Is your ease of repair what most people think? Probably not but it is what I think and well, I tend to advocate for my position more than the position of other

Is your ease of repair what most people think? Probably not but it is what I think and well, I tend to advocate for my position more than the position of others. Do you think 99% of people that own a Ford Escape are going to go under the car and replace a U joint whether it takes 1 hour or 4 hours. Reading is fundamental. I was speaking of replacing an alternator and the U-joint was in the way. Why should the 99% of folks that don't care sacrifice cost, reliability or other qualities for your ability to repair it on your own? Just going with your figure of 99%... They should care because it will have an effect on how much it costs them to have the repair performed by a professional mechanic. If you don't think that a professional mechanic will charge more to perform replacement of a difficult to reach component, you're woefully uninformed on the subject. The more difficult it is to repair something, the more expensive it will be to hire a professional to perform said repair.