I'm thinking of my old Landcruiser, which was secured by some fiddly choke-and-throttle work. And my VW van with its "security through obscurity" linkage. The

I'm thinking of my old Landcruiser, which was secured by some fiddly choke-and-throttle work. And my VW van with its "security through obscurity" linkage. The act of using them includes a signal to the rest of the world that they're in use (sorry, neighbors) and there's an unavoidable delay between signaling that intention and actually being able to use the equipment. Once in motion they require intimate knowledge of the machinery to remain in that state. I'm wondering about "security through removing automation" at this point. E.g. what services am I relying on that could be reduced to manual commands when I need them?