Relics of the Past
Jonas R. Linden, M.Sc. MBA
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Hot summer
One nice warm summer day in the early 90's my sister in law borrowed my mom's old black BMW pick up a friend from Spain at Arlanda airport. The next thing I heard about the car was that it was broken. It had overheated and the head gasket had blown...
Is this a relic?
From my perspective, the temperature gauge had not done its job of alerting the driver of an impeding disaster and the car was never the same again even after having it repaired.
Why do many cars still have a temperature gauge instead of an alarm and an instrument cluster indicator? Do drivers even look at this? Do you?
Auto industry margins
Aren't the margins in the auto industry so low that every dollar is scrutinized? Wouldn't this be an obvious saving?
I know from experience that some manufacturers are using a digital temperature gauge - for example a Mercedes form the Early 2000's will start beeping and flashing a red instrument cluster recommendation to turn the engine off as soon as possible if it is overheating. This might not be a less costly implementation but at least it frees up some dashboard real estate and it did at least get my attention.
What are some other relics?
What are other things like the automobile temperature gauge that are, or at least seem to be, relics of the past?
Grocery shopping driving to a store - putting things into a cart, standing in line taking things out of a cart? Home phone tied with a cord to a wall?
Any other relics out there, what do you think?
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