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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen
Well if (although this isn't confirmed) there's a computer controlling otherwise erratic ignitions in the engine, won't this just be another small but very expensive thing that can go wrong?
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As if ANYONE would care about that. New cars are stuffed with complicated and mostly obsolete devices that can and will go broken. A new car's electronics work for three years, until it all begins to fall apart. Injection systems, driving assistants, Xenon lights anyone?
Isn't a car with those systems more dangerous, when the systems fail in crucial moments when everyone feels safe and depends on it, after such short times? Who has the money to repair this stuff, that can only be exchanged en bloc and not repaired?
Buy an old car without those gadgets, and don't feed the automotive industry trolls.
Regarding those baaaaad german Diesel manufacturers, what exactly did GM and other US companies do, at the same time?
Fact is that Diesel engines are more efficient and cleaner than their gasoline counterparts (also when it comes to CO), have more torque, and are generally more sturdy.
Self-ignition gasoline engines, hmm. By pressure alone? This promises to be interesting
