New Law will require killswitches on all new cars
(www.msn.com)
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Yeah seriously, I got a 2015 truck right before the chip crisis and it was even outdated in 2015 when it was made, really glad for that now. I don't need a fancy console. My friend was out shopping for a van this month and some of them already have the killswitches installed, she passed on those but it's made shopping harder in an already tight market.
I wonder if this the reason for all those 'cash for clunkers' programs too, trying to make the used car market tighter. If you want to get even more into the rabbit hole, could this kill switch implementation be part of what is holding up new car sales? I know a guy that works with chip design and production and he says there is no reason why existing USA factories were not quickly be switched to create the needed chips since that's easy to do and we have a lot of facilities here too, existing factories could be switched to making car chips and less important stuff like toys could be short on chips instead.
the mid 2010's cars is some pretty solid shit. i forsee those cars from like 2012 - 2016 running a LONG time!
How did she know which ones already have the kill switches installed? Might be looking for a car soon and want to avoid these.
a quirkly shortcut is to try protesting your govt in CA and see if it turns off.
The dealership told her. I guess you'd have to ask, some of the same make and model had them and some didn't, from what we can tell. The dealership was trying to say it like it was a good thing to prevent theft.
Dang that’s crazy. You know which manufacturer? Sucks that we have to worry about this crap.
She's getting a Ford Transit Connect van.