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But then if no computer your likely driving in a death trap in a wreck compared to more modern vehicles safety wise. Being in a vehicle on roadway is one most dangerous things you do day to day.
Old vehicles are not death traps and they have more character, which is why I don't plan on buying a new car again.
Old vehicles are not death traps and they have more character, which is why I don't plan on buying a new car again.
Older cars do have more character. Good and bad in some. All cars now seem to look alike. Designers have run out of ideas. Lets just copy the next guy and change it a little.
Why can't we just go back to cars that don't have computers and all of this fancy equipment? Why can't we have EVs that are light, environmentally friendly, and easy for any mechanic or well-read owner to repair? Why can't we fix cars so that they don't go very fast, maybe cap the maximum speed at 50 mph and make them so that they are drivable even without a fuel source?
What's with the emphasis on computer-controlled cars that even master mechanics from ten years ago would have trouble repairing, that have to be taken to special shops and have computerized parts worked on and maintained. Why not just invest in making vehicles reliable, safe, user-friendly, and easy to repair? I think I'm going to save up and buy a 2009 model or maybe a good electric scooter.
Getting higher every day. The point is that someone can do this with VERY little probability of being caught if they know what they are doing.
Quantify "higher". As in 1 in 500 million to 2 in 500 million. There's no evidence that anyone has ever actually done this at all much less that it's happening more often. Most murders and assaults remain open cases, many things carry little probability of getting caught.
Why can't we just go back to cars that don't have computers and all of this fancy equipment? Why can't we have EVs that are light, environmentally friendly, and easy for any mechanic or well-read owner to repair? Why can't we fix cars so that they don't go very fast, maybe cap the maximum speed at 50 mph and make them so that they are drivable even without a fuel source?
What's with the emphasis on computer-controlled cars that even master mechanics from ten years ago would have trouble repairing, that have to be taken to special shops and have computerized parts worked on and maintained. Why not just invest in making vehicles reliable, safe, user-friendly, and easy to repair? I think I'm going to save up and buy a 2009 model or maybe a good electric scooter.
Buy a vintage mid 70s VW Super Beetle and you are where you want to be.
Older cars do have more character. Good and bad in some. All cars now seem to look alike. Designers have run out of ideas. Lets just copy the next guy and change it a little.
I miss when automakers changed their exterior designs each and every year. I agree that cars today look too similar.
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maybe cap the maximum speed at 50 mph and make them so that they are drivable even without a fuel source?
It isn't 1986 anymore, and we were still driving faster than that back then at 55. I agree with the old Beetle idea. Characterful, easy to work on, and not in a rush. I had 12 of them at the same time. Good for laughing at impatient people behind you in the left lane too
But then if no computer your likely driving in a death trap in a wreck compared to more modern vehicles safety wise. Being in a vehicle on roadway is one most dangerous things you do day to day.
rubbish. my 82 fairmont has one computer, the stereo, and it is not a death trap.
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