I have used my laptop in vehicles for years. Never had a hard drive issue. I did have my extra memory come loose once which fried it. Just bought another strip and has been good ever since.

Brion S.
S. Utah, Zion National Park 
  running a "car computer" in their Vanagon?
  > i.e. a Mac/PC adapted to a Vanagon.
  >
  > Any hard drive (or other hardware?) issues? Anyone running a flash
  > drive in place of the HDD?
  >
  > From what I've read, one potential problem spot is the hard drive
  > surviving bumps/vibration/temperature extremes.

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