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Try doing major repairs at the side of the road with people shooting at you, and you'll appreciate the design.

• sandeepshetty 16y ago
  How does the ability to take a Jeep apart and reassemble it in 4 minutes (by 8+ guys) help you in "doing major repairs at the side of the road with people shooting at you"? In a hostile context like you describe (if that's what this is meant for) don't you think there might be other design considerations?
  • jhghjnmmn 16y ago
    The british army stick with a 10year old version of the land rover for the same reason - you don't want to be in a ditch in Afghanistan trying to fix a computerized engine management system with a hammer.
    • sandeepshetty 16y ago
      The point I've been trying to make is that simplicity/great-design has a context and that context is missing in the original source. Everyone here seems to be adding context, but I have to take their word for it because they are not presenting it with any supporting facts. e.g., a reference to where the British army claims to be sticking with a 10yr old version of the land rover, to avoid having to deal with computerized engine management system malfunctions in hostile situations. While I can see and agree with the point that people are making, I would just prefer if they were substantiated.