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A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen (www.thedrive.com)
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[+] -15 points 5 months ago (11 children)

Those lights were absolute garbage though and the vehicles that used them got half the gas mileage compared to new ones due to their blocky shape and lack of aerodynamics.

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  • [–] 28 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Somehow, people could still see in the dark.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    And the ones who couldn't see crashed.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Just don't drive if you can't see adequately. Fuck.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Funny considering the argument here is that these lights are too expensive to replace after something like a crash, yet your argument is that we should use headlights that make it much harder to see at night which just leads to more crashes.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Aerodynamic headlights should never ever cost $6k under any circumstances.

    Greedy corporate executives ran out of ideas to grow their revenue so we have to deal with absurdity inflated prices.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Most dont cost $6k just these ones because they're adaptive lights

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    They're also only 6k in the US because y'all pay extra for everything German and somehow also get worse reliability.

    New matrix LED headlight for A6 C8 from Hella is 1700 EUR. Used one from a wrecker could be as low as 300. Parts catalog also shows individual LEDs for repairs.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Toyota Avalon 2011 headlight housing (which usually gets damaged) with auto leveling costs $150 each from the dealer ship. I still run the factory blasts and leveling motor and I just replace HID bulbs for ~$180 every 5 years or so.

    Compare it with 2022 Toyota Avalon with unserviceable headlights without auto leveling which cost ~$2000

    So a fender bender would cost $10k easy just for a pair of headlights and a bumper.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Here they are for $470 each with a CAPA certification for body shop repairs:

    OEM parts are always going to be ridiculously priced because the OEM has a monopoly on OEM parts. Your 2011 headlamp assembly also has removable bulbs while the newer Avalon uses built-in LED lights with all the circuitry to drive them.

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