Re: Speed limiters

On 7/6/2024 2:57 PM, Martin Brown wrote:

In some ways I miss the old days when you could take a mechanical car apart and then put it back together again. These days everything is electronic and firmware based. I don't miss the Ford bolt of year award though for the one put in such a position that without the right custom tool you would inevitably skin your knuckles getting it undone.

Parts availability will be a problem long before firmware gives you any trouble. There are a zillion more models than there were in the good ol' days, part interchangeability seems lower than ever, and manufacturers desire to support the operation of discontinued models more than 1 second past their discontinuation is nil.
See e.g.
<https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/war-of-attrition-insight/>
and
<https://youtu.be/qkOk7uKDMBQ?si=b3_5bHfu0iTVLpdV>