XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics, sci.electronics.design   
      
   In sci.physics Greg Goss  wrote:   
   > jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>Nothing from a 1988 Ford F150 would even "plug into" a Ford F150 bought   
   today.   
   >>   
   >>BTW, a current Ford F150 costs about the same (in adjusted dollars) as a   
   >>1988 Ford F150 and does not perform significantly differently.   
   >   
   > Lug nuts.  Maybe whole wheels.  Antifreeze.  Gasoline (so long as we   
   > stay this side of 1972 or so.)  Does Ford still use a different tranny   
   > fluid than everyone else like they did in the seventies?   
   >   
   > Are modern "power points" heat resistant enough to take an old   
   > cigarette lighter?   
   >   
   > Has the trailer ball hitch changed since WW2?  I realize that "hidden   
   > hitch" sockets are a newer idea, but the old trailers can still be   
   > "plugged in".  You might need an adapter for the lights on the   
   > trailer.   
   >   
   > The controls have stayed remarkably steady.  You've got the PRNDL   
   > tranny setting, probably using a lever identical to the one thirty   
   > years ago.  You've got the steering wheel and two pedals.   
      
   Try fixing a broken current Ford F150 with parts from a 1988 Ford F150   
   and see how far you get.   
      
      
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