Right. Soon as you float the loan on that overpriced heap - enough to put in modern brakes and steering, and a power plant with decent mileage.
I'm not a collector of anything but books and firearms, and my nostalgia for cars is nil. Now, offer a good English saddle and a nice Arabian 1-2 year old, 15-16 hands, with proven endurance racing bloodlines, and I might get interested... Kurt On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 22:24, Gary Slinger <[email protected]> wrote: > So shut the hell up and but a '67 Mustang or some such. :) > > Don't'cha love that a 40+ yr old car is still a rock star? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:21:13 > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" > <[email protected]>Subject: Re: FW: Hacking Cars with MP3 > Files > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 15:54, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> What reason on Earth justified tying the music player to the vehicle >>> control systems? >> >> In some cars, what used to be "the radio" is actually morphed into a >> general-purpose interface for all sorts of things. The sales VP at >> $WORK has an Audi which is almost more computer than it is car. The >> same 5 inch LCD in the dash accesses music, navigation, cell phone, >> climate controls, seat positions, driving preferences, engine >> maintenance, etc., etc. Mark my words, the day isn't far off where >> we're going to have to reboot our cars. >> >> [insert "If Microsoft made cars" joke here] > > There is a reason why, when I bought my 2002 Kia Rio Cinco new from > the dealer, that I specified a manual transmission, and no power > anything. > > I will do the same, to the extent possible, if and when I ever buy a > new car again. > > The fewest electronic gadgets possible, and as mechanically simple as > possible. > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
