If my memory serves, near the beginning of the pandemic, several car manufacturers cancelled major chip orders due to the shutdowns. The chip manufacturer then committed to orders from other industries. Then car sales picked up, and even exceeded previous levels, so the car manufacturers tried to place orders, only to…

Yup. It’s almost like forcing the suppliers to hold all the risk finally backfired.

“Making changes to an existing product, changing an integrated circuit that only has the difference in the manufacturing processes would still require this sort of testing. Unless there are some compelling associated cost improvements to recoup the investment, this is not very plausible.”...

This is all due to poor supply chain planning and a religious devotion to just in time manufacturing to appease Wall Street because excess inventory looks bad on a balance sheet.  So many industries are suffering because everyone thought it was 2008 again and it isn’t.  The bonkers thing is that older IC’s aren’t that…

Yes and no. The high voltage battery needs to be completely isolated from the car when the car is off for safety reasons. So you need “something” to power the relay that makes that connection when you turn the car on. And the simplest and cheapest something is a good old-fashioned 12V system as used in billions of…

Came here to say this is nothing new and to post a picture of an existing device. Thanks for doing it for me!

this is exactly what i came to say, also those come in handy sooo often

So...a light duty version of an impact driver?

At full throttle, the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye consumes 1.43 gal/min (5.4 liters/min) of fuel – enough to drain the fuel tank in just under 11 minutes, yet is still rated at 22 miles per gallon (mpg) when driven in normal highway conditions

Disagree. If this were a Buick Century of similar age/miles then yes, no real value. But I think these Regal GS cars were special, primarily due to the supercharged 3800, and still have a fan-base.  In my opinion the $5,500 is right in the range of “pay this because good luck finding another one this clean” money. 

Yeah, but even with the supercharger that engine is fucking bulletproof.

Disagree. This is a low-milage version of a car that lasts forever, and has a nice little bonus of the supercharger. 4-5k is a NP. Not a great P, but an NP.

I’ll go with NP. Buicks of this era seem to run forever based on my admittedly small anecdotal sample of 2.

I’d respectfully differ with Rob on his assessment of the pricing.

Second or third owner 3800 Buicks have long been the commuter bargain. They are typically low-mile and dealer maintained. When it eventually gets handed down to (or inherited by) a family member who doesn’t want it, they generally sell them off for a pittance.

No sir.  You’re theoretical $1,500 could not buy you anywhere near this nice and low mileage of a car.  NP.

Judging by the amount of Buick/Oldsmobiles of this era I STILL see on the road today, I bet this would be a reliable daily driver for WAY more than a couple years.

Yes, cops get the “red mist” when somebody runs. Adrenaline is a hell of a drug. But, a lot of agencies are realizing the risk versus reward factor in the chase at all costs approach and have implemented policies regarding when to pursue and when to abandon. It sounds like this is what happened here.

You realize that people engaged in a high speed pursuit are, statistically, 100% likely to run a red light.

Testing is by far the most important part of the equation. Everything hinges on quickly identifying new cases to prevent spread.