Caliper

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[–] Caliper@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago

I looked at the other articles on the site and that already caused some red flags. Then looked at the wiki and saw the same thing.

[–] Caliper@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In that case: it might be possible, but it would cost an insane amount of money. It would not surprise me one bit if the cost would exceed $100k. And it will matter little whether this is a Camry or a Honda Jazz or Protege or whatever. The problem is the insane markup on individual parts, not to mention markup by the dealer. And then you have to also pay for a space to put everything together. It the end you’ll end up with a janky version of a car which probably has a metric ton of issues, for the most outrageous amount of money.

If you really want a “new” old car, your best bet is to scoop up a low mileage version. They will be overpriced, but will still be a lot cheaper than the initial idea. I’ve seen listings of ‘80s cars with < 100 miles on them for sale. Always extremely expensive, but there are people interested in that kind of thing. Do note that a 10+ year old car that has not been used, is going to require work to get going. Rubber deteriorates, things seize when not used.

If your initial idea came from the wish to save money, just get a decent second hand one and be happy with ever year you’ll get out of it. Learn to do maintenance and you’ll keep running cost down and the car will likely even last longer.

[–] Caliper@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I love these kinds of questions! Car culture is so extremely broad, you need to narrow it down a lot to get a fitting answer. What car are you talking about?

[–] Caliper@beehaw.org 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

According to the LibreCAD website, it is open source.

https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD

[–] Caliper@beehaw.org 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I highly doubt an aftermarket unit will work. Today, most units are integrated into the entire car system. Removing the unit from my car would mean losing access to a lot of functionality. I doubt the car would even accept a 3rd party unit. And this is not a Tesla.