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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago

New Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Why

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New Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Why

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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago
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New Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Why - Jalopnik
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If you've gone under the hood of a lot of late-model cars, you may have noticed something missing: the dipstick. Why do so many new cars lack them?
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    Why would you put a dipstick in a EV? Sounds like a good design decision to me.

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      I think we can all safely assume that EV’s are not relevant to this discussion.

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      Just to fuck with people I’d put one on the blinkers

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        next to the blinker fluid tank

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          On the bottom of it actually

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        I like you!

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          Hey I appreciate it :-)

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