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I learned how to repair most of my important stuff these days because i'm so fucking sick of it. If clothes tear in places, i sew them up and never buy that brand again.
I got some expensive "work" jeans, sold as manual labor jeans. Tore while working from my comfy home office. I work from home. Fucking insane.
With the second blockade it absolutely will
While i agree that engineers aren't getting dumber, many designs are increasingly stupid.
Over-engineering is a real problem.
My fucking car fuel door doesnt need to be motorized with a bunch if linkages and cables.
It's not over engineering. It's planned obsolescence. 2000-2005, German automakers took on a whole new business plan. No longer selling lifetime aspirational cars, switching to rented cars (or what douches call leasing) with a short second life, then to the junkyard. They built a business around the US culture of fake it until you make it and deep consumer debt. Today, we all know people driving $100k cars are still living paycheck to paycheck.
This was accomplished with engine plastics of known heat cycle durability, then "luxury" pricing that meant justifying prices with pointless gadgetry highlighted by auto "reviewers", who are not allowed to talk about long term reliability. Then along came Musk, with cars that are cheaper to make than ICE, so again, make them into rolling Best buys because American consumers love anything with a touch screen. Tesla then had the largest profit margins in the industry, while any of those gadgets or motorized switches could brick a car.
Of course, the plan only augmented and wasn't sustainable, as their cars now barely last until the lease is up.
You're right that planned obsolescence is real, i don't think all of it is planned obsolescence.
Some of them are genuinely engineering solutions to problems and/or improved efficiency, but i, and many others, would rather have the simplicity and reliability.
I would argue they're intentionally getting more likely to break. Or at least that is no longer a concern. It's straight up a benefit to some companies.
They are definitely designing motors to last 100,000 miles and then fail, with small turbo motors.
Yes, absolutely. I was considering other than purposeful enshittification, but we know that's happening, as well.
The video complaining about slop is sponsored by slop. Ironic.
Pretty good video, though.
True, i guess its part of the point on "sign of the times" type theme. idk. It really is kind of inescapable.
I can’t really blame YouTubers for taking funds wherever they can get them these days.
Nah you can
Yeah, you can, and should, blame anyone for who’s paying them off
80s/90s 190E...is old...shit...
I just had a shop tell me that it might not be worth doing the work to safety a 14yo car I bought recently. and the dealership told me that one of the bumper mounts I need is no longer available.
it's not a fucking 90s car, it's a 2012. how the fuck is a simple $50 part shared across several models not available for a 2012
Wow, the newest car I have is a 2002 lx470 lol, rest of my stuff is 80s/90s, mostly Toyota....hell my 1950s MUTT I can still get parts for.
Try finding a different mechanic. Dealerships are usually there to get you to trade in the car for another one. They don't call them stealerships for nothing.
Can you share the car brand?
Hyundai.
Thanks! Good to know.
yeah, I only bought it because it's one of the last small wagons you can get that is a reasonable price and doesn't have dangerous or annoying tech (touchscreens, LED headlights, etc)
with all the other shit Hyundai is doing I wouldn't buy a new one. although that goes for most manufacturers. everyone is anti-customer
So true. It's hard to find any company that is not anti-consumer anymore.