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I wonder if 30 years from now anyone will restore and drive the cars from today. Now I guess you see like the old land cruisers and broncos but not really a ton of cars from 80s and 90s.

[–] 4 pts

Too many electronics, expensive sensors and airbags. Old cars are fun to work on, new ones not so much.

I recently learned my truck has microphones in the cylinder which listen for pre-detonation, so it can adjust timing on the fly for max efficiency. Not exactly something a shadetree mechanic can fix when it breaks!

[–] 1 pt

They are piezo transducers screwed to the cylinder block and have been used for over 10 years on many cars.

[–] 0 pt

But what happens when it stops working on an engine that's rated to use 87 octane with 20+ lbs of boost?

[–] 2 pts

Im gonna keep my 1997 Subaru Legacy and trick it the fuck out, then pass it down to my grandchildren, so they can see how fucking normal I was back in the day.