Changing the oil on a car is like changing the screen protector on a phone, and even Jiffy Lube monkeys screw up oil changes every day. It’s a dumb analogy.
I didn't create the analogy, sparky, I just responded to it.
"Void the warranty" is a red herring. Nobody who has warranty coverage is going to fix their phone (or their car) in the first place.
Plenty of people run tunes on car ECUs and wind up blowing something up that is not covered under warranty.
I don't even know what an ECU is, and I don't care. All I care is that if something breaks in my car, I can get it repaired at a reasonable price. If it is under warranty, then I'll get the dealer/manufacturer to do it. If it isn't, I want to be sure that I can find a garage who will take and fix it. Right now, since I don't drive a Tesla, I have that choice.
This is actually a really good take.
not the part but the box sold. and most of the times it must be market, and if not with CE markign the nother markings
it means the third party part must fulfill minimum safety standards. This doesn't mean it's of highest quality. and in most cases the state have made the minimum standard. That is why you can get a repair with genuine or copies of spare parts in EU and keep all warranties.
close to everything. fro example safety features for cars mandates care for pedestriants, warning noice when reversing etc etc.
it's not that simple. Eu has universal standards. Meaning, every EU member state must have the same regulation. that's why any car or any product the EU have legislated regulatory guidelines for, that i buy in any part of the union are legal to use and sell anywhere in union.
and you never lose warranty on the whole product as we have legal stipulation mandating 2-year minimum warranty period.it ca nbe more in other juristiction, but the baseline is 6months the manufacturer must prove you are the casue of the damage, 6month-2 year you must prove you aren't the cause of the damage. example overclocking the ECU arent relevatn to you headlights or the chair and airbag etc.
for example, in Sweden it's law to have a daytime running lamp at all times. But in Germany it's just recommended and daytime running lamp and in France it's just for motorcycles.
i would say it's a bad take. Making things smaller haven't changed the difficulty of repairing things. It's till just as easy to fix a motherboard or phone from 1999 as it is today. The only difference is the availability of schematics, manuals and parts. nobody fixes a chip, they jsut replace it, and when fuses, transistors or a resistor breaks we just need to de-solder that part, replace and troubleshoot. But what's making things even harder is software locks and limits that can make repairs impossible. it's not about it being small.
Good catch, thankyou.
That's a separate issue. The parts at the dealer counter, or 3rd party store, are exactly what the dealer is going to use if they do the repair.
Not at all. Most of us don't want to dictate design like that.
Maybe but I doubt 10%go to the dealer for oil, tires, brakes, windshields, wiper blades, or bulbs.
I can‘t buy an official repair manual for my 2019 MX-5 RF unless I’m a repair shop.
Looks like you can https://www.mazdaserviceinfo.com/electronic-service
I can’t buy it. It’s $2250.00 for a one year subscription. Also, Operating System: Windows 7 with SP1 or higher
$30 a day, for all Mazda's current tech docs not just one vehicle.
Well you can buy it for a crazy price. You can buy the manual from a dealership or mechanic for a smaller fee. You can purchase OEM parts or even authorized cheaper copies.