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  1. Are new cars too complex to service?

    I view the economy as a kind of group think entity that to some extent has a life of its own separate from any individual. I wonder if the inflation we are experiencing is the economy reacting to the large wealth gap that has tied up a massive amount of its green corpuscles. Maybe the economy...
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    Im keeping this post fresh in case we need to UNSEE something :)
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    Or come upon a buzzard at 80 feeding in middle of the road on your little 250 Desmo and it barfs as you desperately try to duck it.
  4. Are new cars too complex to service?

    Plus you can save each little filter and have a nice engine history. I purchased 12 filters when I bought the truck and just slip the old ones in the box with date and millage. Although these V6s seem pretty tough.
  5. Are new cars too complex to service?

    You are 100% right about that. EVs are just EVs. they are not a solution just an alternative with pros and cons.
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    Natures Own!
  7. Are new cars too complex to service?

    Doesn't Germany have a gild system to help preserve skills and knowledge? Before software I used to be a toolmaker. The old guys back then were deities to us. Unbelievable skills and knowledge. All that was offshored and those guys are pretty much gone. Now we are dependent of foreign suppliers.
  8. Are new cars too complex to service?

    If one finds themselves in a good team dont take it for granted. Ive seen ace teams destroyed both from within and without. But being a part of a good team can sure accelerate a career.
  9. Are new cars too complex to service?

    Ha I found RE of the old bosch ECU assembler a huge challenge. The new stuff is massive compared to that. I dont even know what cpu is used.
  10. Are new cars too complex to service?

    Have we hit the complexity/serviceability limit? I started wondering about this after reading about some diagnostic failures resulting in expensive repeated attempts to fix a problem. Finding and developing the right talent to service these complex systems takes time and costs money. Do...
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    Give a whole new meaning to Fahrenheit 451
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    Nukes are the only way out without doubt but hose pressurized uranium things are only good for plutonium production and making some big money for the industry. wikipedia: Wigner led the Theoretical Group at the Metallurgical Laboratory that included Alvin Weinberg, Katharine Way, Gale Young...
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    Right, Elon got Exxon to jack up their prices. Man that guy is so persuasive! Solar, Wind and Electric cars are neat but just not a solution and that is the danger. No one is presenting an actual plan to deal with our little CO2 issue. We all know this. Some hide their heads in the sand and...
  14. Anyone replaced their front brake pads yet?

    Whats the wet boiling point of that fluid?
  15. Anyone replaced their front brake pads yet?

    Too true! Lots of guys from work retired and poof, gone. Ill never retire, just switch to the same mode of working before I got married: for my self.
  16. Fire Fire! My Gladiator burned down

    Maybe the dealer would extend a good will gesture and help replace it at cost.
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    A good pirate knows if he takes it its his :)
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    LOL!




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