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Re: Ah, The Old Days
Ya know Bruce, the thing that bugs me is that we are letting the insurance companies and the government specify how the automakers will build our cars. I was wondering the other day what my Tbird would have cost without the government bumpers, Mrs. Dole's stop light, air bags, compulsory crash testing, smog control...ad infinitum.
Of course, part of this is the fault of the automakers themselves. I can't understand why the headlight dimmer can't work the same way on my 2003 F150 and my 2003 Tbird. My 93 Mark VIII and my 300ZX both work the same. Out of the four cars, there are 3 different ways to turn on the windshield wipers. I have had to turn on the interior lights to figure out how to turn on the wipers, just what you wanted on a dark night when you were already having trouble seeing the road.
There are a few things I like though. I like not having to replace points and plugs and rebuild carburetors. The new engines are starting to get back some of the performance and mileage now. I realize that the automakers probably wouldn't have sprung for electronic fuel injection and igniton systems if it hadn't been for smog control problems. Maybe there is a little good in everything.
Ya know Bruce, the thing that bugs me is that we are letting the insurance companies and the government specify how the automakers will build our cars. I was wondering the other day what my Tbird would have cost without the government bumpers, Mrs. Dole's stop light, air bags, compulsory crash testing, smog control...ad infinitum.
Of course, part of this is the fault of the automakers themselves. I can't understand why the headlight dimmer can't work the same way on my 2003 F150 and my 2003 Tbird. My 93 Mark VIII and my 300ZX both work the same. Out of the four cars, there are 3 different ways to turn on the windshield wipers. I have had to turn on the interior lights to figure out how to turn on the wipers, just what you wanted on a dark night when you were already having trouble seeing the road.
There are a few things I like though. I like not having to replace points and plugs and rebuild carburetors. The new engines are starting to get back some of the performance and mileage now. I realize that the automakers probably wouldn't have sprung for electronic fuel injection and igniton systems if it hadn't been for smog control problems. Maybe there is a little good in everything.
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