Re: Speed limiters

On 7/6/2024 6:11 PM, bitrex wrote:

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.

That's more of a problem with "recent" models.  What appeal is there to a
post 2000 *anything*?
"Classics" seem to have a reasonably robust aftermarket -- largely because
they are purely *mechanical* (not electronic) parts and because the folks
who want to keep them running tend to have reasonably deep pockets.
You may have a problem finding a rubber window seal or OEM hood ornament.
But, water pump, starter, etc. will likely have available options -- somewhere
(and, The Internet makes it a lot easier to locate them!)

See e.g.
 <https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/war-of-attrition-insight/>
 and
 <https://youtu.be/qkOk7uKDMBQ?si=b3_5bHfu0iTVLpdV>