Fuck you, modern cars

Kinja'd!!! "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
02/17/2018 at 14:03 • Filed to: None

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My wife’s Infiniti died on us last night when we ran out to get burritos, today, it started, but died again after I got home. There is something going on with the keyless start. Starter clicks, lights flash, but no start. I checked battery connections and they are good. No loss of power, as the clock and other items did not reset. This is the curse of a modern car. I am going to get in the Sunchaser, turn the key, and go buy some damn tires. No computer involved; just me and my manual transmission 1980s Toyota that NEVER lets me down.


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ImmoralMinority
02/17/2018 at 14:18

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*Looks at his Accent* You can still get modern cars with few computer-y gubbins! I think mine has like...an ECU....and maybe one other module...?


Kinja'd!!! Wacko > ImmoralMinority
02/17/2018 at 14:21

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Only problem I had similar to that with my pathfinder was that the battery died. But mine a 2014 and just changed the battery last week. Cold winters are hard on batteries


Kinja'd!!! lone_liberal > ImmoralMinority
02/17/2018 at 14:25

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My wife’s Infiniti behaved similarly last fall. I was all set to take it in to the dealer, but in the week before I could get it in it died completely. Dead battery.


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > ImmoralMinority
02/17/2018 at 14:25

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Ah, modern technology. Where everything is fucking electronic and having to turn something off and back on again every time it glitches is considered an acceptable fix.


Kinja'd!!! brianbrannon > ImmoralMinority
02/17/2018 at 14:37

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Antique cars get dead batteries, too...


Kinja'd!!! Wacko > ImmoralMinority
02/17/2018 at 15:16

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Add freezing cold winters to that and

My awd doesnt work when its too cold

Sometimes i have no tach no speedo no fans until it warms up for 20-30 mins

Doors are hard to close too in our extreme cold