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Iโ€™ve been thinking about this problem for some years now. In 2021 Congress passed a law with some ambiguous language that may enable law enforcement to use a remote Killswitch. However, this technology has been installed on modern vehicles for many years.

As a former resident of California, having been subjected to the draconian lockdowns of 2020 through 2021 and being kind of a car guy I knew that it was possible for somebody somewhere to remotely disable my vehicle during the state of emergency. This didnโ€™t happen, but it was always a possibility, and as government grows more restrictive it becomes more of a possibility in the future.

While doing research, I discovered that the most popular engine ever made was the old air cooled Volkswagen. To this day, one can still buy every single part for one of these cars.

The second most popular engine ever built was the Chevy 350 in.ยณ/5.7 L. Again, many of these vehicles were very popular and all parts are available.

Thirdly, another less popular option, but still a highly reliable engine with ease of access to parts is the 4 L jeep six cylinder engine.

I bought a 78 Chevy truck and Iโ€™m in the process of restoring it to like new condition. When my wife was recently in the market for a new car, we bought her a 97 Jeep with a rebuilt engine/transmission/transfer case/rear end.

We also have a 1985 Honda nighthawk motorcycle. This serves as a back up vehicle in case of emergency.

It is our plan to create a small stockpile of consumable and often replaced parts. All while making improvements and modifications to make them more practical. It itโ€™s our intention to never buy another vehicle.

Mathematically, speaking, it is cheaper to fix an old car than to buy a new one. Even if I had to replace the entire powertrain on my 78 Chevy truck, it would be less than one year of car payments on a new similarly sized Chevy truck.

You know what's buggin me? Where are all the car sw\hw hackers based at? Seems to be a growing market?