<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 2, 2023, at 09:22, John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<font size="3">At 09:06 AM 1/2/2023, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:<br><br>
>At least you can get the hood open to connect jumper cables! My
boxster has<br>
>solenoid operated latches for both the trunk and the frunk (guess
which is <br>
>which!). Fortunately, the engineers at Porsche added a connector to
the fuse <br>
>block in the driver’s footwell, ....<br><br>
Tom,<br><br>
You've got to wonder what the heck these designer were thinking. Do
they ever <br>
try to use the stuff they design. Not to mention the cost.<br><br>
For example:<br><br>
1. We used to have a fan that was bolted to the crank or the water
pump. Yes it<br>
made a little noise at high speeds, but you had so much other noises you
didn't notice, and yes, if you were stuck idling for a long time the
engine would over heat<br>
because the fan couldn't pull enough air. But it didn't cost
anything. </font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Except the five hp draw at highway speed, whether there was a need for it or not, which is a substantial fraction of the power required to move the whole car, even a square Detroit behemoth. </div><div><br></div><div>Modern vehicles are better in every way than old ones. Not being able to fix one with a rock and a pointy stick is not a problem, because they need much less fixing. Modern cars have coolant replacement intervals longer than the car replacement intervals of those engine fan beastsl</div></div></body></html>