Hi -- thought I ought to comment here, giving you a chance to misunderstand ME. Just kidding -- or apologizing for seeming unfriendly, over on my LJ.
I sort of agree that computers don't belong in cars -- except that they ARE a lot more trouble-free nowadays. I'm old enough to remember computer-less autos -- getting the goddamned "points" aligned in the distributor; spark plugs fouling; carburators ditto.
When I lived in Munich (the 80s), I had an old MG. Riiiiight, a foreign car in the US -- and a foreign car in Germany. The stupid (literally!) thing had those antique British electricals, failing just when you needed to go someplace.
Now I have a 7-year-old Mustang, which I bought new. It still functions perfectly.
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I sort of agree that computers don't belong in cars -- except that they ARE a lot more trouble-free nowadays. I'm old enough to remember computer-less autos -- getting the goddamned "points" aligned in the distributor; spark plugs fouling; carburators ditto.
When I lived in Munich (the 80s), I had an old MG. Riiiiight, a foreign car in the US -- and a foreign car in Germany. The stupid (literally!) thing had those antique British electricals, failing just when you needed to go someplace.
Now I have a 7-year-old Mustang, which I bought new. It still functions perfectly.