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Cars are getting more complicated every day, and with that complexity comes more difficulty when it comes to repairs. How much longer will you be able to work on your car? Join Nolan as he explores the history of auto mechanics and DIY car repair.
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WheelHouse answers all the questions about the automotive world you never thought to ask. Nolan Sykes looks at the history, sociology and psychology behind the cars you love, and the features you might overlook.
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As a mechanic – i secretly hope they get so complicated that no one can fix anything and they have to bring it to me to fix it. Think it's bad now? hybrid only laws start rolling out in 2020 😀
2:54
OMG great Gojira song!!! |m| O_O |m|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poaaM24un5A
New cars are also easy to fix if you follow up the newest technology..
but if you just sold your 1992 Ford Crown Victoria and bought 2018 Audi A8 – ofc you won't understand anything there.
2:56 I shit myself for a second when I heard Gojira!!
There are 5 basic types of repairs or maintenance that you do on cars:
1. Regular upkeep (such as fluids, filters, and brake pads).
2. Engine work, usually consisting of a piece of machinery breaking and needing to be replaced.
3. Body work (dents, scratches, chips).
4. Wheel/axle/undercarriage (mostly consisting of bearing and joint replacing, unless you let your car rust to pieces).
5. Electrical systems.
4 of these 5 types of repair are quite simple, as its a matter of unbolting everything, replacing a piece, and bolting everything back in. This means that unless you get a fancy car, or a hybrid, or any other car that's very computer dependent, you'll be able to replace 90% of issues yourself.
Now features and colors? Is he talking about cars or cell phones?
The more telling point is that cars are simply better made nowadays, to the extent that they don't need any regular work or servicing for the most part. In the old days it was a struggle to keep them on the road but nowadays so many people buy/lease for 70k+ miles and trade in without having to lift a finger
What tile a tek called nanoskin
Cars of before were easier to fix, they were less complicated, less sensors, modules & computers, The mechanic has had to become a technician to repair them , the break much easier, more inferior metals, more plastic parts more problems, more codes, more generic bullshit, more technology less common sense, they don't last & are very expensive to repair, the only good thing is the safety ie airbags, abs crumple zones, the manufacturers make them complicated so as not to shear the info with garage mechanics, ie specialized tools, $5000 scanners, jeez, yep
I've worked on my e46 BMWs for years, e36 before that. General maintenance is relatively simple and parts (aftermarket or OEM equivalent) are fairly reasonable. Not so with the last one I purchased, a 2010 328xi. It started to show signs of a valve cover gasket leak, which drips oil on the exhaust occasionally. Annoying mostly. I usually fix this myself with an inexpensive gasket and a Sunday morning. Come to find out from my mechanic that this simple, cheap repair now will run you hundreds of dollars because of the damn part and about 2 hours labor. This is from a mechanic I've gone to for years and I know he's honest to a fault. I've verified the parts cost is the reason the repair jumped from $50 and my time to over $700.
Yes, the car is amazing, but it's the last "newer" BMW I'll ever own. I went back to my 2005 e46. Just did the front brakes and took care of some minor maintenance. Now it's running great. 240k miles and it starts every time.
What they've done is basically destroyed their used car market. I won't touch a BMW after 2005. It's not worth the hassle.