Ford has recall but won't have parts till next year.

[Brutalform]

Bill you posted at the same time as I was. Totally agree. 

[peteski]

And while it feels good to grouse about all this high-technology and overcomplication, the truth is that it's not only not ever going away - it will keep getting more and more complex.

[Ace-Garageguy]

36 minutes ago, peteski said:

And while it feels good to grouse about all this high-technology and overcomplication, the truth is that it's not only not ever going away - it will keep getting more and more complex.

Until there's a return to common sense.

In the interim, you still can't fix stupid.

Besides that, there's a good chance that overly-complex vehicles will be the least of our worries.

[Brutalform]

4 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

 

Besides that, there's a good chance that overly-complex vehicles will be the least of our worries.

Living in whole different world now. 

[stavanzer]

When I was working at the Acura Dealer in the 1990's we used to have jokes about replacing the "Steering Wheel Actuator", but with self driving cars there probably really is a steering wheel actuator......?

The Older Techs I worked with on Antique Cars, groused about the "Loose Nut" behind the wheel.

[iamsuperdan]

12 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Until there's a return to common sense.

 

lolz

?

[bobthehobbyguy]

On 8/20/2024 at 6:58 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Until there's a return to common sense

It's common sense and the return of elegant design. Bloated designs result in a higher probability of failure. If I have two parts with 99 percent reliability a unit with two parts is 98 percent and 3 parts is 97 percent.