Ditto what mowermech said...
But that is the way of it...cheaper than hard wired and they can put in way more 'features' that way...
Just one more thing to fail and now it takes a tech to an engineer to 'ID' the problem and then they just change out parts....VERY EXPENSIVE parts...
Current era boy racers have tough time off the line against my 1996 Big Block Suburban...even though they have more listed HP...double turbo forced fed, etc...Traction Control gets them and they do NOT understand that part of it. Some have tuned TC out, but then their tranny computer kicks in to limit
Ditto my transfer case...it is 'motorized' and computer controlled because too many were bringing their 4x4's back because of their confusion of 'those levers on the floor'. So mine is pushbutton controlled and it takes a tech 4 hours to dial a new setup in. Can't pull one lever and 'feel' the gears mesh, to then home it in without grinding...computer controlled has to have it at a dead stop...else it will slam it in and break gear teeth...
Can't buy a single purpose printer, or copier, or FAX, or scanner anymore...mostly, there are fewer and fewer choices in that regard these days. Countless 'all in one' have had to donated because one of those 'all in one' functions died...
-Ben
Picture of my rig1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...