155 sats \ 2 replies \ @joelaw 16 Mar \ on: Alternative vehicles – Cars that last far more than 200,000 miles... for cheap alter_native
I loved my Honda Civic, bought it used in 2008 (it was a 2007). I was an irresponsible car owner and that little guy just kept on going. Not sure how much weight it holds, but in the newer Honda commercials they hint at turning your old gas car into a new electric car. Neither for or against ICE vs EV, but I do think that would be different for a manufacturer to pull off. Time will tell.
I have heard of kaizen. I worked in an Amazon Fulfillment Center awhile back and they adopted several of Toyota's methods, including a weekly Kaizen session with the different departments. I really appreciated it, but unfortunately it did not always translate into results (managers were too busy to enforce some of the needed changes).
I have owned maybe 8 civics, some were beaters, some brand new, 4 where civic Si. ALL. were amazing cars. WAY more fun than a Toyota. Legendary reliability. It was my goto model for many years.
It makes sense with Amazon, taking on some of the methods but it not translate very well. We have a lot of conditioning here in the states for something very different in my opinion.
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Agreed, will own one again someday. If not a Civic then an Accord. Want something that will last and can be fixed when needed.
Amazon had the right idea, logistics/shipping is very similar to assembly line work for building vehicles at scale. It was a pretty cut-throat environment, I did not stay very long.
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