Because we are at a time in history where we just pay the other guy to make a supposedly better product.
I'm looking to buy a new vechicle. I asked the Salesman about repair/maintance of the vechicles on the lot.
He said, "Oh--no one works on their cars anymore. It's what the service wing of the dealership is for."
He wasn't kidding. And there's customers sipping Starbucks, eating pastries, and watching movies in the lush waiting room. I thought, how can these people afford $175/HR. for a Service mechanic?
I didn't even question him. Even if I had a lot of disposable income, I'm not paying $175 hr(last I looked) to anyone to work on my vechicle.
(Guys have been building electric vechicles for the last twenty-thirty years. Twenty years ago my community college was offering a electric vechicle conversion course. It took the students from theory to a finished electric VW. Now--if you buy the right salvaged car; you can fool around with autonomous controls.).
175hr sounds like you're shopping for German cars or live in a coastal city full of people with more money than sense.
>Now--if you buy the right salvaged car; you can fool around with autonomous controls.).
One of the areas where OEM is far ahead of aftermarket is variable handling. Dynamic modification of shock valving, sway bar characteristics, spring rate, etc. based on body position, road quality, learned driving style, etc is something that hasn't yet hit the aftermarket but hopefully will soon now that GM SUVs with v8s and all the electronic bells and whistles to control those systems are readily available as salvage.
I'm looking to buy a new vechicle. I asked the Salesman about repair/maintance of the vechicles on the lot.
He said, "Oh--no one works on their cars anymore. It's what the service wing of the dealership is for."
He wasn't kidding. And there's customers sipping Starbucks, eating pastries, and watching movies in the lush waiting room. I thought, how can these people afford $175/HR. for a Service mechanic?
I didn't even question him. Even if I had a lot of disposable income, I'm not paying $175 hr(last I looked) to anyone to work on my vechicle.
(Guys have been building electric vechicles for the last twenty-thirty years. Twenty years ago my community college was offering a electric vechicle conversion course. It took the students from theory to a finished electric VW. Now--if you buy the right salvaged car; you can fool around with autonomous controls.).