Posted on 07/02/2026 6:55:10 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The new CA law requires automakers to provide an easy way for consumers to get the tracking on their car shut off under certain circumstances; the carmakers say they need at least a year more to do so.
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All this needs to be cafeteria.
It will be a big business.
All cars from around 20 years ago have black boxes for crash reconstruction. Supposedly the data is only stored for a few minutes leading up to the crash. My car will tell me where the car is parked, mileage. tire pressure, if the doors are locked, etc via the sim. In order to log trips, you have to explicitly permit it in the app.
Agree
Where will you get the unleaded gas to feed them? / They run on unleaded gas even wit 12:1 compression
None of the seen road salt out of the snow belt
Bonus round you can buy new bodies for 1955 to 1957 chevys for 14 K if needed.
They are thousands of pre 80’s cars for sale better and cheaper then new cars
Emissions not an issue for cars up to 70’s exempt.
People who took care of their car didn’t have rust issues like myself I would pressuer wash the underside when salt was used most of the time sand was used on roads for better treaction.
Thousand of cars from the 50’s to 80’s are still on the road.
I am not familiar with lingo. LOL..
Catalytic Converters came in around 1974.
And in some places, there are still emissions tests, even for classic cars. They sure require them here in greater Phoenix. And they looked all put out when the had to hook up two big, bulky hoses to my Buick Roadmaster wagon because the computer interface was not current. It failed spectacularly.
Most people did not have a pressure washer for the car, and certainly did not want to use one during a Connecticut or Chicago winter. Rockford, IL uses straight salt-like solution and sometimes sand too.
The Midwest uses pure salty, because it is cheap and available in that part of the country. Connecticut used a mixture of salt and sand. The fact is that many cars from that era rusted out. My Darts certainly did (the torsion bar holders broke and the front end collapsed, even though the exterior looked fine, like a woman with lots of makeup).
Cafeteria.
Means that you get to mix and match what you want on or off.
No emissions tests for classic cars in California.
Pressure washer not need a hose with a nozzle works fine.
Avoid using rock salt when road temperatures drop below 15°F (-9°C). At these frigid temperatures, sodium chloride loses its melting power and can actually cause slush to refreeze into dangerous black ice.
Got it..
Most of the country is not California.
Emissions test requirements vary from state to state. If you go to early 1960s, there are no emissions standards to test against.
California does not get the same weather as New England or Chicago.
People in truly cold climate do not want a sheet of the ice on the driveway. If in Chicago, stret parking may make washing impossible.
The cars actually from the 1970s in real life owned by less conscientious owners really do rust out.
The 1960s often had higher grade sheet metal (but not galvanized). But even on those, floor pans rust out.
Because you’re now less a customer and more a product.
“They run on unleaded gas even wit 12:1 compression”
Those old classic muscle cars required high octane LEADED gas.
:) yup
—” They run on unleaded gas even wit 12:1 compression”
Maybe with a different cam, new valve seats, an octane booster, a knock detection system... Lots of money and luck.
—”No emissions tests for classic cars in California.”
Here in Illinois, you can qualify for Antique Vehicle Plates if your motor vehicle is at least 25 years old. The plates, valid for 5 years, restrict your driving exclusively to to-and-from auto shows, demonstrations, or service stations.
I know a few that went for a ride on a nice summer night only to be interrupted by the local PD.
If it was a clean machine, one warning.
A jamoke with an old beater, going for the cheap tags...
You in a heap of trouble, boy $$$
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