Some Redditors are pointing out that there's nothing under the hood that is user servicable without specialized tools, seemingly unaware that that's also true for almost everything on literally every single car.
But i can get most of those tools after a 20 min trip to the auto parts store, as well as many of those tools are actually generic engineering tools a machine shop would have regular access too.
They need to stop pretending that cars are magical devices that run on good vibes and advertising.
I did a headgasket repair on just as much.
The complex stuff is really for particular jobs like removing pullys, and pushing bushings in or out. Simple jobs by the looks of it, that require just a little more force to do than the average home shop can manage without being too crafty.
You can do complete engine repairs if you have the space, a few tools, and more importantly the time to get it done.
But capitalism prevents us from being able to upkeep the tools we need to participate. Just another contradiction in the system
What else did you expect from the premier site for "Well, ACKSHUALLY..."?
You can find people routinely playing contrarian for anything and everything there
You'd think one could at least be expected to swap batteries...
Even then the car should just tell you that and then let you do it anyways - then again most new luxury cars are leased anyways so it's basically Mercedes designing the car around that.
I kind of get their point that the high voltage is more dangerous than most things in a gas engine (like you might get your hand cut off with a gas engine, but atleast you didn't get your whole body deep fried), but then the solution would be to sequester all of the high voltage cables in one section, put some guard plates on it, and slap a shitton of warning stickers on it.
Like making the hood inaccessible is obviously just leading to further rent-ification of your car. But the reddit losers would rather listen to the car companies explanation than, say, tractor mechanics and farmers who has already experienced this with John Deere making every bolt and screw on their machines proprietary.
also the incoming false narrative "the left doesn't really care about the environment!" just because some random apolitical individuals prefer to own a vehicle that's not elon musk's property and only used gas cars exist for that.
Why can't products just be made to last, i remember we had a microwave at home that lasted like 20years growing and then looking at a modern microwave I bought it didnt even last me 4 years
Same with cars, I was given by my parents, some 199x honda lasted me from 2013-2019 before I bought a new 2020 model which gave me issues within 6 months
totally. i literally drive a 20+ year old honda gas sipper. i can look up tons of videos on how to do basic maintenance, but it has been my most reliable vehicle from 2010-present.
when it comes to basic appliances, it seems the only way to have a shot at bypassing the absolute garbage out there now is to look at commercial grade equipment/institutional surplus. the price points are usually much higher (though not always!), but frankly i'd rather spend twice as much for something that lasts 5x as long.
my parents do not understand this. when some home appliance finally shits the bed, they go out and get the "premium" model on "sale" from the local big box store with all the bullshit smart appliance features and colorful touchpad gimmicks. then some 30 cent seal or plastic clip fails and they have to call the branded service center that charges $200/hr for some guy that makes $15/hr. but hey, their washer has 30+ modes, says "Hello" and "Thank You" on the text display and plays musical chimes. so obviously, it's superior.
I like the smart washing machines because they at least use less water and will decrease the time they run based on weight/balance.
Now if only they were constructed from steel and only steel...
as the rate of profit falls one of the ways to shave a little more is to reduce build quality (and then there's planned obsolescence)
also to advertise your product as if it were fully featured even tho it is half-asses the entire spec.
Curious how we're moving from "I use to walk 30 miles up and down mountains in the snow just to goto school." to "back in my day people owned things and they didn't randomly disappear when an AI got mad."
Honda better not be thinking of adding shit like these to their cars
