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Between privacy risks and road safety, I made my choice very easily. I can understand the nostalgia of old cars with very little electronics, a carburator, a st
by speedgoose 5y ago
Between privacy risks and road safety, I made my choice very easily. I can understand the nostalgia of old cars with very little electronics, a carburator, a starter with a battery, a mechanical dashboard,... But on a daily basis they are dangerous, smelly, expensive, and not that reliable.
- postalrat 5y agoWhats the newest car you can buy with a carburator?
- mindcrime 5y agoProbably something built in the 1980's, if not the 1970's. Fuel-injection was pretty near ubiquitous by around the mid 80's as best as I can remember. I doubt very many, if any, cars were built new with carburetors anytime from 1990 on... Edit: the above refers to the US specifically. As other commentators have pointed out, the situation is different in other regions.
- olyjohn 5y agoDepends on where you live. In the US, there are definitely no more carbureted cars. But overseas is a whole different story. I wanna say like 2017 there was Proton or something like that with a carb on it. From some quick Googling... The Ford Ka in Europe was carbureted (and pushrod!) up until 2000. I believe the VW CitiGolf was carb'd until 2008. Lada's maybe had carbs up until 2014. I think Proton even had one until the mid 2010's also. Interestingly. I thought that here in the US, we got rid of all carb'd motorcycles as well. But Honda is releasing the 2022 Navi, and it's carbureted! Especially weird since they have other 110cc engines that have fuel injection.
- wiredfool 5y agoMy 88 Chevy beater truck was the last year of carburetors, as it had an old small block v8 in it.
- hedora 5y agoMid 90’s GMC Sierra trucks had carburetors with comparable fuel efficiency to current models. (Not sure about emissions though.) It wouldn’t surprise me if some of the newer “Sierra Classic” line (same body style; overlapped the new platform model years) had airbags and carburetors. Unfortunately, the interiors of those trucks were made of plastics that started shattering a decade ago. Good luck finding one with a working seat and door controls, let alone radio, etc! As long as you kept them below 80mph, they handled great. Above that, the speedometer was pinned, and tapping the brakes caused them to pull hard to one side. I miss that truck.
- fhd2 5y agoWell, I believe there's something in-between what the author asks for, and what you describe. I certainly don't want to have a "move fast and break things", "post privacy" kind of car. I prefer solid engineering and quality control, as well as simplicity (over convenience / flashiness). I don't have anything against electronics and algorithms running in my car at all.
- olyjohn 5y agoI don't think he's talking about going to a carbureted car though. Just something with a simple EFI system, and not a bunch of proprietary, in-car electronics. Definitely like a post above mentioned, the late 90's to 2000's cars have most modern safety features, good reliable fuel injection, but no integrated LTE modems, or crappy infotainment systems that are horribly out of date like newer cars.
- speedgoose 5y agoPerhaps. But recent cars are a lot more safe than these old cars though. The electronic stability control has improved a lot, airbags have improved a lot, and perhaps the biggest difference is that a modern car has sensors to not crash full speed into stopped traffic or pedestrian.