@Ord3Chaos I'm older and it feels like - a rip off - a good way for regulators to make money off any vehicle owner who choses to upgrade a vehicle -an ominou

@Ord3Chaos I'm older and it feels like - a rip off - a good way for regulators to make money off any vehicle owner who choses to upgrade a vehicle -an ominous expansion of 'upgrade package' marketing for one of life's essentials. BMW are already flogging subscription heated seats. I can buy an entire engine and ECU (LS, Magnum etc) for around 250 bucks in a US wrecking yard, spend around 2.5k to rebuild and have a 500 hp engine. I worry the era of parts scavenging (highly efficient environmental recycling and a major source of revenue for many) is being aggressively curtailed in the name of centralized control and profits. (I'm currently in UK and already looking for older Jaguar parts over here, same logic). Right to own and modify is gravely under threat in many other areas too, IMO the 'younger generation' (sic) seem strangely unconcerned or aware of this, presumably assuming product abundance and affordable pricing will last forever...