"newshound" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 1/5/2017 6:08 PM, rick wrote:
Having been driving for 40 years ... the most that has ever gone wrong
on the Transmission side of things is a slipping clutch or a leaky prop
shaft oil seal.

tale of woe snipped



Some of the software controlled stuff on cars is pretty good, look for
example at fuel consumption.

It strikes me that once you have a lot of sensors, and only
half-intelligent software that always tends to look on the dark side, then
you have a recipe for this sort of disaster.


well that obvious isn't it.

what sort of numpty programs an engine management system to show DOA because
of "parking sensor fault"

tim