Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driving (2021)

Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by izzydata on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:18PM (#38222420)

I am really dreading the day my current car from 2015 that has no fancy tech features fails beyond repair and I have to get a new car. I will first attempt to get an older car with low mileage, but old cars won't last forever.

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by jollyllama on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:36PM (#38222673)

>old cars won't last forever.

The Cubans would like a word

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by not_the_fda on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:43PM (#38222773)

The Cubans don't have to deal with snow and ice that requires a corrosive brine on the roads.

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by tastyfreeze on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:49PM (#38222843)

Their corrosive brine is natural and all year. Maritime environments are hell on cars.

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by someotherperson on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:45PM (#38222792)

> old cars won't last forever

Depends how old. Older cars have better survivability than newer ones, almost exclusively due to the simplicity[0] of the design and parts. If you want a car that can last forever (with maintenance and from an odysseus ship perspective) then an old car with a diesel engine and manual transmission is the way to go.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxSNT1bmEQY&t=75s

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by cj on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:49PM (#38222831)

Technically old cars can last forever if you simply keep repairing and replacing parts.

Got an engine with 200k miles on it? Swap it with a new one!

Obviously it’s not easy and can be very expensive (and many mechanics will look at you weird if asking them to do $20k of maintenance on a 20 year old car, but they won’t say no!)

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by izzydata on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:05PM (#38223055)

I'm not opposed to having a car of Theseus, but I'm not particularly wealthy so like most people I would have to replace it once the cost of maintenance exceeds the cost of monthly payments on something newer.

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Re:Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driv... by smeej on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:57PM (#38222941)

I've been dreading this about my 2007. You probably have some time ;)

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