Maybe they could just make a regular engine instead of an Internal Combustion Computer.
For real. Don’t add a computer to a thing that runs without a computer.
Just like they shouldn’t have added internet to that gas pipeline that got hacked.
The pipeline wasn't hacked via internet.
Some dumb fuck opened an email file and executed it.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Email comes from the Internet. Even if you use an internal server. Opening email, and the like, on a computer that directly or indirectly controls your pipeline is the problem.
For real. I own a 77 f150 with the 300 ci and i for the life of me can't figure why a company won't make something so simple anymore. The only answer is they want you to let the stealership work on it because you dont know how. Gone are the days of 5 min tune ups and easy access maintenance. All so some stupid faggot can ride around in a minivan called a truck with more technology than a god damned space shuttle. Uggh just thinking about this makes me fucking angry. I hate todays people. Too soft to drive a fucking real vehicle and too incompetent to drive a manual because they refuse to stop fucking texting while they drive. Shit shit shit the American public has been stupified, pussified, and totally cucked. This concludes my rant.
Between government mandated fuel efficiency and safety standards, car manufacturers can't legally sell new cars without thousands of dollars worth of computers inside.
Again, our people became eco friendly homos that support this garbage enough it became law without repercussions to the government. I should be alowed to drive a 2 stroke off the lot new if I wanted. I like the good old days where a metal dashboard would kill people that didn't pay attention to their driving.
Pretty sure we’ve talked about this topic beforehand you and I. The tech side of things requiring expensive scan tools is a burden for the customer as well as the independent repair facility. Chrysler/fiat are about the worse so far needing granted access to communicate with modules and what not. Really the mid ougts to early teens had the best balance of tech and quality.
That ole straight 6 can pull a house down, but a newer v6 truck like an eco boost can do that as well as pull it down the highway.
Yes there is a problem on needing equipment to do diagnostics and repairs. The tools have changed honestly slower than the vehicles. Regardless a once a year tune up is a thing of the past. Fuel filters are not changed every six months because there are none. No worn points in a distributor, no needing for adjusting inadequate drum brakes. Yes new cars have a lot of tech ,modules that rely on each other, but for the most part 100k is the maintenance point as apposed to daily driver cars being a wash and repeat every 80k or so
No doubt new tech has its pros, but I'd bet your spending more on repairs in the long run. If my 300 ever wears out (not likely) there are millions in junkyards for a couple hundred dollars. Just wait till that ecoboost throws its timing chain and you get to pay a dealer 7 grand because twin turbo direct inject race car tech is not a back yard fix. I will say they make good power but i just feel like it'll cost more replacing expensive parts infrequently than cheap parts occasionally. Plus old stuff sure is more fun.
I hate todays people. Too soft to drive a fucking real vehicle and too incompetent to drive a manual
That's right. If your thumbs aren't broken, you're not a real driver. Ah, how well I remember the mind-blasting pain of hitting the curb while driving a car with manual steering. Those were the days. It made a man of me, and did my no harm -- except now I can't text.
And drum brakes make you drive slower too
It's truly absurd that we can't buy a basic and rugged vehicle anymore.
They are all built to bleed you dry as they age now.
What happened to the right to repair campaign?
This all amounts to us not having real ownership of anything we buy. We are really just renting technology that has a built in expiry date/flaw.
And that is disguised under the pretext of it being new technology when it's really inferior parts and engineering.
Yep. That old 300 6 could go half a million miles, albeit slowly. Im still waiting on fords ecoboost to do it without a major overhall. I'd love a cost comparison on maintenance.
That would mess with their business model of planned obsolescence. The mechanical parts don't last very long, now, either, so not having a computer failing first would highlight that fact.
And get the DeLorean treatment from the FBI? He turned down an illegal deal they tried to Entrap him with in a "sting operation," and still got raked over the legal coals until his car company was no more.
If you're not connected already, starting a new car manufacturing company in the USA is suicide. Literal suicide. The Big Three do not allow any serious competition to develop.
Thank you for the explanation. It's sad how many industries are locked down like this.
When the AMA or Big Three can buy themselves out of antitrust law, you know you've been (((subverted))).
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