Be Glad to Drive an "Obsolete" Vehicle

[fordf350dually]

I GOT A DODGE DOKOTA HERE AT WORK
THAT HAS FUEL AIR AND SPARK AND GOOD COMPRESSON. EHAUST IS CLOGGED SO IT WONT START... HOW NICE IS THAT

 

[fordf350dually]

sorry for all caps

 

[6.9poweredscout]

I'll stick with my older stuff as long as I can. I figure sometime in the future any vehicle they can't monitor and control remotely will not be allowed on the road.

then there will be a group of us outlaw "Mad Maxers" out there because i'll be cold and dead long before ANYONE touches MY TRUCKS!
and i think they don't want anyone being able to fix their OWN cars so you have to pony up the green at the garages...

as it is my newest vehicle is my 1980 scout with the 6.9, my daily driver is a '71 IH travelette, winter DD is a '77 Scout II, and my summer cruiser is a '74 Scout II, also my RV is a '73 International. i don't plan on changing my lineup for anything, or anyone.

 

[wmoguy]

Guberment doesn't need to monitor your car (although they can and do) as long as your cell phone is in your pocket and on, they have no problem knowing where you are.

I stumbled upon some interestingly scary technology to do such monitoring when recently speaking to a colleague of mine. Naturally the technology was developed for..........you guessed it US Guberment.

 

[Fordsandguns]

I think even if the phone is off they can track it. As long as the battery is in it.

 

[wmoguy]

I think even if the phone is off they can track it. As long as the battery is in it.

Sort of. however the really interesting analytics become fun when the phone is on

 

[towcat]

Guberment doesn't need to monitor your car (although they can and do) as long as your cell phone is in your pocket and on, they have no problem knowing where you are.

I stumbled upon some interestingly scary technology to do such monitoring when recently speaking to a colleague of mine. Naturally the technology was developed for..........you guessed it US Guberment.

earlier this year the cops were tracking a wanted shooter via his cell phone. As the shooter was scaling the fence from USA to MX, they pulled him off the fence and into custody.

 

[wmoguy]

earlier this year the cops were tracking a wanted shooter via his cell phone. As the shooter was scaling the fence from USA to MX, they pulled him off the fence and into custody.

Very nice!

Yea expect a whole lot more monitoring taking place as the proliferation of "smart phones" continues. Guberment and companies with HUGE ad budgets have been using some technologies for years now to track consumers, etc... such tracking opportunities are just becoming easier and easier to implement even down to the local level businessman at very modest prices.

 

[sassyrel]

yes i am

weve known that for a long time.............

 

[sassyrel]

I like the ole IDI, but for simplicity sake the 76 F100 wins out. I can rebuild a carb on the side of the road.... I don't think I could do that with an Injection pump

once again I'll say it. Why the heck do they make new cars so overly complicated?

so you cant fix them,,and have to return them to the dealer,,they have been trying to lock up the market for years.........

 

[DeepRoots]

lucky me with the wife's 05 VW passat, I *can* fix it, it just cost me a ton in tools

 

[92F350CC]

weve known that for a long time.............

The problem now is everytime I see his avatar, I mistake him for Towcat.

 

[oldblue05]

lucky me with the wife's 05 VW passat, I *can* fix it, it just cost me a ton in tools

Yeah, few years back it took me almost a full day to replace a powersteering return line on my moms trailblazer... on one bolt I had to use a socked in vise grips to turn it...

 

[Fordsandguns]

The problem now is everytime I see his avatar, I mistake him for Towcat.

I guess that means I did it right!