Hey scotty have you seen the in modern day cars in case of my dad's volvo XC60 that he leases it uses a electronic shifter instead of a mechanical one in the automatic transmission which what most Americans drive? I think it is nothing but a really bad idea because 1 cheaper to make and 2 if your battery dies the car cannot shift gears like you could get yourself stranded because of this bad trend in the auto industry. I really like your videos abour those electronic parking brakes and of course using them because they can save money that way which is part of "planned obsolescence".
If your battery dies you're not going anywhere anyway.
On some older ancient cars with automatic trans you could push start them with a dead battery. (That would be models whose transmissions had rear pumps, for example pre-1966 Torqueflite. Other than that you'd need a manual transmission to push start.)
@chucktobias interesting. would that still be transmitting power through the torque converter?
@imperator Yes, enough to get the engine started since the rear pump will provide the hydraulic pressure required. I've done it myself. Here's a short video of a guy push-starting an old Jaguar with automatic transmission:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wzmgpOje8C0
(Those old Jags used Borg-Warner 3-speed automatic transmissions that had rear pumps.)
Here's a 1965 Plymouth with automatic push-started (the actual push start begins about 5 minutes in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33d6trrA6ck
mechanical one in the automatic transmission which what most Americans drive?
American cars are going this way too
if your battery dies the car cannot shift gears like you could get yourself stranded
If your battery dies you're not going anywhere anyway. Automatic transmissions have been electric since the 90's (they have solenoids and sensors and stuff).
those electronic parking brakes
those electronic parking brakes are the worst idea in a long time. They are a huge safety risk IMO, and I won't buy a vehicle that has it, if I can help it.
