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Originally Posted by jcommin
I talk to Corvette guys and there is a disconnect between those who own older cars vs the those who own new cars.
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There is probably a disconnect with every brand of car excepting this next gen of DIY ricer crowd perhaps.
Every new car is made to come apart in a million pieces with clips designed to break and cost $10-1,000/ea. Engineers figure out ways to hide the basic components behind mountains of useless routed junk. Transmissions without drain plugs. Starters under intake manifolds. Drop the sub-frame to fix a leaky seal placed right next to the exhaust. Bastages I hates 'em all.
On the 2015 F150 there are three velour panels to be removed to change the oil.
Despite the tit high seat-height, and lifted suspension a foot too tall, and a center of gravity which wobbles over with an easy push, a jack is still needed to access the underside safety. I can't squeeze under there on a creeper.
Two of those panels use 8mm bolts into thin clips designed to rust.
So much for a easy work truck sitting in the grass...
They placed the PS electronic sensor right underneath the freakin drain bolt which has an integrated seal and costs $6. The only upside is that those OEM parts are reasonable from the dealership and cost less than the Toyota.
But then there is the rabbit hole of proprietary software which requires a Cray and perpetual subscription, multiple interlinked subsystem computers for components on the CAN bus, and randomly stupid 'features' which most owners want to immediately turn off. [/rant]