High-tech observatory only uses decades-old diesel trucks

[Darth Bama]

Pretty interesting story. Too many electrical doodads on modern vehicles


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[txab]

West Virginny.... maybe Dave could sell or donate his fail-rack to them.

 

[Longshot270]

That or they are a bunch of broke arse scientists who don't have enough of a budget to replace their vehicles.

Heck, I could find all kinds of BS reasons why we still have a toyota tundra with every trouble light on the dash permanently lit and a permanent pulley squeal that won't go away. Gotta hand it to them, those toyota engineers built one heck of a truck if it could be swamped during a flash flood in west texas and make the 300+ mile trip home with nothing more than a cylinder head swap and (I'm assuming) a fluid change.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

All that concern regarding electromagnetic interferences is the reason why military fleets are still allowed to use non-electronic engines. Anyway, some nice old rigs

 

[Dartboy]

That's the first type of vehicle that I would steal in a Zombie Apocalypse or similar scenario.

Hope it's one of those old-school shuffling zombies, because you'll never outrun one of those new fangled "28 days later" brain-eaters in one of those tanks.