The hidden timer in my car

&ldquo;It just needs to get me across France and back, and then I&rsquo;ll replace it.&rdquo; Those were my words after a rather large bill that sealed my Volvo V60&rsquo;s fate. A few months ago, I wrote about the hidden cost of complexity in modern cars . I argued that today&rsquo;s vehicles are increasingly defined by software, and that this complexity ultimately makes them more expensive to…