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Porsche Cars in Russia Shut Down After Satellite System Failure
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This is why I own a ‘79. I could’ve gotten something way newer, but it was a great price for a reliable machine and it’s in great condition. Easy to work on if need be and I can’t be stopped from driving it. Wish I would’ve thought about the lack of airbags, but what’s a drive without a little(lot of) danger?
The six miles of vacuum tubing under the hood will absorb most of the crash energy.
I'll keep my unkillable Gen 2 Prius. 281,000 miles on the odometer, original engine, replaced the hybrid battery a few years back with a brand new one from Toyota (that I installed myself after convincing a dealership to just sell one to me) and knock on wood, but that's the last maintenance item I've even had to spend any money on.
Too bad quality dropped off after the Gen 2 years.
I had a gen 2. I only got rid of it because I had kids and needed a bit more space. That thing was reliable asf. I did the struts on it once which was a bit of a pain in the ass (you have to disassemble a lot of the interior to get to the top nut) other than that, the only thing I ever did was oil and brakes and had 0 issues. Thankfully I avoided catalytic converter theft which is a huge problem with those in CA. My next car (Lexus Rx hybrid) I wasn't so lucky.
I had a neighbor who used his as a workhorse. They aren’t for me, but it seems to be a well made car.
I have a 2014 and a 2017 with no required connections. Your point?
I made my point. All the while stating:
So, what was your point? 🤔
Saying you bought a 79 because it isn't connected is idiotic.
Good for you, now let us see you do it again with a '25
Sounds like a real business opportunity for aftermarket electronics to circumvent the connection need.
From "EV conversion kits" to "offline conversion kits".