So I read this fiction book recently about a massive solar flare that basically fries everything electronic on the planet (apparently this is not THAT far fetched scientifically and historically). So I wondered…are there any old cars that would not be vulnerable to this?

Don't worry about your car. You will never see it have a problem due to solar flares. It might be damaged, but you will be dead first. :-)

Are you thinking of making the resistance too solar flares one of the items on your list to look for in choosing your next car? being prepared is OK but not in this way

The Stanley Steamer will probably be fine, but be careful because the traffic signals probably wont be working. [image]

Awesome…I love all your responses. Especially about the Stanley Steamer signals…HA!! Let me clear up a couple things and maybe expand this topic. Solar Flares happen all the time of course, but they are usually small enough to have a nominal effect on things. But historically, large enough flar…

FYI: The only truly known viable option are horses and buggies and even if a generation of vehicles existed that were not affected their use would be limited as gas supplies ran out. I just don’t care to own horses right now. LOL

Awe. I thought in that book everyone’s car got fried for some reason. Let me put it this way: If a solar flare THAT BIG occurred, you’d probably have more pressing concerns than driving to …where exactly… as everywhere around you would be fried.

diesels don’t require electricity to run.

Certainly. Could be useful either for last few days/weeks of prep. of rapidly changing lives, or to get to a safe place a far distance away (the safety of friend/family units) for possibly many years (although long distance travel could be exceedingly perilous).

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drid1067 May 24, 2009, 11:18pm 10

This has been a fun, if somewhat morose, intellectual exercise for my wife and I also discussing all the other implications this type of even could bring. But I don’t understand your last sentence. Why would being prepared in this way not be OK?

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