My point was that I was being asked to pay $6K for a computer for my car, with very limited computing capability, but I could get a lot of computer capability for that money.

---- Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> but you couldn't drive it,
> so not really comparable.
>
> besides the capabilities of a $ 6Kcomputer would be like a Tesla
> compared to your Prius ..
>   if Tesla made  a hybird that is.
>
> before too long most people-hauling private vehicles will be hybrid or EV,
> and you'll programwhere you want your car to take you with your laptop
> at home first.
>
> actually it's a plot ..
> to get entire societies totally dependent on electricity and computers ..
> and when those get glitched up ...everything stops, fuel, roads, water,
> power.......... everything. I readabout it in Modern Alien
> TechnologyMagazine. Subscribe now to stay current !  ( pun )
>
>
> On 9/20/2013 11:56 AM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> > But I could buy a lot of computer for six grand!!
> >
> > ---- Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> >> Sounds so much like computer glitches and repair, doesn't it !
> >>
> >> welcome to the world of............. 'your car isa computer with a motor
> >> to make it go, plus wheels.'
> >>
> >> For myself...........uh....'no thanks.' !~
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/20/2013 10:03 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >>> Some of you may recall my rant about the "multi-function display" going out in my Toyota Prius, and the exorbitant (extortionist) price for replacement ($6.3K new, $2.9K rebuilt).
> >>>
> >>> I got a used unit, allegedly from a low mileage Prius, and to avoid possible electronic glitches during installation had a dealer put it in.  I paid $175 (including shipping) for the unit, and with a "loyal customer discount," got it installed for $99 (one hour labor at $125, discounted).  It works, at least for now.
> >>>
> >>> But another thing to irritate the customer (me) popped up.  After I had already bought the used unit, but before it was installed, one of the dealers I'd spoken with about this called me, and said they had a repair program.  They would remove the unit, send it to "the factory," where it would be rebuilt, and install it, all for $375.  I certainly would have done that.  That option should have been offered up front.  I would have had to drive around with a hole in the dash, and be without air conditioning (not a trivial thing in Oklahoma in September), heat, and audio (or at least their full functions) for ten days or so, but would have felt better about a repair with a Toyota warranty than a used unit of an electronic component known to be failure prone.
> >>>
> >>> But oh well.  For now, I have a functioning unit.
> >>>
> >>> mcneely
> >>>
> > --
> > David McNeely
> >
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