On Aug 14, 4:47*pm, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
On 8/14/2011 10:51 AM, J R [Cuhulin, the Luddite] wrote:

New cars nowadays aren't worth a Sheet! They done made them so fancy and
complicated, a shade tree mechanic like me can't hardly work on
them.What good is owning a vehicle you don't know how to work on?
cuhulin

Possibly you are overlooking the fact that "they done made them so
fancy" that a 150,000 or 200,000 mile life is not uncommon, a feat
rarely matched by the old beaters. Generally speaking, the new cars
don't need a shade tree mechanic.

New Cars & Trucks with CPU Based Electronics
Ignition Systems... you can Disable Them All
with an EMP Blaster.

A Nuclear based EMP High Altitude Attack has
the potential to Disable {Stop} ~15% of the
135M Cars and Trucks in the USA : Resulting
in ~20M Vehicles Blocking the Streets and
Highways : Clogging & Blocking Them and
creating a nation-wide Traffic Jam.

Driving {Walking} Down The Dirt Highway
of Life in the -post-ww3- 21st Century
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