in a Stock Honda Odyssey just passing through the lot. That's how silent that meet was HAHA. The comments were legendary, "Yo that Odyssey Carried that meet"

[@KevinUrban-u1z]

My wall charger is faster than your wall charger ...

[@skateinspace]

😂😂

[@exitstrategies3665]

I hate car culture so EVs that rev really makes me happy

[@100xasd]

I'm still into cars but I also agree with Jeremy Clarkson when he told his reasons for not continuing with reviewing cars this year. I don't like where the future is headed. New cars are being kept expensive and you still don't own them because they are "software platforms". It just sounds so depressive and controlling to even think about it, not at all what got me into this hobby in the first place. I wish there is still a place in the future where car enthusiasts can enjoy their cars for a reasonable price.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

Didn’t you post a nearly identical comment under Bladed’s video?

[@viscountslappy5085]

You know that you don't have to buy *new* cars, right? There are plenty of good, used, analog cars out there for the taking. But I suppose we'd rather stick our hands in our pockets and cry about "everything's too expensive."

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

@@viscountslappy5085All used cars eventually wear out. Old cars won’t last forever and they get annoying to own when it needs something every month.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

America had reasonably priced cars and nobody bought them.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

@@viscountslappy5085 used car sales dont make a business case for making a new sports car

[@drifzy67]

im genuinely worried about the future, just strict laws and futuristic stuff is really killing me

[@jks3849]

My advice to those strict politicians: for them to resign and seek political asylum in a communist country

[@djhero0071]

@jks3849 I think environmental laws is one thing. You don't like coal rollers, do you? Or snap crackle pop tunes without any real benefit? Like, there's middle ground we can meet at. Organizations like SEMA are gonna be crucial for all of this. There's gotta be stuff we as enthusiasts can give ground on and stuff we stand our ground on. At the very least though, nothing major is happening nationally for the next 4 years. Just look at who won the election.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

​@@djhero0071Na, I like coal rollers and pop tunes

[@veltal]

do research on the future of synthetic fuels and the future of them , more sustainable than ev/hybrid for future

[@mcsike7264]

​@@veltalsorry to burst your bubble but its not 10X the price of gas and is still pretty much dame as gas just the finale process is made by renewables😂

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

In 2034 car enthusiasts will be able to jail break their EV to hit speeds up to 70 miles per hour.

[@mcsike7264]

Your joking right 😂 a plaid dose 179-200mph

[@Who_can_save_you_from_hell]

​@mcsike7264 yes, because now they have to make them looking cool.

[@mcsike7264]

@@Who_can_save_you_from_hell model S is a pretty good looking car in my opinion best looking tesla followed my the new model 3p

[@akoskocsis6869]

Honestly that might be the next rebel era. Young guys jailbraking their cars to go racing at night. Maybe an illegal drift enabler, maybe a silent running mod. Actually sounds kinda cool to think about.

[@mcsike7264]

@@akoskocsis6869 you can already do that with evs

[@Yodaracing1]

Still shocks me that most Americans don’t know how to drive a manual . here in the U.K I would say 90% of cars are manual if u learn in a automatic here you are restricted to a automatic car if you want to drive a manual you have to take a manual test and that gives u eligibility to drive both auto and manual

[@KurokishiOcelot]

I grew up in California (unfortunately), and my dad taught stick as soon as I could reach the pedals. But when I took my license test, he told me to take the automatic because there was a good chance that the person doing my test wouldn't understand how manuals work, they would take points off my test. It sounded insane but to this day I don't doubt there's truth in those words Edit because there's a smartass in the comments, "unfortunately" is a joke. I have my issues with the CA government and some cities when it comes to vehicle regulations, but it's also got its pros and lots of good people.

[@Yodaracing1]

@ that’s Madness

[@chrisstephenson8311]

Dude I’m trying to keep the manual alive..just got a project 94 Miata R pkg 5spd😉👍🏻 and just got a license plate frame that says “the manual gearbox preservation society”😝👍🏻

[@pchitti241]

We don't have the same restriction, on most things. Commercial licence some states have a restriction if testing in auto. I tested in a manual for my cdl that exact reason.

[@Parker--]

Separate licenses wouldn’t increase the adoption or knowledge. If anything it would be the opposite where less people would be inclined to learn.

[@JimS870]

Early 00's car culture was the best. No cell phone cameras, no social media accounts. 400 horsepower was a LOT of power. Cars like Thunderbird SC's, Fox Body Mustangs, IROC Camaros and LS1s and some classics roamed around. If you took a video or photo, it was with a digital camera, and uploaded to a local forum. And the forums were generally positive places. People seemed way more positive. Now, it seems like everybody is promoting their car for their social media, people are very negative about every brand of car, and they want to see crashes and people doing stupid things.

[@1972Ray]

I'm a classic car guy, we have a 63 Vette, and that culture is strong. The people are nice, and the shows are great. I've been to shows where ricers we're not welcome, because they always act up like fools.

[@QuadrifogIio]

I seem to notice that police officers are saying "take it to the track" well. HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A TRACK THATS 3 HOURS AWAY?

[@theheck1895]

I agree. Plus where are all the tracks? They are shut down after some Karen complained about the noise. Hell even Laguga Seca almost got the chop and half of their events cut from the year because of "Noise Polution."

[@oniemployee3437]

By, y'know, driving?

[@kasaririi]

@@oniemployee3437 captain obvious over here

[@oniemployee3437]

@kasaririi What else was I supposed to say?!

[@MTKARusty]

Hey at least you have a track. My closest track is 9 hours away.

[@kalebhutchins6799]

Greed killed car culture kids can’t even afford an old foxbody or even a 240sx….

[@Mirstrip]

Yeah probably cause those cars are 30+ years old and rare dummy

[@johnwayne3904]

Tell me about it, man ... I wish I had both my '93 240 coupes back. And my late '80s and one '93 Yota trucks back. Those sumbees have been going for stupid STUPID prices! 😭 Talk about hindsight being 20/20

[@mikesteelheart]

In 2005 I bought a 1990 5.0 GT for 3-grand. It wasn't perfect cosmetically but in pretty good shape for an old car and had aftermarket suspension, subframe connectors, headers, and a short-throw shifter. Nowadays Fox-bodies are pretty much either complete piles or really nice examples in the 12-15k+ range.

[@1972Ray]

It depends on where your at.

[@XM151]

Spoken very true, 2 years ago I didn’t even think about car meets and what not because I couldn’t even afford a simple cool car to get in to, now I’m 20 and have 3 BMWs and still working my ass off to build my drift car

[@DaChickenKing1]

My guy, your literally describing Australia right now let alone 10 years from now

[@carsNcards]

In 10 years it will be 60-90k for a basic daily driver new car. Taxes will be 6-10 grand on those cars. Insurance, plates, stickers, registration, tires and oil changes will not be sustainable for people ages 16-30. Enthusiast cars will be UNOBTAINABLE for most (look at the new Z and GR Corolla now). Sports cars will be a rich man's game...Kinda' like golf and hockey. Far too expensive for most which leads to less interest from the average person.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

So what you’re saying is that cars in America will become unobtainable for just about everyone… Got it

[@wigletron2846]

​@@mrsoisauce9017they're not far off now. The average new car is over 40k. Most people can't afford that.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

@@wigletron2846 no but they finance it... the average car payment keeps increasing...so does the people going underwater in car loans.

[@M0viLover]

@@wigletron2846 "The average new X-car-X VEHICLE is X-over 40k-X ALMOST $50K" FTFY. Oh - and last year I was CAR shopping. New Camry was $27,900.

[@phiIip488]

Cars are boomer hobby

[@reed_reed]

I've been priced out of car culture. It's just too expensive to even get a beater to work on. I've got a small camper van I've got to maintain just in case I can't afford rent.

[@randyprovost8426]

This is basically where I'm at. I have two paid for vehicle that are 2017 and 2018's. Just trying to live debt free these days.

[@jakejohnson9827]

@@randyprovost8426 I had a 2013 f150 5.0, got rid of it and my parents got me a 2022 civic for graduation and that they were wanting to get me a new car, Might honestly be my only other car ill ever have, not paying 50k for anything that has a 1 up feature that puts price tag up 20k

[@TempoMontages]

yes everything gets more expensive every year and the wages dont go up at all so every year we have to cut out more expenses until we starve and own nothing

[@JamTheHam32]

Car market is getting expensive because the stock market is going pretty hot for the past 5 years at least. The guys who grew up with posters of supras or R34 GTRs on their walls now have the money to buy them and that money is growing quickly in the stock market.

[@XxSanderMLGamerXx]

Try to import a car from Europe! There are a lot of cheap tuners underr 5K!

[@scottjs5207]

My 12 yo cousin has been asking me about helping working on my cars and hunting and stuff... Can't let that go to waste... Realistically, he's probably the only one in my family that would want to get a car as soon as possible.

[@JaredR1996]

Car culture is dying if you ask me. Less and less people are working on their own cars these days. Kids with money will buy a Hellcat or something of that nature, put bolt-ons on it and call it their own. There’s only a small percentage of people wanting to know how cars work rather than flaunting their money and saying they got the fastest thing from the factory. That’s just one of the things I think is killing car culture and future generations wanting to know about cars

[@scott8934]

I’m the bolt on guy. Honestly I’d love to be able to tear into something more, but I don’t have the time or space to make it happen. Some day I’d love to have a separate garage so I can tear stuff down, but it’s so incredibly expensive to get the space to do that, car itself aside.

[@JaredR1996]

@ that is true, it can be expensive. Apologizes if the comment is directed toward people like you. It’s just frustrating what the car scene is in this day and age. It’s one of the things that hurts future generations in my opinion

[@cykoppang730]

I know i’m probably in the minority but i’m 19 and I absolutely love wrenching on my own car, some of my friends are the same and detest these new car trends.

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

Going forward we absolutely need federal right to repair laws to be a thing for extra longevity.

[@dmacarthur5356]

I was pondering this the other day. I got into my car, pushed the start button and nothing. Popped the hood, and checked my battery connections. Negative was loose. Tightened it up. Fired right up and off I went. But to someone with absolutely zero basic car knowledge that would have been possibly a tow to a shop, shop diagnostics, and maybe an upsale for a new battery. Maybe a couple of hundred in bills just because someone doesn't have the very basic knowledge about cars. Kinda sad that people have become so dependent on others for everything.

[@Sinc3rity-n4u]

One major factor IMO that I haven't seen anyone mention is the fact that the past 5 years the economy has been terrible and Americans can't afford basic things. So let alone $20-50k to spend on a car and hundreds or thousands of dollars to maintain and keep up with it. I think that drove a lot of people away from the scene and culture, it's always been an expensive hobby and that just doesn't work in 2024

[@scottchelmford7136]

Exactly. No more middle class

[@RicochetForce]

Yup, middle class is rapidly evaporating so middle class luxuries are going too. Look at how the median price for vehciles has ballooned and how manufacturers have largely abandoned the lower end.

[@sirderpsalot]

It's not just the US. Many places around the world are experiencing exactly the same.

[@600rrwheelieopjemoeder3]

You will own nothing and be happy

[@tonyyimbo]

This

[@Andrade675]

If prices keep going up this rate we gonna have to start building our own cars 😅

[@gromykogreen]

I do agree with you on most of what you said. The more and more I look at the car culture I don't recognize it at all. And I think it's the beginning of the end of people being creative and making their vehicle their own. The more I look at it the more I see all these manufacturers are making the same vehicle with different names

[@allenjackson2846]

Toyota trying to sell a BMW as the new “Supra” for ex.

[@CrimpKeeper]

The only way for car culture to come back, is for inflation to go back to how things were in the late 90's and early 2000's. It really comes down to that, nothing more. If our dollar is worth nothing, no one, especially car guys, are going to have the ability to spend their extra income on their hobbies because they're too poor. This is what's happened every year since 2005.

[@TempoMontages]

2017 was fine i feel like 2017 to 2019 was peak years for being into cars because inflation wasnt high yet

[@CrimpKeeper]

@ you must’ve been born in 2001 😂 Inflation has been bad since 2016. Look at the price jump in MK4 Supras, NA1/2 NSX’s, RX7’s, Acura Integra GSR and Type R, EM1 Civic Si, Lancer Evolution 8/9, WRX STi, 350z from 2016 to now. Those cars all had MSRP’s well below $35k. Today a new civic type r MSRP is $45k. It’s called, don’t add up.

[@GordonFreeman307]

@@CrimpKeeperyea no either you were too out of it in 2017-2019 but we had near %1 interest rates and $1.50 gas. Walmarts were open 24:7 and groceries were almost half in 2019. That was 5 years ago.

[@JamTheHam32]

@@CrimpKeeper The price of "classic" cars has noting to do with inflation. Vehicles depreciate and then appreciate in value over time. The cost of those cars went up because the people who grew up with posters on their walls finally had the money to buy them. Also, it's not like cars are coming out of the factory with the same technology as a 1999 Toyota Supra. Cars have curtain airbags, heated and cooled seats, advanced traction control systems, higher quality interiors, more R&D to meet stricter and stricter emissions, and on and on and on. You think all of that is free?

[@CrimpKeeper]

@ the price of classic cars is definitely affected by inflation. What a moronic statement. 🤡

[@GregoryBrettin]

Welcome back from the grave.

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

The soil tasted great

[@dbgracing1415]

Bro is practically Jesus at this point

[@southernweeaboo7109]

LMAO

[@jakejohnson9827]

@@dbgracing1415 we are waiting for Jesus Return. The way everything is going on earth

[@coldmoonlight6361]

​@@ThatDudeinBlueWould you recommend it?

[@codenamedesertviper1825]

One thing i hate is how pretentious people are at meets, especially newer enthusiasts who think they know everything. You walk around and just hear people being super judgmental about cars, brands, and mods they have 0 real world experience with, all because they heard it online. It doesn’t feel like people come just for the fun and community of it anymore

[@ironbloodedmyth1204]

That's always been a problem from the start. Alot of the wannabe social media influencers have ruined meets, they're so cringe.

[@Doc-Ready]

If you encounter anyone like that then just ask them a few technical automotive questions-usually the prospect of looking stupid in front of others shuts them up but works best in person.

[@favourmiracle7094]

Paired it with the hate for everything that is not there own or the heard about it. New cars no matter from which manufacturer get hated on. New projects like Hyundai manual EV drift car is being hated for being a Hyundai. Ford GTD being hated for being a Ford or getting laughed at because it didn't beat the Porsche time (it was meant to go below 7 minutes, not compete with anything). Instead of praising new exciting cars or respecting old cars, every car from every generations is getting the heat. People now see ragebait as a new tactic to gain popularity quickly

[@threeam____]

I believe there will come a point on when people will have to clarify if something was made before or after A.I. , the same kinda way people use “B.C.”

[@RD-io6sm]

Car enthusiasts were always driven by social and economic strength. Covid really knocked those down hard. The push for EVs doesn't help either. All of that combined, and you get this.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

Well EVs can still be fun. Hyundai has proven that. The problem is that young people don’t like being connected to the rest of the world. They love to disconnect. To them, an EV with a massive touchscreen and the ability to drive itself is the biggest disconnect from the rest of the world that there is. We’re looking at a bleak future in America not just for car guys, but in general, if we continue along this trend to disconnecting with the world

[@wigletron2846]

​@@mrsoisauce9017EVs will never have the character of an ICE vehicle though

[@wigletron2846]

​@@mrsoisauce9017EVs will never have the character of an ICE vehicle. And add that they're unaffordable for most people...

[@RD-io6sm]

@mrsoisauce9017 David has said this in a previous video but generally it's the most common opinion held among car enthusiasts. EVs have performance and technology. There's no denying that. That being said, what they really lack is character and variety. In other words, EVs are just not quirky enough. Just like having an automatic over a manual, it takes away from the engagement of the driving experience. It's the lack of a connection between man and machine.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

@@RD-io6sm and I understand that. Hell, I agree with that. But that will change with time. You really think the first ICE cars had that connection between man and machine? You think cars like the Ford Model T were fun to drive? I think not. We took a while to get there. EVs will take a while to get there too. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the first step. With a little more patience, more EVs will get there too. The way I see it, EVs aren’t boring. We just made boring EVs. Ironically, the first gen Tesla Roadster also proves that EVs can be fun (I say ironically because it’s them that now makes some of the worst driving EVs today)

[@kevinmac9442]

Not directly related to car culture but parallel to it, I think more motorsport enthusiasts will get into motorcycles. With the popularity of e-bikes, the high cost of buying/owning a car, and the cost of having enough space for project cars, I feel like many people will start to gravitate towards motorcycles as an alternative. They are generally cheaper to buy/own, don't require as much space, and are still a mechanically engaging experience. Many people that will grow up playing with E-bikes may see a motorcycle as the next logical step. Obviously I'm saying this from an enthusiast perspective. Most people that just want to accomplish A to B commuting will continue buying massive $100k 3 row SUVs to drive to their office job.

[@jks3849]

Unfortunately Americans have always liked big 🚗, sadly that's just one of the customs of USA

[@TempoMontages]

you think we have healthcare in the usa? motorcycles are very dangerous and asking to go into debt for the rest of your life from one simple accident

[@RicochetForce]

Considering how dangerous motorcycles are and how ruinous our healthcare is you think this is going to happen? Sure you save money on the bike but even a minor accident can see you paying through the nose in medical bills.

[@magosh1927]

Nah man i am thinking the same thing. I live in Europe in over here it's a lot more common to ride on a motorcycle. I was slowly drifting away from cars because they are getting way to expensive. Motorcycles on the other hand are fairly cheap around here and in my opinion a lot more fun to drive.

[@favourmiracle7094]

@@magosh1927 At the same time cities in Europe are cracking down on them for good measure. The sound is the biggest issue. They are on average louder than straight piped cars and annoying for everyone. ICE scooters are already getting replaced with electric scooters. Motorcycles can and will exist for a long time but they will be banned from cities and major human population because of the noise.

[@Soviet_Kitty]

I think the car industry will progress similarly to how it has already- not too much changing with manufacturers and the blend of EV / gas cars, but data collection will go absolutely bonkers. Drive by wire will be the norm, cameras inside and outside of the vehicle that are always on will also be the norm, police enforcement will be far greater and way more intrusive.

[@LordyCardboard]

I'm much more optimistic, people are sick of the nanny state regulations and are already making political changes. I think it could be a renaissance of car culture and fewer regulations.

[@jim9223]

I really hope so. I'm sick of regulations. Its getting depressing. I want classic raw analog sports cars to return!

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

This is a politically brain rotted take. We had cheap enthusiasts cars in 2017. Not enough people bought them. Stop blaming the government for our hobby dying out. Americans CHOSE big, slow, and expensive SUVs. Americans CHOOSE to spend $60,000 on an F150. Nobody bought the cheap new cars, everyone buys the best used cara they can.

[@MTKARusty]

Regulations are a net good. They are absolutely necessary and blaming a decline car culture on them is a lazy argument. End of the day, people vote with their wallets. If the average person were buying sport cars, guess what the manfs would build more sport cars. People are buying large, heavy SUVs with more screens because that's what the average consumer wants.

[@LordyCardboard]

@@MTKARusty Lmao

[@KeckowyChleb]

​@@MTKARustybruh

[@subiludo1928]

I rather the car community as we know it dies than keep giving TikTok cringelords popularity

[@Dopefulromantic]

I got a 2010 crown victoria because if gas cars are going away, i want the most thirsty, robust, durable and what is becoming the least common car on the road, i get so happy when i sit inside, hear the v8, my friends say its the coolest car out of all of them, just because its reliable, simple, easy and cheap to fix and surprisingly fun in a way that won’t get you killed. I never want to get rid of it, i wanted a mustang but now i want a coyote crown vic

[@eriestreetgarage]

You've seen a Maurauder? Still one of my all-time favs.

[@Tu11iy]

This thing and manual-swapped sounds like a dream. Unless you need to go mildly off road.

[@ILikeCars-p6o]

I'm just saying, in 10 years, GT86s and BRZs will be impossible to find in stock form, and every MK5 Supra and 400Z will become clapped out drift missiles, with the Mustangs and Corvettes having a similar fate. The stock versions of these cars will also be worth A LOT of money.

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Damn. All I want is a clean C4 manual yet it’s becoming harder and harder to get

[@Alex.outbound]

Yup. Todays new cars will be tomorrows clapped out projects. I remember when 240s, EG/EK hatch’s etc were still “cheap” a little over a decade ago. And 350z’s and the like were still a little too pricy for the younger generation to get their hands on. Now a days, finding a decent 90s JDM seems impossible, and 350s proliferate the drift scene.

[@train_go_boom2065]

Imagine if car companies rerelease these cars and make a retro market but that would be a actual good idea and they don't like those

[@liamcox7057]

I think the key point is that it will become more niche. The problem is why. 10 to 20 years ago, car enthusiasts were a kind of niche because there wasn't much mainstream publicity to make the car scene as populated as it is today,despite it being equally or more accessible. If you were a part of the car scene, its because you wanted to. In the future it will become less accessible. Then you're apart of the car community its because you found a way to be able to

[@Nb61777]

3:59 honda is merging with nissan now.

[@itzzgraham]

Dude I just came down here to say that

[@Klarkash-Ton]

The Japanese scene was looking pretty dire for a minute there, but the arrival of the new CRT, GR Corolla, new Z, and some other cool stuff in the pipeline seems to have rescued it. Mazda is bringing back a performance sub-brand (and possibly a new halo car), plus Toyota and Honda seem to have more sporty vehicles in the works. I think the Japanese import scene will recover somewhat. Still sucks that Subaru shit the bed on the STI, and Mitsubishi became...whatever it is now.

[@Illphaqup]

Car Culture started dying when street takeovers happened and people became arrogant with their cars.

[@vibhuiyer6984]

Mostly agree with you, but I think EV mandates will start to get pushed back since consumer demand is not matching the hype, and governments are starting to loosen regulations a little bit

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

If Efuels get off the ground then the mandates will be loosened a lot.

[@Crownleyian]

@@ThatSpecificIndividual eFuel production is already under way. Motorsports like BTCC and WRC will start using it in 2025.

[@onealpha_]

​@@ThatSpecificIndividualI really, really hope the eFuels come out and are a way for them to phase out traditional fuels for cars by using eFuels instead

[@LowKLPZ]

​i guess that could be the car guy slt to evs @Crownleyian

[@Imaboss8ball]

​@@ThatSpecificIndividual synthetic fuels should be much more expensive than ordinary fuels. Even if they weren't i don't see them making a change in certain places like California. California pollution laws are partly due to smog and ICE of any kind will contribute to the smog.

[@loupnuit1]

The NIMBY brigade are already out in force against tracks. Local drag strip has gone bankrupt twice due to noise lawsuits and failure to meet modern safety standards when subs got built around it.

[@HowToSpec]

NIMBYs make sense if it’s a new track being built. However, if you buy a home next to a race track then that’s on you.

[@denshidirect3182]

In 10 years the US infrastructure will still not be ready for a complete transition to EVs, that's for sure. I don't believe ICE vehicles will completely go away - if anything there will likely be greater backlash [and incentive for them to stick around] from not only car enthusiasts, but the general public who don't want to be FORCED into EV ownership. EVs have their place for sure, but the general public should have the freedom to decide if ICE and/or EV is for them.

[@Darknova591]

Yeah that's for Sure the US government failed to catch up the times and it's now too late for them now to make it right meanwhile at the Pacific China has everything ready for EV transition and creation a lottery system for getting a car where you have to wait like 4 years to get a ICE vehicle and getting a EV is more common yeah it stinks 🦨 but it a good law for the environment US can try but everything will fall apart cause 1 not enough supplies for them 2 forcing EV to everyone's mouth does not work if Japan tries this will it fail for them too.

[@sanyk-t6c]

​@@Darknova591lottery, for NEW licence plate for ICE in BIG cities.

[@Zenith.94]

You know its sad with manual cars when you work at the dealership and you still got coworkers who are either techs or porters and they still can't drive stick. Fucking hilarious.

[@Rekceir]

I had to drive my car into the shop on the lift for an alignment because the dudes didn't know how lol

[@speeddemon0712]

Yep! I'm a service advisor at Honda and for the longest time when an S2000 or Type R came in, I had to take it down and park it in the techs bay because the porter and express techs can't drive stick. The master techs can because they're older, but the young express techs and porters can't. I'm teaching our new express tech now to drive stick, it's fun.

[@MixedInterestsMac]

Man…those are some pretty extreme predictions. I bet in ten years, it’s going to be a lot like it is today. I’m almost 47, so I’ve been around awhile. Ten years goes by so fast, and a lot changes, but a lot stays the same. It will be a mix of EV, hybrid and ICE. I think hybrid is the way to go, with instant torque, while retaining the fun of ICE. I hope in 2034 there are less takeovers, which are stupid.

[@unnamedracer9757]

There are two possible ways 2034 could go: 1. Cars will fully be bland appliances with very few glimpses of hope outside of restorations. Or 2. Tesla will die, self-driving things will be scrapped, and the car community will heal as cars shift back to 60s American/90s Japanese style masterpieces. Self-driving cars are a terrible plan, and either they WILL fail or car culture will die completely. Just set up viable alternatives to driving, self-driving cars will have all the traffic issues of cars with none of the upsides.

[@onealpha_]

I really hope it's Number 2, driver re-education is more important than over-reliance on technology, look at what happened in the movie "Wall-E" for example. I despise Tesla because it's quite clearly "cars made by people who don't like cars, for people who don't like cars, to be as disposable as an iPhone" Literally, Teslas are the automotive equivalent of iPhones. Just bland boxes on wheels, no style or design to them. I don't care if they accelerate in 1.5 seconds, that's not makes a car fun to me. I'd rather be in a Mazda MX-5 (Miata) and be able to enjoy every second of driving it (the gearbox, the engine and especially the handling), and learn how to drive better while enjoying it, versus being in a computerised battery on wheels that can do everything for me.

[@unnamedracer9757]

@ 100%

[@jadenw2520]

With the highest selling cars being crossovers, it’s hard to see cars not becoming appliances in the next 10 years unfortunately. They already are to an extent

[@unnamedracer9757]

@ especially EVs I don’t care if it’s faster or tries really hard to be fun (like the Hyundais), they’re still just appliances.

[@train_go_boom2065]

They already are appliances and those sell the most so number 1 is the likelihood of the future sadly

[@sebz7248]

Crazy that you uploaded this because recently I have felt a big disconnection from cars and the community. I will always love cars but with new vehicles being out of reach and older vehicles becoming collectors items its hard to get into. I think social media ruined the perception of certain cars and turned what used to be a niche hobby into something very mainstream and oversaturated. Only thing that has kept me interested in cars the last couple years is Motorsport and the car culture in Japan. I say only Japan because it still feels somewhat authentic over there and you can tell there is a true passion for it. Culturally as well

[@MrNiceGuy500]

I peaked with a Infiniti Q50 (3.7, about 360 hp, RWD) traded it in in 2022 and got a Nissan Rogue family car. I will only get a vehicle of if I can put 50% down to paying 100% cash. So as far as trying to get a car enthusiast vehicle I’m totally done… will keep the same car for like 10 years now

[@dbgracing1415]

I just wish everything would stay the same so I can enjoy the cool stuff I’ll never get to have at this rate

[@yusufcanaktas6929]

as long as cool people are in the industry there will be cool things to drive

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Same. I’m only 21 and it sucks that I’m still in college, and only working part time, yet watching all the cool cars from decades ago becoming bought up and over priced.

[@DeanofMachines]

Of course its dying. Younger gen has little interest in driving. Cars are merely a luxurious expense just like owning a house. Not to mention, denser population means more neighbors to complain about your project car. Don’t forget about inflation. Few people have extra coin to throw at a proper project car.

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Why can’t neighbors just mind their own business instead of being so paranoid? There used to be so much more trust and less animosity in society 🙄

[@EconomyElk]

FR none of my friends are intrested in cars or engines which sucks. I had one friend that "liked cars" but never did his own repairs or even changed the oil on his own car and only talked and cared about the new mustang or mclarens or whatever which i just dont care about. I wish i could find someone who likes to wrench on things like me. I like working on all things combustion even if its a weed wacker. Im also decent at electrical. Internets got people thinking you need to have a super japanese car like a 240 and spend thousands of dollars on parts and make a million horse to be a car guy which just isnt true.

[@Scrotum_69420]

Speaking as someone who works in the automotive industry.... Ive Always said it depended on who takes office in 2024 as how this will unfold... I think we are going to have a major slowdown on the EV push and go more Hybrid and alternative fuels and thats already started to come true. As far as Stellantis goes - Now that the POS Carlos Tavares is out of the picture, alot of projects we.... Errrm i mean "They" are working on will be able to come to market with I.C.E... just hang tight - Tim Kinuskis is back and the mood has already changed ;)

[@johnwayne3904]

🤘

[@masterkalel06]

We went from save the manuals, to save the v8's to save the ICE in ten years. Yeah. It's looking bad out there. 💔😌

[@OnlyToaey]

10 years from now you will be going to a audio shop to make your car louder.

[@justinshivrattan7660]

People do that for years now

[@brad2tube]

1:58 the Clutch & parts thing … good spotting, Dude ☝️

[@Byefriendo]

9:12 i think this is a bit of a misnomer related to the current AI hype wave being plastered onto existing technology like topology optimization, FEA and CFD. These are tools that still require a lot of human involvement, setuping up the actual load cases, setting up the model for the specific conditions, validation, testing. I think the biggest recent change is the improvement in metal additive manufacturing has allowed topology optimized geometry to be almost directly manufactured with little human revision, whereas typically a part would be designed given a specific manufacturing method (casting, stamping, milling, etc..), tested in FEA and then refined given the results, without any of the geometric considerations that come with traditional manufacturing methods you can more or less take the mesh output by Solidworks or ANSYS or whatever, send it to the metal SLS printer and then machine in your mating surfaces and holes for bolts, bushings, etc... Truth is that "designed by humans" is just a bit of an ambigious term, do I have to do all the math required to analyse a part on paper, can I use a calculator? can i use software?

[@marchog5276]

Tldr:my local racetrack was bought and the owner does nothing with it. My local oval track was bought out a decade ago by some out of staters. They claimed they were going to fix it up worked on it for a week then stopped. Then they were called out on Facebook for doing nothing with it and just using it as an investment property. Where they then said no no no we are fixing it then worked on it for 2 weeks and stopped stating it cost to much. Even though the community offered to pull the permits and do the work for free they denied them.

[@buzzular8198]

in canada by 2035 our gov wants to ban gas and replace it 100% with EVs, it pisses me off so bad. im tired of being controlled

[@Taz_XE076]

Start getting involved then and vote when you can

[@FrankTimms-cs5hl]

It’s all about control-pushing back is the only way. Despite what is being “reported” they are not selling well.

[@edugj23]

I see internal combustion vehicles becoming something of a niche with limited manufacturing, but not so soon, as the transition to electric won't be as fast as regulators hoped to. It's gonna take two or three generations for EVs to become the norm. I don't think motorsports and tuning will disappear. As technology progresses, new ways to extract the most of cars will be created. But I can see driving itself be less important for the general public, simply because the sum of costs related to cars and driving will be too much. Autonomous vehicles aren't or shouldn't be the solution, though; quality public transportation is the ideal move, freeing up space on the roads.

[@SlapStyleAnims]

This so much. I’m sad that public transport keeps getting left out of discourse, and it sucks even more when it does get brought up that it’s polarized into dichotomies without middle ground. People who hate cars have the loudest voice with public transport support even if minorities, while those against public transport means communism and no v8 engines.

[@edugj23]

@SlapStyleAnims There are some people stupid enough to scream that expanding public transport means taking away the right to buy and drive cars 🤦🏼‍♂️ Just because we like cars, it doesn't mean everyone should be forced to live in a car-centric environment. How many people use their vehicles just as appliances, to go from A to B? How many of them would be happy to use an efficient bus/train service if it meant saving money by eliminating costs associated to car ownership? I think it would be a considerable number. People like these and their individual boxes off the roads can potentially free up space. Better for us who actually like to drive.

[@moletrap2640]

Autonomous taxis will definitely be a thing in any city that has zero snow days per year. Any city that has snow will render fully autonomous technology unusable. And a taxi service cannot be a fair weather service that does not drive when it snows. The market for fully autonomous taxis will be Sunshine states only.

[@niveketihw1897]

I think you're bang on with pretty much all of those. I'm pretty pessimistic. I think a lot of the fun will be relegated to driving sims. We bought two new cars last year, a Camaro and a Subaru BRZ (both manual). A couple of my wife's friends as well as my sister bagged on us for not buying EVs when we had the perfect opportunity. They can't understand why we would commit to combustion for another 5 or 6 years... I think this kind of sentiment will intensify over the next 5 to 10 years.

[@Tu11iy]

Sad people that will never experience heel-toe, handbrake turns and clutch kicks...

[@chrisrandom1404]

As the saying goes "the more things change the more they stay the same". We'll see how it goes in 10 years.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

1:36 There were more vinyl records being sold now than 10-15 years ago.

[@Wreckords-Marcel]

Yup. As a record collector, we are in a golden age of vinyl records. Maybe there is hope for cars

[@DustinHasVideos]

That is why manuals are already the record player. Owning one usually means you need to tell everyone how it’s superior. They are worse in most situations and for most people, but they are enjoyable for a minority who is willing to look past the downsides.

[@ryancartwright7487]

I imagine it's how the cowboys felt, when they fenced in the last of the plains.

[@jim9223]

Am i the only one who would be depressed without cars? I wish we could see a return to pure raw analog sports cars.

[@onealpha_]

No, you're definitely not the only one, I'm 24, wanting to learn manual very soon and I also want raw, analog sports cars to return. More Lotus Emira/Exige/Elise and Mazda MX-5 style cars please. I don't get excited about new cars anymore, 2018 was the last year of overwhelmingly great fun cars, the 2020s haven't had that many good ones. GR Corolla, GR Yaris, Nissan Z and Toyota Supra are a couple that I can think of, but they're quite expensive sadly...

[@SlapStyleAnims]

@@onealpha_I’m 21 and feel the same way man. I want to learn manual but there’s not any cheap manual beaters anymore.

[@onealpha_]

@SlapStyleAnims Companies just don't make cheap daily driver economy cars anymore... At least in the 2010s, you could buy a manual hatchback to daily drive, but now? The SUV/Crossover trend has killed everything. Manuals, hatchbacks, and especially sedans and wagons. Wagons literally have the exact same if not bigger storage space than SUVs, but SUVs are sold on the pretence of "higher driving position", even though they roll over really easily

[@Dudeman9339]

There are more people on the road than ever before and driver education is the worst it's ever been, not to mention all the people who cannot afford driver education. The U.S. rules of the road are deteriorating quicker than you think and it is no surprise why more and more young people are more terrified to drive than ever before.

[@icarusflight2396]

Remember when they they thought it was EV vs Gas?! Now there are no engines better than hybrids. How did they not see this coming?!? Did the 918 teach them nothing?

[@awepossum1059]

i would rather walk or drive an EV than drive a hybrid car. Thank god i have a 6.2l v8 though

[@icarusflight2396]

@@awepossum1059 This makes me curious, you have a 6.2L V8 but you don't see the value of a hybrid system? Speed of a electric, range and fuel up time of gasoline?

[@awepossum1059]

​@@icarusflight2396 I guess i dont really see the advantages of hybrid over EV for my personal uses. charging times are increasingly getting better so road trips wouldnt even be too bad. I would also charge at home, which means i would even spend less time than fueling up a gas car. i would just plug it in when i get home from work and thats it. hybrid just seems to add some layers of complications with its ICE engine generator and battery pack working together. i value simplicity, something that is pure and true to itself, not something that is in between.

[@icarusflight2396]

@@awepossum1059 Advantage: no recharge time if the motor recharges the battery. Acceleration of a electric car. Refuel time is that of a typical combustion engine. We're almost at perfecting this.

[@awepossum1059]

​@@icarusflight2396 well the issue is that i still have to keep up the combustion engine maintenance and go to the gas statiion regularly for a hybrid, and if i'm not getting a roaring v8 with it, then i dont see the point. hybrids are like appliances, but EVs are kings of appliances. so i'll just take the best version, the EV

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

Is demolition man actually an alternate future that somebody time traveled from and made a movie about their future as a warning?

[@NikitaKyndt]

Some thing I want to mention about Jaguar. I think most of you get it wrong. Jaguar is a beloved brand but it hasn't been doing well since the 1990s. It's regarded as an old man's brand and you know it's true. Right now ALL car brands are hurting and Jaguar was already in bad spot. If they did nothing they'd be gone anyway sooner or later. Another factor is the future of cars is EV, whether you like it or not, it's going to happen. The problem with EVs is car manufacturers won't be able to distinguish themselves with the most important component of a car, the engine. On an EV, the engines will practically be all the same. Nobody is talking about EV engines on EVs. So how would you distinguish yourself as a brand in the future? By style. Basically what apple is doing for consumer electronics, Jaguar is doing for cars. You might not like the Jaguar add, but it's just that, an add. The cars presented are also just prototypes to show the stylistic directions. The eventual car(s) will look different. If you wanted Jaguar to remain the same, the brand would just die, they had to do something.

[@hydarail6477]

in my opinion i dont think ev are fully gonna take over gas is still gonna be around for a long time

[@RicochetForce]

ICE are on the way out as gas continues to get more expensive, as incomes fail to keep up with the cost of living, and as EVs show their increasing advantages over a dead end technology. Eventually car ownership will likely cease to be a thing, instead people will simply subscribe to a community taxi service where someone is hired to drive folks around (the next step up from a rideshare).

[@m-ok-6379]

The 2008 recession pushed a lot of potential gearheads like myself from the car culture because of financial hardship.

[@RicochetForce]

Yeah, for many it simply did not make financial sense to throw money into cars as a hobby.

[@Haganu]

We're making "where do you see yourself 10 years from now" videos now

[@eric_wtm2494]

With how things are going. It saddens me that I may never want to buy a new car ever again and will be only buying cars from 2018 and older.

[@jondiaz3475]

Our current car garage in 10 years: 2022 Maverick Hybrid: no parts available, warranty claims bankrupted Ford Motor Company 2000 Boxster: Has 200k miles, still worried about IMS bearing failure 1970 VW Camper: daily driver, loses People’s Choice award at every car show because it’s not old enough :)

[@ShaiyanHossain]

if a boxster is driven to 200k miles i wouldn't worry too much about the IMS bearing

[@groundzero270]

The manufacturers are killing the availability of cool cars

[@originalkontrol]

I'm in denial about the dark future... We'll have to have a secret underground culture like in Demolition Man! Big fat greasy burgers and steaks, beer, whiskey and cigars!

[@Saixjacket]

This is where yugioh will become currency. The shadow realm will become a real thing in that place 😂

[@8bitter696]

What I can see happening is car enthusiasts living in strict smog states starting to move from them into more car friendly ones

[@SlapStyleAnims]

What happens when you run out of car friendly states?

[@8bitter696]

I don’t see that happening with a lot of midwestern and southern states, more rural areas tend to be the most liking to combustion engines, especially since in alot of areas, there are very little to no ev charging stations

[@seanthornton726]

This is pure irony. The entire Import/Tuner scene came about because of the death of the Muscle car era and the start of the malaise era. The EV era will either start a new enthusiast community or an alternative...

[@SlapStyleAnims]

It’s annoying that car culture is becoming another rich man’s hobby. Some techbro with a new Porsche or Tesla has more sway today than someone trying to swap a K series

[@bluasterisk]

Now that I live in Japan as a California native, it does remind me that this is how car culture is in an American perspective. Though considering how people still make it happen in many countries, I see it as where there is a will there is a way. Sure things are getting very scarce in terms of 90s cars all around the world, its becoming quite a relic that is more appreciated. On top of that the internet has really brought so much people together, though I could imagine you could say the opposite too. I guess where I'm getting at is, we should branch out and travel to meet people with different perspectives.

[@kirillholt2329]

hows life there Kiryu san ? I'm in CA right now and thinking about making the move in a year or two. Got my imported S-chasis with Montana plates (you know the deal)

[@lofimiata]

My biggest concern is non enthusiasts will legislate us away. And by that I mean self driving EVs will be so common enthusiasts and ICE will be seen as "dangerous" and taxed into oblivion.

[@GSMMW]

Cant wait to say: "boy were you wrong"; ...in ten years.

[@TheNDFarmer]

God this shits depressing

[@KiraOniiChan]

So many people have an attention space of a 5 year old...it's really insane

[@JJ-Smiles-86]

I live in North Dakota. There are no asphalt tracks in the state. There is Auto Cross but often held on rural airports and parking lots. So for me to be able to track my GR86 I would have to go to Minnesota for the nearest dedicated track. On a side note the highest Octane is 91 in North Dakota for the most part. There are spots for E85 but I don't trust it for the long haul.

[@syndeko1632]

Autocross is still fun and cheaper, thats what im going to do since the nearest track is at least 3 hours away

[@ultimatecar_55]

3:24 I'm from Turkey (the country one) and you're right. Politicians can't limit our car choices. Remember, We have a voice, SO LET'S USE IT!

[@David_Frisk]

The country one😂😂😂

[@ChrisParayno]

It died when both used and new cars became unaffordable to modify.

[@Sagoir]

Hi, european here. For me it looks even worse than this, I know about self driving cars, EVs and what happened to Laguna Seca over there, but here, politicians and activists are literally calling for the end of cars as private property. They want everyone to depend on public transport, rental/transport companies, or government planned transport even for trips or vacations. Its getting so gloomy here, even some of my non-car-guy friends are starting to say that "I don't need a car" or that "its cheaper to take the bus" or shit like that. Thx for the video anyways 👍

[@ezfirme]

I think in 2034, finding a new ICE car will be as hard to find as a manual car today.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Maybe in some countries, not in the USA.

[@vickramos9234]

Here’s my prediction first without watching the video. I think in 10 years this whole electric car phase we are going through is going to die down well go back to pushing the boundaries for hybrid and there will be a bigger jump for more people to drive diesel cars since diesel is much more efficient (also this ain’t so much a prediction as much as it’s just what I hope happens) Edit: this is still my prediction

[@thatguy_bern]

I just had this discussion with my friend on our way to PRI this year. A couple of years ago, when gm came out with the electric copo Camaro, we both laughed and scoffed at it. Fast forward to now, it's more of a reality than it was years past, that electric performance vehicles would be a thing. However, I mentioned on our way to PRI that I wonder about the political shift in administration coming soon, that maybe the push for electric vehicles on the road will slow down drastically, and we'll have a focus on affordable gas driven vehicles again. Maybe it's a pipe dream, but if it turns out to be true, we may see a revival of performance line ups from all manufacturers again. Here's hoping 🤞🏽

[@TempoMontages]

if drill baby drill happens and deregulation happens i have hope atleast american car companies will make a few nice gas cars while trump is in

[@psr_m3]

I miss the car culture of early to mid 2000s. The obsession of money, social media and poor drivers has ruined things today. I remember the days of just cruising with friends or in small rallies like it was yesterday - those were the good old days!

[@Parker--]

One could easily argue car culture has been dying fir the last ten years. We’re already at a nadir for cars. The nice thing is that as EVs become more prevalent and the technology improves, the limits of today, namely the battery, will become so efficient that, outside of the safety requirements, designers will have far less practical limits and start designing fun looking cars again. You know, you might ask what is the point of a lotus elise without an ice or stick shift, but without the need for a giant engine, now all of a sudden you’ve got an elise with a trunk and suddenly a daily driver you could go grocery shopping in as well as go faster than it has ever gone before; the best of both worlds. There is a revolt towards crossovers coming and I just hope car technology is there in time to give everyone an affordable car that they want instead of forced to buy.

[@HuggiesDo]

I think you summed it up pretty well there. However I honestly hope with all of my heart, that a lot of these predictions will not see the light of day. We are already losing so much in this day and age. And I honestly can't bear the thought that we might lose things like: the manual tranmission, drifting, race tracks and the combustion engine.

[@Red.SXT2022]

i dont think car culture will die unless cars themselves become an obsolete forces of transportation and a new mainstream method becomes the new norm for travel.

[@RicochetForce]

Die? No, but it'll become so niche that really only true gearheads and older men and women with money to play will be active. The youth will be elsewhere with whatever low cost hobby is available.

[@iamflat]

I predict that we're going to see a second Malaise Era, but for EV cars. There's going to come a time, like the oil crisis, where EVs are going to have to face the fact that the resources needed to build their components are limited and our power grid cannot support them. We're going to see a major market shift away from EVs like we saw with V8s in the 70s.

[@billyevangelista160]

“Charge or Die” Fast and Furious 12 in Mars.

[@Incipidone]

Hear me out but the G37 manual sedan will be a future collector car. After most have been crashed and totaled, the ones in decent condition will bring a premium. 300 hp rwd

[@MR.TOYBOX]

Car culture will die with the implementation of self driving cars which is coming down the road. But it also could equal a huge rise in tracks if the demand is there and we cant drive our own cars on the roads with self driving cars. Self driving cars will be boring and i see issues such as gridlock and lots of crashes. Time will tell. The future may or may not be bright but it is defiantly unknown at this point.

[@844Steamtrain]

Another thing that is slowly disappearing, is people modifying and/or working on their own cars, with their own tools, parts, etc.

[@bigmoe8982]

That Doom and Gloom Patterson😂

[@SlammedZero]

It's kind of sad where it's all going. Makes me thankful I grew up when I did. We had some great times roaming the streets in our custom-built cars.