this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2024
2029 points (99.5% liked)

People Twitter

5396 readers
627 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.
  6. Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major figure or a politician.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cars are too simple now and you couldn’t fix one even if you wanted to since they are so locked-down.

I mean, I'd argue they're too complex. But I agree, you need so many specialized widgets (many that vary by brand and model) that its impractical to do more than change the oil.

I was looking at a Model A on display at a dealership when I went car shopping recently. They had the engine open, and I was looking at the thing thinking "If you sent me this in a box as a 'Build your own car' kit, I'm pretty sure I could do it".

[–] cralder@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Sorry I meant simple to use. Repair and maintenance is very complex. You often can not even do some maintenance since you need specialized tools or software that only mechanics have access to.