rumor has it that David wrote:
> JabbaHursty wrote:
> > my old VW rabbit had no power steering and no power brake, but was CIS fuel
> > injected. points ignition. german made.
>
> What really struck me as bizarre were the early D-Jetronic and
> L-Jetronic cars, like the mid-70s Beetles and Buses. Electronic fuel
> injection, but points ignition. Huh?
My 1972 W108 had electronic fuel injection and points to trigger the
electronic ignition.
Points were a _very_ mature technology at that time, and with no high
voltage on them they will last a long, long, time.
Philip, former W108 owner.
