![]() ![]() ![]() Its funny, because its sort of related to the Ask Slashdot question about car performance tuning software a week ago. " When all else fails, pour a pint of guinness into the gas tank, shout 'God Save The Queen!', and pull the starter briskly. I saw a quote the other day (from fortune, no less), it went : Speaking as the person who drives their car however, it's still a damn sight better then when you had to set the mixture on your carby for winter and pull a little knob marked "choke" to get your car to start. Speaking as an auto electrician, yes, your company is pretty much screwed if you come across a late model volvo that's fried its crank angle sensor, and you don't have the reader to figure it out. ![]() The bits that have worn out (water pump, battery, alternator) do not require a diagnostic computer to diagnose. The buick-derived motor in my Australian-built car has seen over 350,000 kilometers, and still contains all it's major components and doesn't blow smoke. They can now run for ludicrous distances without major repairs - you can get 150,000 km from a car and only have to remember to change the oil and put on a set of tyres occasionally. What with EFI and EGO sensors, cars are pretty much self tuning and will put up with all sorts of crap. Gone are the days when you had to change the oil and filter and check the points every 1000 miles. It's not that cars are *unserviceable*, it's the fact that cars these days are very reliable. ![]()
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