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Electronic nightmares...

posted by  someone claiming to be Frank on  Wed Feb 4 00:24 CST 2004 [RELATED]

It'll get worse, no doubt.
As for electronic steering, Subaru once tried that in '87 with their '88 XT6 which had an electrically controlled steering pump (no belt) and the devices had problems, someone (or more) died when it malfunctioned so there was a big recall where many of the major components were replaced. They only used that system for one year.

There is talk of electronically controlled steering and yes, brakes too and IMHO, it'll be another bad idea as I suspect problems will occur.
There's also talk about replacing valves with electronic solenoids so no need for cams, lifters or t-belts.

All these ideas look great on paper or a computer similation but in real life, in a car? Maybe not.






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