It's sad, but now we're forced to design cars that tell the driver when service is needed.

What bothers me is that this technology is expensive, tricky, and complicated, and what's worse -- this technology is rammed down the throats of people like us in this forum who don't need computers telling us when to change the oil or check the tire pressure!!

I actually argued this point with another engineer at work who doesn't believe that the owner/driver should be proactive with maintenance on his car.

Yet we still can't design a car that will keep the driver from overheating the engine, thus causing thousands of dollars in engine damage. This event usually spells death for any car to which it occurs.

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