They made the 2L (80kW) version from 1979 to 1985.

Depends on the speed I guess. If I see a large pothole I will slow down (do not want to puncture the tires).

Nice, I never knew that.

No matter how full of computers a car is, it will still have the same mechanical components - valves, pistons, camshaft, throttle, steering, suspension. In some cases, with modern cars the system might actually have more mechanical parts than my car. Just because the throttle is controlled by a computer does not mean that there are no mechanical parts - actually there are more - the electric actuator that moves the throttle on command and the sensor at the pedal.

Fuel efficiency is not my only concern (though my car is modified to use LPG which costs about half what gasoline costs and the car only uses slightly more of it). I can do most of the repairs on my car myself, I can understand how it works (try that with a car that has 20million lines of code in it). Everything is accessible - replacing a burned out bulb takes a few minutes and does not require removing of a wheel or bumper. No repair whatsoever requires me to go to a dealer so that he can reset the warning lights (since that is DRM protected).

I prefer manual transmission over automatic - more reliable and I can push start the car if needed. I have two working hands and legs, I can shift gears without any problem (and is discourages me from talking on my cell phone without hands-free device - it is extremely inconvenient to shift gears while holding a cellphone).

You can also add that I am wasting fuel because I am not retuning the carburetor and changing the air filter every day or at least once a week :)

126 is a good car, though a bit too complicated for my tastes. And if I had one I probably would swap the transmission to manual (if there were 126s made with it so I can get an original).

In my experience, VW, Audi and Nissan cars that I rode in had very stiff suspension - not fun when the streets are full of potholes.

My car has a manual transmission.

And since my car does not have cruise control, that leaves it without software. Also, analog computer would be better than digital since you can't close the source for an analog computer.

Not everybody started putting computers in cars in 1975. For example, my W123, built in 1982 does not have computers in it (the MCUs in a much newer tape deck do not count, as they are not required for the operation of the car).

The car in the link uses fuel injection and that usually requires an analog (or digital) computer. However, a carburetor does not require a computer and my car uses a carburetor. Neither does vacuum ignition advance. Or a manual transmission.

It is a Mercedes W123 made in 1982 (though the design is older, 1976 I think), and it does not have software in it - all controls are mechanical, the engine uses a carburetor and not fuel injection.

As long as it's cheap, I do not care how the power is generated - coal, gasoline, nuclear, enslaved environmentalists...

Oh, and unless there is an electric car with decent range that does not have software in it (actually, you can have a single ATMEGA MCU, but the source needs to be open), I'm keeping my gasoline powered car (that does not have software in it).

1982 Mercedes W123. It has a carburetor and does not have an ECU. Ignition is electronic, but not a computer, other circuits are analog (I have seen two versions of the turning signal relay - one uses two transistors and a bunch of passives and the other uses a 555 chip).

The tape deck (much newer than the car, but still plays tapes) has a couple of MCUs, so it is more complicated than the car.

Every time I read news like his, I start liking my car that does not have computers even more. Everything's simple, no software to mess up and I can change a headlamp lightbulb in it in 5 minutes or less. The carb needs new seals though, but rebuilding a carburetor is easier than understanding modern cars.

Yea, the more I read about new stuff in new cars, the more I love my 1982 car without computers in it.

For some reason companies try to put computers and networks into everything. Take cars for example, not only they are full of computers running very complex software (most of which is not really needed), now there is even internet connection for cars. Why? My 1982 car does not have internet connection and I really don't see a reason why it should.

I started preferring simpler devices, usually ones that I can repair myself if they break. Sure, computers are an exception and I have an older smartphone (Nokia E90 - it has a proper keyboard, I hate touchscreens), but my other phone is a Nokia 1100 - a simple feature phone - because I only use it for calls and SMS. I also can understand how my car works without having to disassemble hundreds of megabytes of software and the electrical diagram takes up a single A3 page and most electrical problems usually are a result of a poor connection.

And no, I don't see a reason to connect my car, refrigerator or light bulb to the internet. I can use an IPTV set top box or connect a PC to a TV, but there is not reason for me to connect the TV itself to the internet.

Sorry, I guess my original post was unclear, here's an updated version :)

Also, everybody I know who wanted Start Menu in Windows 8 and had to use Windows 8 just use ClassicShell.

Also, everybody I know who wanted Start Menu in Windows 8 just use ClassicShell.