A bit of a rant re tec advance in terms of vehicle control systems.....I think I understand the desire to attempt to restrain a few hundred horses, which can provide quite a challenge for a mere mortal such as I, and I do admit that the circa 400 horses I have available at times under my right foot can be exercised in ways I had never dreamed of being possible, without ending up buried in a hedge or worse.
That my non-Morgan vehicle is loaded to the teeth with ...wait for it... PSM, PASM, PTV, PDCC and PDAM, which has the potential to cause me to think I may be a far more skilful driver than I ever have imagined possible, and more importantly at potentially MUCH higher speeds, should I so wish..!
Truth be told, those four hundred horses only come alive in the higher rev ranges, so very tempting to exercise some of those digits in the programming, stop the horses just grazing, and get the whip out.... for other than that, just cruising along allowing the PDK to make perfected gear changing decisions relative to data derived from it`s remote digital input devices, in order to minimise exhaust emissions and maximise MPG, perhaps does not justify the other possibly uncomfortable aspects of piloting a sports car, as opposed to a vehicle that is capable of transporting one in comfort...?
All of the above listed tec can be proved worthless having driven perhaps 50 or so miles, parks up in a lay-by, to grab a quick snap, jump back in turn the key, to be faced with a machine which refuses to start and after a few more twisting key attempts, presents a variety of suggestions relative to the possible cause, such as PSM issue, sockets deactivated, steering support limited, possible to drive on, and quite a few other seemingly spurious system warnings, before arriving at... Battery low, start engine......Technology is GREAT, when it is working.... BUT...?
I suspect that it may be wise to consider what one might wish for....?
I have driven and enjoyed the same route in my old carb fed +8, stopped in the same lay-by and grabbed a pic... With little to no thought it might without warning, just decide it will not transport me any further..!
Both Richards posts above reminded me of the brake light issue that Peter had with his digital Morgan....Brake lights are quite the simplest of circuits, until you introduce modern-day technology, which seemed not only to frustrate the dealership and the MMC`s ability to resolve within any degree of reasonably expected efficiency at the time.. which was a great pity.
Ok, OK so my Luddite tendencies have recently been heightened somewhat relative to the above events, but the KISS principal still kinda works for me, even though I have performed a 180 on that for the sake of my own convenience... and more than once, and will ultimately have to pay the high price price that digital tec demands.... Shrug.
It is that which it is, and I am ever thankful to think that I still have my old Morgan to fall back on...(-:
