Comment by jmclnx
7 months ago
A wrangler using software just does not "compute" to me. But I guess this is our new world.
I drove a CJ for many years until it rusted out from under me and the engine seized, but I thought it was great, I went everywhere with it.
I would like to have a wrangler but it is too expensive, too many bells and whistles and to large, I would never get one.
Now I an driving an 18 year auto and hope to keep it going for another 18 :)
Jeep parts and frames and cabs are plentiful in the right circles, you can still build out a good wrangler (2.4 or 2.5 or 3L) for less money than a new car, and know your computer is planted firmly under the driver's seat and not connecting to anything.
This reminds me if Radar mailing a jeep home a piece at a time.
The Johnny Cash song, “One Piece At a Time” along those lines is a classic.
Ugh.
This is a rabbit hole that beckons.
The American Heritage Museum in Massachusetts is raffling off a 1944 Ford GPW jeep in fully restored condition. Pretty sure there are no computers in that one! But sorry, floor mounted Browning 50 cal machine gun is a replica.
https://www.tapkat.org/american-heritage-museum/lkaKb5?promo...
> A wrangler using software just does not "compute" to me.
In the case of this Jeep bug causing engine shutoff and power failure, it was an update to the infotainment system! It's easy to compute that these infotainment systems run software; what's crazy is updates to them can cause catastrophic failure to powering the car and ability of the car to drive.
Well, in fairness, it's informational and entertaining to everybody who doesn't have one of the cars.
Cars have been using software since the 90s, hence 'electronic' fuel injection. Really the only thing different these days is stupid over the air updates that can brick shit. Otherwise you'd have to carry it into the dealer to get flashed or a new module put in.
It's an EV hybrid. It needs software to not explode.