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As a former mechanic, and some who has only once brought a car to a dealership for repair; my concern is Reparibility. My father bought his last new truck in 1
by hellbannedguy 5y ago
As a former mechanic, and some who has only once brought a car to a dealership for repair; my concern is Reparibility.
My father bought his last new truck in 1998.
The salesman ask my father about power windows, and other accessories. My father was a Shade Tree mechanic his whole life. He just looked a me, and said, "I hope I never see the day I can't roll down a window, and those motors are just another thing to fix."
I was comfortable with the computer controlling the truck. I knew they had federal standards, and requirements. I also remember an instructor telling us, you will see a lot of mechanics replace the computer. It's not the computer. The failures rate of a vechicle's computer is extremely low. What happens is the mechanics damages the computer by checking it's ohms with the wrong DVOM, or short it out by accident.
My point is about simplicity, and the availability of parts.
I believe the only computers that the federal government demands high standards for are the main computer that you plug your scan tool into, and in many vechicles the sewerage power train computer.
All those dash computers don't have the same quality demands from the government?
I just don't want to see the day where only wealthy people buy vechicles because of maintenance/repair costs.