Big R is right.
I divide my life in two parts. The everything BEFORE any internet, cell phone (Smart phone) and home computer crap which would be 1990 and truck computer crap with the 3408 CAT about 1994 and nannied detriots after 1995. ABS after 1998, however Bendix ABS etc has saved lives, mine own and others in certain incidents that has absolutely validated that simple technology and kept the :
: upright on the pavement a few times. But anything beyond that? I rebel against it. Its my nature.
We rented some 20202 model cars, carollas, santa fes and whatever. We actaully drove one in tropical storm conditions with rain that came up from the ground and winds past 60. No problem there. BUT the experience of driving? Horrible. I was the nanny baby sitting a bunch of computers stuff demanding input. Radar this, engine eco that, steering correction (In the winds too...) over there and tires here and and and and. I almost hit stuff and people because eyes were not up and out.
Not doing that again. I do like the Carolla. But would have stripped ALL of the needy computer crap out of it.
In my past life before the internet, its all old iron in trucking. ALL of them were either a Joy, pain or really tough and everything in between. And we still got the work done and America kept going with everything else in spite of.
I would love to be in a old 280 something model pete one more time. But its not to be.
Today's culture, trucks and everything cries out for a purge. A disposal and cleansing of that over burdened BS in technology. There was a incident when Dowdy in Batesville lost all power in ice storm. No satellite, no computers, no phones (VOIP etc) no nothing. In half a day he had basic big generators humming and we were operating on 1970's pen and paper with pay phones to and from. Nothing on the tractor worked and the qualcomm was on sleeping for a while. But we made the switch very easily and ran on making money without that tech crap until a few days later of round the clock work they managed to get everything back up and running.
More trouble than it's worth. But its a brave new world. I for one dont want it.