A bit of a rant...
I do indeed empathise with much that Harry relates to in his BMW vid, though in truth it seems he is way behind me in expressing his frustration with the inclusion of technology just for the sake of displaying the "advances" in in it`s capabilities...?
Image of this parish, described much of my thinking in that which he contributed to this thread, and more succinctly than I could ever manage (-: when he typed :-
" Another result of cars being so competent .... anything you buy these days will get you from A to B and up the hills and dales in between .... they can no longer sell cars based on utility ... they sell on gimmicks and 'lifestyle' .... hence modern cars loaded down with marginally useful (or downright stupid) 'stuff'."
As one who had to deal with tec "advance" and at times under pressure to resolve issues, the whole idea of KISS seemed to have been lost in a bid from some purveyors of tec kit to show how smart they were, or perhaps boost sales of kit by displaying all sorts of useless functions which might have impressed the company buyers after a few drinks, but added to complexity of trying to keep systems operating reliably..? All of which crossed over into daily life in a very short period of time..?
Daily life, be it cars, cookers, camera`s and so much more, such is the degree of tec that repairs or replacement costs can be considerable. Those of us who own a pre digital Trad and have or had hands-on capability, must read with a high degree of frustration when something as formerly simple as a brake light issue, causes a more modern Morgan to be unusable to the extent it seems Morgan dealerships may struggle to resolve the issue at the first attempt...?
The possibility of MOT failure would seem to have increased exponentially on mundanemobiles given the possible fault indications that might appear on the dash, perhaps reporting of ABS issues and the possible cost of repairs, when during normal driving those of us old enough to have driven in pre-digital times will hopefully understand the importance of adjusting ones driving to suit the conditions. For sure the warning that there is an ABS issue is handy to know in order not to be dependant on it, but as a MOT fail issue that could easilly amount to a costly repair...?
I guess I could rant on and on and on, but on one of my cars, which has rather expensive to replace tyres, If it suffers a puncture, a repair is considered to be out of the question... OK so the thing does have a fw hundred horse power underfoot, however the apparent requirement is to replace both tyres per "axle" as it seems such may be the difference in tread depth, thus rolling radius of a new tyre against a partly worn one, that the ECU may be fooled into making incorrect decisions on traction control etc.etc.etc.
I ran quite a variety of old sports cars of over quite a few decades, and I suspect I may as much money on restoring and repairing a number of them over that time, as I have spent on my current tin top sports car over a period of under three years and circa 5k miles.... OK so being older, and far more limited in my physical and technical abilities was bound to have to be factored in and thus adding to the frustration... BUT..!
OK so I`m just grumbling as one of my age might be expected so to do, and perhaps less so given I was waxing lyrical at the Wonders of Tesla high tec and the level of unimagined convenience it provided during the recent cold snap as well as providing a degree of possible enhancement to the everyday driving abilities for the old man I have become....
Rant over.. (-:
