Modern vehicles have evolved from mechanical machines into complex networks of processors, sensors, and code.

  • ProdigiousInsanity@lemmus.org
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    6 days ago

    Pretty sure that my 2004 rav4 that just lost a muffler on the highway does not house a data center, it still has a tape deck…

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      5 days ago

      04 Tundra with a tape deck. And a 6 CD changer! Although I think that has some stripped out gears, bad motor, or something 'cause it stopped working years ago. I took it apart once to get the discs out but didn’t bother making a diagnosis since I rock a cassette adapter anyway.

      The more I see about the mid 90s through 00s Toyotas, the more I really don’t want anything newer. Unfortunately everyone else seems to have the same opinion. There’s not a single gen 1 Tundra at any pick’n’pull junkyard within 20 miles of me, and running ones are selling for more than I paid for mine used 14 years ago. Blows my mind my little 22 year old pickup has somehow maintained or increased in value in this ridiculous market.