some types of car seem to have a built in design fault ie the number of times you turn it on and off ,
2006-08-09 09:58:52 · 12 answers · asked by moondust 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
the additional question to this is when will computers drive our cars for us? We do not need them, people managed very well without them and the manufacturers of such things use clever marketing to persuade us that we need them. Its all a con. It is highly distracting and detracts from the intelligence of the driver. As drivers, did we ever ask for such technology to be in our cars? Its okay in your living room if you have a PC or laptop, but lets leave it there please.................
2006-08-09 10:43:08 · answer #1 · answered by stingmyflesh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid there's no other way to meet the legal emissions requirements, and control modern safety devices such as airbags. Also, where electronics are used for other functions, its done to reduce cost and weight - manufacturers don't add cost and weight to cars unless there's a benefit that means they can sell more cars, or sell them at a higher price.
If we removed all the computers we might have slightly improved reliability, but much less functionality, safety, greater emissions and possibly more cost and weight.
There is no "number of times you turn it on and off" limit in any car - that would lead to significant customer dissatisfaction, and therefore reduced sales in the long term. It would not be a benefit for the manufacturer.
2006-08-09 23:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, get a laptop with a DVD drive and a DVB stick and you can watch DVD's and television while you drive! Mine has an onboard computer that gives me traction control, helps with power steering, brakes and keeps a check on stuff like oil pressure. It has never broken down. But I've never had breakdown insurance before - so it could just be sods law.... I charge the battery now and again - and that's all I do. Have it serviced when it goes in for it's MOT. Drive it like an F1 driver! LOL
2006-08-09 10:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the more knobs, buttons, screens, gauges and flashing lights the better!
Cars are made more efficient with the use of computers, I would be surprised if they did have a 'kill chip' in them - you can always just replace the computer.
Epson printers do however seem to have a kill chip - usually when they get to 4000 pages!
2006-08-09 10:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tom F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are for troubleshooting and engine management. The mechanic plugs a computer to your car and reads the error message to find the fault.
2006-08-09 13:00:26 · answer #5 · answered by eireblood2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always say to people that the old cars were doing 70 mph and 40 mpg o.k.the emissions may have been slightly higher but so what all the gizmos are for the sales guys to convice you must have this new model
2006-08-09 10:05:46 · answer #6 · answered by Cool Dude 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES. That's why you can drive a corvette with 400 HP and still get 22MPG on the freeway. In the old days, you would be lucky to get 8 or 10MPG.
2006-08-09 10:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lay off the conspiracy theories.
And no, I don't think we need computers in cars. They're a distraction, and do nothing but raise our insurance rates.
2006-08-09 10:05:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The only people who would say that we don't need computers are either rednecks or people too old to understand fuel injection.
2006-08-10 02:07:26 · answer #9 · answered by Gekko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don,t think so makes things more complex when something breaks but we live in a computer age
2006-08-09 23:17:19 · answer #10 · answered by martin r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋