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> ... when a 2012 car's computer starts acting up in 2032 what are we going to do with them? The same place you get a computer for a 1982 car: a salvage compan
by Daniel_Newby 14y ago
> ... when a 2012 car's computer starts acting up in 2032 what are we going to do with them?
The same place you get a computer for a 1982 car: a salvage company. Whenever a car rusts out, gets totally wrecked, and so forth, the specialty parts are stripped and warehoused.
- JamisonM 14y agoThis is what is sad about it, are we now building cars that could last forever but their electronics will end up making them disposable? I hope not. Sending an otherwise good car to a wrecker because the little (and not very powerful) computer can not be replaced seems very inefficient. Is someone figuring out how to make commodity platforms for cars yet?
- Daniel_Newby 14y agoThe electronics are generally very reliable. I have only had difficulty replacing electronics once, on a 1972 Mercedes, and that could have been worked around if the car had been worth saving. Which is the real point. When a once-popular model becomes hard to repair, it is much more economical to buy a 10 year old used car than to keep the "antique" running. Driving a car older than you are is only for broke teenagers and rich hobbyists.