“You don’t need a 5 computers to turn your radio up and down, flash your turn signals, regulate alternator output, check your tire pressure, operate the heater/AC, regulate your braking, and shift the transmission.”
But it is nice to have the radio mute when making hands-free phone calls and tire air pressure monitoring is VERY nice.
Anti-lock, anti-skid and stability control are where it is at now. Most old pickups were accidents waiting to happen.
I have a manual shift but the new 10-speed computer controlled transmission is a jewel. I haven’t driven one but they say it is into the right gear before you could decide which gear to go into.
Oh yeah, I sell a lot of VDO TPMS sensors, they have to work, and some have to be changed whenever you dismount the tire.
CHA-CHING!!!!!
Another one of the ten stupidest things I ever heard of in my life. (mandated by Congressional morons)
The article which is the basis for this thread is talking about why the auto industry is tanking. Many people are out of work, living on a fixed income and can't afford the bloated price tags on new vehicles. I, and many others, simply refuse to play the game.
You can buy an awful lot of parts for $36,000.
All the hyper-tech may justify it, but I think another poster hit the nail right on the head when he stated that the big bucks are needed for union-thug auto workers wages, and their "Cadillac" pension plans.