Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

> The interwebz of thingz! > > The world and the appliances are all getting linked up. Your ice box talks > to the dishwasher, which chats up the wash machine and dryer. The door locks > speak to the lighting, Alexa talks trash about Siri and Cortana. The TV > knows what you are streaming

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

There were those Jeeps where the bluetooth connectivity went farther than just the radio. -Curt On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 5:10:10 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Does anybody know which cars even have the capability (from the factory, not add-ons by "buy here, pay here"

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

> > Floyd wrote: > > It is not an imaginary science fiction scenario that, with the > > flip of a switch, every automobile in the United States could > > suddenly and without warning be "turned off," all their engines > > stopped, their radios disabled, all by a malevolent saboteur. > > > >

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

The vulnerability may be overstated, but the future catches up with us in time. There was a big snit about all the pollution cars were spewing some 30 years ago. State of Washington got all CARB on that and set up a bunch of testing stations in urban areas and used it as a revenue stream.

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

Agreed. Because of the threat of extended lack of services in the event of a CAT4 or 5 hurricane barreling through, I have several tanks of propane, a gas stove that works without power, and a generator that will provide a reasonable amount of power for refrigeration and a small single room AC

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

The interwebz of thingz! The world and the appliances are all getting linked up. Your ice box talks to the dishwasher, which chats up the wash machine and dryer. The door locks speak to the lighting, Alexa talks trash about Siri and Cortana. The TV knows what you are streaming on Netflix

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Having lived in places that went from functional to medieval overnight, I like to keep my life pretty simple. Living in the great white north is not conducive to surviving SHTF. I want my diesel car so I can drive after the EMP strikes. Unless you live out in the bush, the homes here are all

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

Does anybody know which cars even have the capability (from the factory, not add-ons by "buy here, pay here" dealers) of being forcibly shut down? I believe everything with Onstar can do it, but are there any others? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

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Well said Curt. I agree. Dwight E. Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 4:51 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It hyperbole, theres no way that "All of the cars in the United States > could suddenly and without warning be

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

It hyperbole, theres no way that "All of the cars in the United States could suddenly and without warning be 'turned off'". So right off the bat the writer is clearly an idiot. You couldn't even turn off all the cars in one state. The writer doesn't seem to recognize:A. How big the USA isorB.

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

I agree, at best its poorly written hyperbole... -Curt On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 3:25:46 PM EDT, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: This article is full of misinformation and doesn't belong on this list. Please take this content elsewhere. On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 2:46 PM fmiser via

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

> > > Floyd wrote: > > > > > > It is not an imaginary science fiction scenario that, with > > > the flip of a switch, every automobile in the United States > > > could suddenly and without warning be "turned off," all > > > their engines stopped, their radios disabled, all by a > > > malevolent

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

This article is full of misinformation and doesn't belong on this list. Please take this content elsewhere. On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 2:46 PM fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Floyd wrote: > > > It is not an imaginary science fiction scenario that, with the > > flip of a switch, every automobile in

Re: [MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

> Floyd wrote: > It is not an imaginary science fiction scenario that, with the > flip of a switch, every automobile in the United States could > suddenly and without warning be "turned off," all their engines > stopped, their radios disabled, all by a malevolent saboteur. > >

[MBZ] OT another good reason to keep the old diesels running

It is not an imaginary science fiction scenario that, with the flip of a switch, every automobile in the United States could suddenly and without warning be "turned off," all their engines stopped, their radios disabled, all by a malevolent saboteur.