I started thinking about this with a different discussions.
I remember seeing a commercial once for an extended warranty program, where the sales pitch was that "Cars are practically computers these days." But to some degree that is true. I'm not quite sure how repairable modern cars with sophisticated electronics will be. I do remember seeing a Ford Model A club with working vehicles. I would guess they were able to find replacement parts made with more modern materials and these days might be able to machine or even 3D print replacement parts.
But all the electronics on modern cars might be difficult to replace. I remember hearing about military electronics where they bought millions of dollars worth of replacement electronics that were nearing end of production. But at the very least when electronics might fail I suppose there could be custom replacements that don't exactly match. I'm not sure how that might be handled with the primary systems these days that are accessed through a touch screen. Could there be a drop in replacement in 30 years for the touch screens?
I remember seeing a commercial once for an extended warranty program, where the sales pitch was that "Cars are practically computers these days." But to some degree that is true. I'm not quite sure how repairable modern cars with sophisticated electronics will be. I do remember seeing a Ford Model A club with working vehicles. I would guess they were able to find replacement parts made with more modern materials and these days might be able to machine or even 3D print replacement parts.
But all the electronics on modern cars might be difficult to replace. I remember hearing about military electronics where they bought millions of dollars worth of replacement electronics that were nearing end of production. But at the very least when electronics might fail I suppose there could be custom replacements that don't exactly match. I'm not sure how that might be handled with the primary systems these days that are accessed through a touch screen. Could there be a drop in replacement in 30 years for the touch screens?