“We will have to work through societal disruptions.” I am gravitating towards older cars with NO computers and my boat has none either all is mechanical and vacuum driven . I am able to maintain these items without any assistance, I understand and am able to diagnose them. The further dependence on this foolish A I will be the true downfall independence. Look at how long cars and trucks last now because of all the computer integration, they don’t! Saw a ford Truck get water in a tail light and it ended up bricking the whole unit because of the system integration and a computer being unable to isolate a bad bulb.....5,600.00 dollars later it was fixed. Not even by a dealership as they couldn’t figure it out...a PRIVATE shop traced the intricate mess. This is not advancing anything positive for huankind.
Look at how long cars and trucks last now because of all the computer integration, they don’t!
In my experience, cars last much longer now than they used to, mostly because of better metallurgy and advanced engineering.
It is common for today’s cars to last over 200,000 miles. Lasting to 100,000 miles was considered a good accomplishment in 1970s cars.
Yes, prices to repair have gone up, but you have cars with bumper to bumper warranties of 60,000 miles, and often 100,000 miles on the drive train.