thats not a bad idea.
Oh boy.. more fuel for this rabbit hole I keep going down. Thanks for sharing
I didn't bother with the LT2, too tucked away for it to be worth it. especially if you have to plug it back in for the car to start or somethin
I have a week off for spring break. Seems like a good time to see if a) I can get to it and b) what happens if it's gone. If I knew more about how antenna work I'd consider the foil idea, although I'm finding it really funny how crazy it will seem to start wrapping stuff in foil. Maybe I am losing my damn mind!
TBH i hear your concerns. I'm pretty sure they passed, or are attempting too, a bill or law federally that all vehicles 2028 and newer i believe will be required to have remote immobilizers factory. So in the instance of law enforcement they can shut down your vehicle to avoid a chase, prevent escapes, as well as enforce license suspensions and much more. Plus considering how often states and the gov declare state of emergency. It will be within reason that they will disable private transportation this way to suit their needs, for lock downs, resource management, etc. Fun world we live in. And technically speaking, the law states driving as a privilege not right, so its not like this is violating anything constitutional or otherwise. Suck that this may be the first and last new vehicle i buy, because of stuff like this. I did stop trying to limit digital tracking on myself ages ago. I have a security clearance, ergo Big Brother already knows everything, so what's the point. I already signed away my ability to consume pretty much every narcotic except caffeine for this. What's one more thing.
Had a '03 Nissan Z whose engine I totaled doing an oil change (double gasket on the filter, I'm an idiot, I know -- did it right for years, then got sloppy. Lesson learned a little late lol). I thought, what the heck. At least I can trust a new-ish car to start every day. Most advanced thing that Nissan had was the cassette player, as far as I knew. Man, do I miss how simple that was. Just enough tech to be comfortable, not enough to be annoying. I'm not even 30 yet, so I can't imagine how a lot of the older members, who remember what real simplicity was, must feel like with all this stuff. Now I'm really incentivized to keep this Jeep (and its sabotaged antenna) for as long as possible. Hell, the Nissan was 20 years old when I finally killed it, I hope my Gladiator gets to last a very long time
I'm not old by any standard but i grew up poor. Everything was simple, used, and base model. Its weird how many things wanna hold your hand now. Its crazy the amount of money one spends to simplify a complex machine they paid for. Myself included. I miss my manuals. I hope to buy a manual 2 door JL before they disappear.
There are a few old guys here that lived those "low tech" days and are very knowledgeable of today's complex electronics.
I absolutely do not doubt that. I have been fairly active as a lurker and there are several members here whose opinions I respect and whose insight I value. Many are way older than me.
Imagine opening the car door to set the throttle, set the timing and set the choke before getting out the hand crank sticking it in the hole and give it a good turn, hoping that the gear shift was in neutral because you forgot to check when you were setting it up at the beginning.
Very true
None taken…now I gotta go yell at those d@mn kids to get off my lawn!!
