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Roger Beal's avatar

I'm not a betting man, but I'd bet your smart phone is scanned when, "for convenience", you link it to your car's audio system. Like a leetle birdie, TPTB just follow the trail of crumbs you left in your call/message/browsing history ....

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SadieJay's avatar

We just bought a new car and they let us know that when it comes in for service they will clear the cache and cookies. Hubs wants a jeep like Radars. And I want one too!!

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Roger Beal's avatar

Something roughly pre-1990, utilitarian, heavy-duty: That's what I'm agonna park in our garage, alongside a small inventory of spare parts. Get 'em while they're still affordable ... at the rate Pete Buttgiggles is attacking ICE vehicles and those dastardly oil companies, soon a decent older car will cost more than a new Caddy!

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SadieJay's avatar

That's right....and you can actually get an old rig working by yourself. Older is definitely better, seems to be so with rigs and quality people as well.

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Roger Beal's avatar

Geezer Power!

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

LOVE that moniker, 47! Better than "old fart"--LOL!

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Kim D's avatar

The prices of older pre-computer chip vehicles has soared in recent years. Happily we still have the 64 Chevelle SS Malibu my husband bought when he was 17.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

Loved that buggy--anyone here have a '64 GTO (we used to all them a "Goat" back in the day).

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LS Woodruff's avatar

Back in the late 90's we had a 1980 F250, crew cab, that was a tank. My husband could fix anything on it. Of course it was three different colors and back fired occasionally. We called it the Green Beast. Sadly we sold it when we had an overseas move. What we wouldn't give to have that Green Beast back!!

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

That's what you need if you are worried about an EMP event. I'm a little worried about it, but haven't got an old beast yet.

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St. Alia the Knife's avatar

One other thing is that the batteries hold a charge much longer if the vehicle sits. My 2019 Asian import work van can't go much more than a week or it will need to be jumped!

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Elizabeth D.'s avatar

Seems we’ll really be looking like Cuba in just a short time. Everyone going back to driving cars from the 1980’s or such. Self censoring down to the cars we drive. See the control? The government knows how to keep its claws on you. But hey, I love old cars too.

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