On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 6:41:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> On 2/17/2021 10:15 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:08:01 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> >> On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:39:51 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 3:28:49 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:16:24 -0500, Dave Smith
> >>>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 2021-02-16 10:53 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> We took our Urban Assault Vehicle (Toyota FJ Cruiser) out this morning
> >>>>>> because my husband was scheduled for some tests at the hospital.
> >>>>>> I hate driving on it before I snowblow. Couldn't be helped.
> >>>> My wife drives an FJ Cruiser, she loves it. They no longer sell them
> >>>> in the US because people say they have very poor visibility, my wife
> >>>> has no visibility problem and neither do I.
> >>>
> >>> Compared to my Highlander, I can't see jack shit out of those short
> >>> little windows in the FJ. I've always hated driving it.
> >>>
> >>> Any vehicle that needs three windshield wipers in front because the
> >>> windshield is so short has serious issues.
> >>>
> >>> <https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/fj-cruiser/2008/review/>
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >> Only rear visibility was poor so we installed a camera, problem over.
> >
> > Ours came with a back-up camera. It spent all of yesterday covered
> > with snow kicked up from the road.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> How did we all ever survive before backup cameras, heated seats, heated
> steering wheels and remote turning on to get the interior warm before we
> came out to drive?

Back in the 80's a DOHC, all alloy, multi-valve, variable valve timing, direct injection, computer controlled, engine with an inter-cooled turbo, would seem to be exotic beyond belief. These days, that stuff is commonplace. From one point of view they are modern miracles, from another, they are a throwback to the days of steam engines. In the future, the kids are going to avoid gas engine cars like the plague. It will be seen as primitive, old-fashioned technology.