My mother's Chrysler New Yorker...

Oct 24, 2013 12:07

I am sure this is not exactly how things went down, but childhood memories are often skewed by age and perspective...

Back in "the day", my mother owned a Chrysler New Yorker and she loved the car. Except, for one minor thing. The washer fluid sensor was shot. And so, every morning she would get in that car, start it up and it would dutifully give ( Read more... )

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woodychitwn October 24 2013, 17:16:08 UTC
Seriously?!? I wonder if the washer fluid sensor was a regular problem for this car?

And I dunno, I think it was dead-on for its' time. My car may not speak to me, but if the fan dies and it overheats, it is programmed to switch into a low power mode where it shuts off fuel to half the cyclinders and starts pulling outside air into the engine block to effectively make it an air-cooled engine. In other words, I can still drive it to a mechanic.

That being said? I kinda wish it talked to me.

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spikedpunch October 24 2013, 18:58:15 UTC
Ah yes, the Chrysler Speak and Spell... I remember this car well...

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